Shots, possession, cards, corners, and other published match statistics.
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The Seattle Sounders vs Real Salt Lake stats tab covers Major League Soccer (USA), Regular Season - 4 on 5 Mar 2023. It compares 7 available match stats from this fixture, including shots, possession, corners, fouls and cards when those numbers are available. These stats help explain the pattern of the game beyond the scoreline.
Shots on target: Seattle Sounders 8, Real Salt Lake 2; Shots off target: Seattle Sounders 6, Real Salt Lake 3; Possession: Seattle Sounders 60%, Real Salt Lake 40%; Corner kicks: Seattle Sounders 4, Real Salt Lake 5; Fouls: Seattle Sounders 12, Real Salt Lake 9; Yellow cards: Seattle Sounders 2, Real Salt Lake 1. These are the quickest comparison points for checking attacking threat, control of the ball and match discipline.
Seattle Sounders led shots on target, 8 to 2 over Real Salt Lake, Seattle Sounders had more possession, 60% to 40% over Real Salt Lake, and Real Salt Lake led corner kicks, 5 to 4 over Seattle Sounders. Read together with the timeline, those numbers show which team created more direct pressure and which side spent more of the game controlling territory or possession.
Seattle Sounders committed more fouls, 12 to 9 over Real Salt Lake and Seattle Sounders had more yellow cards, 2 to 1 over Real Salt Lake. Fouls and cards add useful context because a team can lead the attacking numbers while still being disrupted by stoppages, bookings or defensive pressure.