Real Salt Lake vs Seattle Sounders

2 - 1
🕒 Sun, 01 Mar 2026 00:30 Europe/London 📍 America First Field 🧑‍⚖️ Tori Penso 🔁 Regular Season - 2 🏁 match finished
Season
2026-2027 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 2
Regular Season Table
Real Salt Lake 21 · Seattle Sounders 26
Referee Stats
11 matches · 3.36 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.36
Reds avg 0.09
Penalties avg 0.09
Over 4.5 cards 27%
Home wins 45%
Draws 36%
Away wins 18%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (16-14).
  • Seattle Sounders controlled possession (61%).
  • Seattle Sounders had the sharper finishing (5-7 shots on target).

Team Overview

Real Salt Lake (Home stats)

Games / Record

12
W-D-L: 7-2-3

Goals For / Against

24 / 17
Avg: 2.00 / 1.42

Points

23
Avg: 1.92

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

2
Seattle Sounders (Away stats)

Games / Record

12
W-D-L: 3-4-5

Goals For / Against

9 / 12
Avg: 0.75 / 1.00

Points

13
Avg: 1.08

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

3

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this MLS fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.92
PPG
1.08
2.00
GF
0.75
1.42
GA
1.00
67%
O2.5
25%
67%
BTTS
50%
42%
Score 1st
42%

League-position context

Real Salt Lake rank21st
Seattle Sounders rank26th
Real Salt Lake points29
Seattle Sounders points28
Real Salt Lake: #21 · 29 pts · GD -2
17 pts off the top 2. 12 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Seattle Sounders: #26 · 28 pts · GD -5
18 pts off the top 2. 13 pts off the play-off line. 5 pts clear of the relegation zone.
1-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Real Salt Lake last 5 home

L D L D W
Points5/15
Weighted index20
Goals8-10
Record1-2-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Seattle Sounders last 5 away

D D L L L
Points2/15
Weighted index20
Goals4-8
Record0-2-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Real Salt Lake trend breakdown

Over 2.567%
BTTS67%
BTTS + O2.558%
1H Over 0.575%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 42%

Seattle Sounders trend breakdown

Over 2.525%
BTTS50%
BTTS + O2.525%
1H Over 0.567%
Also: Over 0.5 92% · Over 1.5 50% · Over 3.5 8% · 1H BTTS 25%

Scoring reliability

Real Salt Lake score at home83%
Real Salt Lake clean sheet at home17%
Seattle Sounders score away75%
Seattle Sounders clean sheet away33%

First-goal patterns

Real Salt Lake score first42%
Real Salt Lake win after scoring first80%
Seattle Sounders score first42%
Seattle Sounders win after scoring first60%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Real Salt Lake 57% · Seattle Sounders 33%
Avg first goal minute: Real Salt Lake 24.8' · Seattle Sounders 35.8'

Vs league average

Real Salt Lake score at home2.00 vs 1.83
Real Salt Lake concede at home1.42 vs 1.37
Seattle Sounders score away0.75 vs 1.37
Seattle Sounders concede away1.00 vs 1.83
Real Salt Lake score 10% above league average, while Seattle Sounders score 45% below league average.
Defensive side: Real Salt Lake are 3% above league average at home, and Seattle Sounders are 45% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.00
BTTS40%
Over 2.520%
At this venue setup: 1.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Real Salt Lake goal timing (home)

1H scored: 48% 2H scored: 52% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 5
0-15 4
31-45 4
61-75 4
16-30 3
76-90+ 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 4
76-90+ 4
0-15 3
31-45 3
61-75 3
46-60 2

Seattle Sounders goal timing (away)

1H scored: 40% 2H scored: 60% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 4
16-30 3
0-15 1
46-60 1
61-75 1
31-45 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 4
16-30 3
31-45 3
0-15 1
46-60 1
61-75 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
5
7
Total Shots
16
14
Shots off Goal
6
5
Blocked Shots
5
2
Shots Inside Box
11
8
Shots Outside Box
5
6
Ball Possession
39%
61%
Corner Kicks
5
10
Fouls
9
7
Offsides
1
2
Yellow Cards
3
1
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
6
3
Total Passes
332
511
Passes Accurate
267
436
Passes %
80%
85%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
3
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
6'
6' P. Quinton
10'
10' H. Dotson
23'
23' Goal · 1-0
A. Hezarkhani
Normal Goal · Assist: J. Sanabria
47'
47' Goal · 2-0
A. Piol
Normal Goal · Assist: Z. Gozo
59'
59' O. De Rosario
1st substitution · For: D. Musovski
59'
59' J. Ferreira
2nd substitution · For: S. Brunell
59'
59' Y. Gómez
3rd substitution · For: K. Kossa-Rienzi
60'
60' Z. Gozo
61'
61' L. Engel
1st substitution · For: S. Junqua
61'
61' L. Moisa
2nd substitution · For: P. Ruiz
62'
62' Goal · 2-1
C. Roldan
Normal Goal · Assist: A. Rusnák
72'
72' A. Hezarkhani
3rd substitution · For: M. Guilavogui
72'
72' Chadwick Zachary Booth
4th substitution · For: S. Solans
81'
81' H. Dotson
4th substitution · For: P. Arriola
82'
82' A. Piol
5th substitution · For: D. Marczuk
90'
90' A. Rusnák
5th substitution · For: N. Petković
90+2'
90+2' D. Marczuk

Real Salt Lake vs Seattle Sounders 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Real Salt Lake beat Seattle Sounders 2-1 on Sunday, 01 March 2026 in MLS. The match was refereed by Tori Penso. It was played at America First Field.

First half: P. Quinton received a yellow card for Real Salt Lake at 6'. H. Dotson received a yellow card for Seattle Sounders at 10'. Real Salt Lake took the lead at 23' when A. Hezarkhani scored, with the assist credited to J. Sanabria, making the score 1-0.

Second half: Real Salt Lake extended the lead at 47' when A. Piol scored, with the assist credited to Z. Gozo, making the score 2-0. Seattle Sounders made their 1st substitution at 59', with O. De Rosario replacing D. Musovski. Seattle Sounders made their 2nd substitution at 59', with J. Ferreira replacing S. Brunell. Seattle Sounders made their 3rd substitution at 59', with Y. Gómez replacing K. Kossa-Rienzi. Z. Gozo received a yellow card for Real Salt Lake at 60'. Real Salt Lake made their 1st substitution at 61', with L. Engel replacing S. Junqua. Real Salt Lake made their 2nd substitution at 61', with L. Moisa replacing P. Ruiz. Seattle Sounders reduced the deficit at 62' when C. Roldan scored, with the assist credited to A. Rusnák, making the score 2-1. Real Salt Lake made their 3rd substitution at 72', with A. Hezarkhani replacing M. Guilavogui. Real Salt Lake made their 4th substitution at 72', with Chadwick Zachary Booth replacing S. Solans. Seattle Sounders made their 4th substitution at 81', with H. Dotson replacing P. Arriola. Real Salt Lake made their 5th substitution at 82', with A. Piol replacing D. Marczuk. Seattle Sounders made their 5th substitution at 90', with A. Rusnák replacing N. Petković. D. Marczuk received a yellow card for Real Salt Lake at 90+2'.

Real Salt Lake used 5 substitutions while Seattle Sounders used 5 substitutions. Real Salt Lake got 3 yellow cards, while Seattle Sounders got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (16-14).
  • Seattle Sounders controlled possession (61%).
  • Seattle Sounders had the sharper finishing (5-7 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games19
Home Wins9
Draws4
Away Wins6
Over 2.5 Goals6 (31.6%)
BTTS6 (31.6%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games9
Home Wins7
Draws2
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals3 (33.3%)
BTTS2 (22.2%)

Real Salt Lake vs Seattle Sounders Head-to-Head History by Season