Seattle Sounders FC vs FC Cincinnati, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Seattle Sounders FC vs FC Cincinnati — MLS at Lumen Field.
- Seattle Sounders FC 13 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
- FC Cincinnati 15 games · 20 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Nashville SC 14 33 2 Internacional CF Miami 15 31 3 Chicago Fire FC 14 26 4 New England Revolution 14 25 5 New York Red Bulls 15 22 6 Charlotte FC 15 21 7 FC Cincinnati 15 20 8 New York City FC 15 19 9 D.C. United SC 15 18 10 Columbus Crew SC 15 16 11 Toronto FC 14 14 12 Montreal Impact FC 14 14 13 Orlando City SC 15 14 14 Atlanta United FC 14 11 15 Philadelphia Union 15 7 16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 32 17 San Jose Earthquakes 15 32 18 Real Salt Lake 14 26 19 FC Dallas 15 25 20 Los Angeles FC 15 24 21 Seattle Sounders FC 13 24 22 Houston Dynamo 14 22 23 Minnesota United FC 15 22 24 Los Angeles Galaxy 15 20 25 San Diego FC 15 17 26 Colorado Rapids SC 15 16 27 St. Louis City 14 16 28 Portland Timbers 14 14 29 Austin FC 15 14 30 Sporting Kansas City 14 11 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 Date Opponent H/A Score Result 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 #21 Position #7 24 Points 20 13 Played 15 7 / 3 / 3 W / D / L 5 / 5 / 5 17 Scored 36 11 Conceded 37 +6 GD -1 1.85 PPG 1.33 54% Win % 33% Key Stats
67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history38% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season27% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this seasonSeattle Sounders FC are 21st (24 pts). FC Cincinnati are 7th (20 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Seattle Sounders FC0-152/116-302/331-452/146-602/–61-75–/176+4/3■ Scored ■ ConcededFC Cincinnati0-151/116-302/531-457/346-603/461-752/176+8/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
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 FC Cincinnati for another epic battle.
- 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Cincinnati needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 10' FC Cincinnati started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
- 15' The travelling FC Cincinnati supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 20' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 24' GOAL! Brenner da Silva scores on 24.
- 25' GOAL! Brenner da Silva scores on 25.
- 30' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 35' FC Cincinnati is showing some good football. However, FC Cincinnati are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 40' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Abdoulaye Cissoko made 284 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 45' 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.
- 50' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 53' Jackson Ragen is having his name booked by the referee on 53.
- 55' The supporters are chanting for Leo Chu. He replaces Danny Leyva on 55 minute.
- 58' GOAL! Fredy Montero scores on 58.
- 63' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 66' Another change for FC Cincinnati made on 66 minute. Brenner da Silva leaves to be changed by Sergio Santos.
- 67' Sergio Santos has so much to prove this time. He replaces Brenner da Silva on 67 minute.
- 68' Obinna Nwobodo is having his name booked by the referee on 68.
- 69' Kelyn Rowe was booked on 69.
- 72' The referee shows FC Cincinnati player a Yellow card on 72.
- 75' The whistle greets Joshua Atencio as he departs to be replaced by Jimmy Medranda.
- 80' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Cincinnati that had 245 games and scored 352 goals.
- 83' Seattle Sounders FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 83' The supporters are chanting for Raymon Gaddis. He replaces Alvas Powell on 83 minute.
- 84' The whistle greets Will Bruin as he departs to be replaced by Dylan Teves.
- 89' Matt Miazga needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 90' John Nelson has so much to prove this time. He replaces Alvaro Barreal on 90 minute.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.
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Lineups
Seattle Sounders FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 12
- 11
- 22
- 24
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17
Will Bruin ↓ Dylan Teves 84'
- 28
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75
Danny Leyva ↓ Leo Chu 55'
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84
Joshua Atencio ↓ Jimmy Medranda 75'
- 45
- 92
- 25
Bench
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94
Jimmy Medranda ↑ 75'
- 30
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7
Cristian Roldan ↑ 55'
- 87
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23
Leo Chu ↑ 55'
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99
Dylan Teves ↑ 84'
Coach Brian SchmetzerFC Cincinnati Lineups
Starting XI
- 20
- 21
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2
Alvas Powell ↓ Raymon Gaddis 83'
- 4
- 10
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93
Junior Moreno ↓ Yuya Kubo 67'
- 19
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31
Alvaro Barreal ↓ John Nelson 90'
- 5
- 9
- 18
Bench
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7
Yuya Kubo ↑ 67'
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14
Dominique Badji ↑ 84'
- 1
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11
Sergio Santos ↑ 67'
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3
John Nelson ↑ 90'
- 16
- 12
- 32
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28
Raymon Gaddis ↑ 83'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Brenner da Silva 3 Jordan Morris 2 Raul Ruidiaz 1 Kelvin Leerdam 1 Fredy Montero 1 Head to Head
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 LFC Cincinnati Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy1 / 42.09 Seattle Sounders FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.12 FC Cincinnati xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 61% + Both teams to score 59%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.21Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 94% 6% ± 1.5 83% 17% ± 2.5 61% 39% ± 3.5 39% 61% ± 4.5 22% 78% Double Chance
Seattle Sounders FC or Draw 78%Draw or FC Cincinnati 47%Seattle Sounders FC or FC Cincinnati 76%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: FC Cincinnati win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 Actual2 – 1 9.5%2 – 0 8.8%1 – 0 7.9%3 – 1 6.6%3 – 0 6%0 – 0 5.6%2 – 2 5.3%1 – 2 5.1%0 – 1 3.8%3 – 2 3.7%4 – 1 3.5%Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC
Handicap Seattle Sounders FC covers Push FC Cincinnati covers -2.5 18% — 82% -2 18% 18% 64% -1.5 36% — 64% -1 36% 22% 42% -0.5 58% — 42% +0.5 81% — 19% +1 81% 11% 7% +1.5 93% — 7% +2 93% 5% 2% +2.5 98% — 2% Clean Sheet
Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet 33% ✓FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet 13% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.