Seattle Sounders vs Real Salt Lake — Major League Soccer: stats, lineups & analysis
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- 10′Seattle Sounders, yellow card:
- 41′Seattle Sounders, yellow card:
- Half-time
- 46′Seattle Sounders, substitution:off
- 46′Seattle Sounders, substitution:off
- 48′Seattle Sounders, goal:1–0assist
- 50′Seattle Sounders, yellow card:
- 55′Seattle Sounders, yellow card:
- 57′Real Salt Lake, yellow card:
- 63′Seattle Sounders, substitution:off
- 63′Seattle Sounders, substitution:off
- 71′Real Salt Lake, substitution:off
- 73′Seattle Sounders, goal:2–0assist
- 78′Real Salt Lake, substitution:off
- 78′Real Salt Lake, substitution:off
- 78′Real Salt Lake, substitution:off
- 82′Seattle Sounders, substitution:off
- 87′Real Salt Lake, yellow card:
- 88′Real Salt Lake, substitution:off
- Full-time2 – 0
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Seattle Sounders end winless run with second-half win over Real Salt Lake
Seattle Sounders beat Real Salt Lake 2-0 at Lumen Field in Major League Soccer's Regular Season matchday 7, a result that lifted Brian Schmetzer's side after a run of draws. The game was goalless at half-time before two second-half strikes settled the contest in the home side's favour.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Daniel Musovski broke the deadlock in the 48th minute, converting after being set up by Paul Arriola, and the same combination struck again when Arriola teed up Albert Rusnák to make it 2-0 in the 73rd minute. Real Salt Lake, already without a win in their previous five outings, were unable to respond.
Seattle held the greater share of possession at 53 percent and created the better chances, registering 4 shots on target from 11 attempts compared with Real Salt Lake's 2 from 12, while also posting the higher expected-goals figure of the two sides. The match was littered with stoppages, with 19 fouls shared between the teams and six yellow cards shown by referee Joe Dickerson, though no player was sent off.
Albert Rusnák capped the win with a goal and an 8.15 rating, while provider Paul Arriola set up both of Seattle's goals to finish just behind him in the ratings.
Seattle's control was reflected in their expected-goals figure of 0.91 against Real Salt Lake's 0.30, underlining their edge in the final third.
Seattle Sounders beat Real Salt Lake 2–0 (half-time 0–0).
Seattle Sounders met Real Salt Lake in the Major League Soccer (Regular Season - 7). Kick-off was Thursday, 24 September 2026, 01:30 UTC at Lumen Field. Referee: Joe Dickerson. Attendance: 28,649.
Team pages: Seattle Sounders · Real Salt Lake · Major League Soccer
Key moments
- 48' Goal: Danny Musovski (assist: Paul Arriola) — 1–0
- 73' Goal: Albert Rusnák (assist: Paul Arriola) — 2–0
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Seattle Sounders (4-2-3-1)
Real Salt Lake (3-4-2-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Seattle Sounders 51%, the draw 27%, Real Salt Lake 22%. It finished Seattle Sounders 2–0 Real Salt Lake.
Home ground swings it Seattle Sounders' way — Seattle Sounders are a shade stronger on our strength rating, and Major League Soccer home advantage on top gives Seattle Sounders the lean. The draw at 27% is about what a gap this size usually leaves.
Why Seattle Sounders at 51%?
Seattle Sounders sit 44 points higher on our strength rating — 1468 to 1423. Sides with a 40–80-point rating edge at home won 50.2% of 10,302 such games. Major League Soccer home sides out-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to away wins (25.8% vs 30.2%). Major League Soccer homes won 49.2% of 5,189 games vs 44.8% across all 100,591 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly.
Why only 51%?
Real Salt Lake hold 6 more possession points (50 to 44 in recent games) — and between equals, control has been worth something. Between evenly-matched sides, when the visitors held this control edge the home team's win rate fell to 40.1% across 5,444 games, from 44.0% when styles were level.
Why is the draw second, ahead of the Real Salt Lake win?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 26.6%. These teams' recent games average 3.0 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.6% of 25,167. The control factor adds 1.2 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Real Salt Lake have shed 81 strength-rating points over their last 10 games. Momentum is measured but not yet proven: sliding sides won 34.2% of 9,515 such games vs 33.6% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it stays at 0 points until the receipt clears its evidence bar. In our recorded league results, Real Salt Lake are winless in their last 10 away games: 3 draws and 7 defeats. The run began on 22 March 2026. Last recorded away league win: 8 March 2026 — Atlanta United FC 2–3 Real Salt Lake. Latest recorded away league result: 10 September 2026 — Houston Dynamo 2–1 Real Salt Lake. Across 13,706 historical matches involving visitors with at least six consecutive winless away league games, those visitors won 25.8%, compared with 25.1% expected from team strength. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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