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Seattle Sounders FC vs FC Cincinnati, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Seattle Sounders FC
4 – 1
Full Time
FC Cincinnati
Sun 3 Mar 2019 · 03:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Seattle Sounders FC vs FC Cincinnati — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Chris Penso
  • Referee Nick Uranga
  • Referee Hilario Grajeda
  • Referee Jeff Hosking
  • Referee Victor Rivas
7 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 10.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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
2019-03-03 Seattle Sounders FC 4–1 FC Cincinnati

Recent Form

Seattle Sounders FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Mar FC Cincinnati H 4–1 W
09 Nov Portland Timbers H 3–2 W
04 Nov Portland Timbers A 1–2 L
28 Oct San Jose Earthquakes H 2–1 W
21 Oct Houston Dynamo A 3–2 W
17 Oct Orlando City SC A 2–1 W
FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Mar Seattle Sounders FC A 1–4 L

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 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' Jordan Morris has been relatively quiet despite scoring 63 goals in his last 293 appearances.
  • 10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 15' It looks surprising Seattle Sounders FC does not make any changes. Stefan Frei has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 25' FC Cincinnati 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.
  • 27' Kelvin Leerdam does the damage! The net is bulging and Seattle Sounders FC surge ahead!
  • 32' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Seattle Sounders FC that had 293 games and scored 457 goals.
  • 33' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Jordan Morris makes it 2-0.
  • 38' With 0 assists to his name this season, Gustav Svensson is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Seattle Sounders FC.
  • 43' Jordan Morris is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
  • 48' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 53' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kim Keehee made 293 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 58' 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.
  • 63' FC Cincinnati are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 68' Seattle Sounders FC is showing some good football. However, Seattle Sounders FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 73' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 77' Harry Shipp is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jordan Morris at the 77 minute mark.
  • 84' Nouhou Tolo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Brad Smith on 84 minute.
  • 87' The deadlock is broken! Raul Ruidiaz gets on the scoresheet on 87 minutes.
  • 90' The Seattle Sounders FC bench stirs into life. Gustav Svensson is withdrawn and Jordy Delem gets his opportunity.
  • 4-1 the final result. FC Cincinnati will be bitterly disappointed.

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
3.06 Seattle Sounders FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.4 FC Cincinnati xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 81% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Seattle Sounders FC66% Draw18% FC Cincinnati16%
Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes71% 0% No29%
Avg goals/match: 4.46
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 93%
7%
± 2.5 81%
19%
± 3.5 63%
37%
± 4.5 45%
55%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw
84%
Draw or FC Cincinnati
34%
Seattle Sounders FC or FC Cincinnati
82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Seattle Sounders FC53% Draw32% FC Cincinnati15%
Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
7.6%
3 – 1
7.5%
1 – 1
5.7%
4 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
5.7%
3 – 0
5.6%
3 – 2
5.2%
2 – 2
5.2%
4 – 0
4.2%
4 – 2
4%
5 – 1
3.5%
1 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap Seattle Sounders FC covers Push FC Cincinnati covers
-2.5 32% — 68%
-2 32% 19% 50%
-1.5 50% — 50%
-1 50% 19% 31%
-0.5 69% — 31%
+0.5 85% — 15%
+1 85% 8% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
6% ✓

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