Minnesota United FC vs Seattle Sounders FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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Sun 18 Jul 2021 · 18:00 UTC Allianz Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 13' Danny Leyva

Y 18' Yeimar Gomez

Emanuel Reynoso 64' Y

Y 64' Xavier Arreaga

Y 65' Abdoulaye Cissoko

Overview

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Minnesota United FC vs Seattle Sounders FC — MLS at Allianz Field.

Minnesota United FC 18 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
Seattle Sounders FC 17 games · 24 pts (2026/26)

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

Minnesota United FC 17 games · Avg 2.6 goals Seattle Sounders FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-07-18 Minnesota United FC 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC 2021-04-17 Seattle Sounders FC 4–0 Minnesota United FC 2020-12-08 Seattle Sounders FC 3–2 Minnesota United FC 2019-10-06 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Minnesota United FC 2019-05-05 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC

Recent Form

Minnesota United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Jul	Seattle Sounders FC	H	1–0	W
08 Jul	Colorado Rapids SC	A	0–2	L
04 Jul	San Jose Earthquakes	H	2–2	D
27 Jun	Portland Timbers	A	1–0	W
24 Jun	Austin FC	H	2–0	W
20 Jun	FC Dallas	A	1–1	D

Seattle Sounders FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Jul	Minnesota United FC	A	0–1	L
08 Jul	Houston Dynamo	H	2–0	W
05 Jul	Colorado Rapids SC	A	1–1	D
27 Jun	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	2–2	D
24 Jun	Real Salt Lake	H	2–1	W
20 Jun	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	2–1	W

Season Stats

Minnesota United FC		Seattle Sounders FC
#25	Position	#24
24	Points	24
18	Played	17
6 / 6 / 6	W / D / L	7 / 3 / 7
20	Scored	20
25	Conceded	22
-5	GD	-2
1.33	PPG	1.41
33%	Win %	41%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

47% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

32% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season

29% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

Minnesota United FC are 25th (24 pts). Seattle Sounders FC are 24th (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Minnesota United FC

0-15

2/4

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/–

46-60

2/3

61-75

2/1

76+

2/1

■ 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)

Minnesota United FC

Kelvin Yeboah

8 G

Seattle Sounders FC

Paul Rothrock

5 G

1 A

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Minnesota United FC is hosting Seattle Sounders FC for another epic battle.
5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
10' Samuel Adeniran is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Seattle Sounders FC so far.
13' A meaty challenge results in booking for Danny Leyva on 13.
18' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Yeimar Gomez on 18 minutes.
23' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Seattle Sounders FC winning 0% of all matches.
28' 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 Fredy Montero suffering a number of foals already.
33' It looks surprising Minnesota United FC does not make any changes. Robin Lod has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
38' Yeimar Gomez needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
43' The home supporters are growing impatient. Minnesota United FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
48' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
53' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
58' Franco Fragapane, a Argentina , has 22 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
63' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Minnesota United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
64' It’s a booking for Minnesota United FC player. Emanuel Reynoso gets a Yellow card.
65' Poor challenge from Abdoulaye Cissoko. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
69' The crowd applauds Brad Smith as he leaves the pitch. Joshua Atencio steps in for Seattle Sounders FC.
70' A tactical swap from Seattle Sounders FC — Joshua Atencio on, Brad Smith off on 70 minutes.
74' Time for substitution for Minnesota United FC. Adrien Hunou is replaced by Niko Hansen.
79' Minnesota United FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Seattle Sounders FC's shape.
81' Goal! Robin Lod scores his 38 goal in 285 matches.
85' Danny Leyva makes way for Samuel Adeniran at the 85 minute mark. A tactical switch from Seattle Sounders FC.
86' Time for substitution for Minnesota United FC. Franco Fragapane is replaced by Ethan Finlay.
87' Minnesota United FC make a change. Emanuel Reynoso trudges off to be replaced by Osvaldo Alonso on 87 minutes.
With this win, Minnesota United FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Minnesota United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Adrian Heath

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

6
Joao Paulo
12
Fredy Montero
94
Jimmy Medranda
22
Kelyn Rowe
9
Raul Ruidiaz
30
Stefan Cleveland
11
Brad Smith ↓ Joshua Atencio 69'
28
Yeimar Gomez
3
Xavier Arreaga
75
Danny Leyva ↓ Samuel Adeniran 85'
92
Abdoulaye Cissoko ↓ Ethan Dobbelaere 86'

Bench

Coach Brian Schmetzer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Raul Ruidiaz	6
Joao Paulo	3
Robin Lod	3
Will Bruin	3
Tani Oluwaseyi	2
Nicolas Lodeiro	2
Albert Rusnak	2
Gustav Svensson	2

Head to Head

Minnesota United FC Form

2021-07-18 Minnesota United FC 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC W 2021-07-08 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 Minnesota United FC L 2021-07-04 Minnesota United FC 2–2 San Jose Earthquakes D 2021-06-27 Portland Timbers 0–1 Minnesota United FC W 2021-06-24 Minnesota United FC 2–0 Austin FC W 2021-06-20 FC Dallas 1–1 Minnesota United FC D

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2021-07-18 Minnesota United FC 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC L 2021-07-08 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Houston Dynamo W 2021-07-05 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC D 2021-06-27 Seattle Sounders FC 2–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2021-06-24 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Real Salt Lake W 2021-06-20 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.08 Minnesota United FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.07 Seattle Sounders FC xG

I would bet for: Minnesota United FC or Seattle Sounders FC 69% + Under 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Minnesota United FC38% Draw31% Seattle Sounders FC31%

Actual: Minnesota United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes45% 0% No55%

Avg goals/match: 2.15

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	86%	14%
± 1.5	64%	36%
± 2.5	36%	64%
± 3.5	18%	82%
± 4.5	7%	93%

Double Chance

Minnesota United FC or Draw

69%

Draw or Seattle Sounders FC

62%

Minnesota United FC or Seattle Sounders FC

69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Minnesota United FC24% Draw53% Seattle Sounders FC23%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.4%

0 – 0

13.9%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

11.1%

2 – 1

7.1%

1 – 2

2 – 0

6.5%

0 – 2

6.4%

2 – 2

3.9%

3 – 1

2.6%

1 – 3

2.5%

3 – 0

2.3%

Asian Handicap — Minnesota United FC

Handicap	Minnesota United FC covers	Push	Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	10%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	20%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	20%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	9%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

35% ✗

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✓

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