Seattle may not be in the best form, but they have an impressive home record against Real Salt Lake, winning the last four meetings that have taken place at Lumen Field.
Real Salt Lake will be riding a crest of a wave after claiming a playoff place in sensational circumstances, but we think that they will just miss out on the quarter finals, with Seattle's quality shining through.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Seattle Sounders win with a probability of 59.38%. A draw had a probability of 21.3% and a win for Real Salt Lake had a probability of 19.29%.
The most likely scoreline for a Seattle Sounders win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.95%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.54%) and 2-0 (9.52%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.98%), while for a Real Salt Lake win it was 1-2 (5.21%).
