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

Match Preview

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

Seattle Sounders FC 13 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
Real Salt Lake 14 games · 26 pts (2026/26)

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

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
#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' The game is set. Real Salt Lake kicks off things out of here…
5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Brian Schmetzer will be considering his options from the bench.
10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
15' 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.
20' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
25' It looks surprising Real Salt Lake does not make any changes. Anderson Julio has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
30' Raul Ruidiaz needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
34' Real Salt Lake ring the changes. Maikel Chang has done his job and it is now time for Matt Crooks to step up.
39' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
44' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
49' Seattle Sounders FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
54' Real Salt Lake is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
58' Another change for Real Salt Lake made on 58 minute. Anderson Julio leaves to be changed by Cristian Arango.
63' Real Salt Lake has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
64' Braian Ojeda gets the nod from Real Salt Lake. He replaces Nelson Palacio and will look to change the dynamic.
67' It’s a booking for Real Salt Lake player. Bryan Oviedo gets a card.
68' GOAL! Albert Rusnak scores on 68.
73' Seattle Sounders FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
74' The crowd applauds Cristian Roldan as he leaves the pitch. Reed Baker-Whiting steps in for Seattle Sounders FC.
75' That is a card for Real Salt Lake. Matt Crooks will be fuming at that decision.
80' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
82' Joshua Atencio is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jordan Morris at the 82 minute mark.
83' Real Salt Lake manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Alexandros Katranis is hanging Bryan Oviedo on the field on 83 minute.
85' It is a substitution in Real Salt Lake team. Philip Quinton is replaced by Andrew Brody on 85 minute.
87' Obed Vargas is having his name booked by the referee on 87.
90' Reed Baker-Whiting catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 90.
90' The whistle greets Joao Paulo as he departs to be replaced by Paul Rothrock.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Seattle Sounders FC 1-1 Real Salt Lake.

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
Nicolas Lodeiro	2
Albert Rusnak	2
Yeimar Gomez	2
Nouhou Tolo	2
Carlos Gomez	2
Corey Baird	2
Jordan Morris	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

2 / 4

1.22 Seattle Sounders FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.09 Real Salt Lake xG

I would bet for: Seattle Sounders FC or Real Salt Lake 69% + Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Seattle Sounders FC38% Draw31% Real Salt Lake31%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes48% 0% No52%

Avg goals/match: 2.31

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	67%	33%
± 2.5	40%	60%
± 3.5	21%	79%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw

68%

Draw or Real Salt Lake

62%

Seattle Sounders FC or Real Salt Lake

69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Seattle Sounders FC26% Draw51% Real Salt Lake23%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

12.2%

1 – 0

10.9%

0 – 1

9.7%

2 – 1

7.8%

2 – 0

7.1%

1 – 2

0 – 2

5.7%

2 – 2

4.3%

3 – 1

3.2%

3 – 0

2.8%

1 – 3

2.6%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap	Seattle Sounders FC covers	Push	Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	11%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	21%	63%
-0.5	37%	—	63%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	19%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	9%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✓

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

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