Thursday , 2 July 2026

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
5 games this season 🟨 2.2/game ⚽ 10.2 goals/game

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

1
1
1
Seattle Sounders FC 3 games · Avg 2.7 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
#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 history
38% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season
27% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season

Seattle Sounders FC are 21st (24 pts). FC Cincinnati are 7th (20 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC
0-15
2/1
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/1
46-60
2/–
61-75
–/1
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Cincinnati
0-15
1/1
16-30
2/5
31-45
7/3
46-60
3/4
61-75
2/1
76+
8/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. FC Cincinnati get us underway at .
  • 5' FC Cincinnati fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 10' It is a cagey affair so far. Seattle Sounders FC in their trying to find a way past FC Cincinnati's compact .
  • 15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 20' Harry Shipp has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 16 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 25' 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.
  • 27' Kelvin Leerdam doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 32' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 33' Magnificent from Jordan Morris! That is 63 goals in 284 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 38' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 43' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Jordan Morris makes it 3-0.
  • 48' 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.
  • 53' Both keepers have barely been tested. Seattle Sounders FC and FC Cincinnati are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 58' Victor Rodriguez, a Spain , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 63' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Seattle Sounders FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 68' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 73' It looks surprising Seattle Sounders FC does not make any changes. Gustav Svensson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 77' The Seattle Sounders FC manager makes a substitution. Jordan Morris departs to be replaced by Harry Shipp.
  • 84' Brad Smith makes way for Nouhou Tolo at the 84 minute mark. A tactical switch from Seattle Sounders FC.
  • 87' GOAL! Raul Ruidiaz fires home to make it 4-0!
  • 90' Jordy Delem has so much to prove this time. He replaces Gustav Svensson on 90 minute.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Seattle Sounders FC to claim maximum points.

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
3.07 Seattle Sounders FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.17 FC Cincinnati xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 78% + Seattle Sounders FC to win 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Seattle Sounders FC70% Draw17% FC Cincinnati13%
Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 4.24
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 92%
8%
± 2.5 78%
22%
± 3.5 59%
41%
± 4.5 40%
60%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw
86%
Draw or FC Cincinnati
30%
Seattle Sounders FC or FC Cincinnati
83%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Seattle Sounders FC56% Draw32% FC Cincinnati12%
Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
7.9%
3 – 1
7.9%
2 – 0
7.1%
3 – 0
7%
4 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
5.9%
4 – 0
5.3%
3 – 2
4.6%
2 – 2
4.5%
1 – 0
4.4%
5 – 1
3.8%
4 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap Seattle Sounders FC covers Push FC Cincinnati covers
-2.5 35% — 65%
-2 35% 20% 45%
-1.5 55% — 45%
-1 55% 19% 26%
-0.5 74% — 26%
+0.5 89% — 11%
+1 89% 7% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
5% ✓

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