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 13 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
Real Salt Lake 14 games · 26 pts (2026/26)

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

Seattle Sounders FC 17 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
#21	Position	#18
24	Points	26
13	Played	14
7 / 3 / 3	W / D / L	8 / 2 / 4
17	Scored	26
11	Conceded	19
+6	GD	+7
1.85	PPG	1.86
54%	Win %	57%

Key Stats

35% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

35% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

38% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

14% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

Seattle Sounders FC are 21st (24 pts). Real Salt Lake are 18th (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC

0-15

2/1

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/1

46-60

2/–

61-75

–/1

76+

4/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Real Salt Lake

0-15

4/3

16-30

2/2

31-45

3/1

46-60

3/1

61-75

2/1

76+

2/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Seattle Sounders FC and Real Salt Lake has kicked off!
5' Seattle Sounders FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
10' Seattle Sounders FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Real Salt Lake's shape.
15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
20' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Brian Schmetzer will be considering his options from the bench.
25' Real Salt Lake is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
30' It is a cagey affair so far. Seattle Sounders FC in their trying to find a way past Real Salt Lake's compact .
35' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
39' That is a Yellow card for Real Salt Lake. Everton will be fuming at that decision.
40' Poor challenge from Everton. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
45' 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.
50' Seattle Sounders FC have won 450 goals from 284 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
55' Real Salt Lake looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
58' GOAL! Cristian Roldan fires home to make it 1-0!
63' Damir Kreilach is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Real Salt Lake so far.
66' Seattle Sounders FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Brad Smith is hanging Jimmy Medranda on the field on 66 minute.
67' Real Salt Lake ring the changes. Nick Besler has done his job and it is now time for Bobby Wood to step up.
72' Bobby Wood has been relatively quiet despite scoring 21 goals in his last 291 appearances.
74' A tactical swap from Real Salt Lake — Donny Toia on, Andrew Brody off on 74 minutes.
76' Raul Ruidiaz catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 76.
77' That is a Yellow card for Seattle Sounders FC. Raul Ruidiaz will be fuming at that decision.
78' GOAL! Albert Rusnak scores on 78.
79' Albert Rusnak does the damage! The net is bulging and Real Salt Lake surge ahead!
80' A tactical swap from Real Salt Lake — Anderson Julio on, Albert Rusnak off on 80 minutes.
85' Fredy Montero gets the nod from Seattle Sounders FC. He replaces Will Bruin and will look to change the dynamic.
88' Against the run of play, Raul Ruidiaz has scored! This game has turned on its head.
88' The referee has no hesitation. David Ochoa is booked for Real Salt Lake — Yellow card on 88.
90' The crowd applauds Raul Ruidiaz as he leaves the pitch. Danny Leyva steps in for Seattle Sounders FC.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Seattle Sounders FC players.

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

2 / 4

1.42 Seattle Sounders FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.01 Real Salt Lake xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Seattle Sounders FC51% Draw27% Real Salt Lake22%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 2.43

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	70%	30%
± 2.5	44%	56%
± 3.5	23%	77%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw

77%

Draw or Real Salt Lake

49%

Seattle Sounders FC or Real Salt Lake

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Seattle Sounders FC31% Draw49% Real Salt Lake20%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.5%

1 – 0

11.4%

0 – 0

10.9%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

8.6%

0 – 1

7.7%

1 – 2

6.1%

2 – 2

4.5%

0 – 2

4.3%

3 – 1

4.2%

3 – 0

3 – 2

2.2%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap	Seattle Sounders FC covers	Push	Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	14%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	23%	55%
-0.5	45%	—	55%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	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

25% ✓

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