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 26 games · 35 pts (2026/26)
Real Salt Lake 27 games · 32 pts (2026/26)

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

Seattle Sounders FC 18 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	#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' It’s Showtime! The match between Seattle Sounders FC and Real Salt Lake is underway.
5' With 1 assists to his name this season, Cristian Roldan is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Seattle Sounders FC.
10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Obed Vargas, as he is very good at scoring at Lumen Field with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
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' Real Salt Lake has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
25' It looks surprising Seattle Sounders FC does not make any changes. Alexandros Katranis has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
30' Seattle Sounders FC have won 457 goals from 292 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
34' A change in the Real Salt Lake ranks — Maikel Chang exits the field as Matt Crooks enters on 34.
39' 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 Braian Ojeda suffering a number of foals already.
44' Real Salt Lake fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
49' 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.
54' A quiet spell here at Lumen Field. Real Salt Lake seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
58' Fresh legs for Real Salt Lake! Cristian Arango comes on to replace Anderson Julio.
63' Seattle Sounders FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
64' It is a substitution in Real Salt Lake team. Nelson Palacio is replaced by Braian Ojeda on 64 minute.
67' Bryan Oviedo has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 67.
68' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Albert Rusnak makes no mistake. 1-0!
73' Carlos Gomez has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 4 goals to his name this season.
74' It is a substitution in Seattle Sounders FC team. Cristian Roldan is replaced by Reed Baker-Whiting on 74 minute.
75' That looks like a foul for a card for Matt Crooks.
80' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Seattle Sounders FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
82' The Seattle Sounders FC manager makes a substitution. Jordan Morris departs to be replaced by Joshua Atencio.
83' A tactical swap from Real Salt Lake — Alexandros Katranis on, Bryan Oviedo off on 83 minutes.
85' Fresh legs for Real Salt Lake! Andrew Brody comes on to replace Philip Quinton.
87' The referee calls foul for Obed Vargas. He receives a card.
90' It’s gonna be a card for Reed Baker-Whiting.
90' The crowd applauds Joao Paulo as he leaves the pitch. Paul Rothrock steps in for Seattle Sounders FC.
Game over. The scoreline of 1-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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	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

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

1.34 Seattle Sounders FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.21 Real Salt Lake xG

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

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Seattle Sounders FC38% Draw29% Real Salt Lake33%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 2.55

Actual: Yes — both scored

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

68%

Draw or Real Salt Lake

62%

Seattle Sounders FC or Real Salt Lake

71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Seattle Sounders FC28% Draw48% Real Salt Lake24%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

9.9%

1 – 0

9.4%

0 – 1

8.4%

2 – 1

8.1%

1 – 2

7.4%

2 – 0

6.8%

0 – 2

5.6%

2 – 2

3 – 1

3.7%

1 – 3

3 – 0

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap	Seattle Sounders FC covers	Push	Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	11%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	20%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	18%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

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