Real Salt Lake vs Seattle Sounders Predicted lineup, betting tips, odds, injury news, H2H, telecast

Published at :May 14, 2024 at 7:00 AM

Modified at :May 14, 2024 at 7:00 AM

The home team is currently at the top of the table

Real Salt Lake will lock horns with Seattle Sounders on Saturday night, currently, sitting at the top of the table in the Western Conference of the Major Soccer League, the home team are in good form. They have a balanced team and have some top-quality players. They have played 12 matches till now in the MLS in which they, won 6 drew 4 and lost 2 matches, they have 22 points. They will have to win their upcoming matches so they can stay at the top of the table.

Seattle Sounders will be very disappointed with how their season has started as they are second from the bottom in the Western Conference with only 10 points. In 11 matches they won only twice, drew 4 and lost 5 matches. This will be a very difficult match for them as Real Salt Lake have been really good in their home ground. Both teams will be giving their all to win this match, it will be an exciting match for fans for sure.

Kick-Off:

Sat, 18th May 2024, 09:30 PM (EST)

Sun, 19th May 2024, 07:00 AM (IST), 01:30 AM (GMT)

Stadium: America First Field

Form

Real Salt Lake Form (All Competitions): D-L-W-W-W

Seattle Sounders Form (All Competitions): W-D-W-L-L

Players to Watch

Cristian Arango (Real Salt Lake)

The Columbian is in red-hot form and is scoring a lot of goals this season. Even though he has some disciplinary issues, still he is a top player. He has a really good work ethic and is an intense presser off the ball. He is known for his positioning inside the box as he always takes his chances and converts them into goals. He will be a big threat to the opposition for sure.

Obed Vargas (Seattle Sounders)

He is a player with very good technical ability, mobility, 1vs1 short-dribbling skills, close ball control, and fast direction shifts in possession. He knows how to dictate tempo using his good vision, passing ability at all distances, and natural technique to create dynamism in the team’s build-up process. He is very comfortable on the ball, with a willingness to play and receive passes along the ground.

Match Facts

The most common result of matches between Real Salt Lake and Seattle Sounders when Real Salt Lake is playing at home is 2-0. 4 matches have ended with this result.
Real Salt Lake scores 1.62 goals when playing at home and Seattle Sounders scores 1.18 goals when playing away (on average).
The average number of goals in meetings between Real Salt Lake and Seattle Sounders is 1.8.

Real Salt Lake vs Seattle Sounders: Betting Tips and Odds

Tip 1 – Real Salt Lake to win
Tip 2 – Cristian Arango to score any time
Tip 3 – Real Salt Lake to win by 1-0, 2-0

The home team has 1.79 odds to win the match, 3.84 odds in favour of the match ending in a draw and 4.29 odds in favour of Colorado Rapids to win this fixture.

Injury and Team News

Real Salt Lake will be missing Kevin Bonilla, Pablo Ruiz and Marcelo Silva due to injuries, the rest of the players are fit and available for the match.

For the away team, Nathan, Pedro de la Vega and Braudilio Rodrigues will miss out on this game.

Head-to-Head

Matches: 41

Real Salt Lake: 16

Seattle Sounders: 16

Draws: 9

Predicted Lineups

Real Salt Lake Predicted Lineup (4-2-3-1):

MacMath(GK); Hidalgo, Glad, Quinton, Katranis; Eneli, Ojeda; Gomez, Crooks, Luna; Arango

Seattle Sounders Predicted Lineup (4-4-2):

Thomas(GK); Roldan, Ragen, Arreaga, Tolo; Roldan, Atencio, Vargas, Chu; Morris, Ruidiaz

Match Prediction

Real Salt Lake are in good form and they are playing some really good football, they are surely the favourites to win this upcoming match. The away team in MLS have been very poor as they have not got some good results in their past few matches. The home team will win this match and will take three points.

Prediction: Real Salt Lake 2-0 Seattle Sounders

Telecast

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