Austin FC vs Seattle Sounders FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

Austin FC

1 – 2

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Seattle Sounders FC

Thu 31 Aug 2023 · 00:30 UTC Q2 Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 48' Jordan Morris

Sebastian Driussi 72' 1–1

1–2 90' Albert Rusnak

Y 37' Jackson Ragen

Gyasi Zardes 46' Y

Jhojan Valencia 53' Y

Y 87' Nouhou Tolo

Overview

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Austin FC vs Seattle Sounders FC — MLS at Q2 Stadium.

Austin FC 18 games · 17 pts (2026/26)
Seattle Sounders FC 17 games · 24 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	18	40
2	Internacional CF Miami	18	38
3	New England Revolution	18	30
4	Chicago Fire FC	17	29
5	New York City FC	18	26
6	FC Cincinnati	18	26
7	Charlotte FC	18	25
8	New York Red Bulls	18	25
9	D.C. United SC	18	23
10	Columbus Crew SC	18	20
11	Orlando City SC	18	20
12	Toronto FC	18	17
13	Philadelphia Union	18	16
14	Montreal Impact FC	18	16
15	Atlanta United FC	18	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	34
17	Los Angeles FC	19	34
18	San Jose Earthquakes	18	33
19	Houston Dynamo	18	32
20	FC Dallas	18	27
21	Real Salt Lake	17	27
22	St. Louis City	18	26
23	Portland Timbers	18	24
24	Seattle Sounders FC	17	24
25	Minnesota United FC	18	24
26	Colorado Rapids SC	18	22
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	22
28	San Diego FC	18	21
29	Austin FC	18	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	18	14

Head-to-Head

Austin FC 11 games · Avg 2.0 goals Seattle Sounders FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-08-31 Austin FC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC 2023-05-18 Seattle Sounders FC 1–2 Austin FC 2022-09-11 Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 Austin FC 2022-03-20 Austin FC 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC 2021-07-23 Austin FC 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC

Recent Form

Austin FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 Aug	Seattle Sounders FC	H	1–2	L
27 Aug	FC Dallas	A	0–1	L
21 Aug	St. Louis City	A	3–6	L
16 Jul	Sporting Kansas City	H	2–1	W
13 Jul	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	1–2	L
09 Jul	Minnesota United FC	A	4–1	W

Seattle Sounders FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 Aug	Austin FC	A	2–1	W
27 Aug	Minnesota United FC	A	1–1	D
21 Aug	Atlanta United FC	H	0–2	L
16 Jul	FC Dallas	H	1–1	D
13 Jul	San Jose Earthquakes	A	0–2	L
09 Jul	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	3–2	W

Season Stats

Austin FC		Seattle Sounders FC
#29	Position	#24
17	Points	24
18	Played	17
4 / 5 / 9	W / D / L	7 / 3 / 7
22	Scored	20
36	Conceded	22
-14	GD	-2
0.94	PPG	1.41
22%	Win %	41%

Key Stats

45% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)

45% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

28% Clean Sheets
Austin FC this season

29% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

Austin FC are 29th (17 pts). Seattle Sounders FC are 24th (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Austin FC

0-15

5/3

16-30

1/3

31-45

2/3

46-60

1/4

61-75

1/1

76+

6/13

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Seattle Sounders FC

0-15

2/2

16-30

4/4

31-45

2/3

46-60

2/2

61-75

–/2

76+

5/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Austin FC

Myrto Uzuni	6 G
Christian Ramirez	5 G	1 A

Seattle Sounders FC

Paul Rothrock

5 G

1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Austin FC host Seattle Sounders FC — let the battle begin!
5' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
10' A quiet spell here at Q2 Stadium. Seattle Sounders FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Austin FC and Seattle Sounders FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
20' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Julio Cascante suffering a number of foals already.
25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
30' Gyasi Zardes has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
35' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
37' Seattle Sounders FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 37.
42' Austin FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Ilie Sanchez scoring 1 goals.
46' Gyasi Zardes was booked on 46.
46' Joao Paulo makes way for Albert Rusnak at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Seattle Sounders FC.
48' Assisted by Nicolas Lodeiro with the perfectly-timed delivery and Jordan Morris makes no mistake. 0-1!
53' Jhojan Valencia has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 53.
58' Jhojan Valencia needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
63' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
64' The Seattle Sounders FC manager makes a substitution. Jordan Morris departs to be replaced by Heber.
65' The supporters are chanting for Leo Vaisanen. He replaces Matt Hedges on 65 minute.
70' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Austin FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
72' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Sebastian Driussi makes it 1-1.
74' The crowd applauds Gyasi Zardes as he leaves the pitch. Will Bruin steps in for Austin FC.
79' The whistle greets Ethan Dobbelaere as he departs to be replaced by Obed Vargas.
84' Yeimar Gomez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Leo Chu on 84 minute.
87' Seattle Sounders FC player sees a card in front of him.
90' Seattle Sounders FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Albert Rusnak on 90.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Seattle Sounders FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Austin FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Josh Wolff

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

12
Fredy Montero
11
Albert Rusnak ↑ 46'
9
Raul Ruidiaz
30
Stefan Cleveland
16
Alex Roldan
28
Yeimar Gomez ↑ 84'
19
Heber ↑ 64'
73
Obed Vargas ↑ 79'
35
Paul Rothrock

Coach Brian Schmetzer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Raul Ruidiaz	3
Fredy Montero	2
Myrto Uzuni	2
Jordan Morris	2
Diego Fagundez	1
Georgi Minoungou	1
Ruben Gabrielsen	1
Diego Rubio	1

Head to Head

Austin FC Form

2023-08-31 Austin FC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC L 2023-08-27 FC Dallas 1–0 Austin FC L 2023-08-21 St. Louis City 6–3 Austin FC L 2023-07-16 Austin FC 2–1 Sporting Kansas City W 2023-07-13 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Austin FC L 2023-07-09 Minnesota United FC 1–4 Austin FC W

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2023-08-31 Austin FC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC W 2023-08-27 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC D 2023-08-21 Seattle Sounders FC 0–2 Atlanta United FC L 2023-07-16 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 FC Dallas D 2023-07-13 San Jose Earthquakes 2–0 Seattle Sounders FC L 2023-07-09 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–3 Seattle Sounders FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.16 Austin FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.52 Seattle Sounders FC xG

I would bet for: Austin FC or Seattle Sounders FC 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Austin FC30% Draw29% Seattle Sounders FC41%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.68

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	50%	50%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Austin FC or Draw

58%

Draw or Seattle Sounders FC

70%

Austin FC or Seattle Sounders FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Austin FC22% Draw47% Seattle Sounders FC31%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13%

0 – 1

9.4%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 0

8.8%

0 – 2

7.7%

1 – 0

2 – 1

6.8%

2 – 2

5.2%

2 – 0

4.5%

1 – 3

4.5%

0 – 3

3.8%

2 – 3

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Austin FC

Handicap	Austin FC covers	Push	Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	8%	88%
-1.5	12%	—	88%
-1	12%	16%	72%
-0.5	28%	—	72%
+0.5	56%	—	44%
+1	56%	21%	22%
+1.5	78%	—	22%
+2	78%	13%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Austin FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.