Real Salt Lake releases 2015 season schedule which starts March 7th for RSL on the road against Portland. The first home game for RSL will be the following week against the Philadelphia Union. This will also be the first game with the new RSL video board.
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MLSsoccer.com posted an article by Ben Baer saying Real Salt Lake has the second-most difficult schedule in the league, behind only the San Jose Earthquakes. The results are calculated by using the average points per game each team averaged, home and away. Then those point averages were applied to each team’s schedule. For example, RSL opens the season away against Portland, then home against Philadelphia and Toronto. Portland averaged 1.41 points per match at home in 2014, Philadelphia averaged 0.94 points on the road and Toronto averaged 1.00 points on the road. In those three matches, the opponent’s average score would be 1.12.
Real Salt Lake releases 2015 season schedule
Day Date Matchup Time (MT) TV Note:
Sat. March 7 @ Portland Timbers 8:30 RSL opens at raucous Providence Park
SAT. MARCH 14 PHILADELPHIA UNION 7:30 Home Opener
SUN. MARCH 29 TORONTO FC 5:00 FOX First Sunday regular season home game in club history
Sun. April 5 @ San Jose Earthquakes 3:00 ESPN RSL’s first visit to new Avaya Stadium
Sat. April 11 @ Sporting Kansas City 6:30 A rematch of the 2013 MLS Cup
SAT. APRIL 18 VANCOUVER WHITECAPS FC 7:30 RSL is 3-0-3 all-time against the ‘Caps at Rio Tinto Stadium
Sat. April 25 @ New England Revolution 5:30 RSL meets the East champs
FRI. MAY 1 SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES 8:00 UNIMAS RSL has shutouts in 4 out of 7 games vs. SJ at Rio Tinto Stadium
WED. MAY 6 LA GALAXY 7:30 RSL in revenge mode against MLS Cup champs
Sat. May 9 @ Chicago Fire 1:00 RSL hasn’t lost at Toyota Park since 2009
Sat. MAY 16 @ Montreal Impact TBD All 6 of Montreal’s wins in ’14 came at home
SAT. MAY 23 NEW YORK CITY FC 8:00 Homecoming for Kreis, Wingert, Grabavoy and more
Wed. May 27 @ LA Galaxy 8:30 RSL has won 3 of the last 5 regular season games vs. LA at the StubHub Center
Sat. MAY 30 @ Vancouver Whitecaps FC TBD Finishing a stretch of 4-out-of-5 matches on the road
SUN. JUNE 7 COLORADO RAPIDS 3:00 ESPNews First match of the Rocky Mountain Cup
SUN. JUNE 21 SPORTING KANSAS CITY 8:00 FOX The last four matches vs. SKC have all been decided by 1 goal or less
Wed. June 24 @ New York Red Bulls 5:30 The last two RSL-RBNY matches at Red Bull Arena have totaled 11 goals
SAT. JUNE 27 COLUMBUS CREW 8:00 3 games in 7 days ends at home against the Crew
SAT. JULY 4 ORLANDO CITY SC 8:00 Fireworks Extravaganza to end annual July 4th contest
Sun. July 12 @ Colorado Rapids 5:00 FOX Only road match in 5-game stretch
SAT. JULY 18 HOUSTON DYNAMO 8:00 Houston’s first RTS visit back in the Western Conference
FRI. JULY 24 SPORTING KANSAS CITY 9:00 UNIMAS Pioneer Day celebration with fireworks display
Sat. August 1 @ DC United 5:00 RSL looking for first ever win at RFK
Sat. August 8 @ Vancouver Whitecaps FC TBD Last of 3 trips to Canada for RSL
SAT. AUGUST 15 PORTLAND TIMBERS 8:00 Borchers returns to Rio Tinto Stadium
SAT. AUGUST 22 SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC 8:00 Defending Supporters’ Shield winners make first trip to SLC
Sat. August 29 @ FC Dallas 7:00 First leg of the Texas two-step
Sat. September 12 @ Houston Dynamo 6:30 Back to the scene of Javi’s hat-trick last year
SAT. SEPTEMBER 19 LA GALAXY 7:30 Gerrard’s first trip to Rio Tinto Stadium
Sun. September 27 @ San Jose Earthquakes 5:00 FOX RSL was 4-4-3 at Buck Shaw, will Avaya provide a home field advantage for the quakes?
Sat. October 3 @ Colorado Rapids 7:00 Can RSL hoist the RMC for 7th time in 8 years?
WED. OCTOBER 14 PORTLAND TIMBERS 7:30 First of 2 home games in 4 days
SAT. OCTOBER 17 FC DALLAS 7:30 Regular season home finale
Sun. October 25 @ Seattle Sounders FC 5:00 Decision Day in MLS on the final day of the regular season