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Major League Soccer · 2026

Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Real Salt Lake · Major League Soccer

2–0Full-time analysis

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

Seattle Sounders FC won 2–0.

Shots
1112
Shots on target
42
Expected goals
0.910.43
Possession
53%47%

Full time

What the match recorded

Seattle Sounders FC beat Real Salt Lake 2–0. Recorded in this match (Seattle Sounders FC – Real Salt Lake): shots 11–12, shots on target 4–2, expected goals 0.91–0.43, possession 53%–47%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Real Salt Lake's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Real Salt Lake's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.6 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.42 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for0.6 goals/match1.42 goals/match1.55 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Seattle Sounders FC, Real Salt Lake.

3.96 days ▲Rest daysSeattle Sounders FC · Real Salt Lake4 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricSeattle Sounders FCReal Salt LakeBaseline
Rest days3.96 days4 days—
Matches last 14 days2 matches2 matches—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

Real Salt Lake have a visible away split

moderate

Real Salt Lake's away-only shot average is below their full-season average.

11.5 shots/match ▲ShotsAway only · Season14 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Venue-only shot volume is compared with the same team's season record.

Window: away

MetricAway onlySeasonBaseline
Shots11.5 shots/match14 shots/match12.8 shots/match

Caveat: Venue splits can reflect opponent mix and should be read with the listed sample.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots11 shots12 shotsSeattle Sounders FC 11 shots, Real Salt Lake 12 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots2 shotsSeattle Sounders FC 4 shots, Real Salt Lake 2 shots
  • Expected goals0.91 xG0.43 xGSeattle Sounders FC 0.91 xG, Real Salt Lake 0.43 xG
  • Possession53%47%Seattle Sounders FC 53%, Real Salt Lake 47%
  • Corners7 corners6 cornersSeattle Sounders FC 7 corners, Real Salt Lake 6 corners
  • Fouls10 fouls9 foulsSeattle Sounders FC 10 fouls, Real Salt Lake 9 fouls
  • Yellow cards4 cards2 cardsSeattle Sounders FC 4 cards, Real Salt Lake 2 cards
  • Passes552 passes489 passesSeattle Sounders FC 552 passes, Real Salt Lake 489 passes
  • Pass accuracy84.6%83.4%Seattle Sounders FC 84.6%, Real Salt Lake 83.4%
  • Shots inside box7 shots7 shotsSeattle Sounders FC 7 shots, Real Salt Lake 7 shots
  • Blocked shots3 blocks4 blocksSeattle Sounders FC 3 blocks, Real Salt Lake 4 blocks
  • Goalkeeper saves2 saves2 savesSeattle Sounders FC 2 saves, Real Salt Lake 2 saves
  • Offsides0 offsides2 offsidesSeattle Sounders FC 0 offsides, Real Salt Lake 2 offsides

As it happened

Key moments

  1. 41′Paul ArriolaYellow card · Seattle Sounders FC
  2. Half-time
  3. 48′Daniel MusovskiGoal · Seattle Sounders FC
  4. 50′Peter KingstonYellow card · Seattle Sounders FC
  5. 55′Snyder BrunellYellow card · Seattle Sounders FC
  6. 57′Kobi HenryYellow card · Real Salt Lake
  7. 73′Albert RusnákGoal · Seattle Sounders FC
  8. 87′DeAndre YedlinYellow card · Real Salt Lake
  9. Full time
Player changes · 10grouped by team and minute
  • 46′Seattle Sounders FC · 2 player changesStuart Hawkins · Peter Kingston
  • 63′Seattle Sounders FC · 2 player changesJordan Morris · Hassani Dotson
  • 71′Real Salt Lake · 1 player changeSaba Lobzhanidze
  • 78′Real Salt Lake · 3 player changesTaylor Booth · Colin Guske · Lineker Rodrigues
  • 82′Seattle Sounders FC · 1 player changeCaden Clark
  • 88′Real Salt Lake · 1 player changeLiam O'Gara

Who started

Lineups

Show both lineups

Lineups as recorded. The source does not mark them confirmed.

Seattle Sounders FC4-2-3-1
  1. Andrew ThomasG
  2. Nouhou ToloD
  3. Alex RoldánD
  4. Stuart HawkinsD
  5. Kalani Kossa-RienziD
  6. Cristian RoldánM
  7. Albert RusnákM
  8. Hassani DotsonM
  9. Dejan JoveljićF
  10. Jordan MorrisF
  11. Peter KingstonF
Real Salt Lake3-4-2-1
  1. Rafael CabralG
  2. DeAndre YedlinD
  3. Kobi HenryD
  4. Juan SanabriaD
  5. Saba LobzhanidzeD
  6. Philip QuintonD
  7. Colin GuskeM
  8. Noel CaliskanM
  9. Morgan GuilavoguiF
  10. Sergi SolansF
  11. Aiden HezarkhaniF

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Seattle Sounders FC
1Draws
3Real Salt Lake
Real Salt Lake — Seattle Sounders FC · Major League Soccer2–1
Seattle Sounders FC — Real Salt Lake · Major League Soccer1–0
Real Salt Lake — Seattle Sounders FC · Major League Soccer2–0
Seattle Sounders FC — Real Salt Lake · Major League Soccer1–1
Real Salt Lake — Seattle Sounders FC · Major League Soccer2–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Seattle Sounders FC favored in 3 of 13 directional metrics · Real Salt Lake in 6 · 4 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Seattle Sounders FC25 matchesReal Salt Lake26 matches
1.2 goals/matchGoals scored25/26▲ 1.42 goals/match
1.32 goals/match ▲Goals allowed25/261.69 goals/match
1.3 xG/matchExpected goals22/23▲ 1.48 xG/match
13.4 shots/matchShots25/2614 shots/match
4.84 shots/matchShots on target25/26▲ 5.19 shots/match
50.7% ●Possession25/2649.5%
5.08 corners/match ●Corners25/264.96 corners/match
2.25 cards/matchCards4/52.6 cards/match
10.3 fouls/matchFouls25/2612.2 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples25 / 26home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Analysis cutoff: Thu, 24 Sept 2026, 05:30 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Major League Soccer

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsSeattle Sounders FCReal Salt Lake
CompetitionMajor League Soccer
Head-to-headSeattle Sounders FC — Real Salt Lake
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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