Real Salt Lake vs Seattle Sounders FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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Real Salt Lake

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Seattle Sounders FC

Thu 3 Sep 2020 · 01:30 UTC Rio Tinto Stadium HT 45+4' · FT 45+5'

Y 18' Xavier Arreaga

Aaron Herrera 28' Y

Damir Kreilach 45' Y

Y 80' Joao Paulo

Corey Baird 90' Y

Overview

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Real Salt Lake vs Seattle Sounders FC — MLS at Rio Tinto Stadium.

Real Salt Lake 27 games · 32 pts (2026/26)
Seattle Sounders FC 26 games · 35 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Jeff Hosking
Referee Thomas Zablocki
Referee Timothy Ford
Referee Edvin Jurisevic
Referee Malik Badawi

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	27	60
2	Internacional CF Miami	27	46
3	New England Revolution	27	46
4	Charlotte FC	27	43
5	Chicago Fire FC	26	42
6	Philadelphia Union	27	39
7	Orlando City SC	27	34
8	New York City FC	27	33
9	FC Cincinnati	26	33
10	New York Red Bulls	26	33
11	D.C. United SC	26	30
12	Columbus Crew SC	27	29
13	Toronto FC	27	29
14	Atlanta United FC	27	27
15	Montreal Impact FC	27	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	26	50
17	FC Dallas	27	47
18	San Jose Earthquakes	27	45
19	St. Louis City	26	44
20	Houston Dynamo	27	44
21	Los Angeles FC	28	41
22	Colorado Rapids SC	27	36
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	28	36
24	Seattle Sounders FC	26	35
25	San Diego FC	27	32
26	Portland Timbers	27	32
27	Real Salt Lake	27	32
28	Austin FC	27	31
29	Minnesota United FC	27	29
30	Sporting Kansas City	26	21

Head-to-Head

Real Salt Lake 18 games · Avg 2.0 goals Seattle Sounders FC

Last 5 meetings

2020-09-03 Real Salt Lake 2–2 Seattle Sounders FC 2019-08-15 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Seattle Sounders FC 2019-04-07 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Real Salt Lake 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Sep	Seattle Sounders FC	H	2–2	D
30 Aug	Portland Timbers	A	4–4	D
23 Aug	Colorado Rapids SC	A	4–1	W
28 Jul	San Jose Earthquakes	A	2–5	L
22 Jul	Sporting Kansas City	H	0–2	L
18 Jul	Minnesota United FC	H	0–0	D

Seattle Sounders FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Sep	Real Salt Lake	A	2–2	D
31 Aug	Los Angeles FC	H	3–1	W
24 Aug	Portland Timbers	A	3–0	W
28 Jul	Los Angeles FC	H	1–4	L
20 Jul	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	3–0	W
14 Jul	Chicago Fire FC	A	1–2	L

Season Stats

Real Salt Lake		Seattle Sounders FC
#27	Position	#24
32	Points	35
27	Played	26
9 / 5 / 13	W / D / L	9 / 8 / 9
40	Scored	33
44	Conceded	34
-4	GD	-1
1.19	PPG	1.35
33%	Win %	35%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

11% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

27% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

Real Salt Lake are 27th (32 pts). Seattle Sounders FC are 24th (35 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Real Salt Lake

0-15

5/6

16-30

4/5

31-45

5/5

46-60

5/6

61-75

5/7

76+

6/9

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Seattle Sounders FC

0-15

3/2

16-30

5/6

31-45

3/5

46-60

5/4

61-75

1/3

76+

11/12

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Real Salt Lake

Sergi Solans	11 G	3 A
Zavier Gozo	6 G	3 A

Seattle Sounders FC

Dejan Joveljic	11 G	1 A
Paul Rothrock	5 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Real Salt Lake vs Seattle Sounders FC — let the football do the talking.
5' Real Salt Lake looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
10' 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.
15' Seattle Sounders FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
18' The referee shows Seattle Sounders FC player a Yellow card on 18.
23' Real Salt Lake has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
28' Aaron Herrera catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 28.
29' Magnificent from Nicolas Lodeiro! That is 44 goals in 21 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
34' Real Salt Lake started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 34.
39' 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 Andrew Putna suffering a number of foals already.
44' Cristian Roldan is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Seattle Sounders FC so far.
45' Damir Kreilach is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
46' The crowd applauds Maikel Chang as he leaves the pitch. Giuseppe Rossi steps in for Real Salt Lake.
50' What composure from Justen Glad! The USA international strokes it home. 1-1.
55' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
56' Seattle Sounders FC make a change. Handwalla Bwana trudges off to be replaced by Jordan Morris on 56 minutes.
61' Stefan Frei has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 24 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
66' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Real Salt Lake and Seattle Sounders FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
69' What a strike from Yeimar Gomez! The score is 1-2.
70' The supporters are chanting for Sam Johnson. He replaces Justin Meram on 70 minute.
71' Fresh legs for Seattle Sounders FC! Joao Paulo comes on to replace Jordy Delem.
76' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
80' Joao Paulo is having his name booked by the referee on 80.
83' Will Bruin is replacing Raul Ruidiaz for the Seattle Sounders FC side.
85' The Argentina Pablo Ruiz breaks the deadlock on 85 minutes. 2-2!
87' Everton Luiz gets the nod from Real Salt Lake. He replaces Albert Rusnak and will look to change the dynamic.
90' Poor challenge from Corey Baird. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
Game over. The scoreline of 2-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

25
Everton Luiz ↑ 87'
7
Giuseppe Rossi ↑ 46'
14
Nedum Onuoha
5
Kyle Beckerman ↑ 87'
13
Nick Besler
18
Zac MacMath
50
Sam Johnson ↑ 70'
21
Tate Schmitt
23
Milan Iloski

Coach Freddy Juarez

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

6
Joao Paulo ↑ 71'
33
Joevin Jones ↑ 71'
30
Stefan Cleveland
18
Kelvin Leerdam ↑ 83'
17
Will Bruin ↑ 83'
13
Jordan Morris ↑ 56'
11
Miguel Ibarra
84
Joshua Atencio

Coach Brian Schmetzer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Albert Rusnak	3
Albert Rusnak	3
Nicolas Lodeiro	2
Yeimar Gomez	2
Nouhou Tolo	2
Corey Baird	2
Jordan Morris	2
Carlos Gomez	2

Head to Head

Real Salt Lake Form

2020-09-03 Real Salt Lake 2–2 Seattle Sounders FC D 2020-08-30 Portland Timbers 4–4 Real Salt Lake D 2020-08-23 Colorado Rapids SC 1–4 Real Salt Lake W 2020-07-28 San Jose Earthquakes 5–2 Real Salt Lake L 2020-07-22 Real Salt Lake 0–2 Sporting Kansas City L 2020-07-18 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Minnesota United FC D

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2020-09-03 Real Salt Lake 2–2 Seattle Sounders FC D 2020-08-31 Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 Los Angeles FC W 2020-08-24 Portland Timbers 0–3 Seattle Sounders FC W 2020-07-28 Seattle Sounders FC 1–4 Los Angeles FC L 2020-07-20 Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2020-07-14 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.38 Real Salt Lake xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.32 Seattle Sounders FC xG

I would bet for: Real Salt Lake or Seattle Sounders FC 72% + Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Real Salt Lake40% Draw28% Seattle Sounders FC32%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.7

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	50%	50%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw

68%

Draw or Seattle Sounders FC

60%

Real Salt Lake or Seattle Sounders FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Real Salt Lake27% Draw47% Seattle Sounders FC26%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.2%

0 – 0

8.7%

1 – 0

8.3%

2 – 1

8.1%

0 – 1

7.8%

1 – 2

7.8%

2 – 0

6.3%

0 – 2

5.7%

2 – 2

Actual

3 – 1

3.8%

1 – 3

3.4%

3 – 0

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap	Real Salt Lake covers	Push	Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	11%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	19%	63%
-0.5	37%	—	63%
+0.5	66%	—	34%
+1	66%	19%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	10%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

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