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Seattle Sounders FC vs Real Salt Lake, 2018

MLS · 2018
Seattle Sounders FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Real Salt Lake
Sat 26 May 2018 · 21:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Seattle Sounders FC vs Real Salt Lake — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Baldomero Toledo
  • Referee Apolinar Mariscal
  • Referee Jeff Hosking
  • Referee Silviu Petrescu
  • Referee Malik Badawi

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

Head-to-Head

6
3
9
Seattle Sounders FC 18 games · Avg 2.0 goals Real Salt Lake
Last 5 meetings
2018-05-26 Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 Real Salt Lake

Recent Form

Seattle Sounders FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 May Real Salt Lake H 0–1 L
13 May Portland Timbers A 0–1 L
09 May Toronto FC A 2–1 W
05 May Columbus Crew SC H 0–0 D
30 Apr Los Angeles FC A 0–1 L
22 Apr Minnesota United FC H 3–1 W
Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 May Seattle Sounders FC A 1–0 W
19 May Philadelphia Union A 1–4 L
13 May D.C. United SC H 3–2 W
06 May Orlando City SC A 1–3 L
28 Apr Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 0–2 L
22 Apr Colorado Rapids SC H 3–0 W

Season Stats

Seattle Sounders FC Real Salt Lake
#24 Position #27
35 Points 32
26 Played 27
9 / 8 / 9 W / D / L 9 / 5 / 13
33 Scored 40
34 Conceded 44
-1 GD -4
1.35 PPG 1.19
35% Win % 33%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
27% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season
11% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

Seattle Sounders FC are 24th (35 pts). Real Salt Lake are 27th (32 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC
0-15
3/2
16-30
5/6
31-45
3/5
46-60
5/4
61-75
1/3
76+
11/12
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Real Salt Lake
0-15
5/6
16-30
4/5
31-45
5/5
46-60
5/6
61-75
5/7
76+
6/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC
Dejan Joveljic 11 G 1 A
Paul Rothrock 5 G 1 A
Real Salt Lake
Sergi Solans 11 G 3 A
Zavier Gozo 6 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Seattle Sounders FC welcome Real Salt Lake for this crunch clash at .
  • 5' Real Salt Lake have won 425 goals from 287 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 10' Real Salt Lake started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 25' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 30' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 30 minutes.
  • 35' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Seattle Sounders FC and Real Salt Lake are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 40' Real Salt Lake looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 45' Seattle Sounders FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 50' It looks surprising Seattle Sounders FC does not make any changes. Handwalla Bwana has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 55' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 60' Seattle Sounders FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 65' The travelling Real Salt Lake supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 70' Real Salt Lake has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 75' Real Salt Lake fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 80' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 85' Jefferson Savarino, a Venezuela , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 90' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • Another three points for Real Salt Lake.

Lineups

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brian Schmetzer

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mike Petke

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2018-05-26 Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 Real Salt Lake

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2018-05-26 Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 Real Salt Lake L 2018-05-13 Portland Timbers 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC L 2018-05-09 Toronto FC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC W 2018-05-05 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 Columbus Crew SC D 2018-04-30 Los Angeles FC 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC L 2018-04-22 Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 Minnesota United FC W

Real Salt Lake Form

2018-05-26 Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 Real Salt Lake W 2018-05-19 Philadelphia Union 4–1 Real Salt Lake L 2018-05-13 Real Salt Lake 3–2 D.C. United SC W 2018-05-06 Orlando City SC 3–1 Real Salt Lake L 2018-04-28 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–0 Real Salt Lake L 2018-04-22 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Colorado Rapids SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.19 Seattle Sounders FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.02 Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for: Seattle Sounders FC or Draw 69% + Under 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Seattle Sounders FC37% Draw32% Real Salt Lake31%
Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.21
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

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw
69%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
63%
Seattle Sounders FC or Real Salt Lake
68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Seattle Sounders FC26% Draw52% Real Salt Lake22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.3%
0 – 0
13.3%
1 – 0
11.8%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
7.6%
2 – 0
7.4%
1 – 2
6.6%
0 – 2
5.5%
2 – 2
4%
3 – 1
3.1%
3 – 0
2.9%
1 – 3
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap Seattle Sounders FC covers Push Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 21% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 18% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✓
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
31% ✗

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