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

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MLS · 2022

Seattle Sounders FC

3 – 2

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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 34 games · 46 pts (2026/26)
Los Angeles Galaxy 34 games · 44 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 19 games · Avg 3.3 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
#23	Position	#26
46	Points	44
34	Played	34
12 / 10 / 12	W / D / L	11 / 11 / 12
44	Scored	50
46	Conceded	57
-2	GD	-7
1.35	PPG	1.29
35%	Win %	32%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (19 games)

68% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

24% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

18% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season

Seattle Sounders FC are 23rd (46 pts). Los Angeles Galaxy are 26th (44 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 Galaxy

0-15

6/9

16-30

5/6

31-45

9/12

46-60

6/8

61-75

4/6

76+

10/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC

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

Los Angeles Galaxy

Klauss	10 G
Marco Reus	8 G	11 A
Gabriel Pec	5 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Seattle Sounders FC launch into their encounter with Los Angeles Galaxy.
5' Ecuador international Xavier Arreaga has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
6' Los Angeles Galaxy is taking the lead after the goal scored by Javier Hernandez on 6.
11' Seattle Sounders FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
16' It is a cagey affair so far. Seattle Sounders FC in their trying to find a way past Los Angeles Galaxy's compact .
17' GOAL! Jordan Morris scores on 17.
22' Los Angeles Galaxy is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
27' 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.
29' That is a Yellow card for Seattle Sounders FC. Obed Vargas will be fuming at that decision.
34' Marky Delgado needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
38' It’s a booking for Seattle Sounders FC player. Joao Paulo gets a Yellow card.
43' Supporters expect more eagerness from Alex Roldan, as he is very good at scoring at Lumen Field with 3 goals in the last 3 games.
44' Nick DePuy has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 44.
45' The referee shows Los Angeles Galaxy player a Yellow card on 45.
46' What composure from Fredy Montero! The Colombia international strokes it home. 2-1.
46' Controversy at the stadium! Nouhou Tolo argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
47' Against the run of play, Fredy Montero has scored! This game has turned on its head.
52' Time for substitution for Seattle Sounders FC. Yeimar Gomez is replaced by Jackson Ragen.
57' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Seattle Sounders FC and Los Angeles Galaxy are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
59' Seattle Sounders FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kelyn Rowe is hanging Obed Vargas on the field on 59 minute.
64' Los Angeles Galaxy has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 2 meetings.
69' Another substitution for Los Angeles Galaxy to replace Kevin Cabral by Samuel Grandsir on 69 minute.
70' Another substitution for Los Angeles Galaxy to replace Douglas Costa by Victor Vazquez on 70 minute.
72' What composure from Xavier Arreaga! The Ecuador international strokes it home. 3-2.
77' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
81' The Seattle Sounders FC bench stirs into life. Albert Rusnak is withdrawn and Abdoulaye Cissoko gets his opportunity.
84' The supporters are chanting for Dejan Joveljic. He replaces Rayan Raveloson on 84 minute.
89' The home supporters are growing impatient. Seattle Sounders FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
90' Poor challenge from Will Bruin. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
3-2 the final result. Los Angeles Galaxy will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Jorgen Skjelvik	2
Yeimar Gomez	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

3 / 4

1.67 Seattle Sounders FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.21 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Seattle Sounders FC49% Draw26% Los Angeles Galaxy25%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 2.88

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw

74%

Draw or Los Angeles Galaxy

51%

Seattle Sounders FC or Los Angeles Galaxy

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Seattle Sounders FC34% Draw45% Los Angeles Galaxy21%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.3%

2 – 1

9.1%

1 – 0

8.6%

2 – 0

7.7%

0 – 0

7.5%

1 – 2

6.6%

0 – 1

5.9%

2 – 2

5.5%

3 – 1

5.1%

3 – 0

4.2%

0 – 2

4.1%

3 – 2

Actual

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap	Seattle Sounders FC covers	Push	Los Angeles Galaxy covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	14%	75%
-1.5	25%	—	75%
-1	25%	21%	53%
-0.5	47%	—	53%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	15%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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