Real Salt Lake has won all three of its home matches against New York City FC, with the last meeting at America First Field coming in 2019, a 3-1 Real Salt Lake victory. Real Salt Lake is the only team New York City FC has played three or more away matches against without ever collecting a point.
Real Salt Lake recorded its fourth win of the season on Saturday, a 2-1 victory at Austin FC. Real Salt Lake hasn’t won consecutive MLS matches in over a year (including playoffs), since a three-match run in May 2022, failing to win the match following its last 10 victories.
New York City FC has collected just two points from its last seven MLS matches (D2 L5), its most span of seven matches since its inaugural 2015 season. New York City FC has gone more than seven straight matches without a win in league play just once before: an 11-match run in March-May 2015.
Rubio Rubin scored his first two goals of the regular season in Real Salt Lake’s win over Austin FC on Saturday., his third career MLS brace. It was the first regular-season multi-goal game by a Real Salt Lake player since the start of the 2022 season as Real Salt Lake were the only team without one in that time.
Gabriel Pereira attempted six shots, hitting three on target, in New York City FC’s draw with the New England Revolution on Saturday. Over New York City FC’s last four matches, Pereira has attempted 17 shots and hit 10 on target. No other New York City FC player has taken more than five shots or hit more than three on target in that time.
