Real Salt Lake has recorded a win and a draw in its first two matches against Nashville, both played in Salt Lake. Nashville has at least one win against all 12 teams its faced three or more times in its MLS history.
Nashville opened GEODIS Park with a 1-1 draw against Philadelphia on Sunday, extending its home unbeaten run to 20 matches (W10 D10) dating back to the 2020 playoffs. Nashville has gone over 18 months since losing at home, a 1-0 defeat to FC Dallas on November 4, 2020.
Real Salt Lake has managed just one win in six away matches this season (D3 L2), a 3-2 victory over New England in March. RSL has managed just one goal in its other five on the road this season and, dating back to last season’s playoffs, have failed to score in six of their last nine away from home.
Randall Leal’s 85th-minute penalty on Sunday earned Nashville a point against the Union. Nashville has not lost any of the 12 matches in which Leal has scored since joining MLS in 2020 (W8 D4, incl. playoffs).
Jefferson Savarino is returning to Real Salt Lake, where he played for three seasons, from 2017-19. Savarino scored 22 times in those three seasons (incl. playoffs) as only Albert Rusnák (28) scored more goals for RSL in MLS over those three years.
