Seattle Sounders FC vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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Seattle Sounders FC

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Real Salt Lake

Thu 24 Jun 2021 · 02:00 UTC Lumen Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 39' Everton

Y 40' Everton

Raul Ruidiaz 76' Y

Raul Ruidiaz 77' Y

Y 88' David Ochoa

Overview

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

Seattle Sounders FC 34 games · 46 pts (2026/26)
Real Salt Lake 34 games · 45 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

Seattle Sounders FC 18 games · Avg 2.0 goals Real Salt Lake

Last 5 meetings

2021-06-24 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Real Salt Lake 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

Recent Form

Seattle Sounders FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Jun	Real Salt Lake	H	2–1	W
20 Jun	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	2–1	W
31 May	Austin FC	H	0–0	D
23 May	Atlanta United FC	H	1–0	W
17 May	Los Angeles FC	H	2–0	W
13 May	San Jose Earthquakes	A	1–0	W

Real Salt Lake

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Jun	Seattle Sounders FC	A	1–2	L
19 Jun	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	3–1	W
30 May	Minnesota United FC	H	1–1	D
23 May	FC Dallas	A	2–2	D
16 May	Nashville SC	H	0–0	D
08 May	San Jose Earthquakes	H	1–2	L

Season Stats

Seattle Sounders FC		Real Salt Lake
#23	Position	#24
46	Points	45
34	Played	34
12 / 10 / 12	W / D / L	13 / 6 / 15
44	Scored	53
46	Conceded	52
-2	GD	+1
1.35	PPG	1.32
35%	Win %	38%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

24% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

12% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

Seattle Sounders FC are 23rd (46 pts). Real Salt Lake are 24th (45 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC

Dejan Joveljic	13 G	1 A
Paul Rothrock	5 G	1 A

Real Salt Lake

Sergi Solans	15 G	4 A
Zavier Gozo	6 G	3 A

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Seattle Sounders FC launch into their encounter with Real Salt Lake.
5' Marcelo Silva needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
10' Both keepers have barely been tested. Seattle Sounders FC and Real Salt Lake are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
15' The travelling Real Salt Lake supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
20' Anderson Julio has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
25' 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.
30' Real Salt Lake come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
35' Real Salt Lake looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
39' The referee calls foul for Everton. He receives a Yellow card.
40' Everton was booked on 40.
45' Seattle Sounders FC have won 477 goals from 305 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
50' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Seattle Sounders FC and Real Salt Lake are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
55' Cristian Roldan has been relatively quiet despite scoring 40 goals in his last 305 appearances.
58' Seattle Sounders FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Cristian Roldan on 58.
63' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Seattle Sounders FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
66' It is a substitution in Seattle Sounders FC team. Jimmy Medranda is replaced by Brad Smith on 66 minute.
67' Bobby Wood has so much to prove this time. He replaces Nick Besler on 67 minute.
72' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Real Salt Lake that had 300 games and scored 445 goals.
74' Real Salt Lake manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Donny Toia is hanging Andrew Brody on the field on 74 minute.
76' Raul Ruidiaz was booked on 76.
77' Seattle Sounders FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
78' GOAL! Albert Rusnak fires home to make it 1-1!
79' Albert Rusnak puts Real Salt Lake on the lead.
80' A change in the Real Salt Lake ranks — Albert Rusnak exits the field as Anderson Julio enters on 80.
85' The Seattle Sounders FC bench stirs into life. Will Bruin is withdrawn and Fredy Montero gets his opportunity.
88' Goal! Raul Ruidiaz scores his 92 goal in 18 matches.
88' Real Salt Lake player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
90' Another change for Seattle Sounders FC made on 90 minute. Raul Ruidiaz leaves to be changed by Danny Leyva.
Full Time. Seattle Sounders FC beats Real Salt Lake

Lineups

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

12
Fredy Montero ↑ 85'
11
Brad Smith ↑ 66'
18
Spencer Richey
75
Danny Leyva ↑ 90'
84
Joshua Atencio ↑ 85'
45
Ethan Dobbelaere
21
Reed Baker-Whiting

Coach Brian Schmetzer

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

–
Bobby Wood ↑ 67'
3
Ashtone Morgan
18
Zac MacMath
43
Justin Portillo
20
Erik Holt
29
Anderson Julio ↑ 80'
6
Ruiz ↑ 67'
16
Maikel Chang Ramirez
4
Donny Toia ↑ 74'

Coach Freddy Juarez

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

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2021-06-24 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Real Salt Lake W 2021-06-20 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC W 2021-05-31 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 Austin FC D 2021-05-23 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Atlanta United FC W 2021-05-17 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Los Angeles FC W 2021-05-13 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC W

Real Salt Lake Form

2021-06-24 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Real Salt Lake L 2021-06-19 Real Salt Lake 3–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2021-05-30 Real Salt Lake 1–1 Minnesota United FC D 2021-05-23 FC Dallas 2–2 Real Salt Lake D 2021-05-16 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Nashville SC D 2021-05-08 Real Salt Lake 1–2 San Jose Earthquakes L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.51 Seattle Sounders FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.18 Real Salt Lake xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Seattle Sounders FC49% Draw26% Real Salt Lake25%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.69

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	50%	50%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw

75%

Draw or Real Salt Lake

51%

Seattle Sounders FC or Real Salt Lake

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Seattle Sounders FC31% Draw47% Real Salt Lake22%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13%

1 – 0

9.3%

0 – 0

8.8%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

7.6%

0 – 1

1 – 2

6.9%

2 – 2

5.2%

0 – 2

4.6%

3 – 1

4.4%

3 – 0

3.7%

1 – 3

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap	Seattle Sounders FC covers	Push	Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	13%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	21%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	16%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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