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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
10 games this season 🟨 3.6/game ⚽ 12.4 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 34 77
2 Internacional CF Miami 34 60
3 New England Revolution 34 58
4 Chicago Fire FC 34 55
5 Charlotte FC 34 54
6 Philadelphia Union 34 50
7 Columbus Crew SC 34 47
8 FC Cincinnati 34 46
9 Orlando City SC 34 46
10 New York City FC 34 42
11 New York Red Bulls 34 42
12 Toronto FC 34 39
13 Atlanta United FC 34 33
14 D.C. United SC 34 33
15 Montreal Impact FC 34 26
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 64
17 FC Dallas 34 58
18 St. Louis City 34 54
19 San Jose Earthquakes 34 52
20 Houston Dynamo 34 51
21 Los Angeles FC 34 47
22 Portland Timbers 34 46
23 Seattle Sounders FC 34 46
24 Real Salt Lake 34 45
25 Minnesota United FC 34 44
26 Los Angeles Galaxy 34 44
27 Colorado Rapids SC 34 43
28 San Diego FC 34 38
29 Austin FC 34 34
30 Sporting Kansas City 34 26

Head-to-Head

4
5
9
FC Dallas 18 games · Avg 2.1 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 #23
58 Points 46
34 Played 34
16 / 10 / 8 W / D / L 12 / 10 / 12
62 Scored 44
51 Conceded 46
+11 GD -2
1.71 PPG 1.35
47% Win % 35%

Key Stats

44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
24% Clean Sheets
FC Dallas this season
24% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

FC Dallas are 17th (58 pts). Seattle Sounders FC are 23rd (46 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Dallas
0-15
5/5
16-30
10/7
31-45
10/8
46-60
3/5
61-75
5/10
76+
17/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Seattle Sounders FC
0-15
5/5
16-30
5/7
31-45
4/7
46-60
8/6
61-75
4/5
76+
13/14
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Dallas
Petar Musa 22 G 5 A
Logan Farrington 10 G 4 A
Seattle Sounders FC
Dejan Joveljic 13 G 1 A
Paul Rothrock 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at !
  • 5' Nouhou Tolo is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Dallas so far.
  • 10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 15' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Dallas in their trying to find a way past Seattle Sounders FC's compact .
  • 20' It’s high time Brian Schmetzer made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 25' The energy levels are beginning to show. Óscar Pareja might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 30' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 35' With 1 assists to his name this season, Cristian Roldan is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Seattle Sounders FC.
  • 40' FC Dallas have won 443 goals from 300 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 45' Kelvin Leerdam has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 50' Carlos Gruezo has been relatively quiet despite scoring 5 goals in his last 300 appearances.
  • 55' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 60' A quiet spell here at . Seattle Sounders FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 65' Supporters expect more eagerness from Magnus Wolff Eikrem, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 70' FC Dallas 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.
  • 75' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 80' FC Dallas is showing some good football. However, FC Dallas are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 85' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Dallas side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 90' FC Dallas are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — FC Dallas 3-0 Seattle Sounders FC.

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
2.29 FC Dallas xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.65 Seattle Sounders FC xG
I would bet for: FC Dallas to win 68% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

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

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes43% 0% No57%
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 78%
22%
± 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% Draw39% Seattle Sounders FC9%
Actual: FC Dallas win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
13.7%
1 – 0
11.9%
3 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.7%
1 – 1
8.5%
0 – 0
6.9%
3 – 1
6.7%
4 – 0
5.8%
4 – 1
3.9%
0 – 1
2.8%
2 – 2
2.8%
5 – 0
2.7%

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
53% ✓
Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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