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 34 games · 44 pts (2026/26)
Seattle Sounders FC 34 games · 46 pts (2026/26)

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

Minnesota United FC 18 games · Avg 2.7 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	#23
44	Points	46
34	Played	34
11 / 11 / 12	W / D / L	12 / 10 / 12
56	Scored	44
58	Conceded	46
-2	GD	-2
1.29	PPG	1.35
32%	Win %	35%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

21% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season

24% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

Minnesota United FC are 25th (44 pts). Seattle Sounders FC are 23rd (46 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Minnesota United FC

0-15

4/9

16-30

5/10

31-45

7/5

46-60

8/5

61-75

9/5

76+

11/8

■ 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)

Minnesota United FC

Kelvin Yeboah	18 G	4 A
Anthony Markanich	9 G	2 A

Seattle Sounders FC

Dejan Joveljic	13 G	1 A
Paul Rothrock	5 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Allianz Field!
5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
10' Mali international Bakaye Dibassy has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
13' The referee calls foul for Danny Leyva. He receives a Yellow card.
18' A moment of madness from Yeimar Gomez on 18 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Seattle Sounders FC will be frustrated.
23' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Brent Kallman made 301 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
28' It is a cagey affair so far. Minnesota United FC in their trying to find a way past Seattle Sounders FC's compact .
33' Both keepers have barely been tested. Minnesota United FC and Seattle Sounders FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
38' Seattle Sounders FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
43' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
48' Minnesota United FC is showing some good football. However, Minnesota United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
53' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Adrian Heath will be considering his options from the bench.
58' Danny Leyva has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
63' It looks surprising Seattle Sounders FC does not make any changes. D.J. Taylor has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
64' The referee has no hesitation. Emanuel Reynoso is booked for Minnesota United FC — Yellow card on 64.
65' The referee shows Seattle Sounders FC player a Yellow card on 65.
69' Seattle Sounders FC ring the changes. Brad Smith has done his job and it is now time for Joshua Atencio to step up.
70' Joshua Atencio gets the nod from Seattle Sounders FC. He replaces Brad Smith and will look to change the dynamic.
74' Niko Hansen gets the nod from Minnesota United FC. He replaces Adrien Hunou and will look to change the dynamic.
79' A quiet spell here at Allianz Field. Minnesota United FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
81' Minnesota United FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Robin Lod on 81.
85' Samuel Adeniran is replacing Danny Leyva for the Seattle Sounders FC side.
86' Ethan Finlay gets the nod from Minnesota United FC. He replaces Franco Fragapane and will look to change the dynamic.
87' Another substitution for Minnesota United FC to replace Emanuel Reynoso by Osvaldo Alonso on 87 minute.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Minnesota United FC to claim maximum points.

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
Jordan Morris	3
Joao Paulo	3
Robin Lod	3
Will Bruin	3
Cristian Roldan	2
Will Bruin	2
Emanuel Reynoso	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

3 / 4

1.36 Minnesota United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.24 Seattle Sounders FC xG

I would bet for: Minnesota United FC or Seattle Sounders FC 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Minnesota United FC41% Draw28% Seattle Sounders FC31%

Actual: Minnesota United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.6

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	48%	52%
± 3.5	27%	73%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Minnesota United FC or Draw

69%

Draw or Seattle Sounders FC

59%

Minnesota United FC or Seattle Sounders FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Minnesota United FC28% Draw48% Seattle Sounders FC24%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.5%

0 – 0

9.5%

1 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

8.2%

0 – 1

8.2%

1 – 2

7.5%

2 – 0

6.7%

0 – 2

5.6%

2 – 2

5.1%

3 – 1

3.7%

1 – 3

3.1%

3 – 0

Asian Handicap — Minnesota United FC

Handicap	Minnesota United FC covers	Push	Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	11%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	20%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	18%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✗

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

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