Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Seattle Sounders FC vs FC Cincinnati, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2022
Seattle Sounders FC
1 – 1
Full Time
FC Cincinnati
Wed 28 Sep 2022 · 02:00 UTC Lumen Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Jackson Ragen 53' Y
Y 68' Obinna Nwobodo
Kelyn Rowe 69' R
Y 69' Obinna Nwobodo
Y 72' Luciano Acosta
Will Bruin 83' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Seattle Sounders FC vs FC Cincinnati — 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

1
2
1
Seattle Sounders FC 4 games · Avg 2.5 goals FC Cincinnati
Last 5 meetings
2022-09-28 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 FC Cincinnati 2019-03-03 Seattle Sounders FC 4–1 FC Cincinnati

Recent Form

Seattle Sounders FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Sep FC Cincinnati H 1–1 D
18 Sep Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 1–2 L
11 Sep Austin FC H 3–0 W
05 Sep Houston Dynamo H 2–1 W
31 Aug Orlando City SC A 2–3 L
27 Aug Portland Timbers A 1–2 L
FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Sep Seattle Sounders FC A 1–1 D
18 Sep Real Salt Lake A 2–1 W
10 Sep San Jose Earthquakes H 6–0 W
08 Sep New York City FC A 1–1 D
03 Sep Charlotte FC H 2–0 W
27 Aug Columbus Crew SC H 2–2 D

Season Stats

Seattle Sounders FC FC Cincinnati
#24 Position #9
35 Points 33
26 Played 26
9 / 8 / 9 W / D / L 8 / 9 / 9
33 Scored 55
34 Conceded 64
-1 GD -9
1.35 PPG 1.27
35% Win % 31%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
27% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season
15% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season

Seattle Sounders FC are 24th (35 pts). FC Cincinnati are 9th (33 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
FC Cincinnati
0-15
4/3
16-30
5/9
31-45
9/9
46-60
5/11
61-75
4/4
76+
13/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC
Dejan Joveljic 11 G 1 A
Paul Rothrock 5 G 1 A
FC Cincinnati
Kevin Denkey 14 G 1 A
Evander 13 G 7 A
Tom Barlow 7 G 2 A
Pavel Bucha 6 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Seattle Sounders FC get us underway at Lumen Field.
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Brian Schmetzer might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' John Nelson needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 20' Seattle Sounders FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 24' Brenner da Silva puts FC Cincinnati on the lead.
  • 25' Magnificent from Brenner da Silva! That is 30 goals in 255 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 30' FC Cincinnati have won 368 goals from 255 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 35' The travelling FC Cincinnati supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 40' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 45' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 50' FC Cincinnati started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 50.
  • 53' Jackson Ragen is having his name booked by the referee on 53.
  • 55' Another change for Seattle Sounders FC made on 55 minute. Danny Leyva leaves to be changed by Leo Chu.
  • 58' GOAL! Fredy Montero fires home to make it 1-2!
  • 63' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 66' Sergio Santos is ready to make an impact after coming on for Brenner da Silva at the 66 minute mark.
  • 67' Brenner da Silva makes way for Sergio Santos at the 67 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Cincinnati.
  • 68' Obinna Nwobodo picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 69' Kelyn Rowe catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Red card on 69.
  • 72' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Luciano Acosta.
  • 75' Time for substitution for Seattle Sounders FC. Joshua Atencio is replaced by Jimmy Medranda.
  • 80' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 83' Seattle Sounders FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 83.
  • 83' Another change for FC Cincinnati made on 83 minute. Alvas Powell leaves to be changed by Raymon Gaddis.
  • 84' The whistle greets Will Bruin as he departs to be replaced by Dylan Teves.
  • 89' It’s high time Pat Noonan made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 90' John Nelson has so much to prove this time. He replaces Alvaro Barreal on 90 minute.
  • celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brian Schmetzer

FC Cincinnati Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pat Noonan

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Brenner da Silva 3
Jordan Morris 2
Raul Ruidiaz 1
Kelvin Leerdam 1
Fredy Montero 1
Kalani Kossa-Rienzi 1
Evander 1

Head to Head

2022-09-28 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 FC Cincinnati 2019-03-03 Seattle Sounders FC 4–1 FC Cincinnati

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2022-09-28 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 FC Cincinnati D 2022-09-18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC L 2022-09-11 Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 Austin FC W 2022-09-05 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Houston Dynamo W 2022-08-31 Orlando City SC 3–2 Seattle Sounders FC L 2022-08-27 Portland Timbers 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC L

FC Cincinnati Form

2022-09-28 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 FC Cincinnati D 2022-09-18 Real Salt Lake 1–2 FC Cincinnati W 2022-09-10 FC Cincinnati 6–0 San Jose Earthquakes W 2022-09-08 New York City FC 1–1 FC Cincinnati D 2022-09-03 FC Cincinnati 2–0 Charlotte FC W 2022-08-27 FC Cincinnati 2–2 Columbus Crew SC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
2.08 Seattle Sounders FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.35 FC Cincinnati xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Seattle Sounders FC50% Draw24% FC Cincinnati26%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.43
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw
74%
Draw or FC Cincinnati
50%
Seattle Sounders FC or FC Cincinnati
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Seattle Sounders FC39% Draw40% FC Cincinnati21%
Actual: FC Cincinnati win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
9.1%
2 – 0
7%
3 – 1
6.3%
1 – 0
6.2%
2 – 2
6.1%
1 – 2
5.9%
3 – 0
4.7%
0 – 0
4.7%
3 – 2
4.3%
0 – 1
3.7%
4 – 1
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap Seattle Sounders FC covers Push FC Cincinnati covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 16% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 21% 47%
-0.5 53% — 47%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 13% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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