On the 16th of October, Austin hosts Real Salt Lake in a clash of the Major League Soccer. Austin is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Colorado Rapids. Sebastián Driussi struck first for Austin in the 81st minute on a penalty, but Diego Ivan Rubio Kostner got the equalizer for Colorado Rapids in the 3rd minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a penalty squeezing out at least the one point for Colorado Rapids. Austin is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while 7th placed Real Salt Lake is fresh off their 3-1 win against Portland Timbers. Jefferson David Savarino Quintero scored the first goal for Real Salt Lake in the 19th minute, then Mendez Rubin added another in the 48th minute. Real Salt Lake is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
Austin and Real Salt Lake last played eachother at the None on the 15th of September. Austin won by a score of 3 to 0 in front of almost 21000 jubilant spectators. Moussa Djitté struck first for Austin in the 60th minute on a feed from Diego Fagúndez, then Moussa Djitté added another in the 76th minute In the end, Real Salt Lake was frustrated by Austin’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Austin ended the match with the shutout victory.
Maikel Chang and Sergio Córdova are the top scorers for Real Salt Lake in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Moussa Djitté has been the most prolific scorer on Austin in the last five matches with 3 goals.