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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
7 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 10.7 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

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
#17 Position #24
47 Points 35
27 Played 26
13 / 8 / 6 W / D / L 9 / 8 / 9
50 Scored 33
42 Conceded 34
+8 GD -1
1.74 PPG 1.35
48% Win % 35%

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
35% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
22% Clean Sheets
FC Dallas this season
27% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

FC Dallas are 17th (47 pts). Seattle Sounders FC are 24th (35 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Dallas
0-15
4/5
16-30
8/6
31-45
10/7
46-60
3/3
61-75
2/7
76+
11/5
■ 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 Dallas
Petar Musa 18 G 5 A
Logan Farrington 9 G 3 A
Seattle Sounders FC
Dejan Joveljic 11 G 1 A
Paul Rothrock 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between FC Dallas and Seattle Sounders FC.
  • 5' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Dallas must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 10' A quiet spell here at . Seattle Sounders FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 15' Lamar Neagle has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 20' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Brian Schmetzer will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 25' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Dallas in their trying to find a way past Seattle Sounders FC's compact .
  • 30' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kim Keehee, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 35' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 40' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 45' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 45 minutes.
  • 50' FC Dallas are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Seattle Sounders FC's shape.
  • 55' FC Dallas started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 55.
  • 60' The travelling Seattle Sounders FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 65' 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.
  • 70' Seattle Sounders FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 75' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Dallas and Seattle Sounders FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 80' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 85' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Dallas and Seattle Sounders FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 90' Over 90 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • With this win, FC Dallas is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

FC Dallas Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Óscar Pareja

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brian Schmetzer

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.28 FC Dallas xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.66 Seattle Sounders FC xG
I would bet for: FC Dallas to win 68% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Dallas68% Draw20% Seattle Sounders FC12%
Actual: FC Dallas win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.94
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 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

FC Dallas or Draw
88%
Draw or Seattle Sounders FC
32%
FC Dallas or Seattle Sounders FC
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Dallas52% Draw40% Seattle Sounders FC8%
Actual: FC Dallas win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
13.6%
1 – 0
11.7%
3 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.8%
1 – 1
8.6%
0 – 0
6.9%
3 – 1
6.7%
4 – 0
5.7%
4 – 1
3.9%
2 – 2
2.9%
0 – 1
2.9%
5 – 0
2.6%

Asian Handicap — FC Dallas

Handicap FC Dallas covers Push Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5 28% — 72%
-2 28% 22% 50%
-1.5 50% — 50%
-1 50% 23% 27%
-0.5 73% — 27%
+0.5 92% — 8%
+1 92% 6% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

FC Dallas keeps clean sheet
52% ✓
Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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