Seattle Sounders FC vs Minnesota United FC, MLS 2026 CONFERENCE FINALS

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MLS · 2026

Seattle Sounders FC

3 – 2

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Minnesota United FC

Tue 8 Dec 2020 · 02:30 UTC Lumen Field HT 45+3' · FT 45+8'

Alex Roldan 9' Y

Shane O'Neill 27' Y

Y 62' Bakaye Dibassy

Overview

Match Preview

Seattle Sounders FC vs Minnesota United FC — MLS at Lumen Field.

Seattle Sounders FC 26 games · 35 pts (2026/26)
Minnesota United FC 27 games · 29 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Corey Rockwell
Referee Ismail Elfath
Referee C. Blanchard
Referee Joe Dickerson

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 18 games · Avg 2.7 goals Minnesota United FC

Last 5 meetings

2020-12-08 Seattle Sounders FC 3–2 Minnesota United FC 2019-10-06 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Minnesota United FC 2019-05-05 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC 2018-08-05 Minnesota United FC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC 2018-04-22 Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 Minnesota United FC

Recent Form

Seattle Sounders FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Dec	Minnesota United FC	H	3–2	W
02 Dec	FC Dallas	H	1–0	W
25 Nov	Los Angeles FC	H	3–1	W
08 Nov	San Jose Earthquakes	H	4–1	W
05 Nov	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	1–1	D
02 Nov	Colorado Rapids SC	A	1–3	L

Minnesota United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Dec	Seattle Sounders FC	A	2–3	L
04 Dec	Sporting Kansas City	A	3–0	W
23 Nov	Colorado Rapids SC	H	3–0	W
08 Nov	FC Dallas	H	3–0	W
05 Nov	Chicago Fire FC	H	2–2	D
29 Oct	Colorado Rapids SC	H	2–1	W

Season Stats

Seattle Sounders FC		Minnesota United FC
#24	Position	#29
35	Points	29
26	Played	27
9 / 8 / 9	W / D / L	7 / 8 / 12
33	Scored	40
34	Conceded	49
-1	GD	-9
1.35	PPG	1.07
35%	Win %	26%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

27% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

22% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season

Seattle Sounders FC are 24th (35 pts). Minnesota United FC are 29th (29 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

Minnesota United FC

0-15

4/7

16-30

4/9

31-45

6/2

46-60

4/5

61-75

7/4

76+

5/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC

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

Minnesota United FC

Kelvin Yeboah	14 G	2 A
Anthony Markanich	8 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Seattle Sounders FC launch into their encounter with Minnesota United FC.
5' Minnesota United FC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
9' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Alex Roldan on 9 minutes.
14' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Brian Schmetzer will be considering his options from the bench.
19' Stefan Frei has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 25 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
24' Seattle Sounders FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
27' A moment of madness from Shane O'Neill on 27 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Seattle Sounders FC will be frustrated.
29' The Argentina Emanuel Reynoso breaks the deadlock on 29 minutes. 0-1!
34' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Seattle Sounders FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
39' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
40' Minnesota United FC make a change. Romain Metanire trudges off to be replaced by Hassani Dotson on 40 minutes.
45' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Seattle Sounders FC and Minnesota United FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
50' Uruguay international Nicolas Lodeiro has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
53' A goal from the Peru international Raul Ruidiaz! He fires home on 53 to make it 1-1!
58' Minnesota United FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
62' Bakaye Dibassy was booked on 62.
67' The Mali Bakaye Dibassy breaks the deadlock on 67 minutes. 1-2!
69' Kei Kamara has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ethan Finlay on 69 minute.
70' A change in the Seattle Sounders FC ranks — Nouhou Tolo exits the field as Brad Smith enters on 70.
73' Time for substitution for Seattle Sounders FC. Joao Paulo is replaced by Will Bruin.
75' What a strike from Will Bruin! The score is 2-2.
77' Another substitution for Seattle Sounders FC to replace Joevin Jones by Gustav Svensson on 77 minute.
82' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
87' Minnesota United FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
89' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Raul Ruidiaz makes no mistake. 3-2!
90' The Minnesota United FC manager makes a substitution. Robin Lod departs to be replaced by Aaron Schoenfeld.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-2.

Lineups

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brian Schmetzer

Minnesota United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Adrian Heath

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Raul Ruidiaz	6
Joao Paulo	3
Robin Lod	3
Will Bruin	3
Jordan Morris	3
Will Bruin	2
Emanuel Reynoso	2
Kelvin Yeboah	2

Head to Head

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2020-12-08 Seattle Sounders FC 3–2 Minnesota United FC W 2020-12-02 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 FC Dallas W 2020-11-25 Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 Los Angeles FC W 2020-11-08 Seattle Sounders FC 4–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2020-11-05 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC D 2020-11-02 Colorado Rapids SC 3–1 Seattle Sounders FC L

Minnesota United FC Form

2020-12-08 Seattle Sounders FC 3–2 Minnesota United FC L 2020-12-04 Sporting Kansas City 0–3 Minnesota United FC W 2020-11-23 Minnesota United FC 3–0 Colorado Rapids SC W 2020-11-08 Minnesota United FC 3–0 FC Dallas W 2020-11-05 Minnesota United FC 2–2 Chicago Fire FC D 2020-10-29 Minnesota United FC 2–1 Colorado Rapids SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.91 Seattle Sounders FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.34 Minnesota United FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 63% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Seattle Sounders FC53% Draw23% Minnesota United FC24%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

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

76%

Draw or Minnesota United FC

47%

Seattle Sounders FC or Minnesota United FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Seattle Sounders FC37% Draw42% Minnesota United FC21%

Actual: Minnesota United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.8%

2 – 1

9.1%

2 – 0

7.1%

1 – 0

6.8%

1 – 2

6.4%

2 – 2

6.1%

3 – 1

5.8%

0 – 0

5.5%

0 – 1

4.5%

3 – 0

4.4%

3 – 2

Actual

0 – 2

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap	Seattle Sounders FC covers	Push	Minnesota United FC covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	15%	71%
-1.5	29%	—	71%
-1	29%	21%	50%
-0.5	50%	—	50%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	14%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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