Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

MLS · 2026
Real Salt Lake
2 – 2
Full Time
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

Match Preview

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

Match Details

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

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
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Real Salt Lake and Seattle Sounders FC get this one started.
  • 5' Real Salt Lake are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 10' It looks like no one’s ball. Real Salt Lake is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 18' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Xavier Arreaga.
  • 23' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 28' Controversy at the stadium! Aaron Herrera argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 29' A stunning finish from Nicolas Lodeiro — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 34' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 39' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Real Salt Lake and Seattle Sounders FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 44' The home supporters are growing impatient. Real Salt Lake must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 45' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Damir Kreilach.
  • 46' A tactical swap from Real Salt Lake — Giuseppe Rossi on, Maikel Chang off on 46 minutes.
  • 50' Justen Glad has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 50 minutes.
  • 55' It’s high time Brian Schmetzer made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 56' A change in the Seattle Sounders FC ranks — Handwalla Bwana exits the field as Jordan Morris enters on 56.
  • 61' 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.
  • 66' Shane O'Neill has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 69' Yeimar Gomez has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 69 minutes.
  • 70' Real Salt Lake make a change. Justin Meram trudges off to be replaced by Sam Johnson on 70 minutes.
  • 71' The whistle greets Jordy Delem as he departs to be replaced by Joao Paulo.
  • 76' A quiet spell here at Rio Tinto Stadium. Seattle Sounders FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 80' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Joao Paulo.
  • 83' The crowd applauds Raul Ruidiaz as he leaves the pitch. Will Bruin steps in for Seattle Sounders FC.
  • 85' Magnificent from Pablo Ruiz! That is 3 goals in 283 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 87' Albert Rusnak makes way for Everton Luiz at the 87 minute mark. A tactical switch from Real Salt Lake.
  • 90' Controversy at the stadium! Corey Baird argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-2.

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Freddy Juarez

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brian Schmetzer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Albert Rusnak 3
Carlos Gomez 2
Corey Baird 2
Jordan Morris 2
Raul Ruidiaz 2
Nicolas Lodeiro 2
Albert Rusnak 2
Yeimar Gomez 2

Head to Head

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

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
1.48 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.22 Seattle Sounders FC xG
I would bet for: Real Salt Lake or Seattle Sounders FC 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Real Salt Lake43% Draw28% Seattle Sounders FC29%
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
71%
Draw or Seattle Sounders FC
57%
Real Salt Lake or Seattle Sounders FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Real Salt Lake30% Draw47% Seattle Sounders FC23%
Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.1%
1 – 0
9%
0 – 0
8.7%
2 – 1
8.6%
2 – 0
7.2%
0 – 1
7.2%
1 – 2
7.1%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
4.3%
3 – 0
3.5%
1 – 3
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 21% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 17% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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