Real Salt Lake returns to Rio Tinto Stadium on Wednesday night against LAFC (7:30 p.m. MT) in the first home match since March 7. With RSL’s win on Saturday, it climbed to sixth in the Western Conference standings at 2-1-3 (9 points), tied with LAFC on points, but trailing in the third tie-breaker goals scored.
After facing LAFC, RSL will travel to Portland to face the Timbers at Providence Park on Saturday (8:30 p.m. MT, KUTV, KSL TV app, ESPN 700). Portland sits fourth in the Western Conference at 3-2-1 (7 points) after falling 2-0 to the Seattle Sounders on Sunday and will face the San Jose Earthquakes on Wednesday (8:30 p.m. MT, MLS Live on ESPN+). With a congested schedule and a tight race in the West, a lot can change by the time the week wraps up.
Here is a look at this week’s games on the schedule in the West:
Tuesday, August 25
Houston Dynamo at Sporting Kansas City (6:30 p.m. MT)
Wednesday, August 26
Colorado Rapids at FC Dallas (6:30 p.m. MT)
LAFC at Real Salt Lake (7:30 p.m. MT, KMYU, KSL TV App, ESPN 700)
Portland Timbers at San Jose Earthquakes (8:30 p.m. MT)
Seattle Sounders FC at LA Galaxy (9 p.m., UniMas)
Saturday, August 29
Minnesota United at FC Dallas (6:30 p.m. MT)
Sporting Kansas City at Colorado Rapids (7 p.m. MT)
San Jose Earthquakes at LA Galaxy (8:30 p.m. MT)
Real Salt Lake at Portland Timbers (8:30 p.m. MT, KMYU, KSL TV App, ESPN 700)
Sunday, August 30
LAFC at Seattle Sounders FC (8 p.m. MT, FS1)
