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Seattle Sounders 2-0 Real Salt Lake: result and stats, Major League Soccer

Major League SoccerMatchday 7
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Match info
Lumen FieldJoseph DickersonCapacity 72,000 · artificial turf
Player of the match
Albert Rusnák headshot
Albert Rusnák
Midfielder · Seattle Sounders
8.2
This match
Shooting3.6Finishing4.3Creativity10.0Passing0.0Involvement4.6Defending3.5Physical4.1Dribbling2.6
Attacking
Goals1
Assists0
Shots1
Shots on target1
Shot accuracy100%
Dribbles won0
Build-up
Passes53
Key passes5
Pass accuracy89%
Defending
Tackles0
Blocks0
Interceptions1
Duels won1 · 50%
Fouls won/made1 / 0
This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Rusnák8.2Arriola7.9Musovski7.5Quinton6.6Guilavogui6.7Cabral6.8
Player
A. ThomasA. ThomasG20,39+0,3922/292/9
Rafael CabralRafael CabralG21,79-0,2133/3810/15

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

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First half

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0,46xG0,04
5Shots1
0On target0
0Big chances0
14Touches in box8
55%Possession45%
3Corners2
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Second half

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0,45xG0,38
6Shots11
4On target2
1Big chances0
21Touches in box17
50%Possession50%
4Corners4

xG race

23 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

0,00,30,60,81,10'15'30'45'60'75'90'Danny Musovski 48'Albert Rusnák 73'Seattle Sou…0,91 xGReal Salt L…0,43 xGCumulative expected goals per team over the match.
Seattle Sounders crestSeattle Sounders0,91 xG · 2 scoredReal Salt Lake crestReal Salt Lake0,43 xG · 0 scored

How those chances were made

Seattle Sounders20
Open play 13Set piece 3Dribble 1Foul won 1Rebound 1Defensive 1
Real Salt Lake24
Open play 18Set piece 3Foul won 1Rebound 2

Momentum

15 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

Danny Musovski 48'Albert Rusnák 73'0'15'30'45'60'75'90'Seattle Sou…Real Salt L…
Seattle Sounders crestSeattle Sounders62% pressureReal Salt Lake crestReal Salt Lake38% pressure

Match replay

91'
2-0
100%Draw 0%0%
0.91xG0.43
11Shots12
7On target6
Momentum
Taylor Booth portrait90' Off target Taylor Booth 0.07 xG

Shot map

11 v 12

Seattle Sounders shoot right, Real Salt Lake left. Bigger dot = better chance.

SSRSLgoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

13 on target · 2 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

Cristian Roldan, 3', off targetPaul Arriola, 15', off targetCristian Roldan, 37', off targetSergi Solans, 45', off targetMorgan Guilavogui, 60', off targetDominik Marczuk, 64', off targetStijn Spierings, 71', off targetDeAndre Yedlin, 80', off targetCristian Roldan, 89', off targetTaylor Booth, 90', off target
Seattle SoundersReal Salt Lakegoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

Seattle SoundersDefensive line 39%
26Musovski52Kossa-Rie…43Brunell115Roldán52Gomez45Thomas61Arriola65Roldán89Ragen68Rusnák89Tolo
Real Salt LakeDefensive line 27%
51Cabral38Solans70Spierings54Moisa70Marczuk91Henry64Caliskan80Yedlin82Quinton81Guilavogui69Junqua

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

Seattle SoundersUntil 45'
16257851151737269019

Most-connected pair: Roldán and Rienzi, 20 passes between them.

Real Salt LakeUntil 71'
62269923113412922

Most-connected pair: Yedlin and Quinton, 17 passes between them.

Tactical battle

62control38
66%Field tiltField tilt 34%16Box entriesBox entries 1212Passes into boxPasses into box 10
M. Guilavogui
M. Guilavogui
10 touches in box
Press10.5 · 17.2Territory66% · 34%Direct1.93 · 2.33Progress53 · 44Dribble6 · 5Creation20 · 24Threat1.02 · 0.72Recover15 · 10
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In possession

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66,2%Field tilt33,8%
12Passes into box10
34Progressive passes27
14Carries into final third16
8Chances created8

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

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Out of possession

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10,46Press intensity (PPDA)17,24
19High turnovers11
15Regains within 5s10
20,5sBall recovery time24,2s
21Interceptions22

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

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Carrying

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167Carries133
1931mCarry distance1633m
19Progressive carries17
1142mProgressive carry distance824m
7Carries into the box3

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

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Beating the press

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6Take-ons won5
17Take-ons attempted16
517mProgressive pass distance433m
0Through balls1
4Switches of play12

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

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Threat created

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1,02Expected threat (xT)0,72
2,19Action value (VAEP)0,12
20Shot-creating actions24
4Goal-creating actions0
16Box entries12

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

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Tempo

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4,6Passes per attack4,1
14,3sAttack duration11,2s
1,93 m/sAttack directness2,33 m/s
6Build-up attacks5
11Direct attacks10

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

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More match stats

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Attack

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34Touches in box25
63Final third entries43
1Big chances0
1,18xG on target0,26
1Big chances missed0
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Passing

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4/15 (27%)Crosses3/18 (17%)
17/37 (46%)Long balls31/49 (63%)
19Throw-ins22
9Free kicks10
8Goal kicks9
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Duels

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52Total48
32/63 (51%)Ground31/63 (49%)
10/18 (56%)Aerial8/18 (44%)
6/15 (40%)Dribbles5/12 (42%)
8Dispossessed11
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Defending

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54Recoveries52
12Interceptions16
18Tackles17
61%Tackles won71%
21Clearances30
1Big saves2
0Errors led to shot1
3Fouled in final third1
7,21Average rating6,64

Goal profile

This season

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 26 and 27 matches.

Seattle Sounders crestShare of their matchesReal Salt Lake crest

They score

77%1+ goal78%
31%2+ goals44%
15%3+ goals22%
4%4+ goals4%

They concede

73%1+ goal89%
38%2+ goals56%
12%3+ goals15%
4%4+ goals4%

Heaviest results

Seattle Sounders crestbest 4-1 (H)·worst 1-5 (H)

Real Salt Lake crestbest 3-0 (H)·worst 0-3 (H)

Match summary

Seattle Sounders beat Real Salt Lake 2-0 at Lumen Field in the Major League Soccer. It was goalless at half-time. Scorers: Daniel Musovski (48'), Albert Rusnák (73') for Seattle Sounders. In their last 6 meetings, Seattle Sounders have won 2, Real Salt Lake 3, with 1 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.

AI prediction
Confidence 47%
SS47%
X36%
RSL17%

→ Double chance: Seattle Sounders or draw

Why this prediction

The factors the model weighed, each split between the two sides.

Seattle Sounders crestShare per factorReal Salt Lake crest
83%Form17%
70%Attack30%
59%Defence41%
54%Goal model (Poisson)46%
29%Head-to-head71%
30%Goals70%
54%Overall46%
Last 5 matches
Scored 7, conceded 7
Last 5 matches
Scored 3, conceded 10

Who will win?

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Venue spotlight

Lumen Field
Seattle, Washington, USA
72,000
Capacity
2002
Opened
Sea level
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