Real Salt Lake are feeling confident at the moment and they are look almost invincible, or atleast their results say so. Now, they challenge Seattle Sounders at the Rio Tinto Stadium. For Seattle Sounders, they have recovered from the slump they suffered a few weeks ago and they are ready for such a challenge against Real Salt Lake.
Both clubs are in the western conference and are separated by a mile according to the league table. Real Salt Lake are top of the table with 22 points while Seattle Sounders is in 10th place with 13 points.
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For Salt Lake, it takes courage to stay at the top of this league and they certainly need a lot of it if they intend to stay there for long. Although recent results are showing a sign of a struggle, but they have a chance to set things right against Seattle Sounders. Results of the last 5 games showed Salt Lake had 3 wins and 2 defeats and their overall season record is currently 6 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats.
Salt Lake played a 2-2 draw against LA Galaxy away from in their last match and they were certainly displeased with that result. Cristian Arango struck twice in the 20’ and 40’ minutes to hand Salt Lake a 2-goal lead in the first half. Unfortunately in the second half, they conceded twice in the 54’ and 94’ minutes and ended the game as a draw. According to stats, Salt Lake had 44% possession, 4 shots on target and 3 corner kicks.
Seattle Sounders
Seattle Sounders will be fighting against the odds when they head into this game against Real Salt Lake. Salt Lake are currently the best team in the conference, but they are certainly not invincible. Seattle Sounders recent results proves they might be capable of challenging them but that depends on how they respond. Results from the last 5 games showed they had 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats. And their overall season's record is: 3 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats.
Seattle Sounders were pleased in the end after beating Portland Timbers 2-1 away from home. After falling behind in the 15’ minute, Cristian Roldan equalized for the Sounders in the 19’ minute. And finally, Seattle took the lead in the 50’ minute through Raul Ruidiaz and they hung on until the end to collect all 3 points. According to stats, Seattle Sounders had 47% possession, 5 shots on target and 6 corners.
Head to Head
According to the h2h, in the last 20 meetings between both clubs, Real Salt Lake won 9 games as well as Seattle Sounders and 2 games ended as a draw.
Analysis and Predictions
It would be a miracle for Seattle to beat Real Salt Lake on their own turf. A lot of credit to the Seattle Sounders for their recent turnaround but a challenge against Real Salt Lake is way too soon for them and they will fall to a defeat. This doesn't make Real Salt Lake invincible in any way.
Match Facts:- There were less than 2.5 goals in 5 of the last 7 meetings and less than 10.5 corners in the last 6 meetings.
- Real Salt Lake to Win and Under 5.5 Goals at 2.08 Odds
- Real Salt Lake to win at 2.03 Odds
- Real Salt Lake to Win 2-0 at 10.00 Odds
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