Wednesday , 2 September 2026

Seattle Sounders FC vs Austin FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Seattle Sounders FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Austin FC
Thu 20 Aug 2026 · 00:30 UTC Lumen Field HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 66' Facundo Torres Perez
0–2 87' Guilherme Biro
Stuart Hawkins 90' 1–2
Kalani Kossa-Rienzi 48' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Allen Chapman
11 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 9.2 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 22 52
2 Internacional CF Miami 22 42
3 Chicago Fire FC 21 37
4 New England Revolution 22 37
5 Charlotte FC 22 35
6 FC Cincinnati 22 31
7 New York City FC 22 28
8 New York Red Bulls 22 26
9 Toronto FC 22 25
10 D.C. United SC 22 25
11 Orlando City SC 22 25
12 Philadelphia Union 22 24
13 Atlanta United FC 22 21
14 Montreal Impact FC 22 21
15 Columbus Crew SC 22 20
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 21 43
17 Houston Dynamo 22 39
18 Los Angeles FC 23 36
19 San Jose Earthquakes 22 34
20 FC Dallas 22 34
21 St. Louis City 22 34
22 Colorado Rapids SC 22 31
23 San Diego FC 22 30
24 Minnesota United FC 22 29
25 Real Salt Lake 21 28
26 Portland Timbers 22 28
27 Seattle Sounders FC 21 26
28 Los Angeles Galaxy 23 26
29 Austin FC 22 24
30 Sporting Kansas City 22 15

Head-to-Head

5
3
4
Seattle Sounders FC 12 games · Avg 2.1 goals Austin FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-08-20 Seattle Sounders FC 1–2 Austin FC 2026-07-23 Austin FC 3–1 Seattle Sounders FC 2025-09-21 Austin FC 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC 2025-06-29 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Austin FC 2024-07-14 Austin FC 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC

Recent Form

Seattle Sounders FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Aug Austin FC H 1–2 L
17 Aug Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 0–2 L
02 Aug Portland Timbers A 1–2 L
25 Jul Philadelphia Union A 0–1 L
23 Jul Austin FC A 1–3 L
17 Jul Portland Timbers H 1–5 L
Austin FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Aug Seattle Sounders FC A 2–1 W
17 Aug FC Dallas H 1–2 L
02 Aug Colorado Rapids SC A 0–1 L
26 Jul Houston Dynamo A 0–3 L
23 Jul Seattle Sounders FC H 3–1 W
23 May St. Louis City A 0–3 L

Season Stats

Seattle Sounders FC Austin FC
#27 Position #29
26 Points 24
21 Played 22
7 / 5 / 9 W / D / L 6 / 6 / 10
24 Scored 28
29 Conceded 41
-5 GD -13
1.24 PPG 1.09
33% Win % 27%

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
23% Clean Sheets
Austin FC this season

Seattle Sounders FC are 27th (26 pts). Austin FC are 29th (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC
0-15
3/2
16-30
4/5
31-45
2/4
46-60
3/2
61-75
–/3
76+
7/11
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Austin FC
0-15
5/3
16-30
3/4
31-45
2/4
46-60
2/4
61-75
2/2
76+
8/15
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC
Dejan Joveljic 10 G 1 A
Paul Rothrock 5 G 1 A
Austin FC
Myrto Uzuni 6 G
Christian Ramirez 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Seattle Sounders FC is hosting Austin FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' Seattle Sounders FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Seattle Sounders FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Austin FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 20' It looks surprising Austin FC does not make any changes. Zan Kolmanic has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 25' Over 25 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 30' Brendan Hines-Ike has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 45' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Austin FC that had 193 games and scored 269 goals.
  • 46' Snyder Brunell is ready to make an impact after coming on for Sebastian Gomez at the 46 minute mark.
  • 48' That looks like a foul for a card for Kalani Kossa-Rienzi.
  • 53' Mateja Dordevic is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Seattle Sounders FC tonight.
  • 58' Kee-hee Kim, a South Korea , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 59' Guilherme Biro has so much to prove this time. He replaces CJ Fodrey on 59 minute.
  • 64' Austin FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 66' Magnificent from Facundo Torres Perez! That is 47 goals in 21 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 69' The Seattle Sounders FC manager makes a substitution. Jackson Ragen departs to be replaced by Stuart Hawkins.
  • 71' A tactical swap from Austin FC — Mikkel Desler on, Przemyslaw Placheta off on 71 minutes.
  • 76' Osaze De Rosario is ready to make an impact after coming on for Peter Kingston at the 76 minute mark.
  • 79' Time for substitution for Austin FC. Zan Kolmanic is replaced by Mateja Dordevic.
  • 84' 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.
  • 87' Magnificent from Guilherme Biro! That is 10 goals in 137 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 90' The deadlock is broken! Stuart Hawkins gets on the scoresheet on 90 minutes.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-2.

Lineups

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brian Schmetzer

Austin FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Raul Ruidiaz 3
Jordan Morris 2
Fredy Montero 2
Myrto Uzuni 2
Diego Fagundez 1
Ruben Gabrielsen 1
Jesus Ferreira 1
Gyasi Zardes 1

Head to Head

2026-08-20 Seattle Sounders FC 1–2 Austin FC 2026-07-23 Austin FC 3–1 Seattle Sounders FC 2025-09-21 Austin FC 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC 2025-06-29 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Austin FC 2024-07-14 Austin FC 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2026-08-20 Seattle Sounders FC 1–2 Austin FC L 2026-08-17 Seattle Sounders FC 0–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2026-08-02 Portland Timbers 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC L 2026-07-25 Philadelphia Union 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC L 2026-07-23 Austin FC 3–1 Seattle Sounders FC L 2026-07-17 Seattle Sounders FC 1–5 Portland Timbers L

Austin FC Form

2026-08-20 Seattle Sounders FC 1–2 Austin FC W 2026-08-17 Austin FC 1–2 FC Dallas L 2026-08-02 Colorado Rapids SC 1–0 Austin FC L 2026-07-26 Houston Dynamo 3–0 Austin FC L 2026-07-23 Austin FC 3–1 Seattle Sounders FC W 2026-05-23 St. Louis City 3–0 Austin FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.39 Seattle Sounders FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.34 Austin FC xG
I would bet for: Seattle Sounders FC or Austin FC 72% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Seattle Sounders FC35% Draw28% Austin FC37%
Actual: Austin FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.73
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 29%
71%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw
64%
Draw or Austin FC
65%
Seattle Sounders FC or Austin FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Seattle Sounders FC27% Draw47% Austin FC26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.1%
0 – 0
8.5%
2 – 1
8.1%
1 – 0
8.1%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
7.7%
2 – 0
6.2%
0 – 2
5.7%
2 – 2
5.5%
3 – 1
3.8%
1 – 3
3.5%
3 – 0
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap Seattle Sounders FC covers Push Austin FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 11% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 19% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 19% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Austin FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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