Sunday , 16 August 2026

Seattle Sounders FC vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Seattle Sounders FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Real Salt Lake
Sun 7 Apr 2019 · 02:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Cristian Roldan 73' Y
Kelvin Leerdam 78' Y
Y 83' Marcelo Silva

Overview

Match Preview

Seattle Sounders FC vs Real Salt Lake — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Mike Kampmeinert
  • Referee Alex Chilowicz
  • Referee Nima Saghafi
  • Referee Matthew Nelson
  • Referee Kevin Terry Jr.

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

5
3
9
Seattle Sounders FC 17 games · Avg 2.0 goals Real Salt Lake
Last 5 meetings
2019-04-07 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Real Salt Lake 2018-06-03 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Seattle Sounders FC 2018-05-26 Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 Real Salt Lake

Recent Form

Seattle Sounders FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Apr Real Salt Lake H 1–0 W
31 Mar Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 0–0 D
16 Mar Chicago Fire FC A 4–2 W
10 Mar Colorado Rapids SC H 2–0 W
03 Mar FC Cincinnati H 4–1 W
09 Nov Portland Timbers H 3–2 W
Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Apr Seattle Sounders FC A 0–1 L
31 Mar FC Dallas H 2–4 L
24 Mar Los Angeles FC A 1–2 L
17 Mar D.C. United SC A 0–5 L
09 Mar Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 1–0 W
02 Mar Houston Dynamo A 1–1 D

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

35% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
35% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season
11% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at !
  • 5' Real Salt Lake fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 18' Nicolas Lodeiro doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 23' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 28' Kyle Beckerman has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 283 appearances.
  • 33' Supporters expect more eagerness from Chad Marshall, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 38' It looks surprising Seattle Sounders FC does not make any changes. Gustav Svensson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 43' Seattle Sounders FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 48' 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 Cristian Roldan suffering a number of foals already.
  • 53' The 29-year-old Tate Schmitt has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 58' 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.
  • 63' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 68' Nick Rimando needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 69' The Real Salt Lake bench stirs into life. Sam Johnson is withdrawn and Sebastian Saucedo gets his opportunity.
  • 73' Cristian Roldan has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 73.
  • 73' A tactical swap from Seattle Sounders FC — Harry Shipp on, Will Bruin off on 73 minutes.
  • 78' A moment of madness from Kelvin Leerdam on 78 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Seattle Sounders FC will be frustrated.
  • 81' The crowd applauds Victor Rodriguez as he leaves the pitch. Nouhou Tolo steps in for Seattle Sounders FC.
  • 83' Marcelo Silva has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 83.
  • 85' It is a substitution in Real Salt Lake team. Corey Baird is replaced by Tate Schmitt on 85 minute.
  • 87' The Real Salt Lake bench stirs into life. Marcelo Silva is withdrawn and Luis Arriaga gets his opportunity.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

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 2
Yeimar Gomez 2
Nouhou Tolo 2
Carlos Gomez 2
Corey Baird 2
Jordan Morris 2
Raul Ruidiaz 2

Head to Head

2019-04-07 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Real Salt Lake 2018-06-03 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Seattle Sounders FC 2018-05-26 Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 Real Salt Lake

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2019-04-07 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Real Salt Lake W 2019-03-31 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–0 Seattle Sounders FC D 2019-03-16 Chicago Fire FC 2–4 Seattle Sounders FC W 2019-03-10 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Colorado Rapids SC W 2019-03-03 Seattle Sounders FC 4–1 FC Cincinnati W 2018-11-09 Seattle Sounders FC 3–2 Portland Timbers W

Real Salt Lake Form

2019-04-07 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Real Salt Lake L 2019-03-31 Real Salt Lake 2–4 FC Dallas L 2019-03-24 Los Angeles FC 2–1 Real Salt Lake L 2019-03-17 D.C. United SC 5–0 Real Salt Lake L 2019-03-09 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2019-03-02 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Real Salt Lake D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.38 Seattle Sounders FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.02 Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Seattle Sounders FC48% Draw28% Real Salt Lake24%
Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.4
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw
76%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
52%
Seattle Sounders FC or Real Salt Lake
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Seattle Sounders FC31% Draw50% Real Salt Lake19%
Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.7%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
11.2%
2 – 1
8.5%
2 – 0
8.4%
0 – 1
8.1%
1 – 2
6.2%
0 – 2
4.5%
2 – 2
4.4%
3 – 1
4%
3 – 0
3.8%
1 – 3
2.1%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap Seattle Sounders FC covers Push Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 22% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 16% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✗
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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