Saturday , 14 November 2026

Real Salt Lake vs Seattle Sounders FC, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2022
Real Salt Lake
1 – 0
Full Time
Seattle Sounders FC
Sat 5 Mar 2022 · 23:00 UTC Rio Tinto Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 48' Albert Rusnak
Scott Caldwell 70' Y
Y 73' Kelyn Rowe

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

9
3
6
Real Salt Lake 18 games · Avg 2.0 goals Seattle Sounders FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-03-05 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC 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

Recent Form

Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Mar Seattle Sounders FC H 1–0 W
28 Feb Houston Dynamo A 0–0 D
07 Nov Sporting Kansas City A 1–0 W
04 Nov Portland Timbers H 1–3 L
30 Oct San Jose Earthquakes H 3–4 L
28 Oct FC Dallas A 2–1 W
Seattle Sounders FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Mar Real Salt Lake A 0–1 L
28 Feb Nashville SC H 0–1 L
07 Nov Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 1–1 D
02 Nov Los Angeles Galaxy H 1–1 D
27 Oct Los Angeles FC A 0–3 L
23 Oct Sporting Kansas City H 1–2 L

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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Real Salt Lake is hosting Seattle Sounders FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' Ruiz has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Leo Chu, as he is very good at scoring at Rio Tinto Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 15' Seattle Sounders FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
  • 20' The 29-year-old Nouhou Tolo has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 25' It’s high time Pablo Mastroeni made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 30' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Marcelo Silva suffering a number of foals already.
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' Real Salt Lake are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 45' Both keepers have barely been tested. Real Salt Lake and Seattle Sounders FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 46' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Bobby Wood makes it 1-0.
  • 46' The crowd applauds Alex Roldan as he leaves the pitch. Nouhou Tolo steps in for Seattle Sounders FC.
  • 48' Seattle Sounders FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 48.
  • 53' Real Salt Lake currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 58' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Real Salt Lake and Seattle Sounders FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 59' Time for substitution for Seattle Sounders FC. Leo Chu is replaced by Jordan Morris.
  • 64' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Seattle Sounders FC that had 304 games and scored 475 goals.
  • 66' Obed Vargas has so much to prove this time. He replaces Albert Rusnak on 66 minute.
  • 70' Real Salt Lake receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 70.
  • 70' Another change for Real Salt Lake made on 70 minute. Justin Meram leaves to be changed by Sergio Cordova.
  • 73' Seattle Sounders FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 73.
  • 78' The travelling Seattle Sounders FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 83' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 83 minutes.
  • 85' The Real Salt Lake manager makes a substitution. Bobby Wood departs to be replaced by Everton.
  • 90' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Pablo Mastroeni will be considering his options from the bench.
  • With this win, Real Salt Lake is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pablo Mastroeni

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brian Schmetzer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2022-03-05 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC 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

Real Salt Lake Form

2022-03-05 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC W 2022-02-28 Houston Dynamo 0–0 Real Salt Lake D 2021-11-07 Sporting Kansas City 0–1 Real Salt Lake W 2021-11-04 Real Salt Lake 1–3 Portland Timbers L 2021-10-30 Real Salt Lake 3–4 San Jose Earthquakes L 2021-10-28 FC Dallas 1–2 Real Salt Lake W

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2022-03-05 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC L 2022-02-28 Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 Nashville SC L 2021-11-07 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC D 2021-11-02 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2021-10-27 Los Angeles FC 3–0 Seattle Sounders FC L 2021-10-23 Seattle Sounders FC 1–2 Sporting Kansas City L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.46 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.18 Seattle Sounders FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake47% Draw26% Seattle Sounders FC27%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.64
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
74%
Draw or Seattle Sounders FC
53%
Real Salt Lake or Seattle Sounders FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake30% Draw47% Seattle Sounders FC23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.2%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
9.1%
2 – 1
8.7%
2 – 0
7.5%
0 – 1
7.4%
1 – 2
6.9%
2 – 2
5.1%
0 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
4.3%
3 – 0
3.6%
1 – 3
2.7%

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 71% — 29%
+1 71% 17% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
31% ✗
Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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