Los Angeles FC vs Seattle Sounders FC, 2018
Overview
Match Preview
Los Angeles FC vs Seattle Sounders FC — MLS .
- Los Angeles FC 34 games · 47 pts (2026/26)
- Seattle Sounders FC 34 games · 46 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Baldomero Toledo
- Referee C. Blanchard
- Referee Brian Poeschel
- Referee Alex Chilowicz
- Referee Kevin Stott
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Apr | Seattle Sounders FC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 21 Apr | Montreal Impact FC | A | 5–3 | W |
| 14 Apr | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | A | 2–0 | W |
| 07 Apr | Atlanta United FC | A | 0–5 | L |
| 31 Mar | Los Angeles Galaxy | A | 3–4 | L |
| 10 Mar | Real Salt Lake | A | 5–1 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Apr | Los Angeles FC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 22 Apr | Minnesota United FC | H | 3–1 | W |
| 15 Apr | Sporting Kansas City | A | 2–2 | D |
| 01 Apr | Montreal Impact FC | H | 0–1 | L |
| 18 Mar | FC Dallas | A | 0–3 | L |
| 04 Mar | Los Angeles FC | H | 0–1 | L |
Season Stats
| Los Angeles FC | Seattle Sounders FC | |
|---|---|---|
| #21 | Position | #23 |
| 47 | Points | 46 |
| 34 | Played | 34 |
| 12 / 11 / 11 | W / D / L | 12 / 10 / 12 |
| 52 | Scored | 44 |
| 40 | Conceded | 46 |
| +12 | GD | -2 |
| 1.38 | PPG | 1.35 |
| 35% | Win % | 35% |
Key Stats
55%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)
H2H (22 games)
59%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
38%
Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season
Los Angeles FC this season
24%
Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season
Seattle Sounders FC this season
Los Angeles FC are 21st (47 pts). Seattle Sounders FC are 23rd (46 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Los Angeles FC
0-15
4/5
16-30
6/6
31-45
10/8
46-60
7/7
61-75
7/6
76+
8/7
■ 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)
Los Angeles FC
| Denis Bouanga | 18 G | 5 A |
| Heung-min Son | 7 G | 11 A |
| Esteban David Martinez | 4 G |
Seattle Sounders FC
| Dejan Joveljic | 13 G | 1 A |
| Paul Rothrock | 5 G | 1 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Los Angeles FC and Seattle Sounders FC get this one started.
- 5' Nicolas Lodeiro has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 10' Seattle Sounders FC 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.
- 15' Seattle Sounders FC is showing some good football. However, Seattle Sounders FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 20' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 25' Kelvin Leerdam needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 30' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
- 35' Both keepers have barely been tested. Los Angeles FC and Seattle Sounders FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 40' Marcos Urena has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 45' Seattle Sounders FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 50' It looks surprising Seattle Sounders FC does not make any changes. Clint Dempsey has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 55' Egypt international Omar Gaber has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 60' Seattle Sounders FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 60.
- 65' Los Angeles FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Seattle Sounders FC's shape.
- 70' Benny Feilhaber has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 37 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 75' It’s high time Bob Bradley made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 80' Osvaldo Alonso has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 305 appearances.
- 85' Seattle Sounders FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 90' With 0 assists to his name this season, Mark-Anthony Kaye is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Los Angeles FC.
- Full Time. Los Angeles FC beats Seattle Sounders FC
Lineups
Los Angeles FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 23
- 10
- 21
- 33
- 3
- 2
- 25
- 1
-
9
Diego Rossi ↓ Joao Moutinho 89'
- 14
-
4
Omar Gaber ↓ Latif Blessing 59'
Bench
-
20
Eduard Atuesta ↑ 64'
-
7
Latif Blessing ↑ 59'
-
44
Joao Moutinho ↑ 89'
- 5
- 24
- 27
Coach
Bob Bradley
Seattle Sounders FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 4
- 10
-
20
Kim Keehee ↓ Jordy Delem 69'
- 6
- 24
- 18
- 7
- 5
- 17
-
16
Alex Roldan ↓ Lamar Neagle 87'
- 2
Bench
- 35
-
21
Jordy Delem ↑ 69'
- 15
-
27
Lamar Neagle ↑ 87'
- 70
-
22
Magnus Wolff Eikrem ↑ 79'
- 30
Coach
Brian Schmetzer
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Jordan Morris | 5 |
| Nicolas Lodeiro | 5 |
| Carlos Vela | 5 |
| Diego Rossi | 4 |
| Mateusz Bogusz | 3 |
| Denis Bouanga | 3 |
| Raul Ruidiaz | 3 |
| Albert Rusnak | 3 |
Head to Head
Los Angeles FC Form
2018-04-30
Los Angeles FC
1–0
Seattle Sounders FC
W
2018-04-21
Montreal Impact FC
3–5
Los Angeles FC
W
2018-04-14
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
0–2
Los Angeles FC
W
2018-04-07
Atlanta United FC
5–0
Los Angeles FC
L
2018-03-31
Los Angeles Galaxy
4–3
Los Angeles FC
L
2018-03-10
Real Salt Lake
1–5
Los Angeles FC
W
Seattle Sounders FC Form
2018-04-30
Los Angeles FC
1–0
Seattle Sounders FC
L
2018-04-22
Seattle Sounders FC
3–1
Minnesota United FC
W
2018-04-15
Sporting Kansas City
2–2
Seattle Sounders FC
D
2018-04-01
Seattle Sounders FC
0–1
Montreal Impact FC
L
2018-03-18
FC Dallas
3–0
Seattle Sounders FC
L
2018-03-04
Seattle Sounders FC
0–1
Los Angeles FC
L
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.38
Los Angeles FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.55
Seattle Sounders FC xG
I would bet for:
Under 2.5 goals 69% + Under — clean sheet likely 67%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Los Angeles FC win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 1.93
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 83% |
|
17% |
| ± 1.5 | 58% |
|
42% |
| ± 2.5 | 31% |
|
69% |
| ± 3.5 | 14% |
|
86% |
| ± 4.5 | 5% |
|
95% |
Double Chance
Los Angeles FC or Draw
86%
Draw or Seattle Sounders FC
41%
Los Angeles FC or Seattle Sounders FC
73%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
16.7%
2 – 0
13.2%
1 – 1
11.8%
2 – 1
7.5%
0 – 1
6.7%
3 – 0
6%
3 – 1
3.6%
1 – 2
2.9%
2 – 2
2.2%
4 – 0
2.1%
0 – 2
2%
Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC
| Handicap | Los Angeles FC covers | Push | Seattle Sounders FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 11% | — | 89% |
| -2 | 11% | 17% | 72% |
| -1.5 | 28% | — | 72% |
| -1 | 28% | 28% | 44% |
| -0.5 | 56% | — | 44% |
| +0.5 | 87% | — | 13% |
| +1 | 87% | 10% | 3% |
| +1.5 | 97% | — | 3% |
| +2 | 97% | 3% | 1% |
| +2.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
Clean Sheet
Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
58%
✓
Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet
26%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.