Wednesday , 30 September 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 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

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
#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' Three points are at stake. Seattle Sounders FC host Real Salt Lake — let the battle begin!
  • 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' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Seattle Sounders FC and Real Salt Lake are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 20' Seattle Sounders FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 25' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Brian Schmetzer will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 30' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 30 minutes.
  • 35' Jordan Morris adds to his 1 season tally! Seattle Sounders FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 40' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Real Salt Lake winning 100% of all matches.
  • 45' Real Salt Lake has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 50' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Alex Roldan made 292 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 55' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 58' GOAL! Alex Roldan fires home to make it 2-0!
  • 59' Rubio Rubin is ready to make an impact after coming on for Anderson Julio at the 59 minute mark.
  • 60' Anderson Julio makes way for Rubio Rubin at the 60 minute mark. A tactical switch from Real Salt Lake.
  • 62' Poor challenge from Braian Ojeda. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 67' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Diego Luna suffering a number of foals already.
  • 72' Diego Luna gets the nod from Real Salt Lake. He replaces Scott Caldwell and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 73' Nouhou Tolo picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 78' Damir Kreilach is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Real Salt Lake so far.
  • 81' Leo Chu is replacing Jordan Morris for the Seattle Sounders FC side.
  • 86' Seattle Sounders FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle 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 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
1.68 Seattle Sounders FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.11 Real Salt Lake xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Seattle Sounders FC49% Draw26% Real Salt Lake25%
Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes55% 0% No45%
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
75%
Draw or Real Salt Lake
51%
Seattle Sounders FC or Real Salt Lake
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Seattle Sounders FC35% Draw45% Real Salt Lake20%
Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.3%
1 – 0
9.5%
2 – 1
9.3%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
8%
1 – 2
6.1%
0 – 1
5.9%
3 – 1
5.2%
2 – 2
5.2%
3 – 0
4.7%
0 – 2
3.7%
3 – 2
3%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap Seattle Sounders FC covers Push Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 15% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 22% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 14% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✗
Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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