Seattle Sounders FC vs D.C. United SC, 2018
Overview
Match Preview
Seattle Sounders FC vs D.C. United SC — MLS .
- Seattle Sounders FC 17 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
- D.C. United SC 18 games · 23 pts (2026/26)
Match Details
- Referee Sorin Stoica
- Referee Daniel Radford
- Referee Ian Anderson
- Referee Younes Marrakchi
- Referee Jose Da Silva
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville SC | 18 | 40 |
| 2 | Internacional CF Miami | 18 | 38 |
| 3 | New England Revolution | 18 | 30 |
| 4 | Chicago Fire FC | 17 | 29 |
| 5 | New York City FC | 18 | 26 |
| 6 | FC Cincinnati | 18 | 26 |
| 7 | Charlotte FC | 18 | 25 |
| 8 | New York Red Bulls | 18 | 25 |
| 9 | D.C. United SC | 18 | 23 |
| 10 | Columbus Crew SC | 18 | 20 |
| 11 | Orlando City SC | 18 | 20 |
| 12 | Toronto FC | 18 | 17 |
| 13 | Philadelphia Union | 18 | 16 |
| 14 | Montreal Impact FC | 18 | 16 |
| 15 | Atlanta United FC | 18 | 12 |
| 16 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 17 | 34 |
| 17 | Los Angeles FC | 19 | 34 |
| 18 | San Jose Earthquakes | 18 | 33 |
| 19 | Houston Dynamo | 18 | 32 |
| 20 | FC Dallas | 18 | 27 |
| 21 | Real Salt Lake | 17 | 27 |
| 22 | St. Louis City | 18 | 26 |
| 23 | Portland Timbers | 18 | 24 |
| 24 | Seattle Sounders FC | 17 | 24 |
| 25 | Minnesota United FC | 18 | 24 |
| 26 | Colorado Rapids SC | 18 | 22 |
| 27 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 19 | 22 |
| 28 | San Diego FC | 18 | 21 |
| 29 | Austin FC | 18 | 17 |
| 30 | Sporting Kansas City | 18 | 14 |
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jun | D.C. United SC | H | 2–1 | W |
| 03 Jun | Real Salt Lake | A | 0–2 | L |
| 26 May | Real Salt Lake | H | 0–1 | L |
| 13 May | Portland Timbers | A | 0–1 | L |
| 09 May | Toronto FC | A | 2–1 | W |
| 05 May | Columbus Crew SC | H | 0–0 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jun | Seattle Sounders FC | A | 1–2 | L |
| 27 May | Los Angeles FC | A | 1–1 | D |
| 20 May | San Jose Earthquakes | A | 3–1 | W |
| 13 May | Real Salt Lake | A | 2–3 | L |
| 28 Apr | Philadelphia Union | A | 2–3 | L |
| 14 Apr | Columbus Crew SC | H | 1–0 | W |
Season Stats
| Seattle Sounders FC | D.C. United SC | |
|---|---|---|
| #24 | Position | #9 |
| 24 | Points | 23 |
| 17 | Played | 18 |
| 7 / 3 / 7 | W / D / L | 5 / 8 / 5 |
| 20 | Scored | 26 |
| 22 | Conceded | 29 |
| -2 | GD | -3 |
| 1.41 | PPG | 1.28 |
| 41% | Win % | 28% |
Key Stats
67%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
H2H (3 games)
67%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
29%
Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season
Seattle Sounders FC this season
32%
Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season
D.C. United SC this season
Seattle Sounders FC are 24th (24 pts). D.C. United SC are 9th (23 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Seattle Sounders FC
0-15
2/2
16-30
4/4
31-45
2/3
46-60
2/2
61-75
–/2
76+
5/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
D.C. United SC
0-15
2/1
16-30
3/2
31-45
1/5
46-60
3/4
61-75
2/2
76+
7/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Seattle Sounders FC
| Paul Rothrock | 5 G | 1 A |
D.C. United SC
| Tai Baribo | 9 G |
| Louis Munteanu | 5 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Seattle Sounders FC and D.C. United SC get this one started.
- 5' Will Bruin has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 10' 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.
- 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
- 20' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Seattle Sounders FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 25' It looks surprising D.C. United SC does not make any changes. Joseph Mora has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 30' Steve Birnbaum needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 35' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ben Olsen might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 40' The travelling D.C. United SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 45' A quiet spell here at . Seattle Sounders FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 50' Darren Mattocks is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for D.C. United SC so far.
- 55' Seattle Sounders FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against D.C. United SC's shape.
- 60' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 65' It’s high time Brian Schmetzer made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 70' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 75' 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.
- 80' Seattle Sounders FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 80.
- 85' D.C. United SC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 90' The home supporters are growing impatient. Seattle Sounders FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
- Another three points for Seattle Sounders FC.
Lineups
Seattle Sounders FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 10
- 20
- 14
- 19
- 24
- 18
- 7
- 5
-
17
Will Bruin ↓ Jose Alfaro 88'
- 2
- 8
Bench
-
6
Osvaldo Alonso ↑ 65'
- 90
- 35
- 16
-
15
Jose Alfaro ↑ 88'
- 23
-
22
Magnus Wolff Eikrem ↑ 69'
Coach
Brian Schmetzer
D.C. United SC Lineups
Starting XI
- 18
- 7
- 1
- 15
- 10
- 22
-
28
Joseph Mora ↓ Bruno Miranda 86'
- 91
- 5
- 11
- 13
Bench
- 26
- 21
-
32
Bruno Miranda ↑ 86'
- 23
- 25
- 20
- 16
Coach
Ben Olsen
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Christian Benteke | 2 |
| Frederic Brillant | 1 |
| Leo Chu | 1 |
| Darren Mattocks | 1 |
| Nicolas Lodeiro | 1 |
| Magnus Wolff Eikrem | 1 |
| Nicolas Lodeiro | 1 |
| Magnus Wolff Eikrem | 1 |
Head to Head
Seattle Sounders FC Form
2018-06-10
Seattle Sounders FC
2–1
D.C. United SC
W
2018-06-03
Real Salt Lake
2–0
Seattle Sounders FC
L
2018-05-26
Seattle Sounders FC
0–1
Real Salt Lake
L
2018-05-13
Portland Timbers
1–0
Seattle Sounders FC
L
2018-05-09
Toronto FC
1–2
Seattle Sounders FC
W
2018-05-05
Seattle Sounders FC
0–0
Columbus Crew SC
D
D.C. United SC Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.53
Seattle Sounders FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.16
D.C. United SC xG
I would bet for:
Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Seattle Sounders FC win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.69
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 91% |
|
9% |
| ± 1.5 | 75% |
|
25% |
| ± 2.5 | 50% |
|
50% |
| ± 3.5 | 28% |
|
72% |
| ± 4.5 | 14% |
|
86% |
Double Chance
Seattle Sounders FC or Draw
74%
Draw or D.C. United SC
53%
Seattle Sounders FC or D.C. United SC
73%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13%
1 – 0
9.5%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
8.8%
2 – 0
7.8%
0 – 1
6.9%
1 – 2
6.7%
2 – 2
5.2%
3 – 1
4.5%
0 – 2
4.5%
3 – 0
3.9%
3 – 2
2.7%
Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC
| Handicap | Seattle Sounders FC covers | Push | D.C. United SC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 9% | — | 91% |
| -2 | 9% | 14% | 77% |
| -1.5 | 23% | — | 77% |
| -1 | 23% | 22% | 56% |
| -0.5 | 44% | — | 56% |
| +0.5 | 73% | — | 27% |
| +1 | 73% | 16% | 11% |
| +1.5 | 89% | — | 11% |
| +2 | 89% | 8% | 4% |
| +2.5 | 96% | — | 4% |
Clean Sheet
Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet
32%
✓
D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
23%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.