Sunday , 16 August 2026

Real Salt Lake vs Seattle Sounders FC, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2025
Real Salt Lake
2 – 0
Full Time
Seattle Sounders FC
Sat 1 Mar 2025 · 21:30 UTC America First Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 25' Nouhou Tolo
Diego Luna 56' Y
Forster Ajago 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Real Salt Lake vs Seattle Sounders FC — MLS at America First Field.

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

9
3
5
Real Salt Lake 17 games · Avg 2.0 goals Seattle Sounders FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-03-01 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Seattle Sounders FC 2024-05-30 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Real Salt Lake 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

Recent Form

Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Mar Seattle Sounders FC H 2–0 W
23 Feb San Jose Earthquakes A 0–4 L
20 Oct Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 2–1 W
06 Oct San Jose Earthquakes A 1–0 W
03 Oct Minnesota United FC H 0–0 D
29 Sep Austin FC A 2–2 D
Seattle Sounders FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Mar Real Salt Lake A 0–2 L
23 Feb Charlotte FC H 2–2 D
20 Oct Portland Timbers H 1–1 D
06 Oct Colorado Rapids SC A 1–0 W
03 Oct Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 3–0 W
29 Sep Houston Dynamo H 1–0 W

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' What a night it is going to be! Real Salt Lake welcome Seattle Sounders FC for this crunch clash at America First Field.
  • 5' The travelling Seattle Sounders FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 8' Nouhou Tolo has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 8 minutes.
  • 13' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 18' Supporters expect more eagerness from Javain Brown, as he is very good at scoring at America First Field with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 23' Seattle Sounders FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 25' Seattle Sounders FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 30' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 35' Real Salt Lake is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 40' The energy levels are beginning to show. Pablo Mastroeni might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 45' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 46' Georgi Minoungou makes way for Pedro De la Vega at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Seattle Sounders FC.
  • 51' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 56' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Diego Luna.
  • 61' Paul Rothrock has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 66' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 68' Alexandros Katranis makes way for Sam Junqua at the 68 minute mark. A tactical switch from Real Salt Lake.
  • 69' The Seattle Sounders FC manager makes a substitution. Nouhou Tolo departs to be replaced by Jackson Ragen.
  • 74' Over 74 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 79' GOAL! Forster Ajago fires home to make it 1-1!
  • 81' The supporters are chanting for Danny Leyva. He replaces Jordan Morris on 81 minute.
  • 86' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 90' Forster Ajago was booked on 90.
  • 90' Real Salt Lake ring the changes. Philip Quinton has done his job and it is now time for Brayan Vera to step up.
  • 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
Jordan Morris 2
Raul Ruidiaz 2
Nicolas Lodeiro 2
Albert Rusnak 2
Yeimar Gomez 2
Nouhou Tolo 2
Carlos Gomez 2

Head to Head

2025-03-01 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Seattle Sounders FC 2024-05-30 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Real Salt Lake 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

Real Salt Lake Form

2025-03-01 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Seattle Sounders FC W 2025-02-23 San Jose Earthquakes 4–0 Real Salt Lake L 2024-10-20 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2024-10-06 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Real Salt Lake W 2024-10-03 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Minnesota United FC D 2024-09-29 Austin FC 2–2 Real Salt Lake D

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2025-03-01 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Seattle Sounders FC L 2025-02-23 Seattle Sounders FC 2–2 Charlotte FC D 2024-10-20 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Portland Timbers D 2024-10-06 Colorado Rapids SC 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC W 2024-10-03 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–3 Seattle Sounders FC W 2024-09-29 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Houston Dynamo W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.38 Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.85 Seattle Sounders FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 62% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Real Salt Lake50% Draw28% Seattle Sounders FC22%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.23
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 65%
35%
± 2.5 38%
62%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Real Salt Lake or Draw
78%
Draw or Seattle Sounders FC
50%
Real Salt Lake or Seattle Sounders FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Real Salt Lake32% Draw51% Seattle Sounders FC17%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
13.6%
1 – 1
13.5%
0 – 0
12.9%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.4%
0 – 1
7.9%
1 – 2
5.2%
3 – 0
4.4%
3 – 1
4%
0 – 2
3.7%
2 – 2
3.7%
3 – 2
1.8%

Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake

Handicap Real Salt Lake covers Push Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 15% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 24% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 14% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
43% ✗
Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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