Saturday , 14 November 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 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

6
3
9
Seattle Sounders FC 18 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
#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' The game is set. Seattle Sounders FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' A quiet spell here at Lumen Field. Seattle Sounders FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 10' Real Salt Lake looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' It looks surprising Seattle Sounders FC does not make any changes. Alex Roldan has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 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' Yeimar Gomez has been relatively quiet despite scoring 16 goals in his last 195 appearances.
  • 35' Goal! Jordan Morris scores his 65 goal in 305 matches.
  • 40' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Real Salt Lake winning 50% of all matches.
  • 45' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 50' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 55' Maikel Chang Ramirez has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 58' Against the run of play, Alex Roldan has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 59' Real Salt Lake make a change. Anderson Julio trudges off to be replaced by Rubio Rubin on 59 minutes.
  • 60' It is a substitution in Real Salt Lake team. Anderson Julio is replaced by Rubio Rubin on 60 minute.
  • 62' Braian Ojeda was booked on 62.
  • 67' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Seattle Sounders FC and Real Salt Lake are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 72' It is a substitution in Real Salt Lake team. Scott Caldwell is replaced by Diego Luna on 72 minute.
  • 73' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Nouhou Tolo.
  • 78' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 81' Leo Chu has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jordan Morris on 81 minute.
  • 86' Seattle Sounders FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 86.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Seattle Sounders FC to claim maximum points.

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 3
Yeimar Gomez 2
Nouhou Tolo 2
Corey Baird 2
Jordan Morris 2
Carlos Gomez 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
1 / 4
1.64 Seattle Sounders FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.15 Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Seattle Sounders FC48% Draw26% Real Salt Lake26%
Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.79
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
52%
Seattle Sounders FC or Real Salt Lake
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Seattle Sounders FC34% Draw46% Real Salt Lake20%
Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.5%
2 – 1
9.1%
1 – 0
9.1%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
8%
1 – 2
6.4%
0 – 1
6.1%
2 – 2
5.3%
3 – 1
5%
3 – 0
4.3%
0 – 2
4%
3 – 2
3%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap Seattle Sounders FC covers Push Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 15% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 22% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 15% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✗
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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