Major League Soccer

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 LakeReal Salt Lake

2 - 1

Full Time

HT: 1 - 1

AustinAustin

Referee: E. Arreguin

Lineups

Real Salt LakeReal Salt Lake3-4-3
Rafael Cabral1Rafael CabralG
P. Quinton26P. QuintonD
J. Glad15J. GladD
L. Engel4L. EngelD
Z. Gozo72Z. GozoM
G. Dillon27G. DillonM
N. Caliskan92N. CaliskanM
J. Sanabria8J. SanabriaM
A. Hezarkhani39A. HezarkhaniF
S. Solans22S. SolansF
M. Guilavogui9M. GuilavoguiF

Substitutes

31M. StajduharG
98A. KatranisD
3K. HenryD
11D. MarczukF
10D. LunaM
6S. SpieringsM
17V. OlatunjiF
29S. JunquaD
34L. MoisaM
AustinAustin4-2-3-1
B. Stuver1B. StuverG
J. Gallagher17J. GallagherD
O. Svatok5O. SvatokD
B. Hines-Ike4B. Hines-IkeD
J. Bell15J. BellD
I. Sanchez6I. SanchezM
N. Dubersarsky20N. DubersarskyM
J. Rosales30J. RosalesM
F. Torres11F. TorresM
J. Nelson7J. NelsonM
M. Uzuni10M. UzuniF

Substitutes

12D. LasG
21C. RamirezF
19C. FodreyM
24J. AlastueyM
3M. DeslerD
14B. SabovicM
23Z. KolmanicD
35M. DjordjevicD
38E. TorresM

Match Events

6'Y

J. Gallagher

18'G

J. Bell

Assist: F. Torres

24'OG

O. Svatok

39'Y

M. Guilavogui

51'Y

J. Nelson

59'S

J. Nelson

Substitution 1

70'S

N. Dubersarsky

Substitution 2

70'S

J. Bell

Substitution 3

71'S

A. Hezarkhani

Substitution 1

71'S

S. Solans

Substitution 2

75'Y

B. Stuver

81'S

G. Dillon

Substitution 3

88'G

S. Spierings

Assist: J. Glad

90'+3Y

Ilie Sánchez

90'S

B. Hines-Ike

Substitution 4

Statistics

Real Salt Lake
60%40%
Austin
2.15Expected Goals (xG)0.61
23Total Shots10
8Shots on Target3
7Corners4
12Fouls10
2Offsides2
87Pass Accuracy (%)80
1Yellow Cards4
0Red Cards0
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.