Road games in Utah have been pretty rough for the Sounders. You’d have to go all the way back to 2012 to find the last time the Sounders won there in regulation and to 2011 to find the last time they’ve won there in the regular season. That’s a really long time.
If that’s ever going to change, though, this seems as good of a time as any. The Sounders are reasonably well-rested, pretty healthy and off to a solid start. RSL, meanwhile, are coming off a season-opening loss and are pretty short-handed due to injuries to several key starters.
Among the RSL starters who are out for this game are Diego Luna, Emeka Eneli and DeAndre Yedlin. Although three new signings are expected to be available, none of them have completed a full week of training and will most likely be relegated to bench duty.
Notes
- This is the first of five straight league road games for the Sounders.
- This is the 44th time the Sounders have played RSL, the fourth most they’ve faced any opponent.
- Paul Arriola made his successful return from ACL surgery last week.
- Alex Roldan made his 250th career appearances for the Sounders.
Absences: Injury, international duty and suspension
OUT: Pedro de la Vega - Knee; Stuart Hawkins - Quad; Jordan Morris - Quad; Ryan Sailor - Knee
QUESTIONABLE: Kim Kee-hee - Calf; Georgi Minoungou - Foot
Real Salt Lake
OUT: Juan Jose Arias - Groin; Emeka Eneli - Knee; Kobi Henry - Hamstring; Diego Luna - Knee; Victor Olatunji - Eye; DeAndre Yedlin - Hamstring
Recent form
Sounders: WDWDW
RSL: LLDLW
Kit matchup
Officials
REF: Tori Penso; AR1: Walt Heatherly; AR2: Eduardo Jeff; 4TH: Allen Chapman; VAR: David Barrie; AVAR: Robert Schaap
How to Watch
Match date/kickoff time: Saturday, 4:30 PM
Venue: America First Field, Sandy, Utah
Global Streaming English: AppleTV (Steve Cangialosi, Danny Higginbotham & Andrew Weibe)
Global Streaming Spanish: MLS Season Pass (Ramses Sandoval, Miguel Gallardo & Michele Giannone)
Local Radio: 950 KJR-AM Seattle, iHeartMedia (Danny Jackson & Steve Zakuani)
Local Spanish Radio: El Rey 1360 AM (Rodriguez, Maqueda, Tapia)
Is this game available to stream for free? Yes
Will Sounders radio be available as an alternate feed? No
