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

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

Seattle Sounders FC 17 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
Los Angeles FC 19 games · 34 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	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 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
#24	Position	#17
24	Points	34
17	Played	19
7 / 3 / 7	W / D / L	10 / 4 / 5
20	Scored	35
22	Conceded	19
-2	GD	+16
1.41	PPG	1.79
41%	Win %	53%

Key Stats

52% Both Teams to Score
H2H (21 games)

57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

29% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

55% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season

Seattle Sounders FC are 24th (24 pts). Los Angeles FC are 17th (34 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

Los Angeles FC

0-15

3/3

16-30

5/2

31-45

7/2

46-60

2/5

61-75

4/2

76+

4/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC

Paul Rothrock

5 G

1 A

Los Angeles FC

Denis Bouanga	8 G	2 A
Esteban David Martinez	4 G

Events

Match Events

0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex!
5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Los Angeles FC that had 289 games and scored 582 goals.
10' Los Angeles FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
14' What a strike from Diego Rossi! The score is 0-1.
19' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
24' Nouhou Tolo is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Seattle Sounders FC so far.
29' Seattle Sounders FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
34' The home supporters are growing impatient. Seattle Sounders FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
39' Brilliant from the ! Latif Blessing makes it 0-2 with a superb finish on 39.
44' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
46' Los Angeles FC make a change. Bradley Wright-Phillips trudges off to be replaced by Mohamed El Mounir on 46 minutes.
51' Shane O'Neill has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 286 appearances.
55' The Seattle Sounders FC bench stirs into life. Handwalla Bwana is withdrawn and Shandon Hopeau gets his opportunity.
60' It looks surprising Los Angeles FC does not make any changes. Raul Ruidiaz has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
65' The 40-year-old Stefan Frei has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
70' Seattle Sounders FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Los Angeles FC backline.
71' Will Bruin is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kelvin Leerdam at the 71 minute mark.
75' Brilliant from the ! Will Bruin makes it 1-2 with a superb finish on 75.
80' The whistle greets Mohamed El Mounir as he departs to be replaced by Daniel Musovski.
82' Diego Rossi adds to his 3 season tally! Los Angeles FC lead 1-3 — and this changes everything.
84' The Los Angeles FC manager makes a substitution. Diego Palacios departs to be replaced by Jordan Harvey.
87' A tactical swap from Seattle Sounders FC — Ethan Dobbelaere on, Jordan Morris off on 87 minutes.
88' Another change for Seattle Sounders FC made on 88 minute. Shane O'Neill leaves to be changed by Joshua Atencio.
89' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Brian Rodriguez makes no mistake. 1-4!
90' A change in the Los Angeles FC ranks — Diego Rossi exits the field as Jose Cifuentes enters on 90.
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
Jordan Morris	5
Nicolas Lodeiro	5
Carlos Vela	5
Diego Rossi	4
Denis Bouanga	3
Raul Ruidiaz	3
Mateusz Bogusz	3
Eduard Atuesta	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

4 / 4

0.93 Seattle Sounders FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.02 Los Angeles FC xG

I would bet for: Los Angeles FC to win 56% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Seattle Sounders FC20% Draw24% Los Angeles FC56%

Actual: Los Angeles FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.95

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw

44%

Draw or Los Angeles FC

80%

Seattle Sounders FC or Los Angeles FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Seattle Sounders FC14% Draw42% Los Angeles FC44%

Actual: Los Angeles FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.6%

0 – 2

10.5%

0 – 1

9.9%

1 – 2

9.6%

0 – 0

6.9%

0 – 3

6.9%

1 – 3

6.4%

2 – 2

4.5%

2 – 1

4.4%

1 – 0

4.1%

0 – 4

3.5%

1 – 4

Actual

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap	Seattle Sounders FC covers	Push	Los Angeles FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	4%	95%
-1.5	5%	—	95%
-1	5%	10%	84%
-0.5	16%	—	84%
+0.5	39%	—	61%
+1	39%	23%	38%
+1.5	62%	—	38%
+2	62%	19%	19%
+2.5	81%	—	19%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet

40% ✓

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