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 26 games · 35 pts (2026/26)
Los Angeles Galaxy 28 games · 36 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	27	60
2	Internacional CF Miami	27	46
3	New England Revolution	27	46
4	Charlotte FC	27	43
5	Chicago Fire FC	26	42
6	Philadelphia Union	27	39
7	Orlando City SC	27	34
8	New York City FC	27	33
9	FC Cincinnati	26	33
10	New York Red Bulls	26	33
11	D.C. United SC	26	30
12	Columbus Crew SC	27	29
13	Toronto FC	27	29
14	Atlanta United FC	27	27
15	Montreal Impact FC	27	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	26	50
17	FC Dallas	27	47
18	San Jose Earthquakes	27	45
19	St. Louis City	26	44
20	Houston Dynamo	27	44
21	Los Angeles FC	28	41
22	Colorado Rapids SC	27	36
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	28	36
24	Seattle Sounders FC	26	35
25	San Diego FC	27	32
26	Portland Timbers	27	32
27	Real Salt Lake	27	32
28	Austin FC	27	31
29	Minnesota United FC	27	29
30	Sporting Kansas City	26	21

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
#24	Position	#23
35	Points	36
26	Played	28
9 / 8 / 9	W / D / L	9 / 9 / 10
33	Scored	37
34	Conceded	44
-1	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

27% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

18% Clean Sheets
Los Angeles Galaxy this season

Seattle Sounders FC are 24th (35 pts). Los Angeles Galaxy are 23rd (36 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC

0-15

3/2

16-30

5/6

31-45

3/5

46-60

5/4

61-75

1/3

76+

11/12

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Los Angeles Galaxy

0-15

4/4

16-30

3/5

31-45

6/9

46-60

4/5

61-75

2/5

76+

9/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC

Dejan Joveljic	11 G	1 A
Paul Rothrock	5 G	1 A

Los Angeles Galaxy

Marco Reus	7 G	7 A
Klauss	7 G
Gabriel Pec	5 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Seattle Sounders FC welcome Los Angeles Galaxy for this crunch clash at Lumen Field.
5' With 2 assists to his name this season, Jordan Morris is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Los Angeles Galaxy.
6' A goal from the Mexico international Javier Hernandez! He fires home on 6 to make it 0-1!
11' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Los Angeles Galaxy that had 286 games and scored 484 goals.
16' The 31-year-old Xavier Arreaga has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
17' Jordan Morris does the damage! The net is bulging and Seattle Sounders FC surge ahead!
22' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
27' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
29' Obed Vargas picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
34' 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.
38' Controversy at the stadium! Joao Paulo argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
43' Los Angeles Galaxy looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Gabriel Pec scoring 1 goals.
44' Nick DePuy was booked on 44.
45' The referee calls foul for Kevin Cabral. He receives a Yellow card.
46' The Colombia Fredy Montero breaks the deadlock on 45 minutes. 2-1!
46' Nouhou Tolo was booked on 46.
47' Fredy Montero with the second goal in the match!
52' Another substitution for Seattle Sounders FC to replace Yeimar Gomez by Jackson Ragen on 52 minute.
57' It is a cagey affair so far. Seattle Sounders FC in their trying to find a way past Los Angeles Galaxy's compact .
59' Another change for Seattle Sounders FC made on 59 minute. Obed Vargas leaves to be changed by Kelyn Rowe.
64' Both keepers have barely been tested. Seattle Sounders FC and Los Angeles Galaxy are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
69' Time for substitution for Los Angeles Galaxy. Kevin Cabral is replaced by Samuel Grandsir.
70' Time for substitution for Los Angeles Galaxy. Douglas Costa is replaced by Victor Vazquez.
72' Xavier Arreaga has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 72 minutes.
77' Samuel Grandsir needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
81' Seattle Sounders FC ring the changes. Albert Rusnak has done his job and it is now time for Abdoulaye Cissoko to step up.
84' Dejan Joveljic has so much to prove this time. He replaces Rayan Raveloson on 84 minute.
89' Los Angeles Galaxy is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Will Bruin on 90.
Game over. The scoreline of 3-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Zlatan Ibrahimovic	4
Javier Hernandez	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

3 / 4

1.61 Seattle Sounders FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.13 Los Angeles Galaxy xG

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

Match Result

✓ Correct

Seattle Sounders FC49% Draw26% Los Angeles Galaxy25%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.74

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	51%	49%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw

75%

Draw or Los Angeles Galaxy

51%

Seattle Sounders FC or Los Angeles Galaxy

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Seattle Sounders FC34% Draw46% Los Angeles Galaxy20%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.6%

1 – 0

9.4%

2 – 1

9.1%

0 – 0

8.3%

2 – 0

8.2%

1 – 2

6.4%

0 – 1

6.3%

2 – 2

5.2%

3 – 1

4.9%

3 – 0

4.3%

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%	22%	53%
-0.5	47%	—	53%
+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

33% ✓

Los Angeles Galaxy keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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