Real Salt Lake vs Seattle Sounders FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

Real Salt Lake

0 – 0

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Seattle Sounders FC

Sun 30 Apr 2023 · 01:30 UTC Rio Tinto Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 8' Joao Paulo

Jefferson Savarino 9' Y

Bryan Oviedo 36' Y

Justen Glad 53' Y

Ruiz 62' Y

Braian Ojeda 69' Y

Y 72' Alex Roldan

Ruiz 90' YR

Y 90' Albert Rusnak

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

2023-04-30 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Seattle Sounders FC 2023-03-05 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Real Salt Lake 2022-08-15 Seattle Sounders FC 1–2 Real Salt Lake 2022-03-05 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC 2021-09-19 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC

Recent Form

Real Salt Lake

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Apr	Seattle Sounders FC	H	0–0	D
23 Apr	San Jose Earthquakes	H	3–1	W
16 Apr	FC Dallas	A	1–2	L
09 Apr	Charlotte FC	H	3–1	W
01 Apr	Columbus Crew SC	A	0–4	L
26 Mar	St. Louis City	H	0–4	L

Seattle Sounders FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Apr	Real Salt Lake	A	0–0	D
23 Apr	Minnesota United FC	H	1–0	W
16 Apr	Portland Timbers	A	1–4	L
09 Apr	St. Louis City	H	3–0	W
01 Apr	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	2–1	W
26 Mar	Sporting Kansas City	A	4–1	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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Real Salt Lake to score. At the same time, Seattle Sounders FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' Seattle Sounders FC come into this ranked 4 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
8' A moment of madness from Joao Paulo on 8 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Seattle Sounders FC will be frustrated.
9' Poor challenge from Jefferson Savarino. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
14' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Real Salt Lake and Seattle Sounders FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
19' The travelling Seattle Sounders FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
24' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
29' Bryan Oviedo has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
34' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
36' The referee has no hesitation. Bryan Oviedo is booked for Real Salt Lake — Yellow card on 36.
41' 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.
46' Both keepers have barely been tested. Real Salt Lake and Seattle Sounders FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
51' Over 51 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
53' Poor challenge from Justen Glad. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
55' Another change for Real Salt Lake made on 55 minute. Daniel Musovski leaves to be changed by Bertin Jacquesson.
60' Marcelo Silva has been relatively quiet despite scoring 9 goals in his last 300 appearances.
62' Real Salt Lake receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 62.
67' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
69' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Braian Ojeda.
71' Dylan Teves has so much to prove this time. He replaces Leo Chu on 71 minute.
72' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Alex Roldan.
77' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
81' A change in the Real Salt Lake ranks — Rubio Rubin exits the field as Damir Kreilach enters on 81.
86' The 24-year-old Carlos Gomez has been sensational this season — 5 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
90' That looks like a foul for a Red card for Ruiz.
90' Time for substitution for Seattle Sounders FC. Joao Paulo is replaced by Xavier Arreaga.
0-0 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

3
Bryan Oviedo
15
Justen Glad
30
Marcelo Silva
10
Jefferson Savarino
12
Scott Caldwell ↓ Braian Ojeda 55'
18
Zac MacMath
4
Brayan Vera
17
Daniel Musovski ↓ Bertin Jacquesson 55'
14
Rubio Rubin ↓ Damir Kreilach 81'
7
Ruiz
11
Carlos Gomez

Bench

Coach Pablo Mastroeni

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

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

2023-04-30 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Seattle Sounders FC D 2023-04-23 Real Salt Lake 3–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2023-04-16 FC Dallas 2–1 Real Salt Lake L 2023-04-09 Real Salt Lake 3–1 Charlotte FC W 2023-04-01 Columbus Crew SC 4–0 Real Salt Lake L 2023-03-26 Real Salt Lake 0–4 St. Louis City L

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2023-04-30 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Seattle Sounders FC D 2023-04-23 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Minnesota United FC W 2023-04-16 Portland Timbers 4–1 Seattle Sounders FC L 2023-04-09 Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 St. Louis City W 2023-04-01 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC W 2023-03-26 Sporting Kansas City 1–4 Seattle Sounders FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.38 Real Salt Lake xG

Expected Goals

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

1.1 Seattle Sounders FC xG

I would bet for: Real Salt Lake or Seattle Sounders FC 71% + Under 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Real Salt Lake42% Draw29% Seattle Sounders FC29%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.48

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	71%	29%
± 2.5	45%	55%
± 3.5	24%	76%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw

71%

Draw or Seattle Sounders FC

58%

Real Salt Lake or Seattle Sounders FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Real Salt Lake30% Draw49% Seattle Sounders FC21%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.6%

0 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

10.4%

2 – 1

8.5%

0 – 1

8.1%

2 – 0

7.7%

1 – 2

6.7%

0 – 2

4.9%

2 – 2

4.7%

3 – 1

3.9%

3 – 0

3.5%

1 – 3

2.5%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap	Real Salt Lake covers	Push	Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	13%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	22%	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

34% ✗

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✗

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