Saturday , 14 November 2026

Seattle Sounders FC vs Austin FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
Seattle Sounders FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Austin FC
Thu 18 May 2023 · 02:30 UTC Lumen Field HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 36' Ethan Finlay
0–2 57' Gyasi Zardes
Fredy Montero 79' 1–2
Y 74' Daniel Pereira
Y 90' Will Bruin

Overview

Match Preview

Seattle Sounders FC vs Austin FC — MLS at Lumen Field.

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

5
3
4
Seattle Sounders FC 12 games · Avg 2.1 goals Austin FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-05-18 Seattle Sounders FC 1–2 Austin FC 2022-09-11 Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 Austin FC 2022-03-20 Austin FC 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC 2021-07-23 Austin FC 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC 2021-05-31 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 Austin FC

Recent Form

Seattle Sounders FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 May Austin FC H 1–2 L
14 May Houston Dynamo A 1–0 W
07 May Sporting Kansas City H 1–2 L
30 Apr Real Salt Lake A 0–0 D
23 Apr Minnesota United FC H 1–0 W
16 Apr Portland Timbers A 1–4 L
Austin FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 May Seattle Sounders FC A 2–1 W
14 May FC Dallas H 0–1 L
07 May Portland Timbers A 2–2 D
30 Apr San Jose Earthquakes H 2–2 D
23 Apr Los Angeles Galaxy A 0–2 L
16 Apr Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 0–0 D

Season Stats

Seattle Sounders FC Austin FC
#23 Position #29
46 Points 34
34 Played 34
12 / 10 / 12 W / D / L 8 / 10 / 16
44 Scored 42
46 Conceded 65
-2 GD -23
1.35 PPG 1.00
35% Win % 24%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
24% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season
18% Clean Sheets
Austin FC this season

Seattle Sounders FC are 23rd (46 pts). Austin FC are 29th (34 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
Austin FC
0-15
5/6
16-30
4/6
31-45
3/5
46-60
5/11
61-75
5/10
76+
14/17
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC
Dejan Joveljic 13 G 1 A
Paul Rothrock 5 G 1 A
Austin FC
Christian Ramirez 9 G 2 A
Myrto Uzuni 9 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Seattle Sounders FC to score. At the same time, Austin FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Gyasi Zardes has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
  • 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Austin FC that had 206 games and scored 287 goals.
  • 20' It looks surprising Austin FC does not make any changes. Nouhou Tolo has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 25' It’s high time Brian Schmetzer made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' Albert Rusnak needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 23 Yellow cards this season.
  • 36' GOAL! Ethan Finlay fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 41' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 46' Seattle Sounders FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 51' USA international Jordan Morris has been a key figure this campaign — 3 goals and 4 assists in the Array this season.
  • 56' Both keepers have barely been tested. Seattle Sounders FC and Austin FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 57' Gyasi Zardes doubles the advantage! 0-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 60' Time for substitution for Seattle Sounders FC. Dylan Teves is replaced by Leo Chu.
  • 61' Austin FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nick Lima is hanging Aleksandar Radovanovic on the field on 61 minute.
  • 66' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 71' A change in the Seattle Sounders FC ranks — Albert Rusnak exits the field as Joshua Atencio enters on 71.
  • 74' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Daniel Pereira on 74 minutes.
  • 79' Fredy Montero has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 79 minutes.
  • 83' The Austin FC bench stirs into life. Gyasi Zardes is withdrawn and Will Bruin gets his opportunity.
  • 84' The supporters are chanting for Nouhou Tolo. He replaces Cody Baker on 84 minute.
  • 89' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 90' Will Bruin is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • 90' Austin FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Diego Fagundez is hanging Ethan Finlay on the field on 90 minute.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Seattle Sounders FC 1-2 Austin FC.

Lineups

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brian Schmetzer

Austin FC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Raul Ruidiaz 3
Fredy Montero 2
Myrto Uzuni 2
Jordan Morris 2
Danny Musovski 1
Ethan Finlay 1
Georgi Minoungou 1
Paul Rothrock 1

Head to Head

2023-05-18 Seattle Sounders FC 1–2 Austin FC 2022-09-11 Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 Austin FC 2022-03-20 Austin FC 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC 2021-07-23 Austin FC 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC 2021-05-31 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 Austin FC

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2023-05-18 Seattle Sounders FC 1–2 Austin FC L 2023-05-14 Houston Dynamo 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC W 2023-05-07 Seattle Sounders FC 1–2 Sporting Kansas City L 2023-04-30 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Seattle Sounders FC D 2023-04-23 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Minnesota United FC W 2023-04-16 Portland Timbers 4–1 Seattle Sounders FC L

Austin FC Form

2023-05-18 Seattle Sounders FC 1–2 Austin FC W 2023-05-14 Austin FC 0–1 FC Dallas L 2023-05-07 Portland Timbers 2–2 Austin FC D 2023-04-30 Austin FC 2–2 San Jose Earthquakes D 2023-04-23 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–0 Austin FC L 2023-04-16 Austin FC 0–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.53 Seattle Sounders FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.1 Austin FC xG
I would bet for: Seattle Sounders FC or Draw 73%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Seattle Sounders FC45% Draw28% Austin FC27%
Actual: Austin FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.63
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw
73%
Draw or Austin FC
55%
Seattle Sounders FC or Austin FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Seattle Sounders FC33% Draw47% Austin FC20%
Actual: Austin FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.1%
1 – 0
10.1%
0 – 0
9.2%
2 – 1
8.9%
2 – 0
8.2%
0 – 1
6.9%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 2
5%
3 – 1
4.6%
0 – 2
4.3%
3 – 0
4.1%
3 – 2
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap Seattle Sounders FC covers Push Austin FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 14% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 22% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 16% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
Austin FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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