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Orlando City SC vs Seattle Sounders FC, 2018

MLS · 2018
Orlando City SC
1 – 2
Full Time
Seattle Sounders FC
Wed 17 Oct 2018 · 23:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Orlando City SC vs Seattle Sounders FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Mark Geiger
  • Referee Rubiel Vazquez
  • Referee Chris Penso
  • Referee Brian Poeschel
  • Referee Jose Da Silva

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 New York Red Bulls 27 34
8 Orlando City SC 27 34
9 New York City FC 27 33
10 FC Cincinnati 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 27 45
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

Head-to-Head

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Orlando City SC 4 games · Avg 2.8 goals Seattle Sounders FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-10-17 Orlando City SC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC

Recent Form

Orlando City SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Oct Seattle Sounders FC H 1–2 L
13 Oct New England Revolution A 0–2 L
07 Oct FC Dallas A 0–2 L
22 Sep Houston Dynamo H 0–0 D
16 Sep Chicago Fire FC A 0–4 L
09 Sep Sporting Kansas City A 0–1 L
Seattle Sounders FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Oct Orlando City SC A 2–1 W
09 Oct Houston Dynamo H 4–1 W
29 Sep Colorado Rapids SC H 4–0 W
23 Sep Los Angeles Galaxy A 0–3 L
20 Sep Philadelphia Union H 0–1 L
16 Sep Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 2–1 W

Season Stats

Orlando City SC Seattle Sounders FC
#8 Position #24
34 Points 35
27 Played 26
10 / 4 / 13 W / D / L 9 / 8 / 9
48 Scored 33
64 Conceded 34
-16 GD -1
1.26 PPG 1.35
37% Win % 35%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
19% Clean Sheets
Orlando City SC this season
27% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

Orlando City SC are 8th (34 pts). Seattle Sounders FC are 24th (35 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Orlando City SC
0-15
2/3
16-30
8/8
31-45
1/7
46-60
8/6
61-75
7/4
76+
9/11
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Seattle Sounders FC
0-15
3/2
16-30
5/6
31-45
3/5
46-60
5/4
61-75
1/3
76+
11/12
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Orlando City SC
Martin Ojeda 13 G 1 A
Antoine Griezmann 8 G 4 A
Tyrese Spicer 6 G
Seattle Sounders FC
Dejan Joveljic 11 G 1 A
Paul Rothrock 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at . Orlando City SC are looking to make home advantage count against Seattle Sounders FC.
  • 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Handwalla Bwana, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 10' Orlando City SC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Seattle Sounders FC backline.
  • 15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' A quiet spell here at . Orlando City SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 30' Kelvin Leerdam has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 35' Orlando City SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Seattle Sounders FC's shape.
  • 40' The 29-year-old Nouhou Tolo has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 45' The travelling Seattle Sounders FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 50' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 55' Stefan Frei, a Switzerland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 60' With 0 assists to his name this season, Alex Roldan is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Seattle Sounders FC.
  • 65' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 70' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 75' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 80' 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.
  • 85' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 85 minutes.
  • 90' 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.
  • With this win, Seattle Sounders FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Orlando City SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach James O'Connor

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brian Schmetzer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Handwalla Bwana 2
Raul Ruidiaz 2
Facundo Torres Perez 1
Albert Rusnak 1
Dom Dwyer 1
Victor Rodriguez 1
Christopher Mueller 1
Kyle Smith 1

Head to Head

2018-10-17 Orlando City SC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC

Orlando City SC Form

2018-10-17 Orlando City SC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC L 2018-10-13 New England Revolution 2–0 Orlando City SC L 2018-10-07 FC Dallas 2–0 Orlando City SC L 2018-09-22 Orlando City SC 0–0 Houston Dynamo D 2018-09-16 Chicago Fire FC 4–0 Orlando City SC L 2018-09-09 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Orlando City SC L

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2018-10-17 Orlando City SC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC W 2018-10-09 Seattle Sounders FC 4–1 Houston Dynamo W 2018-09-29 Seattle Sounders FC 4–0 Colorado Rapids SC W 2018-09-23 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–0 Seattle Sounders FC L 2018-09-20 Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 Philadelphia Union L 2018-09-16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.39 Orlando City SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.72 Seattle Sounders FC xG
I would bet for: Orlando City SC or Seattle Sounders FC 74% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Orlando City SC30% Draw26% Seattle Sounders FC44%
Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.11
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

Orlando City SC or Draw
56%
Draw or Seattle Sounders FC
70%
Orlando City SC or Seattle Sounders FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Orlando City SC24% Draw43% Seattle Sounders FC33%
Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.6%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
7.1%
0 – 1
6.9%
0 – 2
6.6%
0 – 0
6.2%
2 – 2
6.1%
1 – 0
5.4%
1 – 3
5%
2 – 0
4.3%
0 – 3
3.7%
2 – 3
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Orlando City SC

Handicap Orlando City SC covers Push Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 9% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 16% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 56% — 44%
+1 56% 20% 24%
+1.5 76% — 24%
+2 76% 14% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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