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 34 games · 45 pts (2026/26)
Seattle Sounders FC 34 games · 46 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

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
#24	Position	#23
45	Points	46
34	Played	34
13 / 6 / 15	W / D / L	12 / 10 / 12
53	Scored	44
52	Conceded	46
+1	GD	-2
1.32	PPG	1.35
38%	Win %	35%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

12% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

24% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

Real Salt Lake are 24th (45 pts). Seattle Sounders FC are 23rd (46 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Real Salt Lake

0-15

9/7

16-30

5/7

31-45

6/6

46-60

8/7

61-75

7/7

76+

8/11

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Seattle Sounders FC

0-15

5/5

16-30

5/7

31-45

4/7

46-60

8/6

61-75

4/5

76+

13/14

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Real Salt Lake

Sergi Solans	15 G	4 A
Zavier Gozo	6 G	3 A

Seattle Sounders FC

Dejan Joveljic	13 G	1 A
Paul Rothrock	5 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Real Salt Lake gets underway.
5' Albert Rusnak is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Seattle Sounders FC tonight.
10' Seattle Sounders FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Albert Rusnak scoring 1 goals.
15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Real Salt Lake and Seattle Sounders FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
20' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Seattle Sounders FC winning 50% of all matches.
25' The 39-year-old Fredy Montero has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
30' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
33' The referee calls foul for Everton. He receives a Yellow card.
38' Both keepers have barely been tested. Real Salt Lake and Seattle Sounders FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
41' It’s a booking for Real Salt Lake player. Damir Kreilach gets a Yellow card.
42' Damir Kreilach is having his name booked by the referee on 42.
45' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Abdoulaye Cissoko on 45 minutes.
46' A change in the Seattle Sounders FC ranks — Alex Roldan exits the field as Kelyn Rowe enters on 46.
48' What a moment for Damir Kreilach! That strike on 48 puts his side firmly in control.
53' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Aaron Herrera.
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' Seattle Sounders FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jimmy Medranda is hanging Brad Smith on the field on 64 minute.
69' Real Salt Lake are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Seattle Sounders FC backline.
71' The Real Salt Lake bench stirs into life. Rubio Rubin is withdrawn and Anderson Julio gets his opportunity.
76' USA international Cristian Roldan has been a key figure this campaign — 5 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
80' It is a substitution in Seattle Sounders FC team. Danny Leyva is replaced by Will Bruin on 80 minute.
82' Another substitution for Real Salt Lake to replace Aaron Herrera by Maikel Chang Ramirez on 82 minute.
85' Anderson Julio has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 85.
90' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Real Salt Lake needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Real Salt Lake 1-0 Seattle Sounders FC.

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

1.51 Real Salt Lake xG

Expected Goals

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

1.23 Seattle Sounders FC xG

I would bet for: Real Salt Lake or Seattle Sounders FC 73% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Real Salt Lake44% Draw27% Seattle Sounders FC29%

Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.74

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	51%	49%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw

71%

Draw or Seattle Sounders FC

56%

Real Salt Lake or Seattle Sounders FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Real Salt Lake31% Draw46% Seattle Sounders FC23%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.9%

1 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

8.7%

0 – 0

8.4%

2 – 0

7.2%

1 – 2

7.1%

0 – 1

2 – 2

5.4%

0 – 2

4.8%

3 – 1

4.4%

3 – 0

3.6%

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

23% ✓

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