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Playoff-Bound Real Salt Lake Hits Road Saturday at Colorado for 2023 Decision Day

October 20, 2023 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
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HERRIMAN, Utah - Real Salt Lake (13-12-8, 47 pts., t-5th West) concludes its 2023 regular season Saturday night at Colorado Rapids (5-16-12, 27 pts., 14th West) at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colo., for 2023 "Decision Day" ahead of the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs, which start next week.

With a win on Saturday, and either a Seattle loss or a Houston loss/draw, RSL would move into the top four in the Western Conference and hold home-field advantage in the Round One "Best of Three" series of the Audi 2023 MLS Cup Playoffs to be played Oct. 28 - Nov. 12. RSL could hold the first tiebreaker (total season wins) with Seattle, Houston and Vancouver, should it set a new single-season Club record by defeating Colorado for a fourth time this year across all competitions on Saturday.

Saturday's kickoff starts at 7:00p MT on Apple TV+ / MLS Season Pass w/ Erik Krakauer and Lloyd Sam (ENG) and Juan Arango and Carlos Suarez (SPN). For local coverage, tune in at 6:00p MT for KSL Radio pre-game w/ David James & Jay Nolly via www.KSLSports.com / 1280 AM / 97.5 FM and www.KSLNewsRadio.com / 1160 AM).

Real Salt Lake @ Colorado Rapids- MLS Matchday 39

Dick's Sporting Goods Park - Commerce City, Colo.

Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023 - 7:00p MT

2023 Records: Real Salt Lake (13-12-8, 47 pts, t-5th West); Colorado Rapids (5-16-12, 27 pts., 14th West)

TOP FOUR SEED STILL TO PLAY FOR :: With only Decision Day remaining, Real Salt Lake (13-12-8, 47 pts., t-5th West) has already officially clinched a postseason berth into the Audi 2023 MLS Cup Playoffs, possibly finishing anywhere from third to sixth in the West table ... RSL Head Coach Pablo Mastroeni - the ONLY active boss in the West to lead his side to three consecutive postseason berths - enters the final regular season match in pursuit of a top-four seed in the West, coming from behind last week at LA Galaxy from an 2-0 deficit to finish 2-2 and earn a point in what was its "game in hand" over all other contenders ...

Now, with 47 points accumulated through 33 games of the 2023 MLS campaign, Real Salt Lake enters the final weekend of the season as part of a five-team glut from 2nd to 6th place in the Western Conference separated by just three points in the race for a top-4 seed in the West bracket of the 2023 Audi MLS Cup Playoffs, with RSL guaranteed its first home postseason match since 2019 ... Please visit www.RSL.com/tickets for postseason ticket information ...

With a win Saturday, RSL can accomplish two things in addition to possibly capturing the top-4 seed: A) it can earn its first 50-point season since 2019, and just its second time in the last 10 post-Jason Kreis seasons; and B) defeat its #RockyMtnCup rival Colorado for a fourth time in as many games across all competitions, setting a new single-season standard in the Club's 19-year history (RSL defeated Chivas USA three times in 2013, capturing a perfect 9 available points) ...

ROAD WARRIORS REDUX :: Real Salt Lake's road record of 7-5-4 (25 pts.) is the best in the West, the seven MLS wins - as well as its 10 road wins across all competitions - establishing new Club records for road wins in a single-season ... A victory on Decision Day at Colorado could potentially allow RSL to secure the No. 3 seed in the West, leapfrogging Seattle, Vancouver and Houston and giving RSL home-field advantage in the Round One "Best of 3" series in the Audi 2023 MLS Cup Playoffs, which begin in late October ...

SAVE THE PLAYOFF DATES :: This year's Audi MLS Cup Playoffs kick off with the Wild Card Round on Wednesday, Oct. 25, with a new "Best-of-Three" Round One series kicking off on Sat., Oct. 28 and running through the weekend of Nov. 12 ... Following the November FIFA break, the Conference Semifinals (Nov. 26 weekend), Conference Finals (Dec. 2 weekend) and MLS Cup 2023 (Sat., Dec. 9) will determine this season's MLS Cup Champion and any remaining 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup berth ...

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