Sunday , 16 August 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 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

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
#24 Position #20
24 Points 27
17 Played 18
7 / 3 / 7 W / D / L 7 / 6 / 5
20 Scored 32
22 Conceded 25
-2 GD +7
1.41 PPG 1.50
41% Win % 39%

Key Stats

47% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
35% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season
22% Clean Sheets
FC Dallas this season

Seattle Sounders FC are 24th (24 pts). FC Dallas are 20th (27 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 Dallas
0-15
4/2
16-30
3/4
31-45
5/3
46-60
3/1
61-75
–/3
76+
5/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC
Paul Rothrock 5 G 1 A
FC Dallas
Petar Musa 13 G 2 A
Logan Farrington 6 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: FC Dallas gets underway.
  • 5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 10' FC Dallas fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 15' Nicolas Lodeiro has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 20' Both keepers have barely been tested. Seattle Sounders FC and FC Dallas are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Dallas needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 40' Bressan, a Brazil , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 45' With 0 assists to his name this season, Bryan Reynolds is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Seattle Sounders FC.
  • 49' A goal from the USA international Shane O'Neill! He fires home on 49 to make it 1-0!
  • 54' Jesus Ferreira is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for FC Dallas so far.
  • 58' Bressan has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 58.
  • 58' The FC Dallas manager makes a substitution. John Nelson departs to be replaced by Michael Barrios.
  • 63' Andres Ricaurte is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Seattle Sounders FC tonight.
  • 68' Joevin Jones makes way for Kelvin Leerdam at the 68 minute mark. A tactical switch from Seattle Sounders FC.
  • 69' Joao Paulo is having his name booked by the referee on 69.
  • 74' FC Dallas receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 74.
  • 79' FC Dallas have won 413 goals from 284 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 80' Fresh legs for FC Dallas! Ricardo Pepi comes on to replace Fafa Picault.
  • 81' It is a substitution in FC Dallas team. Tanner Tessmann is replaced by Santiago Mosquera on 81 minute.
  • 86' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Seattle Sounders FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 87' Jesus Ferreira has so much to prove this time. He replaces Thiago Santos on 87 minute.
  • 90' Brad Smith is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jordan Morris at the 90 minute mark.
  • Seattle Sounders FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
Nicolas Lodeiro 2
Roland Lamah 2
Roland Lamah 2
Bryan Acosta 1
Petar Musa 1
Maximiliano Urruti 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
3 / 4
1.51 Seattle Sounders FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.1 FC Dallas xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Seattle Sounders FC49% Draw27% FC Dallas24%
Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.61
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw
75%
Draw or FC Dallas
51%
Seattle Sounders FC or FC Dallas
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Seattle Sounders FC32% Draw47% FC Dallas21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.1%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
9.4%
2 – 1
8.9%
2 – 0
8.2%
0 – 1
7.1%
1 – 2
6.4%
2 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
4.5%
0 – 2
4.3%
3 – 0
4%
3 – 2
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap Seattle Sounders FC covers Push FC Dallas covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 14% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 22% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 16% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✗
FC Dallas keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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