{"id":12145,"date":"2026-09-17T20:33:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T00:33:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/ca\/?post_type=news&p=12145"},"modified":"2026-09-17T20:33:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T00:33:14","slug":"match-preview-seattle-sounders-vs-real-salt-lake-09-23-26-mls","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/ca\/news\/mls\/match-preview-seattle-sounders-vs-real-salt-lake-09-23-26-mls\/","title":{"rendered":"Seattle Sounders vs Real Salt Lake: Predictions, Picks, Odds & Lineups"},"content":{"rendered":"

Seattle Sounders host Real Salt Lake at CenturyLink Field on Wednesday, September 23 (9:30 PM ET \/ 8:30 PM CT \/ 6:30 PM PT).<\/strong><\/p>\n

There’s no injury news to sift through at Lumen Field, with both squads arriving unaffected by the availability sheet, so this one comes down to the players already carrying the load. Seattle’s attack again runs through attacking midfielder Paul Miles Rothrock, who has 5 goals and 22 chances created this season, and Albert Rusn\u00e1k, whose 49 chances created top the squad. Real Salt Lake will lean on striker Sergi Solans Ormo, who has scored 9 goals from 46 shots, with attacking midfielder Diego \u00c1ngel Luna supplying 43 chances created of his own.<\/p>\n

Seattle sit 14th in the Western Conference<\/a> with 28 points from 23 games, while Real Salt Lake are 11th with 29 points from 24 \u2014 both still stuck in the muddle that defines the back end of this year’s playoff picture. Neither has been scoring freely of late: the Sounders have drawn four straight since their loss to Austin FC, and Real Salt Lake arrive off four defeats in five, including consecutive losses to Houston Dynamo and NYCFC. Expect a cagey, low-scoring affair at Lumen Field, with the home side’s aerial threat at set pieces \u2014 led by defender Kalani Anthony Kossa-Rienzi and his 3 goals this season \u2014 potentially settling it.<\/p>\n\n\n