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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
8 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 11.6 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

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
#21 Position #24
27 Points 24
17 Played 17
8 / 3 / 6 W / D / L 7 / 3 / 7
29 Scored 20
25 Conceded 22
+4 GD -2
1.59 PPG 1.41
47% Win % 41%

Key Stats

35% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
35% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
11% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season
29% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

Real Salt Lake are 21st (27 pts). Seattle Sounders FC are 24th (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Real Salt Lake
0-15
4/4
16-30
3/2
31-45
3/2
46-60
4/2
61-75
2/4
76+
4/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Seattle Sounders FC
0-15
2/2
16-30
4/4
31-45
2/3
46-60
2/2
61-75
–/2
76+
5/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Real Salt Lake
Zavier Gozo 6 G 3 A
Sergi Solans 6 G 3 A
Seattle Sounders FC
Paul Rothrock 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Real Salt Lake is hosting Seattle Sounders FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' It is a cagey affair so far. Real Salt Lake in their trying to find a way past Seattle Sounders FC's compact .
  • 10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 15' Real Salt Lake are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 20' The 30-year-old Corey Baird has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 25' Stefan Frei is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Real Salt Lake so far.
  • 30' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 35' Real Salt Lake is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 40' 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.
  • 45' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 50' Real Salt Lake currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 55' Seattle Sounders FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 60' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 65' Real Salt Lake has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 70' Real Salt Lake is showing some good football. However, Real Salt Lake are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 75' The energy levels are beginning to show. Mike Petke might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 80' Real Salt Lake started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 80.
  • 85' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 90' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 90 minutes.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Real Salt Lake to claim maximum 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
Nouhou Tolo 2
Carlos Gomez 2
Corey Baird 2
Jordan Morris 2
Raul Ruidiaz 2
Nicolas Lodeiro 2
Albert Rusnak 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
1.66 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.72 Seattle Sounders FC xG
I would bet for: Real Salt Lake to win 61% + Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake61% Draw25% Seattle Sounders FC14%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.38
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
85%
Draw or Seattle Sounders FC
39%
Real Salt Lake or Seattle Sounders FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake40% Draw48% Seattle Sounders FC12%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
14.5%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
11.8%
0 – 0
11.3%
2 – 1
8.9%
3 – 0
6.7%
0 – 1
5.6%
3 – 1
5%
1 – 2
3.8%
2 – 2
3.2%
4 – 0
2.8%
0 – 2
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 18% 67%
-1.5 33% — 67%
-1 33% 26% 41%
-0.5 59% — 41%
+0.5 85% — 15%
+1 85% 10% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
49% ✗
Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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