Real Salt Lake (1-1-0) grabbed a 1-0 lead in the 8th minute of its home opener on an own goal by Seattle defender Nouhou Tolo. An own goal by Sounders defender Yéimar Gomez Andrade in the third minute of second-half stoppage time allowed Charlotte FC to escape with a 2-2 draw last week in a season opener in Seattle.

Seattle (0-1-1) is two matches into its MLS slate and in both games the defense has cost the team an outright win. In the league opener against Charlotte FC last month, botched play between center backs Jackson Ragen and Yeimar led to the latter conceding a second-half equalizer for a 2-2 draw.

Real Salt Lake and the Seattle Sounders are both looking for their first wins of the 2025 MLS season, and face off at America First Field.

The Seattle Sounders and Real Salt Lake, who are scheduled to meet Saturday in Sandy, Utah, came away disappointed from their Major League Soccer openers for much different reasons.

After a humbling early exit in the CONCACAF Champions Cup at the hands of Herediano, Real Salt Lake looks to hit the reset button ahead of their 2025 MLS regular season opener against the Seattle Sounders.