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

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MLS · 2021

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

Match Preview

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

Seattle Sounders FC 26 games · 35 pts (2026/26)
Real Salt Lake 27 games · 32 pts (2026/26)

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

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
#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' The wait is over. Seattle Sounders FC get us underway at Lumen Field.
5' 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.
10' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
15' Real Salt Lake fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
20' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
25' Seattle Sounders FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Real Salt Lake backline.
30' 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.
35' 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.
39' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Everton.
40' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Everton.
45' USA international Will Bruin has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
50' David Ochoa has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
55' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
58' Goal! Cristian Roldan scores his 38 goal in 292 matches.
63' Seattle Sounders FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
66' Another substitution for Seattle Sounders FC to replace Jimmy Medranda by Brad Smith on 66 minute.
67' Nick Besler makes way for Bobby Wood at the 67 minute mark. A tactical switch from Real Salt Lake.
72' The home supporters are growing impatient. Seattle Sounders FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
74' Another substitution for Real Salt Lake to replace Andrew Brody by Donny Toia on 74 minute.
76' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Raul Ruidiaz.
77' Seattle Sounders FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
78' Magnificent from Albert Rusnak! That is 77 goals in 287 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
79' The deadlock is broken! Albert Rusnak gets on the scoresheet on 79 minutes.
80' The whistle greets Albert Rusnak as he departs to be replaced by Anderson Julio.
85' Fredy Montero has so much to prove this time. He replaces Will Bruin on 85 minute.
88' What composure from Raul Ruidiaz! The Peru international strokes it home. 2-2.
88' The referee has no hesitation. David Ochoa is booked for Real Salt Lake — Yellow card on 88.
90' Raul Ruidiaz makes way for Danny Leyva at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from Seattle Sounders FC.
The points are shared — Seattle Sounders FC 2-1 Real Salt Lake. Honours even.

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

1.54 Seattle Sounders FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.13 Real Salt Lake xG

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

Match Result

✓ Correct

Seattle Sounders FC51% Draw26% Real Salt Lake23%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.67

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	49%	51%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw

76%

Draw or Real Salt Lake

49%

Seattle Sounders FC or Real Salt Lake

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Seattle Sounders FC32% Draw47% Real Salt Lake21%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.9%

1 – 0

9.7%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

8.8%

2 – 0

0 – 1

6.8%

1 – 2

6.6%

2 – 2

5.1%

3 – 1

4.6%

0 – 2

4.3%

3 – 0

3 – 2

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap	Seattle Sounders FC covers	Push	Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	14%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	22%	55%
-0.5	45%	—	55%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	16%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	8%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

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