Real Salt Lake vs Seattle Sounders FC, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2024

Real Salt Lake

2 – 0

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Seattle Sounders FC

Thu 16 May 2024 · 01:30 UTC Rio Tinto Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 55' Cody Baker

Y 85' Cristian Roldan

Carlos Gomez 86' Y

Fidel Barajas 90' Y

Overview

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

Real Salt Lake 17 games · 27 pts (2026/26)
Seattle Sounders FC 17 games · 24 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	18	40
2	Internacional CF Miami	18	38
3	New England Revolution	18	30
4	Chicago Fire FC	17	29
5	New York City FC	18	26
6	FC Cincinnati	18	26
7	Charlotte FC	18	25
8	New York Red Bulls	18	25
9	D.C. United SC	18	23
10	Columbus Crew SC	18	20
11	Orlando City SC	18	20
12	Toronto FC	18	17
13	Philadelphia Union	18	16
14	Montreal Impact FC	18	16
15	Atlanta United FC	18	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	34
17	Los Angeles FC	19	34
18	San Jose Earthquakes	18	33
19	Houston Dynamo	18	32
20	FC Dallas	18	27
21	Real Salt Lake	17	27
22	St. Louis City	18	26
23	Portland Timbers	18	24
24	Seattle Sounders FC	17	24
25	Minnesota United FC	18	24
26	Colorado Rapids SC	18	22
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	22
28	San Diego FC	18	21
29	Austin FC	18	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	18	14

Head-to-Head

Real Salt Lake 17 games · Avg 2.0 goals Seattle Sounders FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-05-16 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Seattle Sounders FC 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

Recent Form

Real Salt Lake

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 May	Seattle Sounders FC	H	2–0	W
12 May	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	2–2	D
05 May	Sporting Kansas City	H	1–0	W
27 Apr	Philadelphia Union	A	2–1	W
21 Apr	Chicago Fire FC	A	4–0	W
14 Apr	Columbus Crew SC	H	0–0	D

Seattle Sounders FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 May	Real Salt Lake	A	0–2	L
12 May	Portland Timbers	A	2–1	W
05 May	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	0–0	D
30 Apr	Philadelphia Union	A	3–2	W
27 Apr	D.C. United SC	A	1–2	L
21 Apr	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	0–2	L

Season Stats

Real Salt Lake		Seattle Sounders FC
#21	Position	#24
27	Points	24
17	Played	17
8 / 3 / 6	W / D / L	7 / 3 / 7
29	Scored	20
25	Conceded	22
+4	GD	-2
1.59	PPG	1.41
47%	Win %	41%

Key Stats

35% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

35% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

11% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

29% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

Real Salt Lake are 21st (27 pts). Seattle Sounders FC are 24th (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Real Salt Lake

0-15

4/4

16-30

3/2

31-45

3/2

46-60

4/2

61-75

2/4

76+

4/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Seattle Sounders FC

0-15

2/2

16-30

4/4

31-45

2/3

46-60

2/2

61-75

–/2

76+

5/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Real Salt Lake

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

Seattle Sounders FC

Paul Rothrock

5 G

1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Real Salt Lake and Seattle Sounders FC get this one started.
5' Sota Kitahara has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
10' 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 Jon Bell suffering a number of foals already.
15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
20' Real Salt Lake has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
22' Paul Rothrock has so much to prove this time. He replaces Leo Chu on 22 minute.
27' What composure from Carlos Gomez! The Colombia international strokes it home. 1-0.
32' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
37' The travelling Seattle Sounders FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
42' Seattle Sounders FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
47' Seattle Sounders FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
48' Fresh legs for Seattle Sounders FC! Cristian Roldan comes on to replace Joao Paulo.
52' Real Salt Lake make a change. Andrew Brody trudges off to be replaced by Alexandros Katranis on 52 minutes.
55' The referee calls foul for Cody Baker. He receives a card.
58' Brilliant from the ! Diego Luna makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 58.
63' Supporters expect more eagerness from Georgi Minoungou, as he is very good at scoring at Rio Tinto Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
64' Seattle Sounders FC ring the changes. Albert Rusnak has done his job and it is now time for Jordan Morris to step up.
65' The Seattle Sounders FC bench stirs into life. Cody Baker is withdrawn and Reed Baker-Whiting gets his opportunity.
70' The energy levels are beginning to show. Brian Schmetzer might look to freshen things up shortly.
71' Anderson Julio is ready to make an impact after coming on for Cristian Arango at the 71 minute mark.
72' The whistle greets Diego Luna as he departs to be replaced by Fidel Barajas.
77' The Real Salt Lake manager makes a substitution. Matt Crooks departs to be replaced by Maikel Chang.
82' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
83' Another change for Seattle Sounders FC made on 83 minute. Jackson Ragen leaves to be changed by Yeimar Gomez.
85' The referee calls foul for Cristian Roldan. He receives a card.
85' Braian Ojeda makes way for Nelson Palacio at the 85 minute mark. A tactical switch from Real Salt Lake.
86' The referee shows Real Salt Lake player a card on 86.
90' It’s gonna be a card for Fidel Barajas.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Real Salt Lake take all three points.

Lineups

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

9
Cristian Arango ↓ Anderson Julio 71'
15
Justen Glad
2
Andrew Brody ↓ Alexandros Katranis 52'
6
Braian Ojeda ↓ Nelson Palacio 85'
4
Brayan Vera
26
Philip Quinton
35
Gavin Beavers
8
Diego Luna ↓ Fidel Barajas 72'
11
Carlos Gomez
14
Emeka Eneli
25
Matt Crooks ↓ Maikel Chang 77'

Bench

3
Bryan Oviedo
98
Alexandros Katranis ↑ 52'
18
Zac MacMath
16
Maikel Chang ↑ 77'
29
Anderson Julio ↑ 71'
27
Bertin Jacquesson
13
Nelson Palacio ↑ 85'
33
Tommy Silva
17
Fidel Barajas ↑ 72'

Coach Pablo Mastroeni

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

7
Cristian Roldan ↑ 48'
16
Alex Roldan
13
Jordan Morris ↑ 64'
28
Yeimar Gomez ↑ 83'
21
Reed Baker-Whiting ↑ 65'
26
Andrew Thomas
99
Dylan Teves
14
Paul Rothrock ↑ 22'

Coach Brian Schmetzer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Real Salt Lake Form

2024-05-16 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Seattle Sounders FC W 2024-05-12 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–2 Real Salt Lake D 2024-05-05 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Sporting Kansas City W 2024-04-27 Philadelphia Union 1–2 Real Salt Lake W 2024-04-21 Chicago Fire FC 0–4 Real Salt Lake W 2024-04-14 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Columbus Crew SC D

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2024-05-16 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Seattle Sounders FC L 2024-05-12 Portland Timbers 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC W 2024-05-05 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2024-04-30 Philadelphia Union 2–3 Seattle Sounders FC W 2024-04-27 D.C. United SC 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC L 2024-04-21 Seattle Sounders FC 0–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.46 Real Salt Lake xG

Expected Goals

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

0.86 Seattle Sounders FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Real Salt Lake53% Draw27% Seattle Sounders FC20%

Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes45% 0% No55%

Avg goals/match: 2.32

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	67%	33%
± 2.5	41%	59%
± 3.5	21%	79%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw

80%

Draw or Seattle Sounders FC

47%

Real Salt Lake or Seattle Sounders FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Real Salt Lake34% Draw50% Seattle Sounders FC16%

Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

13.3%

1 – 1

13.2%

0 – 0

12%

2 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

8.7%

0 – 1

7.3%

1 – 2

5.1%

3 – 0

4.9%

3 – 1

4.3%

2 – 2

3.8%

0 – 2

3.4%

3 – 2

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap	Real Salt Lake covers	Push	Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	15%	74%
-1.5	26%	—	74%
-1	26%	24%	50%
-0.5	50%	—	50%
+0.5	79%	—	21%
+1	79%	14%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

43% ✗

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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