Seattle Sounders FC vs Los Angeles FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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Los Angeles FC

Sat 18 Mar 2023 · 20:00 UTC Lumen Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Joao Paulo 35' Y

Y 43' Aaron Long

Nouhou Tolo 43' Y

Albert Rusnak 45' Y

Y 48' Kellyn Acosta

Alex Roldan 56' Y

Y 84' Denis Bouanga

Y 89' Jesus Murillo

Overview

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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

2023-03-18 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 Los Angeles FC 2022-07-30 Los Angeles FC 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC 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

Recent Form

Seattle Sounders FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Mar	Los Angeles FC	H	0–0	D
12 Mar	FC Cincinnati	A	0–1	L
05 Mar	Real Salt Lake	H	2–0	W
27 Feb	Colorado Rapids SC	H	4–0	W
09 Oct	San Jose Earthquakes	H	2–2	D
02 Oct	Sporting Kansas City	A	0–1	L

Los Angeles FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Mar	Seattle Sounders FC	A	0–0	D
13 Mar	New England Revolution	H	4–0	W
04 Mar	Portland Timbers	H	3–2	W
05 Nov	Philadelphia Union	H	6–3	W
30 Oct	Austin FC	H	3–0	W
21 Oct	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	3–2	W

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' John McCarthy is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Seattle Sounders FC tonight.
10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Seattle Sounders FC and Los Angeles FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
15' Ilie Sanchez has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
20' Seattle Sounders FC currently sit 6 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
25' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Seattle Sounders FC and Los Angeles FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
30' Both keepers have barely been tested. Seattle Sounders FC and Los Angeles FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
35' The referee has no hesitation. Joao Paulo is booked for Seattle Sounders FC — Yellow card on 35.
40' Seattle Sounders FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Los Angeles FC's 4-3-3 shape.
43' Aaron Long is having his name booked by the referee on 43.
44' Aaron Long picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
45' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Albert Rusnak.
48' The referee calls foul for Kellyn Acosta. He receives a Yellow card.
53' Timothy Tillman needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
55' Xavier Arreaga is replacing Jackson Ragen for the Seattle Sounders FC side.
56' That is a Yellow card for Seattle Sounders FC. Alex Roldan will be fuming at that decision.
61' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Los Angeles FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
63' Leo Chu is ready to make an impact after coming on for Raul Ruidiaz at the 63 minute mark.
65' The crowd applauds Carlos Vela as he leaves the pitch. Stipe Biuk steps in for Los Angeles FC.
70' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
75' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
78' Fresh legs for Seattle Sounders FC! Fredy Montero comes on to replace Alex Roldan.
81' Time for substitution for Los Angeles FC. Kellyn Acosta is replaced by Erik Duenas.
84' That is a Yellow card for Los Angeles FC. Denis Bouanga will be fuming at that decision.
89' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Jesus Murillo.
The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

12
Fredy Montero ↑ 78'
22
Kelyn Rowe
30
Stefan Cleveland
3
Xavier Arreaga ↑ 55'
75
Danny Leyva
23
Leo Chu ↑ 63'
21
Reed Baker-Whiting
73
Obed Vargas ↑ 63'
99
Dylan Teves

Coach Brian Schmetzer

Los Angeles FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steven Cherundolo

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

2023-03-18 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 Los Angeles FC D 2023-03-12 FC Cincinnati 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC L 2023-03-05 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Real Salt Lake W 2023-02-27 Seattle Sounders FC 4–0 Colorado Rapids SC W 2022-10-09 Seattle Sounders FC 2–2 San Jose Earthquakes D 2022-10-02 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC L

Los Angeles FC Form

2023-03-18 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 Los Angeles FC D 2023-03-13 Los Angeles FC 4–0 New England Revolution W 2023-03-04 Los Angeles FC 3–2 Portland Timbers W 2022-11-05 Los Angeles FC 6–3 Philadelphia Union W 2022-10-30 Los Angeles FC 3–0 Austin FC W 2022-10-21 Los Angeles FC 3–2 Los Angeles Galaxy W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.98 Seattle Sounders FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.91 Los Angeles FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 71% + Seattle Sounders FC or Draw 69%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Seattle Sounders FC35% Draw34% Los Angeles FC31%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes39% 0% No61%

Avg goals/match: 1.89

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	82%	18%
± 1.5	57%	43%
± 2.5	29%	71%
± 3.5	13%	87%
± 4.5	5%	95%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw

69%

Draw or Los Angeles FC

65%

Seattle Sounders FC or Los Angeles FC

66%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Seattle Sounders FC23% Draw56% Los Angeles FC21%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

14.4%

1 – 0

13.4%

0 – 1

12.3%

2 – 0

6.9%

2 – 1

6.5%

1 – 2

0 – 2

5.9%

2 – 2

3.1%

3 – 0

2.2%

3 – 1

2.2%

1 – 3

1.9%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap	Seattle Sounders FC covers	Push	Los Angeles FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	9%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	21%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	19%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	8%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

41% ✗

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet

38% ✗

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