
Season 2026/2027
Major League Soccer
Real Salt Lake vs Austin – Lineups & Match Details
Real Salt Lake beat Austin 2-1. Goals: J. Bell (18'), O. Svatok (24' o.g.), S. Spierings (88'). Real Salt Lake had 60% possession against Austin's 40%. Shots on target: 8-3.
Major League Soccer · Regular Season - 4
Sunday, 15 March 2026
Real Salt Lake2 - 1
Full Time
HT: 1 - 1
AustinReferee: E. Arreguin
Lineups
Substitutes
Substitutes
Match Events
J. Gallagher
J. Bell
Assist: F. Torres
O. Svatok
M. Guilavogui
J. Nelson
J. Nelson
Substitution 1
N. Dubersarsky
Substitution 2
J. Bell
Substitution 3
A. Hezarkhani
Substitution 1
S. Solans
Substitution 2
B. Stuver
G. Dillon
Substitution 3
S. Spierings
Assist: J. Glad
Ilie Sánchez
B. Hines-Ike
Substitution 4
Statistics
Match preview
Real Salt Lake host Austin on Sunday, 15 March 2026. The kick-off time is 01:30 local. The fixture is part of the Major League Soccer schedule. Real Salt Lake go into the match 6th in the table; Austin sit 10th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.
Form coming in
Real Salt Lake have taken 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 2 wins in a row. Austin have collected 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 loss.
Head to head
The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 28 Sept 2025: Real Salt Lake 3-1 Austin; 29 May 2025: Real Salt Lake 1-1 Austin; 29 Sept 2024: Real Salt Lake 2-2 Austin. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.
Match recap
Real Salt Lake beat Austin 2-1. Real Salt Lake scored through O. Svatok 24' (o.g.), S. Spierings 88'. Austin replied with J. Bell 18'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 88 as the contest closed.
Stat highlights
Real Salt Lake held 60% of the ball against 40% for Austin. Shots on target finished 8-3. Expected goals read 2.15 for Real Salt Lake, 0.61 for Austin.
Verdict
The win nudges Real Salt Lake forward and leaves Austin with work to do. Real Salt Lake sat 6th and Austin 10th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.