Wednesday , 30 September 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 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 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 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 26 44
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

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
#24 Position #28
35 Points 31
26 Played 27
9 / 8 / 9 W / D / L 7 / 10 / 10
33 Scored 35
34 Conceded 47
-1 GD -12
1.35 PPG 1.15
35% Win % 26%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
27% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season
22% Clean Sheets
Austin FC this season

Seattle Sounders FC are 24th (35 pts). Austin FC are 28th (31 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
Austin FC
0-15
5/4
16-30
4/5
31-45
2/4
46-60
3/6
61-75
3/3
76+
12/15
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC
Dejan Joveljic 11 G 1 A
Paul Rothrock 5 G 1 A
Austin FC
Christian Ramirez 9 G 2 A
Myrto Uzuni 6 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Seattle Sounders FC have kicked off against Austin FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Albert Rusnak has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 3 goals to his name this season.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' Austin FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 20' Joao Paulo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 25' Austin FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 30' Austin FC come into this ranked 27 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 35' Stefan Frei, a Switzerland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 36' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Ethan Finlay makes it 0-1.
  • 41' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Austin FC that had 195 games and scored 272 goals.
  • 46' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 46 minutes.
  • 51' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Seattle Sounders FC and Austin FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 56' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 57' Gyasi Zardes has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 57 minutes.
  • 60' Leo Chu has so much to prove this time. He replaces Dylan Teves on 60 minute.
  • 61' Nick Lima is ready to make an impact after coming on for Aleksandar Radovanovic at the 61 minute mark.
  • 66' Venezuela international Daniel Pereira has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 71' Another change for Seattle Sounders FC made on 71 minute. Albert Rusnak leaves to be changed by Joshua Atencio.
  • 74' Austin FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 74.
  • 79' A stunning finish from Fredy Montero — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 83' Will Bruin is replacing Gyasi Zardes for the Austin FC side.
  • 84' Another substitution for Seattle Sounders FC to replace Cody Baker by Nouhou Tolo on 84 minute.
  • 89' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Will Bruin.
  • 90' Austin FC make a change. Ethan Finlay trudges off to be replaced by Diego Fagundez on 90 minutes.
  • 1-2 the final result. Seattle Sounders FC will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Jordan Morris 2
Fredy Montero 2
Myrto Uzuni 2
Ruben Gabrielsen 1
Jesus Ferreira 1
Gyasi Zardes 1
Danny Musovski 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
1.44 Seattle Sounders FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.11 Austin FC xG
I would bet for: Seattle Sounders FC or Draw 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Seattle Sounders FC43% Draw29% Austin FC28%
Actual: Austin FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.55
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw
71%
Draw or Austin FC
57%
Seattle Sounders FC or Austin FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Seattle Sounders FC31% Draw48% Austin FC21%
Actual: Austin FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.4%
1 – 0
10.2%
0 – 0
9.9%
2 – 1
8.7%
2 – 0
7.9%
0 – 1
7.6%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 2
4.9%
0 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
4.2%
3 – 0
3.7%
1 – 3
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap Seattle Sounders FC covers Push Austin FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 22% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 16% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
Austin FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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