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Tue 28 Jul 2020 · 03:00 UTC ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex HT 45+3' · FT 45+4'

Overview

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Seattle Sounders FC vs Los Angeles FC — MLS at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.

Seattle Sounders FC 13 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
Los Angeles FC 15 games · 24 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Jair Marrufo
Referee Ismail Elfath
Referee Brian Dunn
Referee Timothy Ford
Referee Jose Da Silva

4 games this season 🟨 0.5/game ⚽ 1.8 goals/game

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

Seattle Sounders FC 21 games · Avg 2.9 goals Los Angeles FC

Last 5 meetings

2020-07-28 Seattle Sounders FC 1–4 Los Angeles FC 2019-04-28 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Los Angeles FC 2019-04-21 Los Angeles FC 4–1 Seattle Sounders FC 2018-04-30 Los Angeles FC 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC 2018-03-04 Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 Los Angeles FC

Recent Form

Seattle Sounders FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Jul	Los Angeles FC	H	1–4	L
20 Jul	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	3–0	W
14 Jul	Chicago Fire FC	A	1–2	L
11 Jul	San Jose Earthquakes	H	0–0	D
08 Mar	Columbus Crew SC	H	1–1	D
01 Mar	Chicago Fire FC	H	2–1	W

Los Angeles FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Jul	Seattle Sounders FC	A	4–1	W
24 Jul	Portland Timbers	H	2–2	D
19 Jul	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	6–2	W
14 Jul	Houston Dynamo	H	3–3	D
09 Mar	Philadelphia Union	H	3–3	D
01 Mar	Internacional CF Miami	H	1–0	W

Season Stats

Seattle Sounders FC		Los Angeles FC
#21	Position	#20
24	Points	24
13	Played	15
7 / 3 / 3	W / D / L	7 / 3 / 5
17	Scored	24
11	Conceded	17
+6	GD	+7
1.85	PPG	1.60
54%	Win %	47%

Key Stats

52% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)

57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

38% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

60% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season

Seattle Sounders FC are 21st (24 pts). Los Angeles FC are 20th (24 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

Los Angeles FC

0-15

1/3

16-30

4/2

31-45

2/2

46-60

1/5

61-75

3/2

76+

3/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' Los Angeles FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Timothy Tillman scoring 1 goals.
10' It looks surprising Los Angeles FC does not make any changes. Jordan Harvey has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
14' GOAL! Diego Rossi scores on 14.
19' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
24' The energy levels are beginning to show. Brian Schmetzer might look to freshen things up shortly.
29' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
34' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
39' The Ghana Latif Blessing breaks the deadlock on 39 minutes. 0-2!
44' Handwalla Bwana has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 16 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
46' A tactical swap from Los Angeles FC — Mohamed El Mounir on, Bradley Wright-Phillips off on 46 minutes.
51' 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.
55' Shandon Hopeau is ready to make an impact after coming on for Handwalla Bwana at the 55 minute mark.
60' The 34-year-old Mohamed El Mounir has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
65' Los Angeles FC have won 571 goals from 285 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
70' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Diego Palacios made 165 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
71' Another substitution for Seattle Sounders FC to replace Kelvin Leerdam by Will Bruin on 71 minute.
75' Will Bruin makes no mistake. The score reads 1-2 and Seattle Sounders FC are in front.
80' Another change for Los Angeles FC made on 80 minute. Mohamed El Mounir leaves to be changed by Daniel Musovski.
82' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Diego Rossi makes it 1-3.
84' Another substitution for Los Angeles FC to replace Diego Palacios by Jordan Harvey on 84 minute.
87' Time for substitution for Seattle Sounders FC. Jordan Morris is replaced by Ethan Dobbelaere.
88' The crowd applauds Shane O'Neill as he leaves the pitch. Joshua Atencio steps in for Seattle Sounders FC.
89' The Uruguay Brian Rodriguez breaks the deadlock on 89 minutes. 1-4!
90' The Los Angeles FC manager makes a substitution. Diego Rossi departs to be replaced by Jose Cifuentes.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Los Angeles FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

33
Joevin Jones ↑ 71'
30
Stefan Cleveland
17
Will Bruin ↑ 71'
8
Jordy Delem
37
Shandon Hopeau ↑ 55'
1
Trey Muse
84
Joshua Atencio ↑ 88'
99
Justin Dhillon
45
Ethan Dobbelaere ↑ 87'

Coach Brian Schmetzer

Los Angeles FC Lineups

Starting XI

12
Diego Palacios ↓ Jordan Harvey 84'
1
Kenneth Vermeer
66
Bradley Wright-Phillips ↓ Mohamed El Mounir 46'
20
Eduard Atuesta
9
Diego Rossi ↓ Jose Cifuentes 90'
7
Latif Blessing
5
Dejan Jakovic
14
Mark-Anthony Kaye C ↓ Francisco Ginella 80'
27
Tristan Blackmon
4
Eddie Segura
17
Brian Rodriguez

Bench

Coach Bob Bradley

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Carlos Vela	5
Jordan Morris	5
Nicolas Lodeiro	5
Diego Rossi	4
Mateusz Bogusz	3
Eduard Atuesta	3
Denis Bouanga	3
Raul Ruidiaz	3

Head to Head

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2020-07-28 Seattle Sounders FC 1–4 Los Angeles FC L 2020-07-20 Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2020-07-14 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC L 2020-07-11 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 San Jose Earthquakes D 2020-03-08 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D 2020-03-01 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Chicago Fire FC W

Los Angeles FC Form

2020-07-28 Seattle Sounders FC 1–4 Los Angeles FC W 2020-07-24 Los Angeles FC 2–2 Portland Timbers D 2020-07-19 Los Angeles FC 6–2 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2020-07-14 Los Angeles FC 3–3 Houston Dynamo D 2020-03-09 Los Angeles FC 3–3 Philadelphia Union D 2020-03-01 Los Angeles FC 1–0 Internacional CF Miami W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.03 Seattle Sounders FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.7 Los Angeles FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Seattle Sounders FC24% Draw27% Los Angeles FC49%

Actual: Los Angeles FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.73

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	51%	49%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw

51%

Draw or Los Angeles FC

76%

Seattle Sounders FC or Los Angeles FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Seattle Sounders FC18% Draw46% Los Angeles FC36%

Actual: Los Angeles FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–4 not predicted

1 – 4

Actual

1 – 1

12.3%

0 – 1

10.2%

1 – 2

9.3%

0 – 2

9.3%

0 – 0

8.4%

1 – 0

5.8%

2 – 1

5.6%

1 – 3

5.3%

0 – 3

5.1%

2 – 2

4.8%

2 – 0

3.4%

2 – 3

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap	Seattle Sounders FC covers	Push	Los Angeles FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	6%	92%
-1.5	8%	—	92%
-1	8%	13%	78%
-0.5	22%	—	78%
+0.5	48%	—	52%
+1	48%	23%	29%
+1.5	71%	—	29%
+2	71%	16%	13%
+2.5	87%	—	13%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet

36% ✓

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