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FC Dallas vs Seattle Sounders FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
FC Dallas
0 – 1
Full Time
Seattle Sounders FC
Thu 19 Aug 2021 · 00:30 UTC Toyota Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Edwin Cerrillo 40' Y
Edwin Cerrillo 41' Y
Bryan Acosta 78' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Dallas vs Seattle Sounders FC — MLS at Toyota Stadium.

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
2021-08-19 FC Dallas 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC 2021-08-05 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 FC Dallas 2020-12-02 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 FC Dallas 2019-10-19 Seattle Sounders FC 4–3 FC Dallas 2019-09-19 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 FC Dallas

Recent Form

FC Dallas
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Seattle Sounders FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#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' Welcome to Toyota Stadium that hosts another battle between FC Dallas and Seattle Sounders FC.
  • 5' FC Dallas started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Luchi Gonzalez will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 20' FC Dallas are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Seattle Sounders FC backline.
  • 25' Abdoulaye Cissoko has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 30' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Seattle Sounders FC that had 288 games and scored 453 goals.
  • 35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ricardo Pepi made 284 appearances and scored 57 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 40' The referee shows FC Dallas player a Yellow card on 40.
  • 41' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Edwin Cerrillo.
  • 46' Cristian Roldan makes way for Joao Paulo at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Seattle Sounders FC.
  • 51' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 56' Joshua Atencio has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 288 appearances.
  • 61' Ema Twumasi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 63' Seattle Sounders FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nicolas Lodeiro is hanging Nicolas Benezet on the field on 63 minute.
  • 64' Franco Daniel Jara has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jader Obrian on 64 minute.
  • 64' Raul Ruidiaz puts Seattle Sounders FC on the lead.
  • 68' It is a substitution in FC Dallas team. Edwin Cerrillo is replaced by Andres Ricaurte on 68 minute.
  • 69' The supporters are chanting for Brad Smith. He replaces Jimmy Medranda on 69 minute.
  • 74' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Dallas and Seattle Sounders FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 75' The Seattle Sounders FC bench stirs into life. Shane O'Neill is withdrawn and Yeimar Gomez gets his opportunity.
  • 77' Kalil ElMedkhar has so much to prove this time. He replaces Szabolcs Schon on 77 minute.
  • 78' FC Dallas receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 78.
  • 83' FC Dallas are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Seattle Sounders FC's shape.
  • 88' FC Dallas are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 0-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

FC Dallas Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luchi Gonzalez

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brian Schmetzer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jordan Morris 6
Raul Ruidiaz 4
Roland Lamah 2
Roland Lamah 2
Nicolas Lodeiro 2
Albert Rusnak 1
Chad Marshall 1
Shane O'Neill 1

Head to Head

2021-08-19 FC Dallas 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC 2021-08-05 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 FC Dallas 2020-12-02 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 FC Dallas 2019-10-19 Seattle Sounders FC 4–3 FC Dallas 2019-09-19 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 FC Dallas

FC Dallas Form

2021-08-19 FC Dallas 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC L 2021-08-15 FC Dallas 0–2 Sporting Kansas City L 2021-08-08 FC Dallas 2–0 Austin FC W 2021-08-05 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 FC Dallas D 2021-08-01 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 FC Dallas W 2021-07-25 FC Dallas 4–0 Los Angeles Galaxy W

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
3 / 4
1.28 FC Dallas xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.36 Seattle Sounders FC xG
I would bet for: FC Dallas or Seattle Sounders FC 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Dallas34% Draw29% Seattle Sounders FC37%
Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.64
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

FC Dallas or Draw
63%
Draw or Seattle Sounders FC
66%
FC Dallas or Seattle Sounders FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Dallas25% Draw47% Seattle Sounders FC28%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.4%
0 – 0
9.1%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
8.1%
1 – 0
8.1%
2 – 1
7.6%
0 – 2
6.5%
2 – 0
5.7%
2 – 2
5.3%
1 – 3
3.7%
3 – 1
3.3%
0 – 3
2.9%

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 62% — 38%
+1 62% 20% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

FC Dallas keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✗

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