Seattle Sounders FC vs Los Angeles FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2021

Seattle Sounders FC

2 – 0

Full Time

Los Angeles FC

Mon 17 May 2021 · 01:30 UTC Lumen Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Joao Paulo 45' Y

Yeimar Gomez 52' Y

Y 78' Jesus Murillo

Overview

Match Preview

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

Seattle Sounders FC 34 games · 46 pts (2026/26)
Los Angeles FC 34 games · 47 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

Seattle Sounders FC 22 games · Avg 2.9 goals Los Angeles FC

Last 5 meetings

2021-05-17 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Los Angeles FC 2021-04-24 Los Angeles FC 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC 2020-11-25 Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 Los Angeles FC 2020-10-11 Los Angeles FC 3–1 Seattle Sounders FC 2020-09-19 Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 Los Angeles FC

Recent Form

Seattle Sounders FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 May	Los Angeles FC	H	2–0	W
13 May	San Jose Earthquakes	A	1–0	W
09 May	Portland Timbers	A	2–1	W
03 May	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	3–0	W
24 Apr	Los Angeles FC	A	1–1	D
17 Apr	Minnesota United FC	H	4–0	W

Los Angeles FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 May	Seattle Sounders FC	A	0–2	L
09 May	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	1–2	L
01 May	Houston Dynamo	A	1–1	D
24 Apr	Seattle Sounders FC	H	1–1	D
17 Apr	Austin FC	H	2–0	W
25 Nov	Seattle Sounders FC	A	1–3	L

Season Stats

Seattle Sounders FC		Los Angeles FC
#23	Position	#21
46	Points	47
34	Played	34
12 / 10 / 12	W / D / L	12 / 11 / 11
44	Scored	52
46	Conceded	40
-2	GD	+12
1.35	PPG	1.38
35%	Win %	35%

Key Stats

55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)

59% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

24% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

38% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles FC this season

Seattle Sounders FC are 23rd (46 pts). Los Angeles FC are 21st (47 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC

0-15

5/5

16-30

5/7

31-45

4/7

46-60

8/6

61-75

4/5

76+

13/14

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Los Angeles FC

0-15

4/5

16-30

6/6

31-45

10/8

46-60

7/7

61-75

7/6

76+

8/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC

Dejan Joveljic	13 G	1 A
Paul Rothrock	5 G	1 A

Los Angeles FC

Denis Bouanga	18 G	5 A
Heung-min Son	7 G	11 A
Esteban David Martinez	4 G

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Seattle Sounders FC vs Los Angeles FC — let the football do the talking.
5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
10' Los Angeles FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
15' Latif Blessing, a Ghana , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
20' Seattle Sounders FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
25' Seattle Sounders FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
30' The home supporters are growing impatient. Seattle Sounders FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
35' A quiet spell here at Lumen Field. Seattle Sounders FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
40' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
45' Seattle Sounders FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 45.
50' 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.
52' The referee calls foul for Yeimar Gomez. He receives a Yellow card.
57' The Ecuador Xavier Arreaga breaks the deadlock on 57 minutes. 1-0!
62' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
67' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Seattle Sounders FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
68' Danny Leyva is replacing Kelyn Rowe for the Seattle Sounders FC side.
69' A tactical swap from Seattle Sounders FC — Danny Leyva on, Kelyn Rowe off on 69 minutes.
70' The Los Angeles FC manager makes a substitution. Jose Cifuentes departs to be replaced by Carlos Vela.
73' Cristian Roldan adds to his 5 season tally! Seattle Sounders FC lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
77' Marco Farfan makes way for Diego Palacios at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from Los Angeles FC.
78' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Jesus Murillo on 78 minutes.
83' Shane O'Neill is ready to make an impact after coming on for Brad Smith at the 83 minute mark.
84' Fredy Montero gets the nod from Seattle Sounders FC. He replaces Will Bruin and will look to change the dynamic.
89' Seattle Sounders FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Los Angeles FC's shape.
90' Seattle Sounders FC ring the changes. Joao Paulo has done his job and it is now time for Reed Baker-Whiting to step up.
With this win, Seattle Sounders FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brian Schmetzer

Los Angeles FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bob Bradley

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2021-05-17 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Los Angeles FC W 2021-05-13 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC W 2021-05-09 Portland Timbers 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC W 2021-05-03 Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2021-04-24 Los Angeles FC 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC D 2021-04-17 Seattle Sounders FC 4–0 Minnesota United FC W

Los Angeles FC Form

2021-05-17 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Los Angeles FC L 2021-05-09 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Los Angeles FC L 2021-05-01 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Los Angeles FC D 2021-04-24 Los Angeles FC 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC D 2021-04-17 Los Angeles FC 2–0 Austin FC W 2020-11-25 Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 Los Angeles FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.69 Seattle Sounders FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.92 Los Angeles FC xG

I would bet for: Seattle Sounders FC to win 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Seattle Sounders FC57% Draw25% Los Angeles FC18%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 2.61

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	48%	52%
± 3.5	27%	73%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw

82%

Draw or Los Angeles FC

43%

Seattle Sounders FC or Los Angeles FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Seattle Sounders FC38% Draw46% Los Angeles FC16%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.3%

1 – 0

11.6%

2 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

9.3%

2 – 1

9.3%

0 – 1

5.8%

3 – 0

5.6%

3 – 1

5.3%

1 – 2

2 – 2

4.3%

0 – 2

3 – 2

2.5%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap	Seattle Sounders FC covers	Push	Los Angeles FC covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	17%	70%
-1.5	30%	—	70%
-1	30%	24%	46%
-0.5	54%	—	46%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	12%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

40% ✗

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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