Real Salt Lake vs Seattle Sounders FC, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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Real Salt Lake vs Seattle Sounders FC — MLS at America First Field.
- 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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| #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)
H2H (18 games)
33%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
12%
Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season
Real Salt Lake this season
24%
Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season
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' Welcome to America First Field that hosts another battle between Real Salt Lake and Seattle Sounders FC.
- 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Real Salt Lake side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 8' Against the run of play, Nouhou Tolo has scored! This game has turned on its head.
- 13' Philip Quinton has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 18' Real Salt Lake is showing some good football. However, Real Salt Lake are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 23' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 23 minutes.
- 25' Nouhou Tolo has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 25.
- 30' The 31-year-old Cristian Roldan has been sensational this season — 5 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
- 35' Jordan Morris is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Real Salt Lake tonight.
- 40' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 45' Seattle Sounders FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 46' Georgi Minoungou makes way for Pedro De la Vega at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Seattle Sounders FC.
- 51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 56' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Diego Luna on 56 minutes.
- 61' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 66' The home supporters are growing impatient. Real Salt Lake must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 68' Time for substitution for Real Salt Lake. Alexandros Katranis is replaced by Sam Junqua.
- 69' Another substitution for Seattle Sounders FC to replace Nouhou Tolo by Jackson Ragen on 69 minute.
- 74' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Seattle Sounders FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 79' Magnificent from Forster Ajago! That is 1 goals in 231 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
- 81' Another change for Seattle Sounders FC made on 81 minute. Jordan Morris leaves to be changed by Danny Leyva.
- 86' Real Salt Lake are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
- 90' It’s gonna be a card for Forster Ajago.
- 90' A tactical swap from Real Salt Lake — Brayan Vera on, Philip Quinton off on 90 minutes.
- 2-0 the final result. Seattle Sounders FC will be bitterly disappointed.
Lineups
Real Salt Lake Lineups
Starting XI
- 10
- 15
- 98
- 6
- 91
-
26
Philip Quinton ↓ Brayan Vera 90'
- 8
- 14
- 1
-
23
Ariath Piol ↓ Forster Ajago 68'
-
11
Dominik Marczuk ↓ Bode Davis 68'
Bench
- 7
- 31
-
29
Sam Junqua ↑ 68'
-
4
Brayan Vera ↑ 90'
- 16
-
19
Bode Davis ↑ 68'
- 13
-
27
Forster Ajago ↑ 68'
- 3
Coach
Pablo Mastroeni
Seattle Sounders FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 11
- 24
- 7
-
5
Nouhou Tolo ↓ Jackson Ragen 69'
-
13
Jordan Morris ↓ Danny Leyva 81'
- 28
- 15
- 18
-
14
Paul Rothrock ↓ Paul Arriola 46'
- 93
- 85
Bench
- 6
-
9
Jesus Ferreira ↑ 69'
-
10
Pedro De la Vega ↑ 46'
-
17
Paul Arriola ↑ 46'
-
75
Danny Leyva ↑ 81'
- 26
- 19
-
25
Jackson Ragen ↑ 69'
- 33
Coach
Brian Schmetzer
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| 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
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
1.34
Real Salt Lake xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.92
Seattle Sounders FC xG
I would bet for:
Under 2.5 goals 61%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Real Salt Lake win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.26
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 87% |
|
13% |
| ± 1.5 | 66% |
|
34% |
| ± 2.5 | 39% |
|
61% |
| ± 3.5 | 20% |
|
80% |
| ± 4.5 | 9% |
|
91% |
Double Chance
Real Salt Lake or Draw
76%
Draw or Seattle Sounders FC
52%
Real Salt Lake or Seattle Sounders FC
71%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Real Salt Lake win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.8%
1 – 0
12.8%
0 – 0
12.7%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
8.4%
2 – 1
8.3%
1 – 2
5.7%
0 – 2
4.3%
2 – 2
4%
3 – 0
3.9%
3 – 1
3.8%
3 – 2
1.9%
Asian Handicap — Real Salt Lake
| Handicap | Real Salt Lake covers | Push | Seattle Sounders FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 8% | — | 92% |
| -2 | 8% | 14% | 79% |
| -1.5 | 21% | — | 79% |
| -1 | 21% | 23% | 55% |
| -0.5 | 45% | — | 55% |
| +0.5 | 76% | — | 24% |
| +1 | 76% | 16% | 9% |
| +1.5 | 91% | — | 9% |
| +2 | 91% | 6% | 2% |
| +2.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
Clean Sheet
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
40%
✗
Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet
27%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

