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FC Dallas vs Seattle Sounders FC, 2018

MLS · 2018
FC Dallas
3 – 0
Full Time
Seattle Sounders FC
Sun 18 Mar 2018 · 21:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

FC Dallas vs Seattle Sounders FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Chris Penso
  • Referee Apolinar Mariscal
  • Referee Alejandro Mariscal
  • Referee Jeff Hosking
5 games this season 🟨 2.2/game ⚽ 10.2 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

3
5
9
FC Dallas 17 games · Avg 2.2 goals Seattle Sounders FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-03-18 FC Dallas 3–0 Seattle Sounders FC

Recent Form

FC Dallas
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Mar Seattle Sounders FC H 3–0 W
04 Mar Real Salt Lake H 1–1 D
Seattle Sounders FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Mar FC Dallas A 0–3 L
04 Mar Los Angeles FC H 0–1 L

Season Stats

FC Dallas Seattle Sounders FC
#19 Position #21
25 Points 24
15 Played 13
7 / 4 / 4 W / D / L 7 / 3 / 3
30 Scored 17
22 Conceded 11
+8 GD +6
1.67 PPG 1.85
47% Win % 54%

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
35% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
FC Dallas this season
38% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

FC Dallas are 19th (25 pts). Seattle Sounders FC are 21st (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Dallas
0-15
4/2
16-30
3/4
31-45
4/3
46-60
3/–
61-75
–/2
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Seattle Sounders FC
0-15
2/1
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/1
46-60
2/–
61-75
–/1
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — FC Dallas and Seattle Sounders FC get this one started.
  • 5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Reggie Cannon is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Dallas.
  • 10' The 31-year-old Cristian Roldan has been sensational this season — 3 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 15' Seattle Sounders FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FC Dallas and Seattle Sounders FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 25' FC Dallas are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Seattle Sounders FC's shape.
  • 30' Seattle Sounders FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' FC Dallas have won 411 goals from 281 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 45' Carlos Gruezo has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 50' 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 100% of all matches.
  • 55' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 60' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 65' Seattle Sounders FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 70' A quiet spell here at . FC Dallas seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 75' FC Dallas currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 80' Seattle Sounders FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Jordan Morris scoring 1 goals.
  • 85' Seattle Sounders FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 90' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Óscar Pareja will be considering his options from the bench.
  • Another three points for FC Dallas.

Lineups

FC Dallas Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Óscar Pareja

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brian Schmetzer

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2 FC Dallas xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.63 Seattle Sounders FC xG
I would bet for: FC Dallas to win 65% + Under — clean sheet likely 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Dallas65% Draw22% Seattle Sounders FC13%
Actual: FC Dallas win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes41% 0% No59%
Avg goals/match: 2.63
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

FC Dallas or Draw
87%
Draw or Seattle Sounders FC
35%
FC Dallas or Seattle Sounders FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Dallas48% Draw43% Seattle Sounders FC9%
Actual: FC Dallas win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
14.1%
1 – 0
13.9%
1 – 1
9.7%
3 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
9%
2 – 1
8.8%
3 – 1
5.9%
4 – 0
4.6%
0 – 1
3.7%
4 – 1
3.1%
2 – 2
2.8%
1 – 2
2.7%

Asian Handicap — FC Dallas

Handicap FC Dallas covers Push Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5 22% — 78%
-2 22% 21% 56%
-1.5 44% — 56%
-1 44% 25% 32%
-0.5 68% — 32%
+0.5 90% — 10%
+1 90% 7% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

FC Dallas keeps clean sheet
54% ✓
Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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