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Seattle And Real Salt Lake Draw Nil-Nil, Nothing Changes

Despite a nil-nil draw against Real Salt Lake the Seattle Sounders are still in charge of their destiny. If they win out they are nearly certain to capture the two seed due to tiebreakers. Seattle is +2 in goals scored over RSL so a tie on points results in a better seed for Sounders.

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Sounders v Real Salt Lake - Gamethread

Wednesday night’s match between the Seattle Sounders and Real Salt Lake is just another contest between the two cities’ rivalry that started in the mid-90s with basketball went through the MLS expansion process of 2004 and peaked for soccer with last year’s MLS Cup Playoff loss. 2012 promises even more RSL/SSFC contests. The two sides are nearly certain to meet in the Playoffs again after having already played three times during the regular season.

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Real Salt Lake Scouting Report: Playoff Prep

A look at what will almost certainly be a playoff preview when two teams riddled with international absences take the field at CenturyLink.

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Sounders v Real Salt Lake - Referee, Injuries, Statistics

With 24 hours to go prior to the match between Seattle and Salt Lake a final injury update, a look at the referee and some of the statistics about how the teams play.

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Beating Real Salt Lake Is About Seizing Initiative

Recency bias is a funny thing. The memory most Sounders fans have of Real Salt Lake is of the playoff loss and, this year, not scoring a single goal against. But over the life of the two teams Seattle has a slight edge with a 4-4-3 +2 Goal Differential in all competitions. Beating Salt Lake on Wednesday will be a battle of even sides; one will need to grab the initiative.

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Sounders v Real Salt Lake - Three Questions

Wednesday night's NBC Sports Net (also on KONG in Seattle and Root Sports in rest of Washington) game sees Real Salt Lake come to CenturyLink Field to take on Seattle Sounders FC. With a game in hand the Sounders can catch Salt Lake in the standings and gain control of their Western Conference Playoff standings.