Home: Real Salt Lake
- Real Salt Lake have begun MLS 2026 with a bang, sitting 9th in the table with six points from their first three games.
- Real Salt Lake have won three of their last five games, including each of their last two.
- Real Salt Lake have won their only home MLS 2026 fixture so far and conceded just once in that game.
- Aiden Hezarkhani is their top scorer in MLS 2026 with two goals in three appearances, offering a direct, physical threat that Austin FC will need to be wary of.
Away: Austin FC
- Austin FC have had an indifferent start to the season, sitting 15th in the MLS 2026 table with just four points from three games (W1, D1, L1).
- They are yet to record a victory away from home, losing 3-1 in their sole away game at Charlotte.
- Brendan Hines-Ike leads their scoring charts this term with one goal in three games, but they will surely need more than that to cause an upset on Sunday.
Head-to-Head
The visitors are winless in their last two trips to Real Salt Lake and were defeated 3-1 here in the most recent edition of this fixture in MLS 2025.
Key Players
- Aiden Hezarkhani - two goals in three appearances for Real Salt Lake.
- Brendan Hines-Ike - one goal in three games for Austin FC.
Betting Insights
- The odds of 2.09 for a home win seem favourable here.
- Both Teams to Score option at 1.69.
- Over 2.5 goals looks likely at 1.91 as this should be an open, end-to-end game and there is a good chance both keepers will be beaten.
Prediction
Real Salt Lake have won their only match at home in MLS 2026 and look to have too much momentum behind them for Austin FC to stop on Sunday.
