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

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MLS · 2026

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 14 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
Seattle Sounders FC 13 games · 24 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	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

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

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
#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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Real Salt Lake and Seattle Sounders FC get this one started.
5' Uruguay international Nicolas Lodeiro has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
15' Jordan Morris is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Seattle Sounders FC tonight.
18' Poor challenge from Xavier Arreaga. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
23' Joevin Jones needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
28' Poor challenge from Aaron Herrera. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
29' Nicolas Lodeiro has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 29 minutes.
34' The energy levels are beginning to show. Brian Schmetzer might look to freshen things up shortly.
39' Alex Roldan has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
44' Real Salt Lake has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
45' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Damir Kreilach.
46' Real Salt Lake make a change. Maikel Chang trudges off to be replaced by Giuseppe Rossi on 46 minutes.
50' Justen Glad adds to his 0 season tally! Real Salt Lake lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
55' Real Salt Lake are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Seattle Sounders FC's shape.
56' The whistle greets Handwalla Bwana as he departs to be replaced by Jordan Morris.
61' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Real Salt Lake and Seattle Sounders FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
66' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Brian Schmetzer will be considering his options from the bench.
69' GOAL! Yeimar Gomez fires home to make it 1-2!
70' Fresh legs for Real Salt Lake! Sam Johnson comes on to replace Justin Meram.
71' Joao Paulo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jordy Delem on 71 minute.
76' Stefan Frei, a Switzerland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
80' Joao Paulo has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 80.
83' Will Bruin gets the nod from Seattle Sounders FC. He replaces Raul Ruidiaz and will look to change the dynamic.
85' Pablo Ruiz doubles the advantage! 2-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
87' Albert Rusnak makes way for Everton Luiz at the 87 minute mark. A tactical switch from Real Salt Lake.
90' Corey Baird has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Real Salt Lake 2-2 Seattle Sounders FC.

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	2
Yeimar Gomez	2
Nouhou Tolo	2
Carlos Gomez	2
Corey Baird	2
Jordan Morris	2
Raul Ruidiaz	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

1 / 4

1.24 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 71% + Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Real Salt Lake39% Draw29% Seattle Sounders FC32%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.46

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	71%	29%
± 2.5	44%	56%
± 3.5	24%	76%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw

68%

Draw or Seattle Sounders FC

61%

Real Salt Lake or Seattle Sounders FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Real Salt Lake26% Draw49% Seattle Sounders FC25%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.9%

0 – 0

10.7%

1 – 0

9.5%

0 – 1

9.3%

2 – 1

7.7%

1 – 2

7.6%

2 – 0

6.4%

0 – 2

6.2%

2 – 2

Actual

3 – 1

3.2%

1 – 3

3.1%

3 – 0

2.6%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap	Real Salt Lake covers	Push	Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	10%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	20%	65%
-0.5	35%	—	65%
+0.5	66%	—	34%
+1	66%	19%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	10%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

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