Seattle Sounders vs Real Salt Lake prediction, odds and how to watch

Austin came to Lumen Field as the lower-ranked side, with three major injuries and one of the worst away records in the Western Conference, and left with three points. The statistics tell one story. The pattern of the game tells another.

Real Salt Lake have not won in five MLS matches and are leaking goals at home. New England arrive with four wins from their last ten and a 3-1 victory over Columbus Crew on their most recent outing. Something has to give.

Seattle Sounders have not won in ten completed MLS matches and have conceded 21 goals in that run. Minnesota United arrive with goals in their boots and nothing to fear.

Two teams with nothing to shout about in recent weeks collide in MLS on Thursday. Someone has to win. Neither deserves to.

Vancouver Whitecaps arrive at Real Salt Lake sitting top of the Western Conference, but a Salt Lake side that has won seven of their last ten at home will make this anything but straightforward.

Colorado Rapids take on Seattle Sounders at home on Sunday, bringing genuine form and defensive structure to a fixture against a side that has not kept a clean sheet in ten away games. The tactical conditions here are worth examining closely.

LA Galaxy welcome a Seattle Sounders team that has won just once in their last ten matches, but Galaxy's own home form offers little reassurance ahead of this Western Conference fixture.

Real Salt Lake welcome New York City to Utah on Sunday knowing that their home record remains their greatest asset in a season that has otherwise lost its footing. Both sides carry momentum slopes pointing downward, and the team that controls the game's structure may well be the one that finds three points.