With six matches remaining on Real Salt Lake’s 2019 regular season schedule, the team currently sits in fifth place in a crowded and competitive Western Conference.
Only four points separate eighth and second place (46 to 42 points) in the West with RSL sitting in the middle of the pack at 43 points. Through 28 matches thus far, RSL has earned a 13-11-4 record to plant itself firmly in the playoff picture.
In the new 2019 Audi MLS Cup Playoffs format, the top seed in each conference earns a bye during the opening round of the playoffs, entering the fray to host the fourth or fifth seed in the conference semifinals.