Real Salt Lake vs Atlas Predicted lineup, betting tips, odds, injury news, H2H, telecast | Leagues Cup 2024

High-flying Liga MX team look forward to sealing the top spot with a win.

Real Salt Lake are currently placed at the third position in the Western Conference of the MLS table, with just five points separating them from LA Galaxy who are in the topmost position. However, Claret and Cobalt are winless in their last three fixtures. They were thrashed by Portland Timbers 3-0 before settling for a draw against LAFC and going down 3-2 to Colorado.

The Mexican-based outfit Atlas FC find themselves placed fifth in the Apertura table of Liga MX, with two wins and two draws in their previous four matches. They kickstarted their Leagues Cup campaign with a slender victory over Houston Dynamo. They will face a formidable opponent in the form of Real Salt Lake in their quest to become group toppers.

Expect an action-packed thrilling encounter as both these sides will set their sights for nothing less than all three points in the upcoming fixture.

Kick-Off:

Friday, 2 August 2024 at 6:30 AM IST

Location: America First Field, Sandy, USA

Not long now til we're back at the Riot

— Real Salt Lake (@realsaltlake) July 26, 2024

Form:

Real Salt Lake (in all competitions): L-D-L-W-W

Atlas (in all competitions): W-W-W-D-D

Players to watch:

Anderson Julio (Real Salt Lake)

Anderson Andres Julio has so far made 94 appearances for the American-based outfit and also scored 21 goals. He previously plied his trade with LDU Quito, where he spent almost a decade and made over a century of appearances. Julio later signed for Atletico San Luis in 2020 and played 20 matches. Julio needs to step up and unleash his inner beast when Real Salt Lake clash against high-flying Atlas.

Eduardo Aguirre (Atlas)

The 25-year-old Mexican centre forward is popularly nicknamed El Mudo. He has been with Santos Laguna for more than seven years now and is currently playing on loan at Atlas. In his 28 appearances for the Mexican franchise, Aguirre has netted 10 goals.

He had also made over a century of appearances for Santos Laguna. 2018 was the breakthrough year for Aguirre as he won the Golden Boot in the Toulon Tournament and was also inducted into the Best XI of the tournament.

Match facts

• Atlas are unbeaten in their last five matches.
• Atlas are coming after a narrow win over Houston Dynamo
• Real Salt Lake are currently placed third in the MLS points table

Real Salt Lake vs Atlas: Betting Tips and Odds

• Tip 1 – Real Salt Lake to win the match.
• Tip 2 – Anderson Julio to score or assist.
• Tip 3 – Gavin Beavers to keep a clean sheet.

Injury and team news:

The MLS side will likely miss the presence of Erik Holt, Marcelo Silva, Kevin Bonilla and Pablo Ruiz in the upcoming fixture.

On the other hand, the Liga MX side will have a fully fit and available squad with the exception of Colombian centre-forward Mauro Manotas.

Head to head

Real Salt Lake and Atlas last met each other in a club-friendly fixture two years ago, where Atlas got the better of Real Salt Lake by 2-1.

Predicted lineup:

Real Salt Lake predicted lineup (4-2-3-1)

Beavers (GK); Brody, Glad, Vera, Oviedo; Ojeda, Eneli; Gomez, Crooks, Luna; Julio

Atlas predicted lineup (4-2-3-1)

Vargas (GK); Reyes, Nervo, Aguilera, Angulo; Rocha, Marquez; Trejo, Quiñones, Herrera; Aguirre

Match prediction for Real Salt Lake vs Atlas

Despite the unbeaten run of high-flying Atlas, we are expecting Real Salt Lake to get the better of their opponents by a narrow margin.

Predictions: Real Salt Lake 1-0 Atlas

Telecast for Real Salt Lake vs Atlas

The match will be telecasted on Apple TV.

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