Austin FC Faces Crucial Match Against Playoff-Bound Real Salt Lake
Austin FC must win to keep slim playoff hopes alive as they host second-place Real Salt Lake on Saturday.
- Austin FC is in 11th place in the Western Conference, needing a win to stay in playoff contention.
- The team has struggled offensively, scoring only 32 goals this season, the second worst in the league.
- Real Salt Lake has already clinched a playoff berth and is chasing the top spot in the Western Conference.
- RSL's Cristian Arango, one of the league's top scorers, will be a key player to watch if he returns from injury.
- Austin FC coach Josh Wolff is under pressure as the team has won only once in their last nine league matches.