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

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MLS · 2022

Seattle Sounders FC

3 – 2

Full Time

Los Angeles Galaxy

Sat 12 Mar 2022 · 20:55 UTC Lumen Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Obed Vargas 29' Y

Joao Paulo 38' Y

Y 44' Nick DePuy

Y 45' Kevin Cabral

Nouhou Tolo 46' Y

Will Bruin 90' Y

Alex Roldan 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Seattle Sounders FC 17 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
Los Angeles Galaxy 19 games · 22 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 18 games · Avg 3.4 goals Los Angeles Galaxy

Last 5 meetings

2022-03-12 Seattle Sounders FC 3–2 Los Angeles Galaxy 2021-11-02 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Los Angeles Galaxy 2021-06-20 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC 2021-05-03 Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 Los Angeles Galaxy 2020-11-05 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC

Recent Form

Seattle Sounders FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Mar	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	3–2	W
05 Mar	Real Salt Lake	A	0–1	L
28 Feb	Nashville SC	H	0–1	L
07 Nov	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	1–1	D
02 Nov	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	1–1	D
27 Oct	Los Angeles FC	A	0–3	L

Los Angeles Galaxy

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Mar	Seattle Sounders FC	A	2–3	L
06 Mar	Charlotte FC	A	1–0	W
27 Feb	New York City FC	H	1–0	W
07 Nov	Minnesota United FC	H	3–3	D
02 Nov	Seattle Sounders FC	A	1–1	D
28 Oct	Sporting Kansas City	A	0–2	L

Season Stats

Seattle Sounders FC		Los Angeles Galaxy
#24	Position	#27
24	Points	22
17	Played	19
7 / 3 / 7	W / D / L	5 / 7 / 7
20	Scored	24
22	Conceded	29
-2	GD	-5
1.41	PPG	1.16
41%	Win %	26%

Key Stats

61% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

72% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

29% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

20% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season

Seattle Sounders FC are 24th (24 pts). Los Angeles Galaxy are 27th (22 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 Galaxy

0-15

2/1

16-30

2/2

31-45

4/8

46-60

2/3

61-75

–/4

76+

6/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC

Paul Rothrock

5 G

1 A

Los Angeles Galaxy

Gabriel Pec	5 G	4 A
Klauss	5 G

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds Lumen Field will turn into a battlefield for Seattle Sounders FC and Los Angeles Galaxy.
5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Seattle Sounders FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
6' Javier Hernandez adds to his 0 season tally! Los Angeles Galaxy lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
11' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
16' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
17' The USA Jordan Morris breaks the deadlock on 17 minutes. 1-1!
22' 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.
27' Both keepers have barely been tested. Seattle Sounders FC and Los Angeles Galaxy are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
29' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Obed Vargas.
34' Supporters expect more eagerness from Julian Araujo, as he is very good at scoring at Lumen Field with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
38' The referee calls foul for Joao Paulo. He receives a Yellow card.
43' Sega Coulibaly has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
44' It’s a booking for Los Angeles Galaxy player. Nick DePuy gets a Yellow card.
45' Controversy at the stadium! Kevin Cabral argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
46' Fredy Montero doubles the advantage! 2-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
46' Seattle Sounders FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
47' What an equalizer from Fredy Montero!
52' The whistle greets Yeimar Gomez as he departs to be replaced by Jackson Ragen.
57' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
59' Kelyn Rowe gets the nod from Seattle Sounders FC. He replaces Obed Vargas and will look to change the dynamic.
64' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
69' Los Angeles Galaxy ring the changes. Kevin Cabral has done his job and it is now time for Samuel Grandsir to step up.
70' Victor Vazquez is replacing Douglas Costa for the Los Angeles Galaxy side.
72' A stunning finish from Xavier Arreaga — that came from absolutely nowhere!
77' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
81' The Seattle Sounders FC manager makes a substitution. Albert Rusnak departs to be replaced by Abdoulaye Cissoko.
84' A tactical swap from Los Angeles Galaxy — Dejan Joveljic on, Rayan Raveloson off on 84 minutes.
89' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Will Bruin.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Seattle Sounders FC 3-2 Los Angeles Galaxy.

Lineups

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

6
Joao Paulo
12
Fredy Montero ↓ Will Bruin 81'
11
Albert Rusnak ↓ Abdoulaye Cissoko 81'
24
Stefan Frei
7
Cristian Roldan
5
Nouhou Tolo
16
Alex Roldan
13
Jordan Morris
28
Yeimar Gomez ↓ Jackson Ragen 52'
3
Xavier Arreaga
73
Obed Vargas ↓ Kelyn Rowe 59'

Bench

Coach Brian Schmetzer

Los Angeles Galaxy Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Greg Vanney

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Raul Ruidiaz	8
Cristian Roldan	6
Jordan Morris	6
Javier Hernandez	4
Zlatan Ibrahimovic	4
Danny Musovski	3
Gabriel Pec	2
Sacha Kljestan	2

Head to Head

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2022-03-12 Seattle Sounders FC 3–2 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2022-03-05 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC L 2022-02-28 Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 Nashville SC L 2021-11-07 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC D 2021-11-02 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2021-10-27 Los Angeles FC 3–0 Seattle Sounders FC L

Los Angeles Galaxy Form

2022-03-12 Seattle Sounders FC 3–2 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2022-03-06 Charlotte FC 0–1 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2022-02-27 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–0 New York City FC W 2021-11-07 Los Angeles Galaxy 3–3 Minnesota United FC D 2021-11-02 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2021-10-28 Sporting Kansas City 2–0 Los Angeles Galaxy L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.54 Seattle Sounders FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.11 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Seattle Sounders FC48% Draw27% Los Angeles Galaxy25%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.65

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	49%	51%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw

75%

Draw or Los Angeles Galaxy

52%

Seattle Sounders FC or Los Angeles Galaxy

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Seattle Sounders FC33% Draw47% Los Angeles Galaxy20%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13%

1 – 0

10%

0 – 0

9.1%

2 – 1

2 – 0

8.2%

0 – 1

6.8%

1 – 2

6.4%

2 – 2

3 – 1

4.6%

0 – 2

4.2%

3 – 0

4.1%

3 – 2

Actual

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap	Seattle Sounders FC covers	Push	Los Angeles Galaxy covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	14%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	22%	54%
-0.5	46%	—	54%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	15%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✓

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

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