Austin FC vs Seattle Sounders FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2026

Austin FC

3 – 1

Full Time

Seattle Sounders FC

Thu 23 Jul 2026 · 01:30 UTC Q2 Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Ilie Sanchez 11' 1–0

1–1 26' Paul Rothrock

Myrto Uzuni 86' 2–1

Christian Ramirez 90+1' 3–1

Y 59' Jackson Ragen

Besard Sabovic 60' Y

Myrto Uzuni 88' Y

YR 90' Jackson Ragen

Overview

Match Preview

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

Austin FC 22 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
Seattle Sounders FC 21 games · 26 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	22	52
2	Internacional CF Miami	22	42
3	Chicago Fire FC	21	37
4	New England Revolution	22	37
5	Charlotte FC	22	35
6	FC Cincinnati	22	31
7	New York City FC	22	28
8	New York Red Bulls	22	26
9	Toronto FC	22	25
10	D.C. United SC	22	25
11	Orlando City SC	22	25
12	Philadelphia Union	22	24
13	Atlanta United FC	22	21
14	Montreal Impact FC	22	21
15	Columbus Crew SC	22	20
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	21	43
17	Houston Dynamo	22	39
18	Los Angeles FC	23	36
19	San Jose Earthquakes	22	34
20	FC Dallas	22	34
21	St. Louis City	22	34
22	Colorado Rapids SC	22	31
23	San Diego FC	22	30
24	Minnesota United FC	22	29
25	Real Salt Lake	21	28
26	Portland Timbers	22	28
27	Seattle Sounders FC	21	26
28	Los Angeles Galaxy	23	26
29	Austin FC	22	24
30	Sporting Kansas City	22	15

Head-to-Head

Austin FC 12 games · Avg 2.1 goals Seattle Sounders FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-07-23 Austin FC 3–1 Seattle Sounders FC 2025-09-21 Austin FC 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC 2025-06-29 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Austin FC 2024-07-14 Austin FC 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC 2024-03-03 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 Austin FC

Recent Form

Austin FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Jul	Seattle Sounders FC	H	3–1	W
23 May	St. Louis City	A	0–3	L
17 May	Sporting Kansas City	H	1–2	L
14 May	San Diego FC	A	0–5	L
10 May	Minnesota United FC	A	1–0	W
03 May	St. Louis City	H	2–0	W

Seattle Sounders FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Jul	Austin FC	A	1–3	L
17 Jul	Portland Timbers	H	1–5	L
25 May	Los Angeles FC	A	0–1	L
17 May	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	0–2	L
14 May	San Jose Earthquakes	H	3–2	W
10 May	San Diego FC	H	1–1	D

Season Stats

Austin FC		Seattle Sounders FC
#29	Position	#27
24	Points	26
22	Played	21
6 / 6 / 10	W / D / L	7 / 5 / 9
28	Scored	24
41	Conceded	29
-13	GD	-5
1.09	PPG	1.24
27%	Win %	33%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

23% Clean Sheets
Austin FC this season

24% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

Austin FC are 29th (24 pts). Seattle Sounders FC are 27th (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Austin FC

0-15

5/3

16-30

3/4

31-45

2/4

46-60

2/4

61-75

2/2

76+

8/15

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Seattle Sounders FC

0-15

3/2

16-30

4/5

31-45

2/4

46-60

3/2

61-75

–/3

76+

7/11

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Austin FC

Myrto Uzuni	6 G
Christian Ramirez	5 G	1 A

Seattle Sounders FC

Dejan Joveljic	10 G	1 A
Paul Rothrock	5 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds Q2 Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Austin FC and Seattle Sounders FC.
5' The 25-year-old Kalani Kossa-Rienzi has been sensational this season — 2 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Austin FC and Seattle Sounders FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
11' Goal! Besard Sabovic scores his 2 goal in 4 matches.
16' Seattle Sounders FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
21' The travelling Seattle Sounders FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
26' A goal from the USA international Paul Rothrock! He fires home on 26 to make it 1-1!
31' Albert Rusnak has been relatively quiet despite scoring 77 goals in his last 286 appearances.
36' The home supporters are growing impatient. Austin FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
41' It looks surprising Seattle Sounders FC does not make any changes. Andrew Thomas has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
46' Austin FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
51' Austin FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
56' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jon Gallagher is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Seattle Sounders FC.
59' The referee calls foul for Jackson Ragen. He receives a card.
60' It’s a booking for Austin FC player. Besard Sabovic gets a card.
62' Owen Wolff is replacing Besard Sabovic for the Austin FC side.
63' Austin FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Mateja Dordevic is hanging Brendan Hines-Ike on the field on 63 minute.
66' Kalani Kossa-Rienzi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Peter Kingston on 66 minute.
67' Snyder Brunell makes way for Paul Arriola at the 67 minute mark. A tactical switch from Seattle Sounders FC.
72' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Brian Schmetzer will be considering his options from the bench.
77' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
82' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Osaze De Rosario made 291 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
83' The supporters are chanting for Christian Ramirez. He replaces Brandon Vazquez on 83 minute.
86' Austin FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Myrto Uzuni on 86.
88' The referee has no hesitation. Myrto Uzuni is booked for Austin FC — card on 88.
88' Fresh legs for Seattle Sounders FC! Sebastian Gomez comes on to replace Nouhou Tolo.
90' Poor challenge from Jackson Ragen. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
With this win, Austin FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Austin FC Lineups

Starting XI

6
Ilie Sanchez
1
Brad Stuver
9
Brandon Vazquez ↓ Christian Ramirez 83'
4
Brendan Hines-Ike ↓ Mateja Dordevic 63'
5
Oleksandr Svatok
14
Besard Sabovic ↓ Owen Wolff 62'
10
Myrto Uzuni
17
Jon Gallagher
29
Guilherme Biro
11
Facundo Torres Perez ↓ Ervin Torres 83'
30
Joseph Rosales ↓ Przemyslaw Placheta 62'

Bench

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

11
Albert Rusnak
9
Jesus Ferreira
5
Nouhou Tolo ↓ Sebastian Gomez 88'
31
Hassani Dotson
26
Andrew Thomas
19
Danny Musovski ↓ Osaze De Rosario 62'
25
Jackson Ragen
14
Paul Rothrock
39
Stuart Hawkins
37
Snyder Brunell ↓ Paul Arriola 67'
45
Peter Kingston ↓ Kalani Kossa-Rienzi 66'

Bench

Coach Brian Schmetzer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Raul Ruidiaz	3
Fredy Montero	2
Myrto Uzuni	2
Jordan Morris	2
Ruben Gabrielsen	1
Jesus Ferreira	1
Gyasi Zardes	1
Danny Musovski	1

Head to Head

Austin FC Form

2026-07-23 Austin FC 3–1 Seattle Sounders FC W 2026-05-23 St. Louis City 3–0 Austin FC L 2026-05-17 Austin FC 1–2 Sporting Kansas City L 2026-05-14 San Diego FC 5–0 Austin FC L 2026-05-10 Minnesota United FC 0–1 Austin FC W 2026-05-03 Austin FC 2–0 St. Louis City W

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2026-07-23 Austin FC 3–1 Seattle Sounders FC L 2026-07-17 Seattle Sounders FC 1–5 Portland Timbers L 2026-05-25 Los Angeles FC 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC L 2026-05-17 Seattle Sounders FC 0–2 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2026-05-14 Seattle Sounders FC 3–2 San Jose Earthquakes W 2026-05-10 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 San Diego FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.52 Austin FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.11 Seattle Sounders FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Austin FC49% Draw27% Seattle Sounders FC24%

Actual: Austin FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.63

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	48%	52%
± 3.5	27%	73%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Austin FC or Draw

75%

Draw or Seattle Sounders FC

51%

Austin FC or Seattle Sounders FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Austin FC32% Draw47% Seattle Sounders FC21%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.1%

1 – 0

10%

0 – 0

9.2%

2 – 1

8.9%

2 – 0

8.1%

0 – 1

1 – 2

6.5%

2 – 2

3 – 1

Actual

0 – 2

4.4%

3 – 0

3 – 2

2.6%

Asian Handicap — Austin FC

Handicap	Austin FC covers	Push	Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	14%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	22%	55%
-0.5	45%	—	55%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	16%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Austin FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✓

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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