Real Salt Lake vs FC Dallas: August 19, 2026 Match Details

Why This Match Matters

The Real Salt Lake vs. FC Dallas matchup comes at an important point in the Western Conference race, with both teams sitting next to each other in the qualifying positions according to the latest available standings. Real Salt Lake sits fifth with 28 points, while FC Dallas is sixth with 27 points, putting just one point between the two teams in the Western Conference table. The clubs also have a history of closely contested meetings, with one previous matchup already played in the 2026 season.

Match Timing & Location

Date: Wednesday, August 19, 2026.

Local time: 7:30 PM Mountain Time (MT).

Eastern Time: 9:30 PM (ET).

Central Time: 8:30 PM (CT).

Pacific Time: 6:30 PM (PT).

Venue: America First Field.

City: Sandy, Utah.

Competition: Major League Soccer (MLS).

Match type: 2026 MLS regular-season match.

Head-to-Head Record

ESPN data shows one recorded meeting between Real Salt Lake and FC Dallas in the 2026 regular season before the August 19 match. However, the final result of that previous meeting was not clearly visible in the available source text, so the winning team and exact score cannot be confirmed from the current data.

Historical Matchups

The Real Salt Lake and FC Dallas matchup has an extended history in the league. One official FC Dallas preview page states that the teams had met 25 times, with FC Dallas recording 13 wins, Real Salt Lake recording 9 wins, and 3 matches ending in draws. An older FC Dallas page, however, lists 24 meetings, with FC Dallas holding 13 wins, Real Salt Lake 8 wins, and 3 draws. This indicates that the older figures come from an earlier point in the series and cannot by themselves establish the current all-time record with certainty. ESPN data also shows recent meetings between the teams in the 2024 and 2025 seasons.

Standings Entering the Match

According to the latest available FOX Sports standings snapshot, Real Salt Lake is fifth in the Western Conference with 28 points from 18 matches, having recorded 8 wins, 4 draws, and 6 losses, with a +4 goal difference.

FC Dallas is sixth with 27 points from 18 matches, having recorded 7 wins, 6 draws, and 5 losses, with a +7 goal difference.

ESPN shows a slightly different snapshot, listing Real Salt Lake with 8 wins, 3 draws, 6 losses, and 27 points. This difference is due to the timing of each source's standings update. Therefore, the standings figures should be understood as reflecting each source's update time.