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Real Salt Lake vs Seattle Sounders FC, 2018

MLS · 2018
Real Salt Lake
2 – 0
Full Time
Seattle Sounders FC
Sun 3 Jun 2018 · 01:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Real Salt Lake vs Seattle Sounders FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Fotis Bazakos
  • Referee Brian Poeschel
  • Referee Alex Chilowicz
  • Referee Jeremy Kieso
  • Referee Kevin Stott
7 games this season 🟨 2.4/game ⚽ 11.6 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 14 33
2 Internacional CF Miami 15 31
3 Chicago Fire FC 14 26
4 New England Revolution 14 25
5 New York Red Bulls 15 22
6 Charlotte FC 15 21
7 FC Cincinnati 15 20
8 New York City FC 15 19
9 D.C. United SC 15 18
10 Columbus Crew SC 15 16
11 Toronto FC 14 14
12 Montreal Impact FC 14 14
13 Orlando City SC 15 14
14 Atlanta United FC 14 11
15 Philadelphia Union 15 7
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 32
17 San Jose Earthquakes 15 32
18 Real Salt Lake 14 26
19 FC Dallas 15 25
20 Los Angeles FC 15 24
21 Seattle Sounders FC 13 24
22 Houston Dynamo 14 22
23 Minnesota United FC 15 22
24 Los Angeles Galaxy 15 20
25 San Diego FC 15 17
26 Colorado Rapids SC 15 16
27 St. Louis City 14 16
28 Portland Timbers 14 14
29 Austin FC 15 14
30 Sporting Kansas City 14 11

Head-to-Head

9
3
5
Real Salt Lake 17 games · Avg 2.0 goals Seattle Sounders FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-06-03 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Seattle Sounders FC 2018-05-26 Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 Real Salt Lake

Recent Form

Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Jun Seattle Sounders FC H 2–0 W
31 May Houston Dynamo H 2–1 W
26 May Seattle Sounders FC A 1–0 W
19 May Philadelphia Union A 1–4 L
13 May D.C. United SC H 3–2 W
06 May Orlando City SC A 1–3 L
Seattle Sounders FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Jun Real Salt Lake A 0–2 L
26 May Real Salt Lake H 0–1 L
13 May Portland Timbers A 0–1 L
09 May Toronto FC A 2–1 W
05 May Columbus Crew SC H 0–0 D
30 Apr Los Angeles FC A 0–1 L

Season Stats

Real Salt Lake Seattle Sounders FC
#18 Position #21
26 Points 24
14 Played 13
8 / 2 / 4 W / D / L 7 / 3 / 3
26 Scored 17
19 Conceded 11
+7 GD +6
1.86 PPG 1.85
57% Win % 54%

Key Stats

35% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
35% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season
38% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

Real Salt Lake are 18th (26 pts). Seattle Sounders FC are 21st (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Real Salt Lake
0-15
4/3
16-30
2/2
31-45
3/1
46-60
3/1
61-75
2/1
76+
2/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Seattle Sounders FC
0-15
2/1
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/1
46-60
2/–
61-75
–/1
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Real Salt Lake host Seattle Sounders FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Alex Roldan has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 284 appearances.
  • 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Mike Petke might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 15' Real Salt Lake started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
  • 20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 25' Seattle Sounders FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 30' Chad Marshall needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 35' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Real Salt Lake and Seattle Sounders FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 40' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 45' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Real Salt Lake winning 100% of all matches.
  • 50' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Real Salt Lake side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 55' Seattle Sounders FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 60' Seattle Sounders FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 65' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Kelvin Leerdam suffering a number of foals already.
  • 70' Real Salt Lake looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 75' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Stephen Sunday made 280 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 80' Real Salt Lake are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Seattle Sounders FC's shape.
  • 85' Corey Baird has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 90' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Real Salt Lake take all three points.

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mike Petke

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brian Schmetzer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Albert Rusnak 3
Albert Rusnak 2
Yeimar Gomez 2
Nouhou Tolo 2
Carlos Gomez 2
Corey Baird 2
Jordan Morris 2
Raul Ruidiaz 2

Head to Head

2018-06-03 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Seattle Sounders FC 2018-05-26 Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 Real Salt Lake

Real Salt Lake Form

2018-06-03 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Seattle Sounders FC W 2018-05-31 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Houston Dynamo W 2018-05-26 Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 Real Salt Lake W 2018-05-19 Philadelphia Union 4–1 Real Salt Lake L 2018-05-13 Real Salt Lake 3–2 D.C. United SC W 2018-05-06 Orlando City SC 3–1 Real Salt Lake L

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2018-06-03 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Seattle Sounders FC L 2018-05-26 Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 Real Salt Lake L 2018-05-13 Portland Timbers 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC L 2018-05-09 Toronto FC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC W 2018-05-05 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 Columbus Crew SC D 2018-04-30 Los Angeles FC 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.42 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.72 Seattle Sounders FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 64% + Under — clean sheet likely 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake56% Draw27% Seattle Sounders FC17%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes40% 0% No60%
Avg goals/match: 2.14
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 63%
37%
± 2.5 36%
64%
± 3.5 17%
83%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
83%
Draw or Seattle Sounders FC
44%
Real Salt Lake or Seattle Sounders FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake35% Draw52% Seattle Sounders FC13%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
15.7%
0 – 0
14%
1 – 1
12.8%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.3%
0 – 1
7.3%
3 – 0
5.3%
1 – 2
4.1%
3 – 1
4%
2 – 2
3.1%
0 – 2
2.9%
4 – 0
1.9%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 16% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 26% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 12% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
49% ✗
Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.