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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 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

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
#20 Position #24
27 Points 24
18 Played 17
7 / 6 / 5 W / D / L 7 / 3 / 7
32 Scored 20
25 Conceded 22
+7 GD -2
1.50 PPG 1.41
39% Win % 41%

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
35% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
22% Clean Sheets
FC Dallas this season
29% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

FC Dallas are 20th (27 pts). Seattle Sounders FC are 24th (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Dallas
0-15
4/2
16-30
3/4
31-45
5/3
46-60
3/1
61-75
–/3
76+
5/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Seattle Sounders FC
0-15
2/2
16-30
4/4
31-45
2/3
46-60
2/2
61-75
–/2
76+
5/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Dallas
Petar Musa 13 G 2 A
Logan Farrington 6 G 2 A
Seattle Sounders FC
Paul Rothrock 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at . FC Dallas are looking to make home advantage count against Seattle Sounders FC.
  • 5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 10' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Dallas and Seattle Sounders FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His FC Dallas side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 20' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Dallas in their trying to find a way past Seattle Sounders FC's compact .
  • 25' FC Dallas are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 30' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jimmy Maurer is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Dallas.
  • 35' It’s high time Brian Schmetzer made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 40' It looks like no one’s ball. Seattle Sounders FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 45' Matt Hedges is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Seattle Sounders FC so far.
  • 50' Over 50 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 55' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 60' Roland Lamah has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 65' Clint Dempsey, a United States , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 70' FC Dallas currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 75' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both FC Dallas and Seattle Sounders FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 80' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Dallas needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 85' Jacori Hayes needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 90' FC Dallas are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Seattle Sounders FC's shape.
  • The points are shared — FC Dallas 3-0 Seattle Sounders FC. Honours even.

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
2.24 FC Dallas xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.56 Seattle Sounders FC xG
I would bet for: FC Dallas to win 69% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Dallas69% Draw20% Seattle Sounders FC11%
Actual: FC Dallas win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes39% 0% No61%
Avg goals/match: 2.8
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

FC Dallas or Draw
89%
Draw or Seattle Sounders FC
31%
FC Dallas or Seattle Sounders FC
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Dallas53% Draw40% Seattle Sounders FC7%
Actual: FC Dallas win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
15%
1 – 0
13.4%
3 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.3%
1 – 1
8.2%
0 – 0
7.7%
3 – 1
6.2%
4 – 0
6.1%
4 – 1
3.6%
0 – 1
2.8%
5 – 0
2.8%
2 – 2
2.3%

Asian Handicap — FC Dallas

Handicap FC Dallas covers Push Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5 28% — 72%
-2 28% 22% 49%
-1.5 51% — 49%
-1 51% 24% 26%
-0.5 74% — 26%
+0.5 93% — 7%
+1 93% 5% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

FC Dallas keeps clean sheet
57% ✓
Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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