Real Salt Lake host FC Dallas at America First Field on Wednesday, August 19 (9:30 PM ET / 8:30 PM CT / 6:30 PM PT).
Real Salt Lake have no fresh fitness concerns to work around this week, with Sergi Solans leading the line after scoring 8 goals from 40 shots this season. Diego Luna offers the creative edge alongside him, chipping in with 4 goals and a team-high 33 chances created. Morgan Guilavogui and Juan Sanabria add further threat, with Guilavogui registering 15 shots on target and Sanabria contributing 25 chances created of his own. FC Dallas travel with a clean bill of health too, Petar Musa the man they build around after 13 goals from 61 shots this season, 27 of them on target. Logan Farrington offers a second scoring threat having found the net 6 times himself.
This Western Conference clash is a genuinely tight one, Real Salt Lake sitting sixth on 28 points with FC Dallas just a place and a point behind in seventh. The hosts have stumbled to D L L D D across their last five, but home advantage and Solans’s scoring form make them the more dangerous side over 90 minutes. FC Dallas counter with Musa’s individual quality, the Croatian responsible for 13 of their goals this season, and they arrive off a W W D L D sequence that shows they can still hurt sides at their best. Expect goals at both ends at America First Field.
Real Salt Lake vs FC Dallas: Best Bets & Predictions
Solans and Musa lead the line as Real Salt Lake host FC Dallas in a tight Western Conference clash.
Our approach: we cross-reference standings position, recent form and underlying attacking numbers like shots, chances created and goals to arrive at the picks below.
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Season Form & Standings
Real Salt Lake sit sixth in the Western Conference with 28 points from 18 games, while FC Dallas are seventh on 27 points from the same number of matches, both still firmly inside the playoff picture.
Western Conference
| Team | Pos | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Salt Lake | 6 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 28 |
| FC Dallas | 7 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 27 |
Real Salt Lake vs FC Dallas Confirmed Starting Lineups
Real Salt Lake
3-4-2-1FC Dallas
3-4-2-1Potential Match-Winners
- Sergi Solans (Real Salt Lake): 8 goals from 40 shots this season make him Real Salt Lake’s most direct route to goal.
- Diego Luna (Real Salt Lake): His 33 chances created lead the Real Salt Lake squad and underline his creative influence.
- Petar Musa (FC Dallas): 13 goals from 61 shots, with 27 on target, make him the most productive finisher on this team sheet.
Recent Form
Real Salt Lake: D L L D D
- 2026-08-16: Real Salt Lake 1-1 Minnesota United (D, home)
- 2026-08-02: St. Louis City SC 1-1 Real Salt Lake (D, away)
- 2026-07-26: Portland Timbers 2-1 Real Salt Lake (L, away)
- 2026-07-23: LAFC 3-1 Real Salt Lake (L, away)
- 2026-05-23: Minnesota United 1-1 Real Salt Lake (D, away)
Real Salt Lake’s last five in MLS reads D L L D D.
FC Dallas: W W D L D
- 2026-08-02: LA Galaxy 0-0 FC Dallas (D, away)
- 2026-07-26: San Diego FC 1-0 FC Dallas (L, away)
- 2026-07-23: Portland Timbers 2-2 FC Dallas (D, away)
- 2026-05-24: Colorado Rapids 1-2 FC Dallas (W, away)
- 2026-05-17: San Jose Earthquakes 2-3 FC Dallas (W, away)
FC Dallas have gone W W D L D across their own last five outings.
Real Salt Lake vs FC Dallas Prediction
We’re backing Real Salt Lake to edge a game where both sides find the net, Sergi Solans’s 8 goals giving them the platform to see off Petar Musa’s FC Dallas 2-1 at America First Field, a result that would tighten their grip on sixth in the West.