After a nightmare start to the season, Real Salt Lake will be eager to right the ship as they host Seattle Soundersfor their second MLSouting.
The Claret and Cobalt endured a humbling defeat in their season opener against San Jose Earthquakes, leaving them anchored at the foot of both the Western Conference and overall standings. Their struggles continued in continental action, suffering a 2-1 loss to CS Herediano at home on February 26, despite dominating the shot count 24 to six.
Seattle Sounders, meanwhile, kicked off their campaign in commanding fashion, securing a 3-1 home victory over Antigua GFC on the same day, matching their opponents in shot attempts.
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How to watch Real Salt Lake vs Seattle Sounders FC online - TV channels & live streams
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Real Salt Lake vs Seattle Sounders FC kick-off time
The MLS match between Real Salt Lake and Seattle Sounders FC will be played at America First Field in Sandy, Utah.
It will kick off at 4:30 pm ET / 1:30 pm PT on Saturday, March 1, in the United States (US).
Team news & squads
Real Salt Lake vs Seattle Sounders FC lineups
4-2-3-1
Formation
4-2-3-1
SEARSL-Line up
RSLSubstitutes
Manager
P. Mastroeni
Injuries and Suspended players
Injuries and Suspensions
- No sidelined players
Injuries and Suspensions
- No sidelined players
Real Salt Lake team news
Heading into Saturday, Real Salt Lake will be without Matthew Bell (hamstring), goalkeeper Zac MacMath (back), and Ariath Piol (hamstring). The team saw wholesale changes in their last match compared to the MLS opener, with only goalkeeper Rafael Cabral, midfielder Nelson Palacio, and forward Forster Ajago retaining their places.
Despite Pablo Mastroeni's tendency to shuffle his squad, Ajago—who found the net last time out—and Cabral are the most likely to keep their spots, though further tweaks are expected, albeit less drastic than before.
Seattle Sounders FC team news
As for Seattle, they emerged from their clash with Antigua without fresh injury concerns, with Reed Baker-Whiting remaining the only confirmed absentee due to a hamstring issue.
There are, however, doubts over the availability of Stefan Frei, who was left out of their previous squad. Meanwhile, Jordan Morris is expected to lead the line once again as he looks to build on his opening-day brace.
Form
RSL-Form
RSLReal Salt Lake
1
-
2
Club Sport Herediano
L
San Jose Earthquakes
4
-
0
Real Salt Lake
L
Club Sport Herediano
0
-
0
Real Salt Lake
D
Minnesota United
1
-
1
Real Salt Lake
L
Real Salt Lake
0
-
0
Minnesota United
L
- Goal Scored (Conceded)
- 2/7
- Games over 2.5 goals
- 2/5
- Both teams scored
- 2/5
SEA-Form
SEASeattle Sounders FC
3
-
1
Antigua Guatemala
W
Seattle Sounders FC
2
-
2
Charlotte FC
D
Antigua Guatemala
1
-
3
Seattle Sounders FC
W
IFK Norrkoeping
3
-
3
Seattle Sounders FC
D
Seattle Sounders FC
2
-
2
Hammarby
D
- Goal Scored (Conceded)
- 13/9
- Games over 2.5 goals
- 5/5
- Both teams scored
- 5/5
Head-to-Head Record
RSLLast 5 matches
SEA2
Wins
2
Draws
1
Win
Seattle Sounders FC
1
-
1
Real Salt Lake
Real Salt Lake
2
-
0
Seattle Sounders FC
Real Salt Lake
3
-
0
Seattle Sounders FC
Real Salt Lake
0
-
0
Seattle Sounders FC
Seattle Sounders FC
2
-
0
Real Salt Lake
Goals scored
3- Games over 2.5 goals
- 1/5
- Both teams scored
- 1/5