Real Salt Lake returns to Rio Tinto Stadium on Wednesday night against Seattle (7:30 p.m. MT) in the first home match since March 7. RSL’s stunning comeback draw in Portland on Saturday kept Salt Lake on pace with the leaders in the West, in fifth at 2-1-4 (10 points) and just one point behind a logjam in third place between the Minnesota and Portland.
Following the match on Wednesday, RSL travels to the North Star State to face Minnesota United on Sunday (6 p.m. MT, KMYU, KSL TV app, ESPN 700). With just three points separating third from 10th in the West, the conference standings could undergo a makeover by this time next week.
Here is a look at this week’s games on the schedule in the West:
Wednesday, September 2
Minnesota United at Houston Dynamo (6 p.m. MT)
FC Dallas at Sporting Kansas City (6:30 p.m. MT)
Seattle Sounders FC at Real Salt Lake (7:30 p.m. MT, KMYU, KSL TV app, ESPN 700)
LA Galaxy at Portland Timbers (8:30 p.m. MT)
San Jose Earthquakes at LAFC (9 p.m. MT, UniMas)
Saturday, September 5
Sporting Kansas City at Houston Dynamo (6 p.m. MT)
Toronto FC at Vancouver Whitecaps FC (7:30 p.m. MT)
Colorado Rapids at San Jose Earthquakes (8:30 p.m. MT)
Sunday, September 6
Real Salt Lake at Minnesota United (6 p.m. MT, KMYU, KSL TV app, ESPN 700)
Portland Timbers at Seattle Sounders FC (8 p.m. MT)
LAFC at LA Galaxy (8:30 p.m. MT, UniMas)
| Western | Points | Overall | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | PTS | PPG | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | ||
| Sporting Kansas City | 16 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 6 | ||
| Seattle Sounders FC | 14 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 8 | ||
| Minnesota United FC | 11 | 1.57 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 3 | ||
| Portland Timbers | 11 | 1.57 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 14 | -2 | ||
| Real Salt Lake | 10 | 1.43 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 3 | ||
| FC Dallas | 9 | 1.5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | ||
| Los Angeles Football Club | 9 | 1.29 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 1 | ||
| San Jose Earthquakes | 8 | 1.33 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 13 | -1 | ||
| LA Galaxy | 8 | 1.14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 13 | -3 | ||
| Colorado Rapids | 8 | 1.14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 14 | -4 | ||
| Houston Dynamo | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | -2 | ||
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 6 | 0.75 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 16 | -9 | ||
