Real Salt Lake is down to the final nine matches of the 2016 MLS regular season and after a 2-1 defeat in Seattle, is looking to get back on track with three straight home matches, though they come against the top three teams in the Western Conference. Here is a breakdown of the remaining nine matches.
Rio Tinto Stadium: 6
Away: 3
Western Conference: 9
Current Record vs. Opponents: 5-6-3 (with Dallas counted twice)
Opponent’s Average Record: 9.2-7.3-7.4 (35.1 points)
Road Opponent’s Average Home PPM: 1.86
RSL’s Road PPM: 1.00
Home Opponent’s Average Road PPM: 0.94
RSL’s Home PPM: 2.09
August 20 – vs. FC Dallas (13-6-6, 4-6-2 Road)
August 26 – vs. Colorado Rapids (11-3-9, 2-3-6 Road)
September 7 – vs. LA Galaxy (9-3-11, 3-3-5 Road)
September 10 – @ Portland Timbers (8-9-8, 8-3-2 Home)
September 17 – vs. Houston Dynamo (4-10-9, 0-9-3 Road)
September 24 – vs. FC Dallas (13-6-6, 4-6-2 Road)
October 1 – @ San Jose Earthquakes (7-6-10, 6-1-4 Home)
October 16 – vs. Sporting Kansas City (10-11-5, 2-7-4 Road)
October 23 – @ Seattle Sounders FC (8-12-3, 6-5-1 Home)
