Each week we take a look at how the experts view Real Salt Lake in relation to the rest of the league with their weekly power rankings. RSL suffered its first home loss of the season, 1-0 to the Houston Dynamo, on Saturday, so let’s take a look at where the Claret-and-Cobalt sit with four matches to play.
MLSsoccer.com –9
“Real Salt Lake hadn't lost at home until Saturday's 1-0 setback to last-place Houston. Like Philly, they're in a dog fight for the right to host a home game in the Knockout Round. They need it. Their nine road losses are the most of any current playoff team.”
ESPNFC.com - 9
“Just when RSL could have pulled themselves into contention for one of the top seeds in the West, they lost at home for the first time this year, a 1-0 defeat to the Houston Dynamo.”
SI.com – 8
“RSL’s previously-unbeaten home record is now sullied with a loss, and it came against the least likely of opponents in the Houston Dynamo. That’s RSL’s second straight loss, and it’s the type of result that could be the difference between hosting a do-or-die playoff game at the still-formidable Rio Tinto Stadium, or traveling to who knows where to take their chances on the road.”
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