Real Salt Lake vs Seattle Sounders FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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Sun 19 Sep 2021 · 01:30 UTC Rio Tinto Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Everton 33' Y

Damir Kreilach 41' Y

Damir Kreilach 42' Y

Y 45' Abdoulaye Cissoko

Aaron Herrera 53' Y

Anderson Julio 85' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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)

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

2021-09-19 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC 2021-06-24 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Real Salt Lake 2020-10-08 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Real Salt Lake 2020-09-03 Real Salt Lake 2–2 Seattle Sounders FC 2019-08-15 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Seattle Sounders FC

Recent Form

Real Salt Lake

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Sep	Seattle Sounders FC	H	1–0	W
16 Sep	San Jose Earthquakes	A	4–3	W
13 Sep	Los Angeles FC	A	2–3	L
05 Sep	FC Dallas	H	3–2	W
30 Aug	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	1–4	L
22 Aug	Colorado Rapids SC	A	1–2	L

Seattle Sounders FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Sep	Real Salt Lake	A	0–1	L
11 Sep	Minnesota United FC	H	1–0	W
30 Aug	Portland Timbers	H	0–2	L
21 Aug	Columbus Crew SC	A	2–1	W
19 Aug	FC Dallas	A	1–0	W
16 Aug	Portland Timbers	A	6–2	W

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' And we are off! Real Salt Lake vs Seattle Sounders FC — let the football do the talking.
5' Seattle Sounders FC have won 450 goals from 284 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
15' Justin Meram has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
20' 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.
25' Real Salt Lake are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Seattle Sounders FC backline.
30' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Seattle Sounders FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
33' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Everton on 33 minutes.
38' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Real Salt Lake and Seattle Sounders FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
41' A moment of madness from Damir Kreilach on 41 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Real Salt Lake will be frustrated.
42' Real Salt Lake player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
45' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Abdoulaye Cissoko.
46' The Seattle Sounders FC bench stirs into life. Alex Roldan is withdrawn and Kelyn Rowe gets his opportunity.
48' A goal from the Croatia international Damir Kreilach! He fires home on 48 to make it 1-0!
53' Aaron Herrera has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 53.
58' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
61' The whistle greets Justin Meram as he departs to be replaced by Noah Powder.
64' The Seattle Sounders FC bench stirs into life. Brad Smith is withdrawn and Jimmy Medranda gets his opportunity.
69' Real Salt Lake currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
71' It is a substitution in Real Salt Lake team. Rubio Rubin is replaced by Anderson Julio on 71 minute.
76' Seattle Sounders FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
80' The Seattle Sounders FC manager makes a substitution. Danny Leyva departs to be replaced by Will Bruin.
82' Another change for Real Salt Lake made on 82 minute. Aaron Herrera leaves to be changed by Maikel Chang Ramirez.
85' The referee has no hesitation. Anderson Julio is booked for Real Salt Lake — Yellow card on 85.
90' 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.
With this win, Real Salt Lake is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

8
Damir Kreilach
15
Justen Glad
11
Albert Rusnak
22
Aaron Herrera ↓ Maikel Chang Ramirez 82'
9
Justin Meram ↓ Noah Powder 61'
1
David Ochoa
20
Erik Holt
44
Toni Datkovic
14
Rubio Rubin ↓ Anderson Julio 71'
6
Ruiz
25
Everton

Bench

Coach Freddy Juarez

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

6
Joao Paulo
12
Fredy Montero ↑ 64'
94
Jimmy Medranda ↑ 64'
22
Kelyn Rowe ↑ 46'
30
Stefan Cleveland
17
Will Bruin ↑ 80'
28
Yeimar Gomez ↑ 64'
27
Shane O'Neill
23
Leo Chu

Coach Brian Schmetzer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Real Salt Lake Form

2021-09-19 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC W 2021-09-16 San Jose Earthquakes 3–4 Real Salt Lake W 2021-09-13 Los Angeles FC 3–2 Real Salt Lake L 2021-09-05 Real Salt Lake 3–2 FC Dallas W 2021-08-30 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4–1 Real Salt Lake L 2021-08-22 Colorado Rapids SC 2–1 Real Salt Lake L

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2021-09-19 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC L 2021-09-11 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Minnesota United FC W 2021-08-30 Seattle Sounders FC 0–2 Portland Timbers L 2021-08-21 Columbus Crew SC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC W 2021-08-19 FC Dallas 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC W 2021-08-16 Portland Timbers 2–6 Seattle Sounders FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.31 Real Salt Lake xG

Expected Goals

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

1.16 Seattle Sounders FC xG

I would bet for: Real Salt Lake or Seattle Sounders FC 71% + Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Real Salt Lake42% Draw29% Seattle Sounders FC29%

Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.47

Actual: No — clean sheet

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

70%

Draw or Seattle Sounders FC

58%

Real Salt Lake or Seattle Sounders FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Real Salt Lake28% Draw49% Seattle Sounders FC23%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.8%

0 – 0

10.6%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

8.7%

2 – 1

8.1%

1 – 2

7.2%

2 – 0

0 – 2

5.5%

2 – 2

4.8%

3 – 1

3.6%

3 – 0

1 – 3

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap	Real Salt Lake covers	Push	Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	11%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	21%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	18%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	9%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

32% ✗

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

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