Sunday , 16 August 2026

Los Angeles FC vs Seattle Sounders FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
Los Angeles FC
3 – 0
Full Time
Seattle Sounders FC
Wed 27 Oct 2021 · 02:30 UTC Banc of California Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 66' Nouhou Tolo
Cristian Arango 70' Y
Diego Palacios 79' Y
Mamadou Fall 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Los Angeles FC vs Seattle Sounders FC — MLS at Banc of California 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

12
4
5
Los Angeles FC 21 games · Avg 2.9 goals Seattle Sounders FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-10-27 Los Angeles FC 3–0 Seattle Sounders FC 2021-05-17 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Los Angeles FC 2021-04-24 Los Angeles FC 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC 2020-11-25 Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 Los Angeles FC 2020-10-11 Los Angeles FC 3–1 Seattle Sounders FC

Recent Form

Los Angeles FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Oct Seattle Sounders FC H 3–0 W
24 Oct Minnesota United FC A 1–1 D
21 Oct FC Dallas A 3–2 W
16 Oct San Jose Earthquakes H 3–1 W
04 Oct Los Angeles Galaxy A 1–1 D
30 Sep Portland Timbers H 1–2 L
Seattle Sounders FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Oct Los Angeles FC A 0–3 L
23 Oct Sporting Kansas City H 1–2 L
21 Oct Colorado Rapids SC A 1–1 D
17 Oct Houston Dynamo A 1–2 L
10 Oct Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 4–1 W
04 Oct Colorado Rapids SC H 3–0 W

Season Stats

Los Angeles FC Seattle Sounders FC
#17 Position #24
34 Points 24
19 Played 17
10 / 4 / 5 W / D / L 7 / 3 / 7
35 Scored 20
19 Conceded 22
+16 GD -2
1.79 PPG 1.41
53% Win % 41%

Key Stats

52% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
55% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season
29% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

Los Angeles FC are 17th (34 pts). Seattle Sounders FC are 24th (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Los Angeles FC
0-15
3/3
16-30
5/2
31-45
7/2
46-60
2/5
61-75
4/2
76+
4/5
■ 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)

Los Angeles FC
Denis Bouanga 8 G 2 A
Esteban David Martinez 4 G
Seattle Sounders FC
Paul Rothrock 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Los Angeles FC have kicked off against Seattle Sounders FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Brian Schmetzer will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Los Angeles FC and Seattle Sounders FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 20' It’s high time Bob Bradley made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 21' Brian Rodriguez adds to his 0 season tally! Los Angeles FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 26' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 31' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 36' Another substitution for Seattle Sounders FC to replace Will Bruin by Nicolas Benezet on 36 minute.
  • 37' Time for substitution for Seattle Sounders FC. Will Bruin is replaced by Nicolas Benezet.
  • 42' It is a cagey affair so far. Los Angeles FC in their trying to find a way past Seattle Sounders FC's compact .
  • 47' Seattle Sounders FC have won 453 goals from 288 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 48' What composure from Latif Blessing! The Ghana international strokes it home. 2-0.
  • 51' Magnificent from Cristian Arango! That is 73 goals in 172 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 56' A tactical swap from Seattle Sounders FC — Leo Chu on, Brad Smith off on 56 minutes.
  • 61' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Danny Leyva suffering a number of foals already.
  • 66' The referee shows Seattle Sounders FC player a Yellow card on 66.
  • 68' Shane O'Neill has so much to prove this time. He replaces Yeimar Gomez on 68 minute.
  • 70' That is a Yellow card for Los Angeles FC. Cristian Arango will be fuming at that decision.
  • 75' The 36-year-old Will Bruin has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 78' It is a substitution in Los Angeles FC team. Brian Rodriguez is replaced by Carlos Vela on 78 minute.
  • 79' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Diego Palacios.
  • 82' The supporters are chanting for Daniel Musovski. He replaces Cristian Arango on 82 minute.
  • 87' 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.
  • 90' Mamadou Fall catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
  • 90' Jordan Harvey is ready to make an impact after coming on for Marco Farfan at the 90 minute mark.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 3-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Los Angeles FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bob Bradley

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brian Schmetzer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jordan Morris 5
Nicolas Lodeiro 5
Carlos Vela 5
Diego Rossi 4
Raul Ruidiaz 3
Mateusz Bogusz 3
Eduard Atuesta 3
Denis Bouanga 3

Head to Head

2021-10-27 Los Angeles FC 3–0 Seattle Sounders FC 2021-05-17 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Los Angeles FC 2021-04-24 Los Angeles FC 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC 2020-11-25 Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 Los Angeles FC 2020-10-11 Los Angeles FC 3–1 Seattle Sounders FC

Los Angeles FC Form

2021-10-27 Los Angeles FC 3–0 Seattle Sounders FC W 2021-10-24 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Los Angeles FC D 2021-10-21 FC Dallas 2–3 Los Angeles FC W 2021-10-16 Los Angeles FC 3–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2021-10-04 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Los Angeles FC D 2021-09-30 Los Angeles FC 1–2 Portland Timbers L

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2021-10-27 Los Angeles FC 3–0 Seattle Sounders FC L 2021-10-23 Seattle Sounders FC 1–2 Sporting Kansas City L 2021-10-21 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC D 2021-10-17 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC L 2021-10-10 Seattle Sounders FC 4–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2021-10-04 Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 Colorado Rapids SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.92 Los Angeles FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.84 Seattle Sounders FC xG
I would bet for: Los Angeles FC to win 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Los Angeles FC60% Draw23% Seattle Sounders FC17%
Actual: Los Angeles FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.76
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Los Angeles FC or Draw
83%
Draw or Seattle Sounders FC
40%
Los Angeles FC or Seattle Sounders FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Los Angeles FC43% Draw44% Seattle Sounders FC13%
Actual: Los Angeles FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
11.4%
2 – 0
11.4%
1 – 1
11%
2 – 1
9.4%
0 – 0
8.1%
3 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
6.1%
0 – 1
4.5%
1 – 2
4.1%
2 – 2
4%
4 – 0
3.4%
4 – 1
3%

Asian Handicap — Los Angeles FC

Handicap Los Angeles FC covers Push Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 19% 63%
-1.5 37% — 63%
-1 37% 24% 39%
-0.5 61% — 39%
+0.5 85% — 15%
+1 85% 10% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
43% ✗
Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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