Los Angeles FC vs Seattle Sounders FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Los Angeles FC vs Seattle Sounders FC — MLS at Banc of California Stadium.
- Los Angeles FC 15 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
- Seattle Sounders FC 13 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Nashville SC 14 33 2 Internacional CF Miami 15 31 3 Chicago Fire FC 14 26 4 New England Revolution 14 25 5 New York Red Bulls 15 22 6 Charlotte FC 15 21 7 FC Cincinnati 15 20 8 New York City FC 15 19 9 D.C. United SC 15 18 10 Columbus Crew SC 15 16 11 Toronto FC 14 14 12 Montreal Impact FC 14 14 13 Orlando City SC 15 14 14 Atlanta United FC 14 11 15 Philadelphia Union 15 7 16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 32 17 San Jose Earthquakes 15 32 18 Real Salt Lake 14 26 19 FC Dallas 15 25 20 Los Angeles FC 15 24 21 Seattle Sounders FC 13 24 22 Houston Dynamo 14 22 23 Minnesota United FC 15 22 24 Los Angeles Galaxy 15 20 25 San Diego FC 15 17 26 Colorado Rapids SC 15 16 27 St. Louis City 14 16 28 Portland Timbers 14 14 29 Austin FC 15 14 30 Sporting Kansas City 14 11 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 25 May Seattle Sounders FC H 1–0 W 18 May Nashville SC A 2–3 L 14 May St. Louis City A 1–2 L 11 May Houston Dynamo H 1–4 L 03 May San Diego FC A 2–2 D 25 Apr Minnesota United FC A 1–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 25 May Los Angeles FC A 0–1 L 17 May Los Angeles Galaxy H 0–2 L 14 May San Jose Earthquakes H 3–2 W 10 May San Diego FC H 1–1 D 02 May Sporting Kansas City A 1–1 D 26 Apr FC Dallas H 2–1 W Season Stats
Los Angeles FC Seattle Sounders FC #20 Position #21 24 Points 24 15 Played 13 7 / 3 / 5 W / D / L 7 / 3 / 3 24 Scored 17 17 Conceded 11 +7 GD +6 1.60 PPG 1.85 47% Win % 54% Key Stats
52% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history60% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season38% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this seasonLos Angeles FC are 20th (24 pts). Seattle Sounders FC are 21st (24 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Los Angeles FC0-151/316-304/231-452/246-601/561-753/276+3/2■ Scored ■ ConcededSeattle Sounders FC0-152/116-302/331-452/146-602/–61-75–/176+4/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Banc of California Stadium that hosts another battle between los angeles fc and seattle sounders fc.
- 5' It looks surprising los angeles fc does not make any changes. Thomas Hasal has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 10' 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.
- 15' Albert Rusnak needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
- 25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering los angeles fc that had 285 games and scored 571 goals.
- 30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Nouhou Tolo made 284 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 35' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with los angeles fc winning 100% of all matches.
- 40' seattle sounders fc is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 45' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 50' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 55' los angeles fc looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Timothy Tillman scoring 1 goals.
- 60' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 65' Paul Rothrock has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
- 70' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. seattle sounders fc needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 75' The travelling seattle sounders fc supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 80' los angeles fc started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 80.
- 85' 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.
- 86' Timothy Tillman puts Los Angeles FC on the lead.
- With this win, los angeles fc is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
Los Angeles FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 99
- 11
- 24
- 33
- 8
- 5
- 66
- 4
- 12
- 7
- 30
Bench
- 46
- 17
- 19
- 21
- 91
- 27
- 65
- 31
- 29
Coach Marc Dos SantosSeattle Sounders FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 11
- 9
- 7
- 5
- 13
- 31
- 26
- 25
- 14
- 85
- 20
Bench
- 24
- 16
- 19
- 33
- 35
- 37
- 95
- 45
- 90
Coach Brian Schmetzer -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Carlos Vela 5 Jordan Morris 5 Nicolas Lodeiro 5 Diego Rossi 4 Mateusz Bogusz 3 Eduard Atuesta 3 Denis Bouanga 3 Raul Ruidiaz 3 Head to Head
Los Angeles FC Form
Seattle Sounders FC Form
2026-05-25 Los Angeles FC 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC L 2026-05-17 Seattle Sounders FC 0–2 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2026-05-14 Seattle Sounders FC 3–2 San Jose Earthquakes W 2026-05-10 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 San Diego FC D 2026-05-02 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC D 2026-04-26 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 FC Dallas W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 41.27 Los Angeles FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.98 Seattle Sounders FC xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 61%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Los Angeles FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.25Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 87% 13% ± 1.5 66% 34% ± 2.5 39% 61% ± 3.5 20% 80% ± 4.5 8% 92% Double Chance
Los Angeles FC or Draw 75%Draw or Seattle Sounders FC 54%Los Angeles FC or Seattle Sounders FC 71%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 14%0 – 0 12.8%1 – 0 Actual0 – 1 9.1%2 – 0 8.2%2 – 1 8.1%1 – 2 6.2%0 – 2 4.8%2 – 2 4.1%3 – 1 3.5%3 – 0 3.4%1 – 3 2%Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC
Handicap Los Angeles FC covers Push Seattle Sounders FC covers -2.5 7% — 93% -2 7% 12% 81% -1.5 19% — 81% -1 19% 22% 58% -0.5 42% — 58% +0.5 73% — 27% +1 73% 17% 10% +1.5 90% — 10% +2 90% 7% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet 38% ✗Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet 29% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.