Real Salt Lake vs Burnley - prediction, team news, lineups

Already onto their 3rd pre-season duty of the summer, Burnley look Real Salt Lake astatine America First Field successful Sandy, Utah connected Wednesday night.

The Claret and Cobalt person made a decent commencement to the 2026 MLS campaign, whilst the Clarets are gearing up for a gruelling word of Championship action.

Match preview

After squeezing into the MLS playoffs connected extremity quality successful 2025 earlier swiftly exiting the contention astatine the archetypal knockout hurdle, Real Salt Lake person enjoyed a productive commencement to their 2026 campaign.

The Claret and Cobalt entered the mid-season interruption pursuing an awesome three-match unbeaten series (W2 D1), playing retired a 1-1 gully with Minnesota United astatine Allianz Field connected May 23.

After 14 matches of the 2026 season, Real Salt Lake are presently occupying a promising 3rd presumption successful the Western Conference standings, six points down pacesetters Vancouver Whitecaps.

Pablo Mastroeni's broadside person fared exceptionally good astatine their Sandy basal this year, with the Claret and Cobalt winning 7 and losing conscionable 1 of their 8 MLS location matches truthful acold - a location grounds that cannot beryllium bettered by immoderate of the league's different 29 clubs.

Real Salt Lake's onslaught is built connected a fig of young stars specified arsenic Sergi Solans and Zavier Gozo, however, United States guardant Diego Luna is the location leader who was mightily unfortunate to miss retired connected Mauricio Pochettino's squad for the World Cup.

Heading towards the 3rd lucifer of their United States adventure, recently-relegated Burnley stay winless pursuing a 1-1 gully with Columbus Crew past week, erstwhile Oluwaseun Adewumi recovered the nett for the visitors.

Just anterior to that stock of the honours with the MLS outfit, the Clarets announced the signing of Spain Under-19 planetary Lluc Castell, with the 19-year-old winger becoming the club's archetypal accomplishment of the summer.

Burnley are present nether the stewardship of Nicky Hayen successful the managerial hotseat pursuing the sacking of erstwhile caput manager Scott Parker, who was incapable to prevention the Turf Moor nine from the drop.

Whilst determination has been important sum of incomings this week, determination is besides acceptable to beryllium a large outgoing successful the signifier of Lesley Ugochukwu, who has been pictured boarding a level to Turkey up of his imperishable determination to Galatasaray.

After interim manager Mike Jackson took the reins past clip retired against Columbus, caller brag Hayen is expected to beryllium successful the dugout for the archetypal clip connected Wednesday astatine the location of Real Salt Lake.

Real Salt Lake signifier (all competitions):

L W L W W D

Burnley Friendlies form:

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Team News

At 19 years of age, midfielder Gozo is rapidly becoming RSL's biggest plus and volition look to showcase his skills against English absorption this week.

Possessing acquisition of battling Burnley during his spells astatine Newcastle United and Sunderland, DeAndre Yedlin is simply a seasoned enactment astatine right-back for the Claret and Cobalt.

After netting the equaliser disconnected the seat past clip out, youngster Adewumi volition beryllium pushing for a commencement successful Utah for Burnley connected Wednesday.

Following an injury-plagued 2025-26 campaign, Aaron Ramsey is gathering up fittingness successful the bosom of the Clarets' midfield.

Potentially a lethal concern successful the Championship this term, Michael Obafemi and Armando Broja could beryllium paired unneurotic by Hayen against RSL.

Real Salt Lake imaginable starting lineup:

Cabral; Booth, Yedlin, Glad, Engel, Sanabria; Gozo, Caliskan, Spierings, Hezarkhani; Solans

Burnley imaginable starting lineup:

Weiss; Sonne, Worrall, Humphreys, Pires; Laurent, Ramsey, Edwards, Bruun Larsen; Broja, Obafemi

We say: Real Salt Lake 1-1 Burnley

Winning 7 of their 8 MLS location matches successful 2026, Real Salt Lake volition not fearfulness the accomplishment of Burnley successful Utah this week.

The Clarets are continuing to get invaluable minutes into their legs and should beryllium capable to debar decision during Hayen's debut successful the dugout.

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