Seattle Sounders vs Real Salt Lake pre-match guide

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Competition: USA Major League Soccer
Competition: Wed 24.November
Match begins: 03:30 (UTC)
Venue: CenturyLink Field (68000 seats)

Major League Soccer: Seattle Sounders host Real Salt Lake in what promises to be an intriguing football game. Here's a thorough preview!

Insights:
  • Seattle Sounders have the fewest conceded goals (33) in Major League Soccer
  • Real Salt Lake have the most matches over the total-line (20) in Major League Soccer

It's time to recharge all electronic entertainment devices for Real Salt Lake, who are travelling more than 1200 kilometers to play this game.

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Seattle Sounders form and stats

Seattle Sounders have collected 29 points from their Major League Soccer home games so far after 8-5-4.

Sounders manager B. Schmetzer and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Vancouver Whitecaps in the Major League Soccer. Xavier Arreaga was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.45 out of 10. The defender Arreaga hit one key pass and won 6 of 6 duels.

Before that, Seattle Sounders drew at home versus LA Galaxy.

The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Sounders matches with similar probabilities have ended with eight wins, two draws and two defeats (from twelve games).

A decent goal production from Sounders in their home games so far, with 28 goals from 17 league matches. Seattle Sounders have only conceded 15 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Real Salt Lake form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Real Salt Lake so far with only 17 points returning home. The records show 5-2-10 (win-draw-lose). Momentum is building for Salt in their away games, having won their two previous outings.

Two travels in a row for Salt, whose manager P. Mastroeni could celebrate last time after the Major League Soccer win against Sporting KC. Late drama in the previous game, when Damir Kreilach scored the winning goal five minutes into stoppage time to defeat Sporting KC. Midfielder Albert Rusnák was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.7. Rusnák hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 51 successful passes (of 58 total).

A 1-3 loss hosting Portland Timbers before that.

Looking at the earlier recent performances of Salt when being an outsider away as they are today, we find ten matches with the visitors losing four times, drawing three and winning three games.

Salt have scored 25 goals on their travels this season, from 17 away games in the league. In the opposite end, Salt have conceded 33 goals in their away games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

Real Salt Lake - Sounders 1-0 was the product when these two participants last played each other, some time ago this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - one - five (Sounders wins - draws - Real Salt Lake wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

SoundersR. Ruidíaz Misitich
R. Ruidíaz Misitich
17 goals
Real Salt LakeD. Kreilach
D. Kreilach
16 goals
Real Salt LakeA. Rusnák
A. Rusnák
11 goals

Seattle Sounders missing players

Real Salt Lake missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Seattle Sounders Real Salt Lake
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
34 17 6 Played P 4 17 34
17 8 4 Won W 1 5 14
9 5 2 Drew D 0 2 6
8 4 0 Lost L 3 10 14
53 28 15 Scored S 5 25 55
33 15 4 Conceded C 11 33 54
97% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 94%
76% 82% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 76% 76%
47% 47% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 76% 71%
18% 24% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 41% 41%
6% 6% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 29% 21%
56% 47% 50% BTTS BTTS 75% 71% 71%
29% 41% 50% Clean Sheets C S 25% 18% 21%
18% 18% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 18% 15%
 
4.6 5.8 6.2 Corners for (avg) C F 6.8 4.9 4.9
5.3 4.2 3.7 Corners against (avg) C A 3.2 6.8 6.3
1.7 1.6 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.2 2.5 2.1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
12.6 14.3 16 Shots (avg) S ( 18 12.8 13.4
4.6 5.5 6.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.5 4.8 4.8
34% 30% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 23% 31% 34%
 
11.4 9.9 12.3 Shots against (avg) S A 13.8 17.9 14.8
3.1 2.8 3.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.2 6.2 4.6
Key stats in Major League Soccer this season:
  • Real Salt Lake have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Real Salt Lake have the fewest matches under the total-line (10) in Major League Soccer
  • Real Salt Lake have the most matches over the total-line (20) in Major League Soccer
  • Seattle Sounders have the fewest conceded goals (33) in Major League Soccer
  • Seattle Sounders have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (14) in Major League Soccer
  • Seattle Sounders have the the best goal difference (+20) in Major League Soccer
  • Seattle Sounders have won significantly more corners at home than away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Colorado Rapids 34 17 10 7 51 35 17 9 7 1 31 14 17 8 3 6 20 21 16 61
2 Seattle Sounders 34 17 9 8 53 33 17 8 5 4 28 15 17 9 4 4 25 18 20 60
3 Sporting KC 34 17 7 10 58 40 17 9 5 3 32 17 17 8 2 7 26 23 18 58
4 Portland Timbers 34 17 4 13 56 52 17 11 2 4 35 22 17 6 2 9 21 30 4 55
5 Minnesota United 34 13 10 11 42 44 17 10 3 4 24 14 17 3 7 7 18 30 -2 49
6 Vancouver Whitecaps 34 12 13 9 45 45 17 10 3 4 25 17 17 2 10 5 20 28 0 49
7 Real Salt Lake 34 14 6 14 55 54 17 9 4 4 30 21 17 5 2 10 25 33 1 48
8 LA Galaxy 34 13 9 12 50 54 17 8 5 4 29 22 17 5 4 8 21 32 -4 48
9 Los Angeles FC 34 12 9 13 53 51 17 8 6 3 34 23 17 4 3 10 19 28 2 45
10 SJ Earthquakes 34 10 11 13 46 54 17 5 5 7 25 24 17 5 6 6 21 30 -8 41
11 Dallas 34 7 12 15 47 56 17 5 7 5 25 21 17 2 5 10 22 35 -9 33
12 Austin 34 9 4 21 35 56 17 7 2 8 27 25 17 2 2 13 8 31 -21 31
13 Houston Dynamo 34 6 12 16 36 54 17 6 6 5 21 22 17 0 6 11 15 32 -18 30

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Colorado Rapids 34 17 10 7 51 35 17 9 7 1 31 14 17 8 3 6 20 21 16 61
2 Seattle Sounders 34 17 9 8 53 33 17 8 5 4 28 15 17 9 4 4 25 18 20 60
3 Sporting KC 34 17 7 10 58 40 17 9 5 3 32 17 17 8 2 7 26 23 18 58
4 Portland Timbers 34 17 4 13 56 52 17 11 2 4 35 22 17 6 2 9 21 30 4 55
5 Minnesota United 34 13 10 11 42 44 17 10 3 4 24 14 17 3 7 7 18 30 -2 49
6 Vancouver Whitecaps 34 12 13 9 45 45 17 10 3 4 25 17 17 2 10 5 20 28 0 49
7 Real Salt Lake 34 14 6 14 55 54 17 9 4 4 30 21 17 5 2 10 25 33 1 48
8 LA Galaxy 34 13 9 12 50 54 17 8 5 4 29 22 17 5 4 8 21 32 -4 48
9 Los Angeles FC 34 12 9 13 53 51 17 8 6 3 34 23 17 4 3 10 19 28 2 45
10 SJ Earthquakes 34 10 11 13 46 54 17 5 5 7 25 24 17 5 6 6 21 30 -8 41
11 Dallas 34 7 12 15 47 56 17 5 7 5 25 21 17 2 5 10 22 35 -9 33
12 Austin 34 9 4 21 35 56 17 7 2 8 27 25 17 2 2 13 8 31 -21 31
13 Houston Dynamo 34 6 12 16 36 54 17 6 6 5 21 22 17 0 6 11 15 32 -18 30

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