Thursday , 2 July 2026

New York City FC vs Seattle Sounders FC, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2025
New York City FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Seattle Sounders FC
Sat 18 Oct 2025 · 22:00 UTC Citi Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Kevin O'Toole 45' Y
Justin Haak 45' Y
Matt Freese 45' Y
Y 64' Albert Rusnak

Overview

Match Preview

New York City FC vs Seattle Sounders FC — MLS at Citi Field.

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

1
2
New York City FC 3 games · Avg 3.3 goals Seattle Sounders FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-10-18 New York City FC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC 2019-07-03 New York City FC 3–0 Seattle Sounders FC 2018-07-29 Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 New York City FC

Recent Form

New York City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Oct Seattle Sounders FC H 1–2 L
04 Oct Philadelphia Union A 0–1 L
27 Sep New York Red Bulls A 3–2 W
24 Sep Internacional CF Miami H 0–4 L
20 Sep Charlotte FC H 2–0 W
17 Sep Columbus Crew SC H 3–2 W
Seattle Sounders FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Oct New York City FC A 2–1 W
12 Oct Real Salt Lake H 1–0 W
05 Oct Portland Timbers H 1–0 W
28 Sep Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 2–2 D
21 Sep Austin FC A 1–2 L
16 Sep Internacional CF Miami A 1–3 L

Season Stats

New York City FC Seattle Sounders FC
#8 Position #21
19 Points 24
15 Played 13
5 / 4 / 6 W / D / L 7 / 3 / 3
25 Scored 17
21 Conceded 11
+4 GD +6
1.27 PPG 1.85
33% Win % 54%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season
38% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

New York City FC are 8th (19 pts). Seattle Sounders FC are 21st (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York City FC
0-15
2/–
16-30
2/3
31-45
1/3
46-60
3/2
61-75
1/2
76+
2/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Seattle Sounders FC
0-15
2/1
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/1
46-60
2/–
61-75
–/1
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Citi Field will turn into a battlefield for New York City FC and Seattle Sounders FC.
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering New York City FC that had 286 games and scored 454 goals.
  • 10' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 15' Danny Leyva needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 20' New York City FC is showing some good football. However, New York City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 24' The supporters are chanting for Paul Rothrock. He replaces Pedro De la Vega on 24 minute.
  • 29' It looks surprising Seattle Sounders FC does not make any changes. Nicolas Fernandez Marcau has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 34' Kevin O'Toole has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 39' 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.
  • 44' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 45' That looks like a foul for a card for Kevin O'Toole.
  • 50' 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.
  • 55' Jon Bell is replacing Alex Roldan for the Seattle Sounders FC side.
  • 60' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 60 minutes.
  • 61' Goal! Jordan Morris scores his 63 goal in 284 matches.
  • 62' The whistle greets Raul Gustavo as he departs to be replaced by Jonathan Shore.
  • 63' Another substitution for New York City FC to replace Maxi Moralez by Julian Fernandez on 63 minute.
  • 64' Seattle Sounders FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 64.
  • 69' 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.
  • 74' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 78' Mitja Ilenic has so much to prove this time. He replaces Tayvon Gray on 78 minute.
  • 82' Goal! Nicolas Fernandez Marcau scores his 17 goal in 236 matches.
  • 84' Another substitution for Seattle Sounders FC to replace Jesus Ferreira by Reed Baker-Whiting on 84 minute.
  • 87' Jackson Ragen puts Seattle Sounders FC on the lead.
  • With this win, Seattle Sounders FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pascal Jansen

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brian Schmetzer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jesus Medina 2
Jesus Medina 1
Ebenezer Ofori 1
Maxi Moralez 1
Jordan Morris 1
Gustav Svensson 1
Jackson Ragen 1
Harry Shipp 1

Head to Head

2025-10-18 New York City FC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC 2019-07-03 New York City FC 3–0 Seattle Sounders FC 2018-07-29 Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 New York City FC

New York City FC Form

2025-10-18 New York City FC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC L 2025-10-04 Philadelphia Union 1–0 New York City FC L 2025-09-27 New York Red Bulls 2–3 New York City FC W 2025-09-24 New York City FC 0–4 Internacional CF Miami L 2025-09-20 New York City FC 2–0 Charlotte FC W 2025-09-17 New York City FC 3–2 Columbus Crew SC W

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2025-10-18 New York City FC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC W 2025-10-12 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Real Salt Lake W 2025-10-05 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Portland Timbers W 2025-09-28 Seattle Sounders FC 2–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2025-09-21 Austin FC 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC L 2025-09-16 Internacional CF Miami 3–1 Seattle Sounders FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.31 New York City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.44 Seattle Sounders FC xG
I would bet for: New York City FC or Seattle Sounders FC 71% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
New York City FC34% Draw29% Seattle Sounders FC37%
Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.75
Actual: Yes — both scored

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

New York City FC or Draw
62%
Draw or Seattle Sounders FC
66%
New York City FC or Seattle Sounders FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
New York City FC25% Draw46% Seattle Sounders FC29%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
8.3%
0 – 1
8.2%
2 – 1
7.6%
1 – 0
7.4%
0 – 2
6.5%
2 – 2
5.5%
2 – 0
5.4%
1 – 3
4%
3 – 1
3.4%
0 – 3
3%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap New York City FC covers Push Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 18% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 61% — 39%
+1 61% 20% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 12% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓

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