FC Cincinnati vs Seattle Sounders FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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Seattle Sounders FC

Sat 22 Aug 2026 · 22:30 UTC TQL Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Evander 24' 1–0

1–1 83' Kalani Kossa-Rienzi

Y 38' Ryan Sailor

Bryan Ramirez 64' Y

Y 75' Peter Kingston

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)

Match Details

Referee Drew Fischer

20 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 10.6 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

2026-08-22 FC Cincinnati 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC 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
22 Aug	Seattle Sounders FC	H	1–1	D
19 Aug	New York City FC	H	2–1	W
15 Aug	Orlando City SC	A	1–1	D
01 Aug	San Jose Earthquakes	H	4–2	W
25 Jul	Columbus Crew SC	A	1–2	L
22 Jul	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	4–3	W

Seattle Sounders FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Aug	FC Cincinnati	A	1–1	D
20 Aug	Austin FC	H	1–2	L
17 Aug	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	0–2	L
02 Aug	Portland Timbers	A	1–2	L
25 Jul	Philadelphia Union	A	0–1	L
23 Jul	Austin FC	A	1–3	L

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' It’s Showtime! The match between FC Cincinnati and Seattle Sounders FC is underway.
5' Tah Anunga, a Cameroon , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
20' It’s high time Pat Noonan made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
24' What a moment for Evander! That strike on 24 puts his side firmly in control.
29' Alex Roldan is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Cincinnati so far.
34' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Seattle Sounders FC winning 0% of all matches.
38' The referee shows Seattle Sounders FC player a card on 38.
43' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
48' Kenji Mboma has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 4 goals to his name this season.
53' With 0 assists to his name this season, Stuart Hawkins is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Cincinnati.
58' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
59' A tactical swap from FC Cincinnati — Kevin Denkey on, Kenji Mboma off on 59 minutes.
61' Time for substitution for Seattle Sounders FC. Snyder Brunell is replaced by Danny Musovski.
64' It’s a booking for FC Cincinnati player. Bryan Ramirez gets a card.
69' FC Cincinnati are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Seattle Sounders FC backline.
73' FC Cincinnati ring the changes. Bryan Ramirez has done his job and it is now time for Pavel Bucha to step up.
75' Peter Kingston was booked on 75.
77' Antino Lopez makes way for Albert Rusnak at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from Seattle Sounders FC.
82' Seattle Sounders FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
83' Goal! Kalani Kossa-Rienzi scores his 5 goal in 296 matches.
88' Seattle Sounders FC have won 463 goals from 296 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
89' Fresh legs for FC Cincinnati! Alvas Powell comes on to replace Ender Echenique.
90' Sebastian Gomez makes way for Kee-hee Kim at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from Seattle Sounders FC.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

Lineups

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

13
Evan Louro
2
Alvas Powell ↑ 89'
4
Nick Hagglund
20
Pavel Bucha ↑ 73'
5
Obinna Nwobodo ↑ 89'
9
Kevin Denkey ↑ 59'
24
Kyle Smith
15
Teenage Hadebe
99
Ayoub Jabbari ↑ 73'

Coach Pat Noonan

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

11
Albert Rusnak ↑ 77'
24
Stefan Frei
5
Nouhou Tolo
16
Alex Roldan ↑ 77'
19
Danny Musovski ↑ 61'
20
Kee-hee Kim ↑ 90'
32
Xavi Gnaulati
42
Rafael Jauregui

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

Head to Head

FC Cincinnati Form

2026-08-22 FC Cincinnati 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC D 2026-08-19 FC Cincinnati 2–1 New York City FC W 2026-08-15 Orlando City SC 1–1 FC Cincinnati D 2026-08-01 FC Cincinnati 4–2 San Jose Earthquakes W 2026-07-25 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 FC Cincinnati L 2026-07-22 FC Cincinnati 4–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2026-08-22 FC Cincinnati 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC D 2026-08-20 Seattle Sounders FC 1–2 Austin FC L 2026-08-17 Seattle Sounders FC 0–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2026-08-02 Portland Timbers 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC L 2026-07-25 Philadelphia Union 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC L 2026-07-23 Austin FC 3–1 Seattle Sounders FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.83 FC Cincinnati xG

Expected Goals

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

1.6 Seattle Sounders FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 67% + Over 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

FC Cincinnati46% Draw24% Seattle Sounders FC30%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.43

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	44%	56%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

FC Cincinnati or Draw

70%

Draw or Seattle Sounders FC

54%

FC Cincinnati or Seattle Sounders FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FC Cincinnati32% Draw41% Seattle Sounders FC27%

Actual: FC Cincinnati win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

8.4%

1 – 2

7.3%

2 – 2

6.6%

2 – 0

5.4%

1 – 0

5.3%

3 – 1

5.1%

0 – 0

4.7%

0 – 1

4.5%

0 – 2

4.2%

3 – 2

4.1%

1 – 3

3.9%

Asian Handicap — FC Cincinnati

Handicap	FC Cincinnati covers	Push	Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	13%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	19%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	17%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	10%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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