Thursday , 2 July 2026

Seattle Sounders FC vs FC Dallas, MLS 2026 CONFERENCE SEMI FINALS

MLS · 2026
Seattle Sounders FC
1 – 0
Full Time
FC Dallas
Wed 2 Dec 2020 · 02:30 UTC Lumen Field HT 45+2' · FT 45+3'
Y 58' Bressan
Joao Paulo 69' Y
Y 74' Thiago Santos

Overview

Match Preview

Seattle Sounders FC vs FC Dallas — MLS at Lumen Field.

Match Details

  • Referee Frank Anderson
  • Referee Fotis Bazakos
  • Referee Robert Sibiga
  • Referee Jeremy Kieso

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

9
5
3
Seattle Sounders FC 17 games · Avg 2.2 goals FC Dallas
Last 5 meetings
2020-12-02 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 FC Dallas 2019-10-19 Seattle Sounders FC 4–3 FC Dallas 2019-09-19 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 FC Dallas 2019-06-02 FC Dallas 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC 2018-08-13 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 FC Dallas

Recent Form

Seattle Sounders FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Dec FC Dallas H 1–0 W
25 Nov Los Angeles FC H 3–1 W
08 Nov San Jose Earthquakes H 4–1 W
05 Nov Los Angeles Galaxy A 1–1 D
02 Nov Colorado Rapids SC A 1–3 L
28 Oct Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 2–0 W
FC Dallas
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Dec Seattle Sounders FC A 0–1 L
23 Nov Portland Timbers A 1–1 D
08 Nov Minnesota United FC A 0–3 L
05 Nov Nashville SC A 1–0 W
31 Oct Houston Dynamo H 3–0 W
29 Oct Internacional CF Miami H 2–1 W

Season Stats

Seattle Sounders FC FC Dallas
#21 Position #19
24 Points 25
13 Played 15
7 / 3 / 3 W / D / L 7 / 4 / 4
17 Scored 30
11 Conceded 22
+6 GD +8
1.85 PPG 1.67
54% Win % 47%

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
35% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
38% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season
20% Clean Sheets
FC Dallas this season

Seattle Sounders FC are 21st (24 pts). FC Dallas are 19th (25 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 Dallas
0-15
4/2
16-30
3/4
31-45
4/3
46-60
3/–
61-75
–/2
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Lumen Field. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Seattle Sounders FC that had 284 games and scored 450 goals.
  • 10' Seattle Sounders FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 20' Nicolas Lodeiro has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 3 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 25' Santiago Mosquera, a Colombia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 30' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 35' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Brian Schmetzer will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 40' FC Dallas come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 45' FC Dallas have won 411 goals from 281 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 49' The USA Shane O'Neill breaks the deadlock on 49 minutes. 1-0!
  • 54' Colombia international Yeimar Gomez has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 58' The referee has no hesitation. Bressan is booked for FC Dallas — Yellow card on 58.
  • 58' The crowd applauds John Nelson as he leaves the pitch. Michael Barrios steps in for FC Dallas.
  • 63' Matt Hedges is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Seattle Sounders FC so far.
  • 68' Kelvin Leerdam has so much to prove this time. He replaces Joevin Jones on 68 minute.
  • 69' A moment of madness from Joao Paulo on 69 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Seattle Sounders FC will be frustrated.
  • 74' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Thiago Santos.
  • 79' Seattle Sounders FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 80' FC Dallas make a change. Fafa Picault trudges off to be replaced by Ricardo Pepi on 80 minutes.
  • 81' Time for substitution for FC Dallas. Tanner Tessmann is replaced by Santiago Mosquera.
  • 86' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Seattle Sounders FC and FC Dallas are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 87' The FC Dallas bench stirs into life. Thiago Santos is withdrawn and Jesus Ferreira gets his opportunity.
  • 90' Seattle Sounders FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Brad Smith is hanging Jordan Morris on the field on 90 minute.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brian Schmetzer

FC Dallas Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Luchi Gonzalez

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jordan Morris 6
Raul Ruidiaz 4
Roland Lamah 2
Roland Lamah 2
Nicolas Lodeiro 2
Paul Arriola 1
Brad Smith 1
Nolan Norris 1

Head to Head

2020-12-02 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 FC Dallas 2019-10-19 Seattle Sounders FC 4–3 FC Dallas 2019-09-19 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 FC Dallas 2019-06-02 FC Dallas 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC 2018-08-13 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 FC Dallas

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2020-12-02 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 FC Dallas W 2020-11-25 Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 Los Angeles FC W 2020-11-08 Seattle Sounders FC 4–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2020-11-05 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC D 2020-11-02 Colorado Rapids SC 3–1 Seattle Sounders FC L 2020-10-28 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–2 Seattle Sounders FC W

FC Dallas Form

2020-12-02 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 FC Dallas L 2020-11-23 Portland Timbers 1–1 FC Dallas D 2020-11-08 Minnesota United FC 3–0 FC Dallas L 2020-11-05 Nashville SC 0–1 FC Dallas W 2020-10-31 FC Dallas 3–0 Houston Dynamo W 2020-10-29 FC Dallas 2–1 Internacional CF Miami W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.59 Seattle Sounders FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.9 FC Dallas xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Seattle Sounders FC54% Draw26% FC Dallas20%
Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.49
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw
80%
Draw or FC Dallas
46%
Seattle Sounders FC or FC Dallas
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Seattle Sounders FC36% Draw48% FC Dallas16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.7%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
10.3%
2 – 0
10.2%
2 – 1
9.1%
0 – 1
6.4%
3 – 0
5.3%
1 – 2
5.1%
3 – 1
4.9%
2 – 2
4.2%
0 – 2
3.3%
3 – 2
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap Seattle Sounders FC covers Push FC Dallas covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 16% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 24% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 13% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet
41% ✗
FC Dallas keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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