Seattle Sounders FC vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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Real Salt Lake

Thu 30 May 2024 · 02:30 UTC Lumen Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 67' Bryan Oviedo

Y 75' Matt Crooks

Obed Vargas 87' Y

Reed Baker-Whiting 90' Y

Overview

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

Seattle Sounders FC 17 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
Real Salt Lake 17 games · 27 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	18	40
2	Internacional CF Miami	18	38
3	New England Revolution	18	30
4	Chicago Fire FC	17	29
5	New York City FC	18	26
6	FC Cincinnati	18	26
7	Charlotte FC	18	25
8	New York Red Bulls	18	25
9	D.C. United SC	18	23
10	Columbus Crew SC	18	20
11	Orlando City SC	18	20
12	Toronto FC	18	17
13	Philadelphia Union	18	16
14	Montreal Impact FC	18	16
15	Atlanta United FC	18	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	34
17	Los Angeles FC	19	34
18	San Jose Earthquakes	18	33
19	Houston Dynamo	18	32
20	FC Dallas	18	27
21	Real Salt Lake	17	27
22	St. Louis City	18	26
23	Portland Timbers	18	24
24	Seattle Sounders FC	17	24
25	Minnesota United FC	18	24
26	Colorado Rapids SC	18	22
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	22
28	San Diego FC	18	21
29	Austin FC	18	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	18	14

Head-to-Head

Seattle Sounders FC 17 games · Avg 2.0 goals Real Salt Lake

Last 5 meetings

2024-05-30 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Real Salt Lake 2024-05-16 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Seattle Sounders FC 2023-04-30 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Seattle Sounders FC 2023-03-05 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Real Salt Lake 2022-08-15 Seattle Sounders FC 1–2 Real Salt Lake

Recent Form

Seattle Sounders FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 May	Real Salt Lake	H	1–1	D
26 May	St. Louis City	A	2–1	W
19 May	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	1–1	D
16 May	Real Salt Lake	A	0–2	L
12 May	Portland Timbers	A	2–1	W
05 May	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	0–0	D

Real Salt Lake

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 May	Seattle Sounders FC	A	1–1	D
26 May	FC Dallas	A	3–3	D
19 May	Colorado Rapids SC	H	5–3	W
16 May	Seattle Sounders FC	H	2–0	W
12 May	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	2–2	D
05 May	Sporting Kansas City	H	1–0	W

Season Stats

Seattle Sounders FC		Real Salt Lake
#24	Position	#21
24	Points	27
17	Played	17
7 / 3 / 7	W / D / L	8 / 3 / 6
20	Scored	29
22	Conceded	25
-2	GD	+4
1.41	PPG	1.59
41%	Win %	47%

Key Stats

35% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

35% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

29% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

11% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

Seattle Sounders FC are 24th (24 pts). Real Salt Lake are 21st (27 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC

0-15

2/2

16-30

4/4

31-45

2/3

46-60

2/2

61-75

–/2

76+

5/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Real Salt Lake

0-15

4/4

16-30

3/2

31-45

3/2

46-60

4/2

61-75

2/4

76+

4/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC

Paul Rothrock

5 G

1 A

Real Salt Lake

Zavier Gozo	6 G	3 A
Sergi Solans	6 G	3 A

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Seattle Sounders FC to score. At the same time, Real Salt Lake does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
10' Colombia international Carlos Gomez has been a key figure this campaign — 4 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
15' Brayan Vera is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Real Salt Lake so far.
20' Seattle Sounders FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Real Salt Lake backline.
25' It is a cagey affair so far. Seattle Sounders FC in their trying to find a way past Real Salt Lake's compact .
30' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 30 minutes.
34' It is a substitution in Real Salt Lake team. Maikel Chang is replaced by Matt Crooks on 34 minute.
39' 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.
44' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
49' The 32-year-old Albert Rusnak has been sensational this season — 3 goals and 3 assists is a remarkable return.
54' Seattle Sounders FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
58' Fresh legs for Real Salt Lake! Cristian Arango comes on to replace Anderson Julio.
63' It looks surprising Real Salt Lake does not make any changes. Emeka Eneli has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
64' A tactical swap from Real Salt Lake — Braian Ojeda on, Nelson Palacio off on 64 minutes.
67' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Bryan Oviedo on 67 minutes.
68' The deadlock is broken! Albert Rusnak gets on the scoresheet on 68 minutes.
73' Seattle Sounders FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
74' The supporters are chanting for Reed Baker-Whiting. He replaces Cristian Roldan on 74 minute.
75' It’s gonna be a card for Matt Crooks.
80' Real Salt Lake is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
82' The Seattle Sounders FC manager makes a substitution. Jordan Morris departs to be replaced by Joshua Atencio.
83' Alexandros Katranis gets the nod from Real Salt Lake. He replaces Bryan Oviedo and will look to change the dynamic.
85' The Real Salt Lake bench stirs into life. Philip Quinton is withdrawn and Andrew Brody gets his opportunity.
87' Poor challenge from Obed Vargas. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
90' Poor challenge from Reed Baker-Whiting. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
90' The Seattle Sounders FC manager makes a substitution. Joao Paulo departs to be replaced by Paul Rothrock.
celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

6
Joao Paulo ↓ Paul Rothrock 90'
11
Albert Rusnak
9
Raul Ruidiaz ↓ Danny Musovski 83'
24
Stefan Frei
7
Cristian Roldan ↓ Reed Baker-Whiting 74'
5
Nouhou Tolo
16
Alex Roldan
13
Jordan Morris ↓ Joshua Atencio 82'
28
Yeimar Gomez
18
Obed Vargas
25
Jackson Ragen

Bench

Coach Brian Schmetzer

Real Salt Lake Lineups

Starting XI

3
Bryan Oviedo ↓ Alexandros Katranis 83'
15
Justen Glad
4
Brayan Vera
16
Maikel Chang ↓ Matt Crooks 34'
29
Anderson Julio ↓ Cristian Arango 58'
26
Philip Quinton ↓ Andrew Brody 85'
35
Gavin Beavers
8
Diego Luna ↓ Fidel Barajas 64'
11
Carlos Gomez
14
Emeka Eneli
13
Nelson Palacio ↓ Braian Ojeda 64'

Bench

9
Cristian Arango ↑ 58'
2
Andrew Brody ↑ 85'
98
Alexandros Katranis ↑ 83'
18
Zac MacMath
6
Braian Ojeda ↑ 64'
27
Bertin Jacquesson
25
Matt Crooks ↑ 34'
17
Fidel Barajas ↑ 64'

Coach Pablo Mastroeni

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

2024-05-30 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Real Salt Lake D 2024-05-26 St. Louis City 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC W 2024-05-19 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2024-05-16 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Seattle Sounders FC L 2024-05-12 Portland Timbers 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC W 2024-05-05 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 Los Angeles Galaxy D

Real Salt Lake Form

2024-05-30 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Real Salt Lake D 2024-05-26 FC Dallas 3–3 Real Salt Lake D 2024-05-19 Real Salt Lake 5–3 Colorado Rapids SC W 2024-05-16 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Seattle Sounders FC W 2024-05-12 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–2 Real Salt Lake D 2024-05-05 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Sporting Kansas City W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.22 Seattle Sounders FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.29 Real Salt Lake xG

I would bet for: Seattle Sounders FC or Real Salt Lake 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Seattle Sounders FC35% Draw30% Real Salt Lake35%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 2.51

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	72%	28%
± 2.5	45%	55%
± 3.5	25%	75%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw

64%

Draw or Real Salt Lake

65%

Seattle Sounders FC or Real Salt Lake

70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Seattle Sounders FC24% Draw49% Real Salt Lake27%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

10.2%

0 – 1

9.4%

1 – 0

8.8%

1 – 2

2 – 1

7.5%

0 – 2

6.6%

2 – 0

5.8%

2 – 2

4.9%

1 – 3

3.5%

3 – 1

3.1%

0 – 3

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap	Seattle Sounders FC covers	Push	Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	10%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	19%	67%
-0.5	33%	—	67%
+0.5	63%	—	37%
+1	63%	20%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	11%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

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