Real Salt Lake at Seattle Sounders 11/23/21 - MLS Picks & Predictions

By: Paul |

Last Updated: 11/23/2021 at 9:59 AM ET

The Seattle Sounders did not finish the regular season in the best possible manner, as they went win-less in their last 6 matches (0-3-3), and also missing out on the top spot of the Western Conference. Even so, they are now healthier than they have ever been this season, and the coach will have a lot of options in his hands. They will play host to Real Salt Lake, who beat Kansas City in the final match day of the regular season and claimed the 7th spot in the Western Conference.

Seattle finished the season in a bad manner, as they didn’t win any of their last 6 matches (3 losses, 3 draws), and eventually settled at the 2nd spot of the Western Conference with a 17-8-9 record, scoring 53 and conceding 33 goals. They were really strong at home throughout the whole season, with 8 wins, 4 losses and 5 draws, scoring 28 goals and conceding just 15 in the process, which was the 2nd best home defense in the West. However, they kept just 2 clean sheets in their last 9 home matches, and only failed to score twice in that span. But they now only have 2 absent players, and this is the fullest Seattle side we’ve seen all season.

Real Salt Lake were extremely lucky to even be in the playoffs, as they scored a 95th minute goal in their away match against Sporting Kansas City and eventually climbed to the 7th spot of the Western Conference with 48 points. However, that was their first clean sheet in their last 9 matches, conceding 2+ goals in 4 of those and 3+ goals in 3 of those. Real Salt Lake were not anything special on the road, recording 5 wins, 10 losses and 2 draws, scoring 25 and conceding 33 goals in the process. They kept just 3 clean sheets in 17 away matches this season, conceding 2+ goals in 10 of them. Moreover, they only failed to score in 3 of their 17 away matches.

The two teams exchanged home wins in the regular season, with Real Salt Lake winning by 1-0 at home after losing by 2-1 on the road. The Seattle Sounders have been tremendous as hosts against Real Salt Lake in recent years, winning each of the last 4 matches here, and 11 of the last 12. The Sounders might have looked bad lately, but they are up against a Real Salt Lake that barely made it into the playoffs. Taking Seattle here.

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