FC Dallas vs Seattle Sounders FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
FC Dallas vs Seattle Sounders FC — MLS at Toyota Stadium.
- FC Dallas 34 games · 58 pts (2026/26)
- Seattle Sounders FC 34 games · 46 pts (2026/26)
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Aug | Seattle Sounders FC | H | 0–1 | L |
| 15 Aug | Sporting Kansas City | H | 0–2 | L |
| 08 Aug | Austin FC | H | 2–0 | W |
| 05 Aug | Seattle Sounders FC | A | 1–1 | D |
| 01 Aug | Sporting Kansas City | A | 2–1 | W |
| 25 Jul | Los Angeles Galaxy | H | 4–0 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Aug | FC Dallas | A | 1–0 | W |
| 16 Aug | Portland Timbers | A | 6–2 | W |
| 05 Aug | FC Dallas | H | 1–1 | D |
| 31 Jul | San Jose Earthquakes | H | 0–1 | L |
| 26 Jul | Sporting Kansas City | H | 1–3 | L |
| 23 Jul | Austin FC | A | 1–0 | W |
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)
H2H (18 games)
33%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
24%
Clean Sheets
FC Dallas this season
FC Dallas this season
24%
Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season
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' That's the starting whistle at Toyota Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between FC Dallas and Seattle Sounders FC.
- 5' It is a cagey affair so far. FC Dallas in their trying to find a way past Seattle Sounders FC's compact .
- 10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Seattle Sounders FC winning 50% of all matches.
- 15' 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.
- 20' Bryan Acosta has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 300 appearances.
- 25' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 30' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 35' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 40' It’s a booking for FC Dallas player. Edwin Cerrillo gets a Yellow card.
- 41' FC Dallas receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 41.
- 46' Time for substitution for Seattle Sounders FC. Cristian Roldan is replaced by Joao Paulo.
- 51' 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.
- 56' Nicolas Benezet is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Dallas so far.
- 61' Danny Leyva has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 37 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 63' Nicolas Lodeiro has so much to prove this time. He replaces Nicolas Benezet on 63 minute.
- 64' Jader Obrian makes way for Franco Daniel Jara at the 64 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Dallas.
- 64' Raul Ruidiaz doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
- 68' FC Dallas manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Andres Ricaurte is hanging Edwin Cerrillo on the field on 68 minute.
- 69' A tactical swap from Seattle Sounders FC — Brad Smith on, Jimmy Medranda off on 69 minutes.
- 74' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Dallas must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 75' Fresh legs for Seattle Sounders FC! Yeimar Gomez comes on to replace Shane O'Neill.
- 77' Szabolcs Schon makes way for Kalil ElMedkhar at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Dallas.
- 78' FC Dallas player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 83' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 83 minutes.
- 88' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- The points are shared — FC Dallas 0-1 Seattle Sounders FC. Honours even.
Lineups
FC Dallas Lineups
Starting XI
- 8
- 12
- 20
- 9
-
22
Ema Twumasi ↓ Freddy Vargas 77'
- 6
- 16
- 14
- 7
- 4
- 11
Bench
- 24
- 30
- 18
- 99
-
10
Andres Ricaurte ↑ 68'
-
17
Freddy Vargas ↑ 77'
- 3
-
–
Kalil ElMedkhar ↑ 77'
-
29
Franco Daniel Jara ↑ 64'
Coach
Luchi Gonzalez
Seattle Sounders FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 20
-
94
Jimmy Medranda ↓ Brad Smith 69'
- 22
-
7
Cristian Roldan ↓ Joao Paulo 46'
-
17
Will Bruin ↓ Raul Ruidiaz 63'
-
27
Shane O'Neill ↓ Yeimar Gomez 75'
- 3
- 18
- 75
- 84
- 92
Bench
-
6
Joao Paulo ↑ 46'
- 12
-
10
Nicolas Lodeiro ↑ 63'
-
9
Raul Ruidiaz ↑ 63'
- 30
-
11
Brad Smith ↑ 69'
- 16
-
28
Yeimar Gomez ↑ 75'
- 21
Coach
Brian Schmetzer
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Jordan Morris | 6 |
| Raul Ruidiaz | 4 |
| Roland Lamah | 2 |
| Roland Lamah | 2 |
| Nicolas Lodeiro | 2 |
| Paul Arriola | 1 |
| Brad Smith | 1 |
| Nolan Norris | 1 |
Head to Head
FC Dallas Form
Seattle Sounders FC Form
2021-08-19
FC Dallas
0–1
Seattle Sounders FC
W
2021-08-16
Portland Timbers
2–6
Seattle Sounders FC
W
2021-08-05
Seattle Sounders FC
1–1
FC Dallas
D
2021-07-31
Seattle Sounders FC
0–1
San Jose Earthquakes
L
2021-07-26
Seattle Sounders FC
1–3
Sporting Kansas City
L
2021-07-23
Austin FC
0–1
Seattle Sounders FC
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.33
FC Dallas xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.45
Seattle Sounders FC xG
I would bet for:
FC Dallas or Seattle Sounders FC 71% + Both teams to score 57%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Seattle Sounders FC win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.78
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 92% |
|
8% |
| ± 1.5 | 77% |
|
23% |
| ± 2.5 | 52% |
|
48% |
| ± 3.5 | 30% |
|
70% |
| ± 4.5 | 16% |
|
84% |
Double Chance
FC Dallas or Draw
62%
Draw or Seattle Sounders FC
66%
FC Dallas or Seattle Sounders FC
71%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.9%
1 – 2
8.3%
0 – 0
8.1%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
7.6%
1 – 0
7.3%
0 – 2
6.4%
2 – 2
5.6%
2 – 0
5.4%
1 – 3
4.1%
3 – 1
3.4%
0 – 3
3.1%
Asian Handicap — FC Dallas
| Handicap | FC Dallas covers | Push | Seattle Sounders FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 5% | — | 95% |
| -2 | 5% | 10% | 85% |
| -1.5 | 15% | — | 85% |
| -1 | 15% | 18% | 67% |
| -0.5 | 33% | — | 67% |
| +0.5 | 61% | — | 39% |
| +1 | 61% | 20% | 19% |
| +1.5 | 81% | — | 19% |
| +2 | 81% | 12% | 7% |
| +2.5 | 93% | — | 7% |
Clean Sheet
FC Dallas keeps clean sheet
24%
✓
Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet
27%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

