Seattle Sounders FC vs Los Angeles FC, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2025

Seattle Sounders FC

5 – 2

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Los Angeles FC

Sat 8 Mar 2025 · 21:45 UTC Lumen Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 69' Nkosi Burgess

Overview

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

Seattle Sounders FC 17 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
Los Angeles FC 19 games · 34 pts (2026/26)

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

2025-03-08 Seattle Sounders FC 5–2 Los Angeles FC 2024-07-21 Seattle Sounders FC 0–3 Los Angeles FC 2024-02-24 Los Angeles FC 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC 2023-06-22 Los Angeles FC 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC 2023-03-18 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 Los Angeles FC

Recent Form

Seattle Sounders FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Mar	Los Angeles FC	H	5–2	W
01 Mar	Real Salt Lake	A	0–2	L
23 Feb	Charlotte FC	H	2–2	D
20 Oct	Portland Timbers	H	1–1	D
06 Oct	Colorado Rapids SC	A	1–0	W
03 Oct	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	3–0	W

Los Angeles FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Mar	Seattle Sounders FC	A	2–5	L
02 Mar	New York City FC	H	1–0	W
22 Feb	Minnesota United FC	H	1–0	W
20 Oct	San Jose Earthquakes	H	3–1	W
13 Oct	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	2–1	W
06 Oct	Sporting Kansas City	A	3–0	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' What a night it is going to be! Seattle Sounders FC welcome Los Angeles FC for this crunch clash at Lumen Field.
5' Seattle Sounders 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.
10' 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.
11' Assisted by Jesus Ferreira with the perfectly-timed delivery and Kalani Kossa-Rienzi makes no mistake. 1-0!
16' Marlon has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
21' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
26' Nkosi Burgess is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Seattle Sounders FC tonight.
31' Seattle Sounders FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Los Angeles FC backline.
36' It is a substitution in Seattle Sounders FC team. Pedro De la Vega is replaced by Albert Rusnak on 36 minute.
37' What an equalizer from Nathan Ordaz!
42' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
46' Los Angeles FC ring the changes. Marky Delgado has done his job and it is now time for Igor to step up.
51' Los Angeles FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
56' It is a cagey affair so far. Seattle Sounders FC in their trying to find a way past Los Angeles FC's compact .
57' The deadlock is broken! Paul Rothrock gets on the scoresheet on 57 minutes.
59' Los Angeles FC ring the changes. Artem Smoliakov has done his job and it is now time for Denis Bouanga to step up.
64' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
65' Los Angeles FC make a change. Marlon trudges off to be replaced by Esteban David Martinez on 65 minutes.
69' Controversy at the stadium! Nkosi Burgess argues furiously but the card stands.
70' Alex Roldan is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kalani Kossa-Rienzi at the 70 minute mark.
71' It is a substitution in Seattle Sounders FC team. Jesus Ferreira is replaced by Cristian Roldan on 71 minute.
76' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Steven Cherundolo will be considering his options from the bench.
77' Jordan Morris doubles the advantage! 3-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
82' Both keepers have barely been tested. Seattle Sounders FC and Los Angeles FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
84' A goal from the USA international Cristian Roldan! He fires home on 84 to make it 4-1!
88' The supporters are chanting for Georgi Minoungou. He replaces Danny Leyva on 88 minute.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Seattle Sounders FC players.

Lineups

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

6
Joao Paulo
9
Jesus Ferreira ↓ Cristian Roldan 71'
10
Pedro De la Vega ↓ Albert Rusnak 36'
28
Yeimar Gomez
75
Danny Leyva ↓ Georgi Minoungou 88'
15
Jon Bell
26
Andrew Thomas
19
Danny Musovski ↓ Jordan Morris 46'
25
Jackson Ragen
14
Paul Rothrock
85
Kalani Kossa-Rienzi ↓ Alex Roldan 70'

Bench

11
Albert Rusnak ↑ 36'
24
Stefan Frei
7
Cristian Roldan ↑ 71'
5
Nouhou Tolo
16
Alex Roldan ↑ 70'
13
Jordan Morris ↑ 46'
17
Paul Arriola
18
Obed Vargas
93
Georgi Minoungou ↑ 88'

Coach Brian Schmetzer

Los Angeles FC Lineups

Starting XI

9
Olivier Giroud
14
Sergi Palencia ↓ Ryan Hollingshead 46'
20
Yaw Yeboah
33
Aaron Long ↓ Marlon 46'
8
Marky Delgado ↓ Igor 46'
4
Eddie Segura
12
Thomas Hasal
91
Nkosi Burgess
43
Adam Saldana
27
Nathan Ordaz
29
Artem Smoliakov ↓ Denis Bouanga 59'

Bench

Coach Steven Cherundolo

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2025-03-08 Seattle Sounders FC 5–2 Los Angeles FC W 2025-03-01 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Seattle Sounders FC L 2025-02-23 Seattle Sounders FC 2–2 Charlotte FC D 2024-10-20 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Portland Timbers D 2024-10-06 Colorado Rapids SC 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC W 2024-10-03 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–3 Seattle Sounders FC W

Los Angeles FC Form

2025-03-08 Seattle Sounders FC 5–2 Los Angeles FC L 2025-03-02 Los Angeles FC 1–0 New York City FC W 2025-02-22 Los Angeles FC 1–0 Minnesota United FC W 2024-10-20 Los Angeles FC 3–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2024-10-13 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–2 Los Angeles FC W 2024-10-06 Sporting Kansas City 0–3 Los Angeles FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.58 Seattle Sounders FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.67 Los Angeles FC xG

I would bet for: Seattle Sounders FC or Los Angeles FC 74% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Seattle Sounders FC38% Draw26% Los Angeles FC36%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.25

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw

64%

Draw or Los Angeles FC

62%

Seattle Sounders FC or Los Angeles FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Seattle Sounders FC28% Draw43% Los Angeles FC29%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–2 not predicted

5 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

11.1%

1 – 2

8.2%

2 – 1

7.8%

2 – 2

6.4%

0 – 1

5.8%

0 – 0

5.5%

1 – 0

5.4%

0 – 2

5.4%

2 – 0

4.9%

1 – 3

4.6%

3 – 1

4.1%

2 – 3

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap	Seattle Sounders FC covers	Push	Los Angeles FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	11%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	18%	65%
-0.5	35%	—	65%
+0.5	61%	—	39%
+1	61%	19%	20%
+1.5	80%	—	20%
+2	80%	12%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Los Angeles FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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