Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

MLS · 2026
Seattle Sounders FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Real Salt Lake
Thu 8 Oct 2020 · 02:00 UTC CenturyLink Field HT 45+2' · FT 45+4'
Jordy Delem 26' Y
Shane O'Neill 70' Y
Y 76' Nick Besler

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee David Gantar
  • Referee Jeff Hosking
  • Referee Edvin Jurisevic
  • Referee Silviu Petrescu
  • Referee Gjovalin Bori

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
2020-10-08 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Real Salt Lake 2020-09-03 Real Salt Lake 2–2 Seattle Sounders FC 2019-08-15 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Seattle Sounders FC 2019-04-07 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Real Salt Lake 2018-06-03 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Seattle Sounders FC

Recent Form

Seattle Sounders FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Oct Real Salt Lake H 2–1 W
04 Oct Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 3–1 W
28 Sep Los Angeles Galaxy A 3–1 W
24 Sep Portland Timbers A 0–1 L
19 Sep Los Angeles FC H 3–0 W
11 Sep San Jose Earthquakes H 7–1 W
Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Oct Seattle Sounders FC A 1–2 L
05 Oct Los Angeles FC H 1–3 L
28 Sep Minnesota United FC A 0–0 D
24 Sep Los Angeles Galaxy H 2–0 W
20 Sep Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 1–2 L
13 Sep Colorado Rapids SC H 0–5 L

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' Seattle Sounders FC have kicked off against Real Salt Lake. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Real Salt Lake is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kelvin Leerdam made 292 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Seattle Sounders FC and Real Salt Lake are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 20' The energy levels are beginning to show. Brian Schmetzer might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 25' 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.
  • 26' Jordy Delem catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 26.
  • 28' Jordan Morris makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Seattle Sounders FC are in front.
  • 33' It is a cagey affair so far. Seattle Sounders FC in their trying to find a way past Real Salt Lake's compact .
  • 38' Seattle Sounders FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 43' Seattle Sounders FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Real Salt Lake backline.
  • 48' Real Salt Lake come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 53' Real Salt Lake fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 58' The home supporters are growing impatient. Seattle Sounders FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 61' Yeimar Gomez has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 61 minutes.
  • 64' Brad Smith gets the nod from Seattle Sounders FC. He replaces Will Bruin and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 66' Real Salt Lake manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Douglas Martinez is hanging Sam Johnson on the field on 66 minute.
  • 68' What composure from Nouhou Tolo! The Cameroon international strokes it home. 3-0.
  • 70' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Shane O'Neill on 70 minutes.
  • 75' Both keepers have barely been tested. Seattle Sounders FC and Real Salt Lake are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 76' Controversy at the stadium! Nick Besler argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 81' United States international Andrew Putna has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 86' Another change for Real Salt Lake made on 86 minute. Aaron Herrera leaves to be changed by Justin Meram.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Seattle Sounders FC players.

Lineups

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brian Schmetzer

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Freddy Juarez

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2020-10-08 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Real Salt Lake 2020-09-03 Real Salt Lake 2–2 Seattle Sounders FC 2019-08-15 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Seattle Sounders FC 2019-04-07 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Real Salt Lake 2018-06-03 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Seattle Sounders FC

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2020-10-08 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Real Salt Lake W 2020-10-04 Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2020-09-28 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–3 Seattle Sounders FC W 2020-09-24 Portland Timbers 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC L 2020-09-19 Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 Los Angeles FC W 2020-09-11 Seattle Sounders FC 7–1 San Jose Earthquakes W

Real Salt Lake Form

2020-10-08 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Real Salt Lake L 2020-10-05 Real Salt Lake 1–3 Los Angeles FC L 2020-09-28 Minnesota United FC 0–0 Real Salt Lake D 2020-09-24 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2020-09-20 Real Salt Lake 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2020-09-13 Real Salt Lake 0–5 Colorado Rapids SC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.65 Seattle Sounders FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.12 Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Seattle Sounders FC53% Draw25% Real Salt Lake22%
Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.77
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw
78%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
47%
Seattle Sounders FC or Real Salt Lake
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Seattle Sounders FC35% Draw46% Real Salt Lake19%
Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.5%
1 – 0
9.5%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
8.4%
0 – 0
8.1%
1 – 2
6.2%
0 – 1
6.1%
2 – 2
5.2%
3 – 1
5.1%
3 – 0
4.5%
0 – 2
3.8%
3 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap Seattle Sounders FC covers Push Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 15% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 22% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 15% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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