Sunday , 16 August 2026

Seattle Sounders FC vs Los Angeles FC, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2022
Seattle Sounders FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Los Angeles FC
Sat 18 Jun 2022 · 19:00 UTC Lumen Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 16' Jose Cifuentes
Nicolas Lodeiro 77' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

5
4
12
Seattle Sounders FC 21 games · Avg 2.9 goals Los Angeles FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-06-18 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Los Angeles FC 2021-10-27 Los Angeles FC 3–0 Seattle Sounders FC 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

Recent Form

Seattle Sounders FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Jun Los Angeles FC H 1–1 D
15 Jun Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 4–0 W
30 May Charlotte FC H 2–1 W
23 May Colorado Rapids SC A 0–1 L
19 May Houston Dynamo A 1–0 W
15 May Minnesota United FC H 3–1 W
Los Angeles FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Jun Seattle Sounders FC A 1–1 D
28 May San Jose Earthquakes H 3–2 W
21 May Columbus Crew SC A 2–0 W
19 May Austin FC H 1–2 L
14 May Colorado Rapids SC A 0–2 L
08 May Philadelphia Union H 2–2 D

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' Temperatures are rising at Lumen Field as Seattle Sounders FC face off against Los Angeles FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 10' A quiet spell here at Lumen Field. Seattle Sounders FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 15' Los Angeles FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 16' Los Angeles FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 21' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 26' Los Angeles FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 31' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 36' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Los Angeles FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 41' Los Angeles FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 46' Fresh legs for Los Angeles FC! Carlos Vela comes on to replace Kwadwo Opoku.
  • 51' Los Angeles FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 56' Seattle Sounders FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Los Angeles FC's shape.
  • 58' Albert Rusnak adds to his 3 season tally! Seattle Sounders FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 63' 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.
  • 65' Los Angeles FC make a change. Ryan Hollingshead trudges off to be replaced by Franco Escobar on 65 minutes.
  • 67' Another substitution for Seattle Sounders FC to replace Fredy Montero by Will Bruin on 67 minute.
  • 72' Over 72 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 74' Another substitution for Seattle Sounders FC to replace Xavier Arreaga by Kelyn Rowe on 74 minute.
  • 77' Nicolas Lodeiro has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 77.
  • 79' Cristian Arango doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 80' Los Angeles FC ring the changes. Jose Cifuentes has done his job and it is now time for Francisco Ginella to step up.
  • 85' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 88' Seattle Sounders FC make a change. Jordan Morris trudges off to be replaced by Leo Chu on 88 minutes.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brian Schmetzer

Los Angeles FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steven Cherundolo

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2022-06-18 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Los Angeles FC 2021-10-27 Los Angeles FC 3–0 Seattle Sounders FC 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

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2022-06-18 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Los Angeles FC D 2022-06-15 Seattle Sounders FC 4–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2022-05-30 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Charlotte FC W 2022-05-23 Colorado Rapids SC 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC L 2022-05-19 Houston Dynamo 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC W 2022-05-15 Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 Minnesota United FC W

Los Angeles FC Form

2022-06-18 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Los Angeles FC D 2022-05-28 Los Angeles FC 3–2 San Jose Earthquakes W 2022-05-21 Columbus Crew SC 0–2 Los Angeles FC W 2022-05-19 Los Angeles FC 1–2 Austin FC L 2022-05-14 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 Los Angeles FC L 2022-05-08 Los Angeles FC 2–2 Philadelphia Union D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.23 Seattle Sounders FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.24 Los Angeles FC xG
I would bet for: Seattle Sounders FC or Los Angeles FC 72% + Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Seattle Sounders FC39% Draw28% Los Angeles FC33%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
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
68%
Draw or Los Angeles FC
61%
Seattle Sounders FC or Los Angeles FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Seattle Sounders FC25% Draw49% Los Angeles FC26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
10.6%
0 – 1
9.4%
1 – 0
9.3%
1 – 2
7.7%
2 – 1
7.6%
0 – 2
6.3%
2 – 0
6.2%
2 – 2
4.8%
1 – 3
3.2%
3 – 1
3.2%
0 – 3
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap Seattle Sounders FC covers Push Los Angeles FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 19% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 19% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

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