Seattle Sounders FC vs Los Angeles FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2026

Seattle Sounders FC

3 – 0

Full Time

Los Angeles FC

Sat 19 Sep 2020 · 02:00 UTC CenturyLink Field HT 45+4' · FT 45+6'

Y 54' Jose Cifuentes

Xavier Arreaga 63' Y

Nicolas Lodeiro 71' Y

Yeimar Gomez 84' Y

Y 90' Andy Najar

Overview

Match Preview

Seattle Sounders FC vs Los Angeles FC — MLS at CenturyLink Field.

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

Match Details

Referee Corey Rockwell
Referee Ricardo Salazar
Referee Mike Rottersman
Referee Timothy Ford
Referee Joe Dickerson
Referee Thomas Zablocki
Referee Ramy Touchan
Referee C. Blanchard
Referee Armando Villarreal
Referee

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

2020-09-19 Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 Los Angeles FC 2020-08-31 Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 Los Angeles FC 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

Recent Form

Seattle Sounders FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Sep	Los Angeles FC	H	3–0	W
11 Sep	San Jose Earthquakes	H	7–1	W
07 Sep	Portland Timbers	H	1–2	L
03 Sep	Real Salt Lake	A	2–2	D
31 Aug	Los Angeles FC	H	3–1	W
24 Aug	Portland Timbers	A	3–0	W

Los Angeles FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 Sep	Seattle Sounders FC	A	0–3	L
14 Sep	Portland Timbers	H	4–2	W
10 Sep	Real Salt Lake	A	0–3	L
07 Sep	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	0–3	L
03 Sep	San Jose Earthquakes	H	5–1	W
31 Aug	Seattle Sounders FC	A	1–3	L

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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Seattle Sounders FC launch into their encounter with Los Angeles FC.
5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Bob Bradley will be considering his options from the bench.
15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
20' Pablo Sisniega is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Seattle Sounders FC so far.
25' Kelvin Leerdam has been relatively quiet despite scoring 9 goals in his last 284 appearances.
28' Brilliant from the ! Nicolas Lodeiro makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 28.
29' Nicolas Lodeiro adds to his 0 season tally! Seattle Sounders FC lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
33' The Uruguay Nicolas Lodeiro breaks the deadlock on 33 minutes. 3-0!
38' Los Angeles FC 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.
43' Seattle Sounders FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Los Angeles FC backline.
46' Los Angeles FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Andy Najar is hanging Bradley Wright-Phillips on the field on 46 minute.
51' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Seattle Sounders FC that had 284 games and scored 450 goals.
54' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jose Cifuentes.
59' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
63' Controversy at the stadium! Xavier Arreaga argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
68' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
69' Daniel Musovski gets the nod from Los Angeles FC. He replaces Jose Cifuentes and will look to change the dynamic.
71' The referee has no hesitation. Nicolas Lodeiro is booked for Seattle Sounders FC — Yellow card on 71.
71' The crowd applauds Joevin Jones as he leaves the pitch. Alex Roldan steps in for Seattle Sounders FC.
76' Los Angeles FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Timothy Tillman scoring 1 goals.
81' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Eddie Segura suffering a number of foals already.
82' Raul Ruidiaz is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
84' Seattle Sounders FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
87' The crowd applauds Jordan Morris as he leaves the pitch. Shane O'Neill steps in for Seattle Sounders FC.
88' Seattle Sounders FC ring the changes. Kelvin Leerdam has done his job and it is now time for Miguel Ibarra to step up.
90' The Seattle Sounders FC manager makes a substitution. Raul Ruidiaz departs to be replaced by Will Bruin.
90' Andy Najar was booked on 90.
The points are shared — Seattle Sounders FC 3-0 Los Angeles FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

30
Stefan Cleveland
17
Will Bruin ↑ 90'
16
Alex Roldan ↑ 71'
70
Handwalla Bwana
11
Miguel Ibarra ↑ 88'
27
Shane O'Neill ↑ 87'
1
Trey Muse
84
Joshua Atencio

Coach Brian Schmetzer

Los Angeles FC Lineups

Starting XI

12
Diego Palacios
66
Bradley Wright-Phillips ↓ Andy Najar 46'
9
Diego Rossi C ↓ Christian Torres 87'
7
Latif Blessing
5
Dejan Jakovic
14
Mark-Anthony Kaye
4
Eddie Segura
23
Pablo Sisniega
17
Brian Rodriguez ↓ Adrien Perez 69'
11
Jose Cifuentes ↓ Daniel Musovski 69'
8
Francisco Ginella ↓ Eduard Atuesta 46'

Bench

Coach Bob Bradley

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2020-09-19 Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 Los Angeles FC W 2020-09-11 Seattle Sounders FC 7–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2020-09-07 Seattle Sounders FC 1–2 Portland Timbers L 2020-09-03 Real Salt Lake 2–2 Seattle Sounders FC D 2020-08-31 Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 Los Angeles FC W 2020-08-24 Portland Timbers 0–3 Seattle Sounders FC W

Los Angeles FC Form

2020-09-19 Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 Los Angeles FC L 2020-09-14 Los Angeles FC 4–2 Portland Timbers W 2020-09-10 Real Salt Lake 3–0 Los Angeles FC L 2020-09-07 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–0 Los Angeles FC L 2020-09-03 Los Angeles FC 5–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2020-08-31 Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 Los Angeles FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.94 Seattle Sounders FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.97 Los Angeles FC xG

I would bet for: Seattle Sounders FC to win 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Seattle Sounders FC58% Draw23% Los Angeles FC19%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.91

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw

82%

Draw or Los Angeles FC

42%

Seattle Sounders FC or Los Angeles FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Seattle Sounders FC42% Draw43% Los Angeles FC15%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.1%

2 – 0

10.1%

1 – 0

9.9%

2 – 1

9.6%

0 – 0

7.2%

3 – 0

Actual

3 – 1

6.2%

1 – 2

4.8%

2 – 2

4.6%

0 – 1

4.5%

4 – 0

3.1%

3 – 2

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap	Seattle Sounders FC covers	Push	Los Angeles FC covers
-2.5	17%	—	83%
-2	17%	18%	65%
-1.5	35%	—	65%
-1	35%	23%	41%
-0.5	59%	—	41%
+0.5	83%	—	17%
+1	83%	11%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

39% ✗

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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