Seattle Sounders FC vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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Mon 15 Aug 2022 · 02:00 UTC Lumen Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Yeimar Gomez 58' Y

Y 66' Maikel Chang Ramirez

Cristian Roldan 70' Y

Y 90' Pablo Ruiz

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

2022-08-15 Seattle Sounders FC 1–2 Real Salt Lake 2022-03-05 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC 2021-09-19 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC 2021-06-24 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Real Salt Lake 2020-10-08 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Real Salt Lake

Recent Form

Seattle Sounders FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Aug	Real Salt Lake	H	1–2	L
06 Aug	Atlanta United FC	A	1–2	L
03 Aug	FC Dallas	H	1–0	W
30 Jul	Los Angeles FC	A	1–2	L
24 Jul	Colorado Rapids SC	H	2–1	W
17 Jul	Chicago Fire FC	A	0–1	L

Real Salt Lake

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Aug	Seattle Sounders FC	A	2–1	W
07 Aug	Los Angeles FC	H	1–4	L
31 Jul	San Jose Earthquakes	A	2–2	D
24 Jul	FC Dallas	H	0–1	L
18 Jul	Sporting Kansas City	H	3–0	W
13 Jul	Atlanta United FC	A	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' Seattle Sounders FC have kicked off against Real Salt Lake. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' Seattle Sounders FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Real Salt Lake backline.
10' Seattle Sounders FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
12' Brilliant from the ! Raul Ruidiaz makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 12.
17' Real Salt Lake has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
22' Danny Leyva, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
27' Seattle Sounders FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
32' Sergio Cordova has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 32 minutes.
37' Seattle Sounders FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Real Salt Lake's shape.
42' Albert Rusnak needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 23 Yellow cards this season.
46' It is a substitution in Real Salt Lake team. Jasper Loeffelsend is replaced by Scott Caldwell on 46 minute.
51' Alex Roldan has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
56' Nouhou Tolo has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 37 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
58' The referee calls foul for Yeimar Gomez. He receives a Yellow card.
59' Erik Holt gets the nod from Real Salt Lake. He replaces Justin Meram and will look to change the dynamic.
63' Seattle Sounders FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Albert Rusnak on 63.
64' GOAL! Andrew Brody fires home to make it 2-2!
65' Seattle Sounders FC ring the changes. Raul Ruidiaz has done his job and it is now time for Fredy Montero to step up.
66' Maikel Chang Ramirez is having his name booked by the referee on 66.
70' The referee shows Seattle Sounders FC player a Yellow card on 70.
70' Real Salt Lake ring the changes. Sergio Cordova has done his job and it is now time for Rubio Rubin to step up.
75' 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.
77' Kelyn Rowe gets the nod from Seattle Sounders FC. He replaces Cristian Roldan and will look to change the dynamic.
82' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Seattle Sounders FC that had 305 games and scored 477 goals.
87' Leo Chu gets the nod from Seattle Sounders FC. He replaces Alex Roldan and will look to change the dynamic.
90' The referee calls foul for Pablo Ruiz. He receives a Yellow card.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Real Salt Lake take all three points.

Lineups

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

12
Fredy Montero ↑ 65'
94
Jimmy Medranda ↑ 77'
22
Kelyn Rowe ↑ 77'
30
Stefan Cleveland
17
Will Bruin ↑ 65'
84
Joshua Atencio
23
Leo Chu ↑ 87'
25
Jackson Ragen
99
Dylan Teves

Coach Brian Schmetzer

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

10
Sergio Cordova ↓ Rubio Rubin 70'
6
Pablo Ruiz
15
Justen Glad
30
Marcelo Silva
11
Jefferson Savarino
22
Aaron Herrera
2
Andrew Brody
18
Zac MacMath
9
Justin Meram ↓ Erik Holt 59'
16
Maikel Chang Ramirez
28
Jasper Loeffelsend ↓ Scott Caldwell 46'

Bench

13
Nick Besler
12
Scott Caldwell ↑ 46'
4
Johan Kappelhof
20
Erik Holt ↑ 59'
14
Rubio Rubin ↑ 70'
19
Bode Davis
81
Tomas Gomez
26
Diego Luna

Coach Pablo Mastroeni

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Albert Rusnak	3
Albert Rusnak	3
Nicolas Lodeiro	2
Yeimar Gomez	2
Nouhou Tolo	2
Corey Baird	2
Jordan Morris	2
Carlos Gomez	2

Head to Head

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2022-08-15 Seattle Sounders FC 1–2 Real Salt Lake L 2022-08-06 Atlanta United FC 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC L 2022-08-03 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 FC Dallas W 2022-07-30 Los Angeles FC 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC L 2022-07-24 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Colorado Rapids SC W 2022-07-17 Chicago Fire FC 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC L

Real Salt Lake Form

2022-08-15 Seattle Sounders FC 1–2 Real Salt Lake W 2022-08-07 Real Salt Lake 1–4 Los Angeles FC L 2022-07-31 San Jose Earthquakes 2–2 Real Salt Lake D 2022-07-24 Real Salt Lake 0–1 FC Dallas L 2022-07-18 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Sporting Kansas City W 2022-07-13 Atlanta United FC 2–1 Real Salt Lake L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.35 Seattle Sounders FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.33 Real Salt Lake xG

I would bet for: Seattle Sounders FC or Real Salt Lake 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Seattle Sounders FC36% Draw29% Real Salt Lake35%

Actual: Real Salt Lake win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.68

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

65%

Draw or Real Salt Lake

64%

Seattle Sounders FC or Real Salt Lake

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Seattle Sounders FC27% Draw47% Real Salt Lake26%

Actual: Real Salt Lake win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.3%

0 – 0

8.9%

1 – 0

8.3%

0 – 1

8.1%

2 – 1

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 0

6.1%

0 – 2

5.9%

2 – 2

5.4%

3 – 1

3.6%

1 – 3

3.5%

3 – 0

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap	Seattle Sounders FC covers	Push	Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	11%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	19%	64%
-0.5	36%	—	64%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	19%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	10%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

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