FC Cincinnati vs Seattle Sounders FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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FC Cincinnati

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Seattle Sounders FC

Sun 12 Mar 2023 · 00:30 UTC TQL Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Brenner da Silva 63' 1–0

Alvaro Barreal 24' Y

Luciano Acosta 39' Y

Y 57' Joao Paulo

Nick Hagglund 83' R

Y 90' Yeimar Gomez

Overview

Match Preview

FC Cincinnati vs Seattle Sounders FC — MLS at TQL Stadium.

FC Cincinnati 26 games · 33 pts (2026/26)
Seattle Sounders FC 26 games · 35 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	27	60
2	Internacional CF Miami	27	46
3	New England Revolution	27	46
4	Charlotte FC	27	43
5	Chicago Fire FC	26	42
6	Philadelphia Union	27	39
7	Orlando City SC	27	34
8	New York City FC	27	33
9	FC Cincinnati	26	33
10	New York Red Bulls	26	33
11	D.C. United SC	26	30
12	Columbus Crew SC	27	29
13	Toronto FC	27	29
14	Atlanta United FC	27	27
15	Montreal Impact FC	27	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	26	50
17	FC Dallas	27	47
18	San Jose Earthquakes	27	45
19	St. Louis City	26	44
20	Houston Dynamo	27	44
21	Los Angeles FC	28	41
22	Colorado Rapids SC	27	36
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	28	36
24	Seattle Sounders FC	26	35
25	San Diego FC	27	32
26	Portland Timbers	27	32
27	Real Salt Lake	27	32
28	Austin FC	27	31
29	Minnesota United FC	27	29
30	Sporting Kansas City	26	21

Head-to-Head

FC Cincinnati 4 games · Avg 2.5 goals Seattle Sounders FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-03-12 FC Cincinnati 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC 2022-09-28 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 FC Cincinnati 2019-03-03 Seattle Sounders FC 4–1 FC Cincinnati

Recent Form

FC Cincinnati

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Mar	Seattle Sounders FC	H	1–0	W
05 Mar	Orlando City SC	A	0–0	D
26 Feb	Houston Dynamo	H	2–1	W
21 Oct	Philadelphia Union	A	0–1	L
15 Oct	New York Red Bulls	A	2–1	W
09 Oct	D.C. United SC	A	5–2	W

Seattle Sounders FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Mar	FC Cincinnati	A	0–1	L
05 Mar	Real Salt Lake	H	2–0	W
27 Feb	Colorado Rapids SC	H	4–0	W
09 Oct	San Jose Earthquakes	H	2–2	D
02 Oct	Sporting Kansas City	A	0–1	L
28 Sep	FC Cincinnati	H	1–1	D

Season Stats

FC Cincinnati		Seattle Sounders FC
#9	Position	#24
33	Points	35
26	Played	26
8 / 9 / 9	W / D / L	9 / 8 / 9
55	Scored	33
64	Conceded	34
-9	GD	-1
1.27	PPG	1.35
31%	Win %	35%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)

25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

15% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season

27% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

FC Cincinnati are 9th (33 pts). Seattle Sounders FC are 24th (35 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Cincinnati

0-15

4/3

16-30

5/9

31-45

9/9

46-60

5/11

61-75

4/4

76+

13/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Seattle Sounders FC

0-15

3/2

16-30

5/6

31-45

3/5

46-60

5/4

61-75

1/3

76+

11/12

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Cincinnati

Kevin Denkey	14 G	1 A
Evander	13 G	7 A
Tom Barlow	7 G	2 A
Pavel Bucha	6 G	3 A

Seattle Sounders FC

Dejan Joveljic	11 G	1 A
Paul Rothrock	5 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at TQL Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between FC Cincinnati and Seattle Sounders FC.
5' Raul Ruidiaz has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
10' named a 3-4-1-2 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
15' Seattle Sounders FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Seattle Sounders FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
24' The referee calls foul for Alvaro Barreal. He receives a Yellow card.
29' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Brian Schmetzer will be considering his options from the bench.
34' Over 34 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
39' Luciano Acosta picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
44' FC Cincinnati started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 44.
49' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
54' Yerson Mosquera is a natural centre-back and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Cincinnati tonight.
57' Controversy at the stadium! Joao Paulo argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
58' Seattle Sounders FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Raul Ruidiaz is hanging Fredy Montero on the field on 58 minute.
63' GOAL! Brenner da Silva scores on 63.
64' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Brenner da Silva makes no mistake. 2-0!
69' FC Cincinnati have won 363 goals from 252 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
73' A tactical swap from Seattle Sounders FC — Leo Chu on, Joao Paulo off on 73 minutes.
78' With 6 assists to his name this season, Albert Rusnak is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Cincinnati.
80' The supporters are chanting for Yuya Kubo. He replaces Junior Moreno on 80 minute.
83' FC Cincinnati player sees a Red card in front of him.
84' FC Cincinnati receives a Red card for a hard tackle on 84.
88' The whistle greets Nouhou Tolo as he departs to be replaced by Kelyn Rowe.
90' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Yeimar Gomez makes it 2-1.
90' Seattle Sounders FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — FC Cincinnati 1-0 Seattle Sounders FC.

Lineups

FC Cincinnati Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pat Noonan

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

22
Kelyn Rowe ↑ 88'
9
Raul Ruidiaz ↑ 58'
30
Stefan Cleveland
3
Xavier Arreaga
84
Joshua Atencio ↑ 88'
23
Leo Chu ↑ 73'
45
Ethan Dobbelaere

Coach Brian Schmetzer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Brenner da Silva	3
Jordan Morris	2
Raul Ruidiaz	1
Kelvin Leerdam	1
Fredy Montero	1
Kalani Kossa-Rienzi	1
Evander	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.58 FC Cincinnati xG

Expected Goals

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

1.33 Seattle Sounders FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FC Cincinnati47% Draw25% Seattle Sounders FC28%

Actual: FC Cincinnati win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 2.91

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw

72%

Draw or Seattle Sounders FC

53%

FC Cincinnati or Seattle Sounders FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

FC Cincinnati31% Draw45% Seattle Sounders FC24%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.4%

2 – 1

8.7%

1 – 0

Actual

1 – 2

7.3%

0 – 0

7.3%

2 – 0

6.7%

0 – 1

6.4%

2 – 2

5.8%

0 – 2

4.8%

3 – 1

4.6%

3 – 0

3.5%

1 – 3

3.3%

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap	FC Cincinnati covers	Push	Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	13%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	20%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	17%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet

27% ✗

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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

FC Cincinnati vs Seattle Sounders FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

FC Cincinnati Form

Seattle Sounders FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Clean Sheet