Seattle Sounders FC vs Houston Dynamo, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2022

Seattle Sounders FC

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Houston Dynamo

Mon 5 Sep 2022 · 01:00 UTC Lumen Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 63' Griffin Dorsey

Fredy Montero 77' Y

Albert Rusnak 85' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Seattle Sounders FC vs Houston Dynamo — MLS at Lumen Field.

Seattle Sounders FC 17 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
Houston Dynamo 18 games · 32 pts (2026/26)

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

Seattle Sounders FC 15 games · Avg 2.2 goals Houston Dynamo

Last 5 meetings

2022-09-05 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Houston Dynamo 2022-05-19 Houston Dynamo 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC 2021-10-17 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC 2021-07-08 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Houston Dynamo 2019-07-28 Houston Dynamo 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC

Recent Form

Seattle Sounders FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Sep	Houston Dynamo	H	2–1	W
31 Aug	Orlando City SC	A	2–3	L
27 Aug	Portland Timbers	A	1–2	L
20 Aug	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	3–3	D
15 Aug	Real Salt Lake	H	1–2	L
06 Aug	Atlanta United FC	A	1–2	L

Houston Dynamo

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Sep	Seattle Sounders FC	A	1–2	L
01 Sep	Los Angeles FC	H	2–1	W
27 Aug	Minnesota United FC	A	1–2	L
21 Aug	Colorado Rapids SC	A	1–1	D
14 Aug	Montreal Impact FC	H	2–3	L
06 Aug	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	1–2	L

Season Stats

Seattle Sounders FC		Houston Dynamo
#24	Position	#19
24	Points	32
17	Played	18
7 / 3 / 7	W / D / L	10 / 2 / 6
20	Scored	27
22	Conceded	24
-2	GD	+3
1.41	PPG	1.78
41%	Win %	56%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

29% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

42% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

Seattle Sounders FC are 24th (24 pts). Houston Dynamo are 19th (32 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

Houston Dynamo

0-15

1/2

16-30

3/2

31-45

5/2

46-60

3/3

61-75

4/2

76+

2/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC

Paul Rothrock

5 G

1 A

Houston Dynamo

Guilherme

8 G

4 A

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Seattle Sounders FC and Houston Dynamo is underway.
5' Seattle Sounders FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Houston Dynamo's shape.
10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
15' It is a cagey affair so far. Seattle Sounders FC in their trying to find a way past Houston Dynamo's compact .
20' A quiet spell here at Lumen Field. Seattle Sounders FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
25' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
26' A stunning finish from Carlos Ferreira — that came from absolutely nowhere!
31' Houston Dynamo 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.
36' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Seattle Sounders FC and Houston Dynamo are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
39' The crowd applauds Memo Rodriguez as he leaves the pitch. Brooklyn Raines steps in for Houston Dynamo.
44' Joshua Atencio is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Seattle Sounders FC so far.
49' Houston Dynamo come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
54' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Matias Vera made 278 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
56' A change in the Seattle Sounders FC ranks — Danny Leyva exits the field as Jimmy Medranda enters on 56.
59' A stunning finish from Nouhou Tolo — that came from absolutely nowhere!
60' Sensational shot from Nouhou Tolo. Seattle Sounders FC is back in the lead.
63' Controversy at the stadium! Griffin Dorsey argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
68' Seattle Sounders FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
73' Houston Dynamo manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nelson Quinones is hanging Corey Baird on the field on 73 minute.
76' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Fredy Montero makes it 3-1.
77' The referee calls foul for Fredy Montero. He receives a Yellow card.
82' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Brian Schmetzer will be considering his options from the bench.
83' The supporters are chanting for Kelyn Rowe. He replaces Joshua Atencio on 83 minute.
85' Seattle Sounders FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 85.
90' It looks surprising Seattle Sounders FC does not make any changes. Sam Junqua has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
2-1 the final result. Houston Dynamo will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brian Schmetzer

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paulo Nagamura

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Paul Rothrock	4
Raul Ruidiaz	3
Albert Rusnak	3
Victor Rodriguez	2
Nouhou Tolo	2
Cristian Roldan	2
Latif Blessing	2
Victor Rodriguez	2

Head to Head

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2022-09-05 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Houston Dynamo W 2022-08-31 Orlando City SC 3–2 Seattle Sounders FC L 2022-08-27 Portland Timbers 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC L 2022-08-20 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–3 Seattle Sounders FC D 2022-08-15 Seattle Sounders FC 1–2 Real Salt Lake L 2022-08-06 Atlanta United FC 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC L

Houston Dynamo Form

2022-09-05 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Houston Dynamo L 2022-09-01 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Los Angeles FC W 2022-08-27 Minnesota United FC 2–1 Houston Dynamo L 2022-08-21 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 Houston Dynamo D 2022-08-14 Houston Dynamo 2–3 Montreal Impact FC L 2022-08-06 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Houston Dynamo L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.39 Seattle Sounders FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.08 Houston Dynamo xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Seattle Sounders FC47% Draw27% Houston Dynamo26%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 2.47

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	71%	29%
± 2.5	44%	56%
± 3.5	24%	76%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw

75%

Draw or Houston Dynamo

53%

Seattle Sounders FC or Houston Dynamo

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Seattle Sounders FC30% Draw49% Houston Dynamo21%

Actual: Houston Dynamo win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.6%

1 – 0

10.7%

0 – 0

10.6%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

2 – 0

1 – 2

6.6%

0 – 2

4.8%

2 – 2

4.7%

3 – 1

3 – 0

3.6%

1 – 3

2.4%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap	Seattle Sounders FC covers	Push	Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	13%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	22%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	17%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	8%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

35% ✓

Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

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