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

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

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
#24 Position #6
24 Points 26
17 Played 18
7 / 3 / 7 W / D / L 7 / 5 / 6
20 Scored 45
22 Conceded 44
-2 GD +1
1.41 PPG 1.44
41% Win % 39%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season
21% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season

Seattle Sounders FC are 24th (24 pts). FC Cincinnati are 6th (26 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
FC Cincinnati
0-15
3/2
16-30
4/7
31-45
9/5
46-60
4/7
61-75
2/1
76+
11/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC
Paul Rothrock 5 G 1 A
FC Cincinnati
Evander 10 G 4 A
Kevin Denkey 10 G 1 A
Tom Barlow 5 G

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' With 1 assists to his name this season, Nouhou Tolo is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Seattle Sounders FC.
  • 10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 15' Kim Keehee has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 20' Jordy Delem has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 20 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 25' Supporters expect more eagerness from Brad Smith, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 27' What a strike from Kelvin Leerdam! The score is 1-0.
  • 32' FC Cincinnati come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 33' GOAL! Jordan Morris scores on 33. Assisted by Nicolas Lodeiro
  • 38' 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.
  • 43' What a strike from Jordan Morris! The score is 3-0.
  • 48' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Brian Schmetzer will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 53' The energy levels are beginning to show. Brian Schmetzer might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 58' Seattle Sounders FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Cincinnati backline.
  • 63' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 68' Over 68 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 77' Fresh legs for Seattle Sounders FC! Harry Shipp comes on to replace Jordan Morris.
  • 84' Seattle Sounders FC make a change. Brad Smith trudges off to be replaced by Nouhou Tolo on 84 minutes.
  • 87' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Raul Ruidiaz makes it 4-0.
  • 90' Another substitution for Seattle Sounders FC to replace Gustav Svensson by Jordy Delem on 90 minute.
  • Seattle Sounders FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.97 Seattle Sounders FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.54 FC Cincinnati xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 81% + Both teams to score 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Seattle Sounders FC64% Draw18% FC Cincinnati18%
Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes74% 0% No26%
Avg goals/match: 4.51
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 94%
6%
± 2.5 81%
19%
± 3.5 64%
36%
± 4.5 46%
54%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw
82%
Draw or FC Cincinnati
36%
Seattle Sounders FC or FC Cincinnati
82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Seattle Sounders FC50% Draw33% FC Cincinnati17%
Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
7.4%
3 – 1
7.2%
1 – 1
5.8%
2 – 2
5.6%
3 – 2
5.5%
4 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
5.1%
3 – 0
4.8%
4 – 2
4.1%
1 – 2
3.9%
4 – 0
3.5%
5 – 1
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap Seattle Sounders FC covers Push FC Cincinnati covers
-2.5 28% — 72%
-2 28% 18% 54%
-1.5 46% — 54%
-1 46% 19% 35%
-0.5 65% — 35%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 10% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 5% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet
6% ✓

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