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 13 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
Los Angeles Galaxy 15 games · 20 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	14	33
2	Internacional CF Miami	15	31
3	Chicago Fire FC	14	26
4	New England Revolution	14	25
5	New York Red Bulls	15	22
6	Charlotte FC	15	21
7	FC Cincinnati	15	20
8	New York City FC	15	19
9	D.C. United SC	15	18
10	Columbus Crew SC	15	16
11	Toronto FC	14	14
12	Montreal Impact FC	14	14
13	Orlando City SC	15	14
14	Atlanta United FC	14	11
15	Philadelphia Union	15	7
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	14	32
17	San Jose Earthquakes	15	32
18	Real Salt Lake	14	26
19	FC Dallas	15	25
20	Los Angeles FC	15	24
21	Seattle Sounders FC	13	24
22	Houston Dynamo	14	22
23	Minnesota United FC	15	22
24	Los Angeles Galaxy	15	20
25	San Diego FC	15	17
26	Colorado Rapids SC	15	16
27	St. Louis City	14	16
28	Portland Timbers	14	14
29	Austin FC	15	14
30	Sporting Kansas City	14	11

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
#21	Position	#24
24	Points	20
13	Played	15
7 / 3 / 3	W / D / L	5 / 5 / 5
17	Scored	22
11	Conceded	22
+6	GD	+0
1.85	PPG	1.33
54%	Win %	33%

Key Stats

61% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

72% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

38% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

20% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season

Seattle Sounders FC are 21st (24 pts). Los Angeles Galaxy are 24th (20 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC

0-15

2/1

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/1

46-60

2/–

61-75

–/1

76+

4/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Los Angeles Galaxy

0-15

1/1

16-30

2/–

31-45

4/5

46-60

2/2

61-75

–/2

76+

5/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Los Angeles Galaxy gets underway.
5' Los Angeles Galaxy is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
6' What composure from Javier Hernandez! The Mexico international strokes it home. 0-1.
11' A quiet spell here at Lumen Field. Seattle Sounders FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
16' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
17' Jordan Morris does the damage! The net is bulging and Seattle Sounders FC surge ahead!
22' Los Angeles Galaxy fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
27' Seattle Sounders FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
29' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Obed Vargas.
34' Rayan Raveloson is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Los Angeles Galaxy so far.
38' Poor challenge from Joao Paulo. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
43' Douglas Costa has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
44' The referee calls foul for Nick DePuy. He receives a Yellow card.
45' Los Angeles Galaxy receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 45.
46' Fredy Montero does the damage! The net is bulging and Seattle Sounders FC surge ahead!
46' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Nouhou Tolo on 46 minutes.
47' Fredy Montero doubles the advantage! 2-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
52' The crowd applauds Yeimar Gomez as he leaves the pitch. Jackson Ragen steps in for Seattle Sounders FC.
57' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
59' Kelyn Rowe has so much to prove this time. He replaces Obed Vargas on 59 minute.
64' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Seattle Sounders FC and Los Angeles Galaxy are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
69' Another substitution for Los Angeles Galaxy to replace Kevin Cabral by Samuel Grandsir on 69 minute.
70' Time for substitution for Los Angeles Galaxy. Douglas Costa is replaced by Victor Vazquez.
72' The Ecuador Xavier Arreaga breaks the deadlock on 72 minutes. 3-2!
77' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Seattle Sounders FC and Los Angeles Galaxy are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
81' A change in the Seattle Sounders FC ranks — Albert Rusnak exits the field as Abdoulaye Cissoko enters on 81.
84' Los Angeles Galaxy ring the changes. Rayan Raveloson has done his job and it is now time for Dejan Joveljic to step up.
89' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
90' Controversy at the stadium! Will Bruin argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for 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
Yeimar Gomez	2
Gabriel Pec	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

1.57 Seattle Sounders FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.98 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

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

Match Result

✓ Correct

Seattle Sounders FC51% Draw27% Los Angeles Galaxy22%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 2.55

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	72%	28%
± 2.5	46%	54%
± 3.5	26%	74%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw

77%

Draw or Los Angeles Galaxy

49%

Seattle Sounders FC or Los Angeles Galaxy

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Seattle Sounders FC35% Draw48% Los Angeles Galaxy17%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.9%

1 – 0

11.3%

0 – 0

9.9%

2 – 0

9.4%

2 – 1

9.1%

0 – 1

6.6%

1 – 2

5.7%

3 – 0

4.8%

3 – 1

4.8%

2 – 2

4.5%

0 – 2

3.7%

3 – 2

Actual

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap	Seattle Sounders FC covers	Push	Los Angeles Galaxy covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	15%	74%
-1.5	26%	—	74%
-1	26%	23%	51%
-0.5	49%	—	51%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	14%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

38% ✓

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

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