AUSTIN, Texas – Austin Bold FC plays host to Real Monarchs SLC on Wednesday night at Bold Stadium for its 2021 home opener as the sides complete a home-and-home series that saw opened with a draw last Friday night in Utah. Kickoff is scheduled for 9 p.m. ET.

@AustinBoldFC (0-1-1, 1pt) rallied to earn its first point of the season at Zions Bank Stadium after trailing at halftime last Friday, with a shot by Xavi Baez that rang off the right post before deflecting into the net off Monarchs goalkeeper Zac MacMath the equalizer in a 1-1 draw. Austin will be looking to continue the success it has found in its previous two home openers at Bold Stadium which saw the side take a 1-0 victory against San Antonio FC in 2019 and victory by the same scoreline against New Mexico United last year. Bold FC went 4-2-2 at home a season ago and will be aiming for similar success in 2021.

@RealMonarchs (0-1-2, 2pts) won only once on the road in the 2020 season, claiming a late victory against Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC on August 1. The Monarchs saw Jeizon Ramirez score on his debut for the club last Friday to open the scoring late in the first half off an assist by Malik Johnson, with Johnson having been one of the bright spots in the early season since his move from the Tampa Bay Rowdies. The Canadian has recorded seven key passes in three games to sit tied for 11th in the Championship overall. The visitors will be looking to reverse the result from their lone prior visit to Austin, which saw Bold FC take a 3-2 victory in the 2019 season.

FiveThirtyEight.com Match Predictor: Austin Bold FC 51%, Real Monarchs SLC 23%, Draw 26%

Most Recent Lineups

Austin Bold FC (4-3-3): Elliot Panicco; Alassane Ates Diouf, Fabien Garcia, Gustavo Rissi, Nick Hinds; Juan Torres, Amobi Okugo, Xavier Baez; Sean Okoli, Stefano Pinho, Jason Johnson

Real Monarchs SLC (4-4-2): Zac MacMath; Francisco Martinez, Jaziel Orozco, Kyle Adams, Daniel Flores; Malik Johnson, Sam Brown, Jeizon Ramirez, Ibrahim Bance; Bode Davis, Milan Iloski

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