Thursday , 2 July 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 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

9
3
5
Real Salt Lake 17 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
#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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Real Salt Lake and Seattle Sounders FC has kicked off!
  • 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 15' It looks like no one’s ball. Seattle Sounders FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 20' The home supporters are growing impatient. Real Salt Lake must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 25' A quiet spell here at Rio Tinto Stadium. Real Salt Lake seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 30' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 35' Supporters expect more eagerness from Reed Baker-Whiting, as he is very good at scoring at Rio Tinto Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 40' Yeimar Gomez has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 45' Zac MacMath, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 46' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Bobby Wood makes it 1-0.
  • 46' Another change for Seattle Sounders FC made on 46 minute. Alex Roldan leaves to be changed by Nouhou Tolo.
  • 48' Albert Rusnak catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 48.
  • 53' Kelyn Rowe has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 58' The 31-year-old Cristian Roldan has been sensational this season — 3 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 59' Jordan Morris is replacing Leo Chu for the Seattle Sounders FC side.
  • 64' It’s high time Brian Schmetzer made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 66' Obed Vargas is replacing Albert Rusnak for the Seattle Sounders FC side.
  • 70' Scott Caldwell catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 70.
  • 70' Real Salt Lake ring the changes. Justin Meram has done his job and it is now time for Sergio Cordova to step up.
  • 73' The referee has no hesitation. Kelyn Rowe is booked for Seattle Sounders FC — Yellow card on 73.
  • 78' Seattle Sounders FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 83' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Real Salt Lake side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 85' The Real Salt Lake bench stirs into life. Bobby Wood is withdrawn and Everton gets his opportunity.
  • 90' Real Salt Lake are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Seattle Sounders FC.

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 2
Yeimar Gomez 2
Nouhou Tolo 2
Carlos Gomez 2
Corey Baird 2
Jordan Morris 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
4 / 4
1.27 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.11 Seattle Sounders FC xG
I would bet for: Real Salt Lake or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake45% Draw28% Seattle Sounders FC27%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.38
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
73%
Draw or Seattle Sounders FC
55%
Real Salt Lake or Seattle Sounders FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake27% Draw50% Seattle Sounders FC23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14%
0 – 0
11.5%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
9.2%
2 – 1
8%
2 – 0
7.2%
1 – 2
7%
0 – 2
5.5%
2 – 2
4.5%
3 – 1
3.4%
3 – 0
3%
1 – 3
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 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
34% ✗
Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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