Seattle Sounders FC vs Real Salt Lake, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2026

Seattle Sounders FC

2 – 0

Full Time

Real Salt Lake

Thu 24 Sep 2026 · 01:30 UTC Lumen Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Danny Musovski 48' 1–0

Albert Rusnak 73' 2–0

Kalani Kossa-Rienzi 10' Y

Paul Arriola 41' Y

Peter Kingston 51' Y

Snyder Brunell 55' Y

Y 57' Kobi Henry

Y 87' DeAndre Yedlin

Overview

Match Preview

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

Seattle Sounders FC 30 games · 42 pts (2026/26)
Real Salt Lake 30 games · 36 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	30	67
2	Internacional CF Miami	30	55
3	New England Revolution	30	52
4	Chicago Fire FC	30	48
5	Charlotte FC	30	47
6	Philadelphia Union	30	46
7	Orlando City SC	30	41
8	FC Cincinnati	30	39
9	Toronto FC	30	36
10	New York Red Bulls	30	36
11	Columbus Crew SC	30	35
12	New York City FC	30	34
13	D.C. United SC	30	33
14	Atlanta United FC	30	30
15	Montreal Impact FC	30	25
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	30	55
17	St. Louis City	30	51
18	FC Dallas	30	51
19	San Jose Earthquakes	30	48
20	Houston Dynamo	30	47
21	Los Angeles FC	31	46
22	Seattle Sounders FC	30	42
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	31	40
24	Colorado Rapids SC	30	39
25	Real Salt Lake	30	36
26	San Diego FC	30	34
27	Portland Timbers	30	34
28	Minnesota United FC	30	34
29	Austin FC	30	31
30	Sporting Kansas City	30	22

Head-to-Head

Seattle Sounders FC 18 games · Avg 2.0 goals Real Salt Lake

Last 5 meetings

2026-09-24 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Real Salt Lake 2026-03-01 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC 2025-10-12 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Real Salt Lake 2025-03-01 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Seattle Sounders FC 2024-05-30 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Real Salt Lake

Recent Form

Seattle Sounders FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Sep	Real Salt Lake	H	2–0	W
20 Sep	Colorado Rapids SC	A	3–3	D
13 Sep	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	1–1	D
06 Sep	New York Red Bulls	H	0–0	D
29 Aug	Chicago Fire FC	H	2–2	D
22 Aug	FC Cincinnati	A	1–1	D

Real Salt Lake

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Sep	Seattle Sounders FC	A	0–2	L
20 Sep	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	0–3	L
13 Sep	New York City FC	H	0–2	L
10 Sep	Houston Dynamo	A	1–2	L
06 Sep	Los Angeles FC	H	2–2	D
30 Aug	Colorado Rapids SC	A	0–1	L

Season Stats

Seattle Sounders FC		Real Salt Lake
#22	Position	#25
42	Points	36
30	Played	30
11 / 9 / 10	W / D / L	10 / 6 / 14
39	Scored	45
37	Conceded	48
+2	GD	-3
1.40	PPG	1.20
37%	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

10% Clean Sheets
Real Salt Lake this season

Seattle Sounders FC are 22nd (42 pts). Real Salt Lake are 25th (36 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC

0-15

4/3

16-30

5/6

31-45

3/6

46-60

6/4

61-75

3/4

76+

13/12

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Real Salt Lake

0-15

7/6

16-30

4/6

31-45

5/6

46-60

5/6

61-75

6/7

76+

8/11

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC

Dejan Joveljic	12 G	1 A
Paul Rothrock	5 G	1 A

Real Salt Lake

Sergi Solans	12 G	3 A
Zavier Gozo	6 G	3 A

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Seattle Sounders FC gets underway.
5' Real Salt Lake have won 428 goals from 291 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
10' A meaty challenge results in booking for Kalani Kossa-Rienzi on 10.
15' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
20' 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.
25' Seattle Sounders FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
30' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Seattle Sounders FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
35' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
40' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 40 minutes.
41' Seattle Sounders FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 41.
46' Stuart Hawkins gets the nod from Seattle Sounders FC. He replaces Alex Roldan and will look to change the dynamic.
48' Seattle Sounders FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Danny Musovski on 48.
51' The referee shows Seattle Sounders FC player a card on 51.
53' It’s gonna be a card for Peter Kingston.
55' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Snyder Brunell on 55 minutes.
57' That is a card for Real Salt Lake. Kobi Henry will be fuming at that decision.
62' The crowd applauds Snyder Brunell as he leaves the pitch. Hassani Dotson steps in for Seattle Sounders FC.
66' Seattle Sounders FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jordan Morris is hanging Danny Musovski on the field on 66 minute.
71' Real Salt Lake manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Saba Lobzhanidze is hanging Luca Moisa on the field on 71 minute.
73' A stunning finish from Albert Rusnak — that came from absolutely nowhere!
78' The Real Salt Lake manager makes a substitution. Morgan Guilavogui departs to be replaced by Taylor Booth.
82' Another change for Seattle Sounders FC made on 82 minute. Paul Arriola leaves to be changed by Caden Clark.
87' DeAndre Yedlin was booked on 87.
88' It is a substitution in Real Salt Lake team. Noel Caliskan is replaced by Liam O'Gara on 88 minute.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Real Salt Lake.

Lineups

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

11
Albert Rusnak
7
Cristian Roldan
5
Nouhou Tolo
16
Alex Roldan ↓ Stuart Hawkins 46'
17
Paul Arriola ↓ Caden Clark 82'
26
Andrew Thomas
19
Danny Musovski ↓ Jordan Morris 66'
25
Jackson Ragen
85
Kalani Kossa-Rienzi ↓ Peter Kingston 46'
37
Snyder Brunell ↓ Hassani Dotson 62'
90
Sebastian Gomez

Bench

24
Stefan Frei
13
Jordan Morris ↑ 66'
28
Yeimar Gomez
31
Hassani Dotson ↑ 62'
8
Caden Clark ↑ 82'
4
Ryan Sailor
39
Stuart Hawkins ↑ 46'
35
Antino Lopez
45
Peter Kingston ↑ 46'

Coach Brian Schmetzer

Real Salt Lake Lineups

5-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

31
Mason Stajduhar
18
Taylor Booth ↑ 78'
12
Saba Lobzhanidze ↑ 71'
25
Colin Guske ↑ 78'
3
Kobi Henry
39
Aiden Hezarkhani
13
Jason Shokalook
70
Rodrigues Lineker ↑ 78'
76
Liam O'Gara ↑ 88'

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

2026-09-24 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Real Salt Lake W 2026-09-20 Colorado Rapids SC 3–3 Seattle Sounders FC D 2026-09-13 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC D 2026-09-06 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 New York Red Bulls D 2026-08-29 Seattle Sounders FC 2–2 Chicago Fire FC D 2026-08-22 FC Cincinnati 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC D

Real Salt Lake Form

2026-09-24 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Real Salt Lake L 2026-09-20 Real Salt Lake 0–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2026-09-13 Real Salt Lake 0–2 New York City FC L 2026-09-10 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Real Salt Lake L 2026-09-06 Real Salt Lake 2–2 Los Angeles FC D 2026-08-30 Colorado Rapids SC 1–0 Real Salt Lake L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.45 Seattle Sounders FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.88 Real Salt Lake xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Seattle Sounders FC52% Draw27% Real Salt Lake21%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes45% 0% No55%

Avg goals/match: 2.33

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	68%	32%
± 2.5	41%	59%
± 3.5	21%	79%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw

79%

Draw or Real Salt Lake

48%

Seattle Sounders FC or Real Salt Lake

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Seattle Sounders FC34% Draw50% Real Salt Lake16%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.3%

1 – 0

13.1%

0 – 0

12%

2 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

8.7%

0 – 1

7.4%

1 – 2

5.2%

3 – 0

4.7%

3 – 1

4.3%

2 – 2

3.9%

0 – 2

3.6%

3 – 2

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap	Seattle Sounders FC covers	Push	Real Salt Lake covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	15%	75%
-1.5	25%	—	75%
-1	25%	24%	51%
-0.5	49%	—	51%
+0.5	79%	—	21%
+1	79%	14%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

42% ✗

Real Salt Lake keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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