Sunday , 16 August 2026

Seattle Sounders FC vs FC Dallas, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
Seattle Sounders FC
1 – 1
Full Time
FC Dallas
Thu 5 Aug 2021 · 02:00 UTC Lumen Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Brad Smith 87' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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
2021-08-05 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 FC Dallas 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

Recent Form

Seattle Sounders FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Aug FC Dallas H 1–1 D
31 Jul San Jose Earthquakes H 0–1 L
26 Jul Sporting Kansas City H 1–3 L
23 Jul Austin FC A 1–0 W
18 Jul Minnesota United FC A 0–1 L
08 Jul Houston Dynamo H 2–0 W
FC Dallas
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Aug Seattle Sounders FC A 1–1 D
01 Aug Sporting Kansas City A 2–1 W
25 Jul Los Angeles Galaxy H 4–0 W
22 Jul Colorado Rapids SC A 0–2 L
18 Jul Portland Timbers A 0–1 L
08 Jul Los Angeles Galaxy A 1–3 L

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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Seattle Sounders FC and FC Dallas get this one started.
  • 5' FC Dallas have won 413 goals from 284 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 10' Seattle Sounders FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Jordan Morris scoring 1 goals.
  • 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Edwin Cerrillo made 284 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 20' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 25' The energy levels are beginning to show. Luchi Gonzalez might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 30' A quiet spell here at Lumen Field. Seattle Sounders FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 35' Seattle Sounders FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Dallas backline.
  • 40' The home supporters are growing impatient. Seattle Sounders FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 45' Seattle Sounders FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 50' Shane O'Neill is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Dallas tonight.
  • 55' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Seattle Sounders FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 60' The Seattle Sounders FC bench stirs into life. Jimmy Medranda is withdrawn and Brad Smith gets his opportunity.
  • 65' FC Dallas 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.
  • 66' FC Dallas manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jader Obrian is hanging Szabolcs Schon on the field on 66 minute.
  • 71' Jader Obrian has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 72' Fredy Montero makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Seattle Sounders FC are in front.
  • 73' Time for substitution for Seattle Sounders FC. Fredy Montero is replaced by Will Bruin.
  • 76' The whistle greets Edwin Cerrillo as he departs to be replaced by Andres Ricaurte.
  • 78' The supporters are chanting for Freddy Vargas. He replaces Paxton Pomykal on 78 minute.
  • 83' FC Dallas started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 83.
  • 87' The referee shows Seattle Sounders FC player a Yellow card on 87.
  • 87' Fresh legs for Seattle Sounders FC! Nicolas Lodeiro comes on to replace Kelyn Rowe.
  • 1-1 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Reggie Cannon 1
Danny Musovski 1
Albert Rusnak 1

Head to Head

2021-08-05 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 FC Dallas 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

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2021-08-05 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 FC Dallas D 2021-07-31 Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 San Jose Earthquakes L 2021-07-26 Seattle Sounders FC 1–3 Sporting Kansas City L 2021-07-23 Austin FC 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC W 2021-07-18 Minnesota United FC 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC L 2021-07-08 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Houston Dynamo W

FC Dallas Form

2021-08-05 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 FC Dallas D 2021-08-01 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 FC Dallas W 2021-07-25 FC Dallas 4–0 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2021-07-22 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 FC Dallas L 2021-07-18 Portland Timbers 1–0 FC Dallas L 2021-07-08 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–1 FC Dallas L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.24 Seattle Sounders FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.28 FC Dallas xG
I would bet for: Seattle Sounders FC or FC Dallas 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Seattle Sounders FC37% Draw29% FC Dallas34%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.52
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw
66%
Draw or FC Dallas
63%
Seattle Sounders FC or FC Dallas
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Seattle Sounders FC25% Draw49% FC Dallas26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
10.1%
0 – 1
9.2%
1 – 0
8.8%
1 – 2
7.9%
2 – 1
7.6%
0 – 2
6.4%
2 – 0
6%
2 – 2
5%
1 – 3
3.4%
3 – 1
3.2%
0 – 3
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap Seattle Sounders FC covers Push FC Dallas covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 19% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 20% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
FC Dallas keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

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