United States - MLSQ2 StadiumData current as of 26 October 2026

Austin vs Real Salt Lake: match statistics

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Austin vs Real Salt Lake: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Austin play Real Salt Lake in MLS (United States). The match date is 29 October 2026. Venue: Q2 Stadium.

Current form

Austin: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match. Real Salt Lake: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Austin scores 1.29 and concedes 1.84 goals per match. Real Salt Lake scores 1.55 and concedes 1.55. League average: 3.24 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Austin 71%, Real Salt Lake 68%. Over 2.5: Austin 71%, Real Salt Lake 68%. League level: BTTS 64%, Over 2.5 64%.

xG, shots and style

Real Salt Lake has higher xG: 1.58 vs 1.26. Austin: 10.8 shots per match, Real Salt Lake: 14.2.

Match halves

Austin: half-time lead 26%, second-half goals 0.81. Real Salt Lake: half-time lead 35%, second-half goals 0.77.

Goals by minute

Austin: 76-90+ (17 goals). Real Salt Lake: 76-90+ (10 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

MLS: 3.24 goals per match, BTTS 64%, Over 2.5 64%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 1 previous H2H matches were available: 0-0-1. Average goals 3.00, BTTS 100%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(2.49)
(3.70)
(2.46)

Pre-match profile— what do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

AustinReal Salt Lake
1.29Goals scored / match1.55
AustinReal Salt Lake
1.84Goals conceded / match1.55
AustinReal Salt Lake
49%Average possession49%
AustinReal Salt Lake
4.19Shots on target / match5.45
AustinReal Salt Lake

Team stats— who is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

10.77Shots per match14.16
AustinReal Salt Lake
4.19Shots on target5.45
AustinReal Salt Lake
12%Shot conversion10.9%
AustinReal Salt Lake
49%Possession49%
AustinReal Salt Lake
1.26xG for1.58
AustinReal Salt Lake
1.87xG against1.45
AustinReal Salt Lake

Shooting quality

Austin: BalancedReal Salt Lake: Attacking
AustinReal Salt Lake
Accuracy (shots on target)39%38%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.310.28

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team form— who is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Real Salt Lake is 150% better for: last-5 form.

0.8 pts / match - Austin · 2 pts / match - Real Salt Lake

Austin
DLLLW
Season result split
26% W32% D42% L
Season (W-D-L)
8-10-13
1.10 pts / match · goal difference -17
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-6-5
Last 5 at home
0-3-2
DDDLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 2.6xG: 1.47Opponent xG: 2.02BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 100%
Real Salt Lake
WLDWW
Season result split
35% W19% D45% L
Season (W-D-L)
11-6-14
1.26 pts / match · goal difference 0
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-3-10
Last 5 away
1-0-4
LLLLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.2Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.73Opponent xG: 1.30BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 80%

Goals— how do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Real Salt Lake is 20% better for: goals scored per match.

1.29 goals / match - Austin · 1.55 goals / match - Real Salt Lake

Real Salt Lake is 19% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.84 goals / match - Austin · 1.55 goals / match - Real Salt Lake

Austin scoring profile: very strong

Austin scores in 81% of matches (25 of 31 matches), while Real Salt Lake keeps a clean sheet in 13% (4 of 31 matches).

Real Salt Lake scoring profile: very strong

Real Salt Lake scores in 81% of matches (25 of 31 matches), while Austin keeps a clean sheet in 16% (5 of 31 matches).

40Goals scored (season)48
AustinReal Salt Lake
57Goals conceded (season)48
AustinReal Salt Lake
3.13Average goals in match3.1
AustinReal Salt Lake
8Goals scored (last 5)11
AustinReal Salt Lake
13Goals conceded (last 5)4
AustinReal Salt Lake

How often they score at least...

81%1 goal81%
AustinReal Salt Lake
39%2 goals45%
AustinReal Salt Lake
10%3 goals26%
AustinReal Salt Lake
0%4 goals3%
AustinReal Salt Lake

How often they concede at least...

84%1 goal87%
AustinReal Salt Lake
55%2 goals52%
AustinReal Salt Lake
29%3 goals13%
AustinReal Salt Lake
10%4 goals3%
AustinReal Salt Lake

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)— how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

64%
League average

Goal patterns

19%BTTS at half-time29%
AustinReal Salt Lake
6%BTTS in both halves6%
AustinReal Salt Lake
23%Scored in both halves32%
AustinReal Salt Lake

BTTS and goal count

61%Min. 3 goals and BTTS55%
AustinReal Salt Lake
10%Min. 3 goals without BTTS13%
AustinReal Salt Lake
100%BTTS - last 560%
AustinReal Salt Lake

Goal count (Over/Under)— how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

71%Min. 1 goal before half-time71%
AustinReal Salt Lake
29%Min. 2 goals before half-time42%
AustinReal Salt Lake
3%Min. 3 goals before half-time16%
AustinReal Salt Lake

2nd half

84%Min. 1 goal after half-time97%
AustinReal Salt Lake
68%Min. 2 goals after half-time58%
AustinReal Salt Lake
29%Min. 3 goals after half-time13%
AustinReal Salt Lake

Match halves— when do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Real Salt Lake is 17% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.26 pts / match - Austin · 1.48 pts / match - Real Salt Lake

Austin - half-time state
26% leading48% draw26% trailing
Real Salt Lake - half-time state
35% leading42% draw23% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.26Points per match (1st half)1.48
AustinReal Salt Lake
0.48Goals scored (1st half)0.77
AustinReal Salt Lake
0.55Goals conceded (1st half)0.65
AustinReal Salt Lake
1.03Average goals (1st half)1.42
AustinReal Salt Lake
55%Clean sheet before half-time55%
AustinReal Salt Lake
55%No goal before half-time45%
AustinReal Salt Lake

After half-time (2nd half)

1.06Points per match (2nd half)1.16
AustinReal Salt Lake
0.81Goals scored (2nd half)0.77
AustinReal Salt Lake
1.29Goals conceded (2nd half)0.9
AustinReal Salt Lake
2.1Average goals (2nd half)1.68
AustinReal Salt Lake
32%Clean sheet after half-time26%
AustinReal Salt Lake
42%No goal after half-time42%
AustinReal Salt Lake

Austin - second-half results

23% W39% D39% L
39
Half-time points
15
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
33
Second-half points
-15
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.26
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 26% of matches and wins 26%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.7

Concedes 0.7 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Real Salt Lake - second-half results

29% W29% D42% L
46
Half-time points
24
Half-time goals
+4
Goal difference (1st half)
36
Second-half points
-4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.48
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 35% of matches and wins 35%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Austin - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.200.80
Goals scored / match0.21.4
Goals conceded / match0.22.4
Average goals in match0.43.8
1 goal40%100%
2 goals0%100%
3 goals0%80%
Clean sheet80%0%
No goal80%20%
Goal difference0-5
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 1
Real Salt Lake - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.002.20
Goals scored / match0.81.4
Goals conceded / match0.40.4
Average goals in match1.21.8
1 goal80%100%
2 goals20%80%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal40%0%
Goal difference+2+5
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 40% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minute— when do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Austin
ScoredConceded
6
4
0-15
5
8
16-30
4
5
31-45
3
10
46-60
5
9
61-75
17
21
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (17 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (21). Late-goal balance (76-90): -4 - late phases are a weakness.

Real Salt Lake
ScoredConceded
7
6
0-15
9
8
16-30
8
6
31-45
8
8
46-60
6
9
61-75
10
11
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (10 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (11). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicators— what do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.12
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.4 : 1.7
Estimated goal split
home : away
96%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
70%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-4%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
66%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
4%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 25 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Austin

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.61
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.06
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+3.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.03
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.03
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
70%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
130%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.30
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
43% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
43%

Real Salt Lake

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.13
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.13
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-7.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.03
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.10
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
110%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
85%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.74
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
21% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
21%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League context— is this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (MLS).

Teams vs league

AustinLigaReal Salt Lake
Average goals in match▼ 3.133.24▼ 3.10
Both teams scored▲ 71%64%▲ 68%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)▲ 71%64%▲ 68%
Clean sheets▼ 16%21%▼ 13%
Goal before half-time▼ 71%78%▼ 71%
Goal after half-time• 84%83%▲ 97%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

3.24
Average goals per match
64%
Both teams scored
64%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
21%
Clean sheets
1.83
Home goals / match
1.41
Away goals / match
+30%
Home attack advantage
+23%
Home defence advantage
+17%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
42%
2 goals
18%
3 goals
6%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
83%
1 goal
54%
2 goals
25%
3 goals
11%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Austin 0 - 0 - 1 Real Salt Lake. Average goals 3.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

FAQ

When do Austin and Real Salt Lake play?

Austin face Real Salt Lake on 29 October 2026 in MLS at Q2 Stadium. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Austin vs Real Salt Lake?

Austin score 1.29 goals per game on average and Real Salt Lake 1.55. The MLS average is 3.24 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 64% of games. Both teams score in 71% of Austin's matches and 68% of Real Salt Lake's.

What form are Austin and Real Salt Lake in?

Over the last 5 games Austin have a 1-1-3 record (0.80 points per game) and Real Salt Lake 3-1-1 (2.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Austin vs Real Salt Lake?

The statistical background for Austin vs Real Salt Lake — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.