HERRIMAN, Utah (Friday, March 11, 2022) – Real Salt Lake (1-0-1, 4 pts, 5th West) travels to face New England Revolution (1-0-1, 4 pts, 5th East) at Gillette Stadium tomorrow, Saturday, March 12, with kickoff set for 5:30 p.m. MT. The match marks the first of four road matches against Eastern Conference opponents this year, the others being at Atlanta United, CF Montreal and New York City FC.
Saturday’s match will be locally broadcast on KMYU (2.2 over-the-air, 643/22 Comcast, 12 Satellite) and available to stream via the KSL TV & KSL Sports apps, as well as via KSLSports.com. Fans can also follow via ESPN700 AM radio. Spanish-speaking fans can tune in on KBMG Latino 106.3 FM, La Gran D 102.3 FM and KTUB 1600 AM for the local radio broadcast.
Real Salt Lake vs New England Revolution
Gillette Stadium; Foxborough, MA
Saturday, March 12 at 5:30 p.m. MT
Game Notes for Saturday’s RSL vs NE game Available Online
The Adobe PDF version of the 2022 MLS Game Guide in advance of Saturday’s contest between Real Salt Lake and New England Revolution can be found here. Media members looking to receive the document as an attachment or have further questions are asked to please contact Meg Van Dyk in RSL Communications via email at meg.vandyk@rsl.com
2022 Records: Real Salt Lake (1-0-1, 4 points, 5th in West); New England Revolution (1-0-1, 4 points, 5th in East)
Head-to-Head: Real Salt Lake has a record of 10-6-6 all-time against New England Revolution, including a 4-2-3 mark on the Foxborough turf. Most recently, RSL traveled to New England during the 2019 MLS Regular-Season, finishing in a 0-0 draw to extend RSL’s winless streak at New England to three matches.
STORYLINES TO WATCH:
Stalwart Defense
Real Salt Lake is one of just five teams to record clean sheets in each of its first two matches of the 2022 MLS Regular-Season, the others being the Los Angeles Galaxy, Orlando City SC, DC United, and Chicago Fire FC. Goalkeeper Zac MacMath has recorded six saves during that time, including four in the last match against Seattle Sounders FC. Additionally, MacMath has now earned seven clean sheets in 15 matches for Real Salt Lake.
Player Milestones
Real Salt Lake has multiple players on the brink of reaching career milestones. Defender Aaron Herrera is just three matches away from reaching 100 appearances, while Justin Meram is three away from 300 games played and Johan Kappelhof is three away from 150 appearances. Goalkeeper Zac MacMath is also just eight saves away from reaching the achievement of 450 career saves.
The Homegrown Returns
The match will mark midfielder Scott Caldwell’s first time returning to New England since signing with RSL as a free agent this past offseason. Caldwell signed a homegrown contract with New England in 2012 and immediately became a staple in their midfield. Playing nine seasons for the Eastern Conference club, he appeared in 229 matches, started in 175, and tallied over 15,000 minutes.
New England Roster Changes
Real Salt Lake has not faced the New England Revolution since 2019, the match finishing in a 0-0 draw. Since then New England has made several roster changes, including the addition of three US Men’s National Team players in forward Jozy Altidore, defender Omar Gonzalez and midfielder Sebastian Lletget, all added during the 2022 offseason.
Connections: Real Salt Lake midfielder Scott Caldwell signed with the Club as a free agent in the offseason after spending nine seasons with New England Revolution. Additionally, RSL Head Coach Pablo Mastroeni played for New England Head Coach Bruce Arena on the United States Men’s National Team from 2001-2006, including the 2002 and 2006 World Cups.
