Thursday , 2 July 2026

Seattle Sounders FC vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
Seattle Sounders FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Real Salt Lake
Sun 5 Mar 2023 · 03:30 UTC Lumen Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Jordan Morris 35' 1–0
Heber 58' 2–0
Y 62' Braian Ojeda
Nouhou Tolo 73' Y
Leo Chu 86' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

5
3
9
Seattle Sounders FC 17 games · Avg 2.0 goals Real Salt Lake
Last 5 meetings
2023-03-05 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Real Salt Lake 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

Recent Form

Seattle Sounders FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Mar Real Salt Lake H 2–0 W
27 Feb Colorado Rapids SC H 4–0 W
09 Oct San Jose Earthquakes H 2–2 D
02 Oct Sporting Kansas City A 0–1 L
28 Sep FC Cincinnati H 1–1 D
18 Sep Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 1–2 L
Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Mar Seattle Sounders FC A 0–2 L
26 Feb Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 2–1 W
16 Oct Austin FC A 3–5 L
09 Oct Portland Timbers H 3–1 W
02 Oct Los Angeles Galaxy A 1–1 D
18 Sep FC Cincinnati 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' It’s Showtime! The match between Seattle Sounders FC and Real Salt Lake is underway.
  • 5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Seattle Sounders FC and Real Salt Lake are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 10' Seattle Sounders FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Real Salt Lake's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 15' Rubio Rubin needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 25' 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.
  • 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' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Jordan Morris makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 40' Real Salt Lake is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 45' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 50' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 55' The 29-year-old Alex Roldan has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 58' A goal from the El Salvador international Alex Roldan! He fires home on 58 to make it 2-0!
  • 59' Rubio Rubin gets the nod from Real Salt Lake. He replaces Anderson Julio and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 60' Rubio Rubin is ready to make an impact after coming on for Anderson Julio at the 60 minute mark.
  • 62' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Braian Ojeda.
  • 67' Seattle Sounders FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 67.
  • 72' The crowd applauds Scott Caldwell as he leaves the pitch. Diego Luna steps in for Real Salt Lake.
  • 73' Nouhou Tolo catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 73.
  • 78' Real Salt Lake are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 81' The Seattle Sounders FC manager makes a substitution. Jordan Morris departs to be replaced by Leo Chu.
  • 86' Leo Chu was booked on 86.
  • Another three points for Seattle Sounders FC.

Lineups

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brian Schmetzer

Real Salt Lake Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pablo Mastroeni

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2023-03-05 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Real Salt Lake 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

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2023-03-05 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Real Salt Lake W 2023-02-27 Seattle Sounders FC 4–0 Colorado Rapids SC W 2022-10-09 Seattle Sounders FC 2–2 San Jose Earthquakes D 2022-10-02 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC L 2022-09-28 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 FC Cincinnati D 2022-09-18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC L

Real Salt Lake Form

2023-03-05 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Real Salt Lake L 2023-02-26 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–2 Real Salt Lake W 2022-10-16 Austin FC 5–3 Real Salt Lake L 2022-10-09 Real Salt Lake 3–1 Portland Timbers W 2022-10-02 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Real Salt Lake D 2022-09-18 Real Salt Lake 1–2 FC Cincinnati L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.56 Seattle Sounders FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.99 Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Seattle Sounders FC49% Draw27% Real Salt Lake24%
Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.55
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw
76%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
51%
Seattle Sounders FC or Real Salt Lake
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Seattle Sounders FC34% Draw48% Real Salt Lake18%
Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.9%
1 – 0
11.2%
0 – 0
9.9%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
9.1%
0 – 1
6.7%
1 – 2
5.7%
3 – 1
4.8%
3 – 0
4.7%
2 – 2
4.5%
0 – 2
3.7%
3 – 2
2.5%

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% 23% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 14% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet
38% ✗
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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