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Seattle Sounders vs Real Salt Lake: result 2-0 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 7Kick-off on September 24, 2026 at 01:30 AM (UTC)Lumen Field, Seattle, Washington

Seattle Sounders
2-0
Real Salt Lake

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What was the result of Seattle Sounders vs Real Salt Lake?

Seattle Sounders won 2-0 on September 24, 2026.

Goalscorers

  • 48′D. MusovskiSeattle Sounders
  • 73′A. RusnákSeattle Sounders

What had the model predicted before the match?

Before kick-off, the Footlab AI model gave a Seattle Sounders win at 51%: prediction correct. Most likely score announced: 1-1. Actual score: 2-0.

Computed by the Footlab AI model from our own data only, with no AI analysis.

Official lineup for Seattle Sounders vs Real Salt Lake

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Seattle Sounders

4-2-3-1
  1. 19D. Musovski
  1. 17P. Arriola
  2. 11A. Rusnák
  3. 90S. Gomez
  1. 7C. Roldan
  2. 37S. Brunell
  1. 5N. Tolo
  2. 25J. Ragen
  3. 16A. Roldan
  4. 85K. Kossa-Rienzi
  1. 26A. Thomas

Real Salt Lake

3-4-2-1
  1. 22S. Solans
  1. 9M. Guilavogui
  2. 34L. Moisa
  1. 29S. Junqua
  2. 92N. Caliskan
  3. 6S. Spierings
  4. 11D. Marczuk
  1. 3K. Henry
  2. 26P. Quinton
  3. 2D. Yedlin
  1. 1Rafael Cabral
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Seattle Sounders have 1 win, 5 draws and 9 defeats; Real Salt Lake have 2, 4 and 9.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Seattle Sounders
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 20, 2026Colorado Rapids(away)3-3Major League Soccer
Sep 13, 2026Los Angeles Galaxy(away)1-1Major League Soccer
Sep 6, 2026New York Red Bulls(home)0-0Major League Soccer
Aug 29, 2026Chicago Fire(home)2-2Major League Soccer
Aug 22, 2026FC Cincinnati(away)1-1Major League Soccer
Real Salt Lake
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 20, 2026Vancouver Whitecaps(home)0-3Major League Soccer
Sep 13, 2026New York City FC(home)0-2Major League Soccer
Sep 10, 2026Houston Dynamo(away)1-2Major League Soccer
Sep 6, 2026Los Angeles FC(home)2-2Major League Soccer
Aug 30, 2026Colorado Rapids(away)0-1Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Seattle Sounders win, 1 draw, 4 Real Salt Lake wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Mar 1, 2026Real Salt Lake 2-1 Seattle SoundersMajor League Soccer
Oct 12, 2025Seattle Sounders 1-0 Real Salt LakeMajor League Soccer
Mar 1, 2025Real Salt Lake 2-0 Seattle SoundersMajor League Soccer
May 30, 2024Seattle Sounders 1-1 Real Salt LakeMajor League Soccer
May 16, 2024Real Salt Lake 2-0 Seattle SoundersMajor League Soccer
Jul 23, 2023Real Salt Lake 3-0 Seattle SoundersLeagues Cup

Last archived meeting: Real Salt Lake vs Seattle Sounders on Mar 1, 2026

How many goals should we expect?

Seattle Sounders score 1.0 and concede 1.9 goals per match over their last 15; Real Salt Lake score 1.3 and concede 1.8.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Seattle Sounders1.01.929/159/15
Real Salt Lake1.31.829/1510/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Seattle Sounders sit 7th in Major League Soccer (38 points from 27 matches) and Real Salt Lake sit 11th (32 points from 27 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
7Seattle Sounders271089353538
11Real Salt Lake279513404432

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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