SEATTLE. Seattle Sounders didn’t concede much to Real Salt Lake to lock the result on a 0-0 scoreline on Tuesday. Seattle Sounders was truly better in terms of ball possession (62%).
The match was played at the CenturyLink Field stadium in Seattle on Tuesday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Joe Dickerson with the help of Logan Brown and Chris Elliott. The 4th official was Víctor Rivas. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 5.3 degrees Celsius or 41.45 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.
Match Statistics
- ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
- 21 Total 0
- 3 On Target 0
- 18 Off Target 0
- 3 Shots blocked 0
- 182 Attack 123
- 93 Dangerous attack 38
- 118 Ball safe 113
- 0 Penalties 0
- 15 Corners 1
Fouls
- 11 Total 18
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Seattle Sounders was in firm control of the ball 62% while Real Salt Lake was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Seattle Sounders was was more pushing with 93 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Seattle Sounders to win the match.
Seattle Sounders shot 21 times, 3 on target, 18 off target. On the other side, Real Salt Lake shot 0 times, 0 on target, 0 off target.
Cards
Seattle Sounders received 2 yellow cards (N. Benezet and R. Ruidiaz). On the other side, Real Salt Lake received 3 yellow cards (J. Glad, E. Luiz and D. Ochoa).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After this match, Seattle Sounders will have 60 points to lose in the 3rd place. Talking about the opposition, Real Salt Lake will have 48 points like New York RB and LA Galaxy to sit in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Seattle Sounders will play away with Real Salt Lake on the 5th of March with a 15-14 head to head record in favor of Seattle Sounders (7 draws).
Real Salt Lake will host Seattle Sounders on the 5th of March with a 15-14 head to head in favor of Seattle Sounders (7 draws).
Seattle Sounders – Formation
Seattle Sounders
120'
53'
Seattle Sounders started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Brian Schmetzer decided to play with the following team: Stefan Frei , Yeimar Gómez Andrade , Xavier Arreaga , Shane O’Neill , Kelyn Rowe , Cristian Roldán , João Paulo , Bradley Smith , Nicolas Benezet , Jordan Morris and Fredy Montero .
The home team had on the bench: Abdoulaye Cissoko, Stefan Cleveland, Léo Chú, Raúl Ruidíaz , Danny Leyva, Reed Baker-Whiting, Alex Roldan , Nicolás Lodeiro and Josh Atencio .
Substitutions
Seattle Sounders made 5 changes: F. Montero for R. Ruidiaz (46′), N. Benezet for A. Roldan (83′), B. Smith for J. Atencio (91′), J. Morris for N. Lodeiro (103′) and X. Arreaga for A. Cissoko (120′).
Best player: Cristian Roldán
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Seattle Sounders was Cristian Roldán.
His rating is with 73 passes (76% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 12 duels out of 19. He performed 7 crosses.
Real Salt Lake – Formation
Real Salt Lake
Real Salt Lake started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Pablo Andrés Mastroeni played with: David Ochoa , Aaron Herrera , Justen Glad , Marcelo Silva , Andrew Brody , Jonathan Menéndez , Everton Luiz , Pablo Ruiz , Maikel Chang , Rubio Rubin and Damir Kreilach .
These were the players on the bench: Erik Holt, Zac MacMath, Nick Besler, Bobby Wood , Justin Meram , Toni Datković, Donny Toia, Anderson Julio and Ashtone Morgan .
Substitutions
Real Salt Lake made 4 changes: J. Menendez for J. Meram (63′), R. Rubin for B. Wood (74′), M. Chang for A. A. Julio Santos (81′) and A. Brody for A. Morgan (106′).
Best player: Marcelo Silva
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Real Salt Lake was Marcelo Silva.
His rating is with 38 passes (78% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 10.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
