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

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

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
#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' Temperatures are rising at Rio Tinto Stadium as Real Salt Lake face off against Seattle Sounders FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Brad Smith, as he is very good at scoring at Rio Tinto Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
15' 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.
20' The 31-year-old Cristian Roldan has been sensational this season — 3 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
25' Abdoulaye Cissoko has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
30' With 0 assists to his name this season, Joshua Atencio is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Seattle Sounders FC.
33' Poor challenge from Everton. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
38' Seattle Sounders FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 38.
41' The referee has no hesitation. Damir Kreilach is booked for Real Salt Lake — Yellow card on 41.
42' Damir Kreilach catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 42.
45' Poor challenge from Abdoulaye Cissoko. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
46' The crowd applauds Alex Roldan as he leaves the pitch. Kelyn Rowe steps in for Seattle Sounders FC.
48' The deadlock is broken! Damir Kreilach gets on the scoresheet on 48 minutes.
53' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Aaron Herrera.
58' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
61' A change in the Real Salt Lake ranks — Justin Meram exits the field as Noah Powder enters on 61.
64' Seattle Sounders FC ring the changes. Brad Smith has done his job and it is now time for Jimmy Medranda to step up.
69' Xavier Arreaga needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
71' Rubio Rubin makes way for Anderson Julio at the 71 minute mark. A tactical switch from Real Salt Lake.
76' A quiet spell here at Rio Tinto Stadium. Real Salt Lake seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
80' Another substitution for Seattle Sounders FC to replace Danny Leyva by Will Bruin on 80 minute.
82' Real Salt Lake manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Maikel Chang Ramirez is hanging Aaron Herrera on the field on 82 minute.
85' The referee has no hesitation. Anderson Julio is booked for Real Salt Lake — Yellow card on 85.
90' Real Salt Lake currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
The points are shared — Real Salt Lake 1-0 Seattle Sounders FC. Honours even.

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
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

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

2 / 4

1.45 Real Salt Lake xG

Expected Goals

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

1.26 Seattle Sounders FC xG

I would bet for: Real Salt Lake or Seattle Sounders FC 73% + Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Real Salt Lake43% Draw27% Seattle Sounders FC30%

Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.71

Actual: No — clean sheet

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	15%	85%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw

70%

Draw or Seattle Sounders FC

57%

Real Salt Lake or Seattle Sounders FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Real Salt Lake29% Draw47% Seattle Sounders FC24%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.1%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

8.6%

2 – 1

8.5%

0 – 1

7.4%

1 – 2

7.4%

2 – 0

6.8%

2 – 2

5.4%

0 – 2

5.2%

3 – 1

4.1%

3 – 0

3.3%

1 – 3

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap	Real Salt Lake covers	Push	Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	12%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	20%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	18%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

29% ✗

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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