Seattle Sounders vs Real Salt Lake

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🕒 Sun, 12 Oct 2025 02:30 Europe/London 📍 Lumen Field 🧑‍⚖️ Ricardo Montero 🔁 Regular Season - 29 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 29
Regular Season Table
Seattle Sounders 10 · Real Salt Lake 20
Referee Stats
15 matches · 4.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.00
Reds avg 0.07
Penalties avg 0.33
Over 4.5 cards 47%
Home wins 47%
Draws 33%
Away wins 20%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (15-13).
  • Seattle Sounders controlled possession (55%).
  • Real Salt Lake had the sharper finishing (2-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Seattle Sounders (Home stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 11-6-1

Goals For / Against

42 / 22
Avg: 2.33 / 1.22

Points

39
Avg: 2.17

Clean Sheets

7

Failed to Score

1
Real Salt Lake (Away stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 3-4-11

Goals For / Against

16 / 31
Avg: 0.89 / 1.72

Points

13
Avg: 0.72

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

6

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.17
PPG
0.72
2.33
GF
0.89
1.22
GA
1.72
59%
O2.5
47%
59%
BTTS
59%
65%
Score 1st
65%

League-position context

Seattle Sounders rank10th
Real Salt Lake rank20th
Seattle Sounders points55
Real Salt Lake points41
Seattle Sounders: #10 · 55 pts · GD +10
10 pts off the top 2. 3 pts off the play-off line. 27 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Real Salt Lake: #20 · 41 pts · GD -11
24 pts off the top 2. 17 pts off the play-off line. 13 pts clear of the relegation zone.
14-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Seattle Sounders last 5 home

W W D D W
Points11/15
Weighted index78
Goals11-6
Record3-2-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Real Salt Lake last 5 away

D L L L L
Points1/15
Weighted index11
Goals4-10
Record0-1-4
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.

Seattle Sounders trend breakdown

Over 2.559%
BTTS59%
BTTS + O2.553%
1H Over 0.571%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 71% · Over 3.5 53% · 1H BTTS 0%

Real Salt Lake trend breakdown

Over 2.547%
BTTS59%
BTTS + O2.541%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 24% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Seattle Sounders score at home94%
Seattle Sounders clean sheet at home41%
Real Salt Lake score away65%
Real Salt Lake clean sheet away6%

First-goal patterns

Seattle Sounders score first65%
Seattle Sounders win after scoring first73%
Real Salt Lake score first65%
Real Salt Lake win after scoring first27%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Seattle Sounders 80% · Real Salt Lake 0%
Avg first goal minute: Seattle Sounders 26.4' · Real Salt Lake 28.6'

Vs league average

Seattle Sounders score at home2.33 vs 1.64
Seattle Sounders concede at home1.22 vs 1.36
Real Salt Lake score away0.89 vs 1.36
Real Salt Lake concede away1.72 vs 1.64
Seattle Sounders score 42% above league average, while Real Salt Lake score 35% below league average.
Defensive side: Seattle Sounders are 10% below league average at home, and Real Salt Lake are 5% above 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.

Seattle Sounders goal timing (home)

1H scored: 45% 2H scored: 55% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 11
16-30 7
31-45 7
76-90+ 7
0-15 5
61-75 5
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 6
31-45 4
76-90+ 4
16-30 3
61-75 3
0-15 0

Real Salt Lake goal timing (away)

1H scored: 52% 2H scored: 48% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
0-15 5
31-45 4
76-90+ 4
46-60 3
61-75 3
16-30 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 8
16-30 7
31-45 5
46-60 5
61-75 5
0-15 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
2
4
Total Shots
15
13
Shots off Goal
10
7
Blocked Shots
3
2
Shots Inside Box
9
6
Shots Outside Box
6
7
Ball Possession
55%
45%
Corner Kicks
4
4
Fouls
11
20
Offsides
1
3
Yellow Cards
1
4
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
4
1
Total Passes
585
456
Passes Accurate
512
391
Passes %
88%
86%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
4
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
4
4'
4' Goal · 1-0
P. Rothrock
Normal Goal
11'
11' VAR
J. Morris
Penalty confirmed
13'
13' B. Vera
30'
30' Rwan Cruz
46'
46' A. Piol
1st substitution · For: W. Agada
55'
55' J. Glad
60'
60' João Paulo
1st substitution · For: S. Hawkins
64'
64' Rwan Cruz
2nd substitution · For: V. Olatunji
70'
70' P. Ruiz
3rd substitution · For: Jesús Rafael Barea Barroso
71'
71' A. Katránis
80'
80' J. Morris
2nd substitution · For: D. Musovski
80'
80' P. de la Vega
3rd substitution · For: P. Kingston
80'
80' N. Caliskan
4th substitution · For: J. Russell
88'
88' D. Musovski
90+1'
90+1' VAR
W. Agada
Goal cancelled
90+2'
90+2' J. Ferreira
4th substitution · For: A. Lopez

Seattle Sounders vs Real Salt Lake 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Seattle Sounders beat Real Salt Lake 1-0 on Sunday, 12 October 2025 in MLS. The match was refereed by Ricardo Montero. It was played at Lumen Field.

First half: Seattle Sounders took an early lead at 4' when P. Rothrock scored, making the score 1-0. VAR intervened at 11' for Seattle Sounders (Penalty confirmed). B. Vera received a yellow card for Real Salt Lake at 13'. Rwan Cruz received a yellow card for Real Salt Lake at 30'.

Second half: Real Salt Lake made their 1st substitution at 46', with A. Piol replacing W. Agada. J. Glad received a yellow card for Real Salt Lake at 55'. Seattle Sounders made their 1st substitution at 60', with João Paulo replacing S. Hawkins. Real Salt Lake made their 2nd substitution at 64', with Rwan Cruz replacing V. Olatunji. Real Salt Lake made their 3rd substitution at 70', with P. Ruiz replacing Jesús Rafael Barea Barroso. A. Katránis received a yellow card for Real Salt Lake at 71'. Seattle Sounders made their 2nd substitution at 80', with J. Morris replacing D. Musovski. Seattle Sounders made their 3rd substitution at 80', with P. de la Vega replacing P. Kingston. Real Salt Lake made their 4th substitution at 80', with N. Caliskan replacing J. Russell. D. Musovski received a yellow card for Seattle Sounders at 88'. VAR intervened at 90+1' for Real Salt Lake (Goal cancelled). Seattle Sounders made their 4th substitution at 90+2', with J. Ferreira replacing A. Lopez.

Seattle Sounders used 4 substitutions while Real Salt Lake used 4 substitutions. Seattle Sounders got 1 yellow card, while Real Salt Lake got 4 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (15-13).
  • Seattle Sounders controlled possession (55%).
  • Real Salt Lake had the sharper finishing (2-4 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games19
Home Wins6
Draws4
Away Wins9
Over 2.5 Goals6 (31.6%)
BTTS6 (31.6%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games10
Home Wins6
Draws2
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals3 (30.0%)
BTTS4 (40.0%)

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