Seattle Sounders FC vs Minnesota United FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2021

Seattle Sounders FC

4 – 0

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Minnesota United FC

Sat 17 Apr 2021 · 01:30 UTC Lumen Field HT 45+3' · FT 45+5'

Y 32' Emanuel Reynoso

Xavier Arreaga 44' Y

Joao Paulo 54' Y

Y 76' Chase Gasper

Cristian Roldan 90' Y

Overview

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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 Jeremy Hanson
Referee Joe Dickerson
Referee Timothy Ford
Referee Jon Freemon
Referee Mike Rottersman

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

2021-04-17 Seattle Sounders FC 4–0 Minnesota United FC 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

Recent Form

Seattle Sounders FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Apr	Minnesota United FC	H	4–0	W
13 Dec	Columbus Crew SC	A	0–3	L
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

Minnesota United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Apr	Seattle Sounders FC	A	0–4	L
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

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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Seattle Sounders FC and Minnesota United FC get this one started.
5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Minnesota United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
15' The energy levels are beginning to show. Adrian Heath might look to freshen things up shortly.
20' Seattle Sounders FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
25' Seattle Sounders FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
30' Brent Kallman, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
32' Emanuel Reynoso has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 32.
37' Minnesota United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 37.
42' USA international Hassani Dotson has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
44' That is a Yellow card for Seattle Sounders FC. Xavier Arreaga will be fuming at that decision.
49' Against the run of play, Joao Paulo has scored! This game has turned on its head.
54' It’s a booking for Seattle Sounders FC player. Joao Paulo gets a Yellow card.
59' Seattle Sounders FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Minnesota United FC's shape.
64' Minnesota United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
65' Another change for Minnesota United FC made on 65 minute. Ethan Finlay leaves to be changed by Ramon Abila.
70' What a strike from Raul Ruidiaz! The score is 2-0.
71' Will Bruin makes way for Fredy Montero at the 71 minute mark. A tactical switch from Seattle Sounders FC.
73' Raul Ruidiaz makes no mistake. The score reads 3-0 and Seattle Sounders FC are in front.
76' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Chase Gasper.
77' Seattle Sounders FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kelyn Rowe is hanging Joao Paulo on the field on 77 minute.
79' Another change for Minnesota United FC made on 79 minute. Jan Gregus leaves to be changed by Osvaldo Alonso.
81' The Minnesota United FC bench stirs into life. Hassani Dotson is withdrawn and Justin McMaster gets his opportunity.
82' Fresh legs for Seattle Sounders FC! Ethan Dobbelaere comes on to replace Brad Smith.
86' What a moment for Fredy Montero! That strike on 86 puts his side firmly in control.
90' A moment of madness from Cristian Roldan on 90 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Seattle Sounders FC will be frustrated.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Seattle Sounders FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

12
Fredy Montero ↑ 71'
22
Kelyn Rowe ↑ 77'
30
Stefan Cleveland
8
Jordy Delem
28
Yeimar Gomez ↑ 77'
75
Danny Leyva
45
Ethan Dobbelaere ↑ 82'

Coach Brian Schmetzer

Minnesota United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Adrian Heath

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2021-04-17 Seattle Sounders FC 4–0 Minnesota United FC W 2020-12-13 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 Seattle Sounders FC L 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

Minnesota United FC Form

2021-04-17 Seattle Sounders FC 4–0 Minnesota United FC L 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.16 Seattle Sounders FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.1 Minnesota United FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 62% + Seattle Sounders FC to win 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Seattle Sounders FC61% Draw21% Minnesota United FC18%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 3.26

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	41%	59%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw

83%

Draw or Minnesota United FC

39%

Seattle Sounders FC or Minnesota United FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Seattle Sounders FC44% Draw40% Minnesota United FC16%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–0 not predicted

4 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

10%

2 – 1

9.5%

2 – 0

8.9%

1 – 0

7.8%

3 – 1

6.8%

3 – 0

6.3%

0 – 0

5.4%

2 – 2

5.2%

1 – 2

4.9%

3 – 2

3.8%

4 – 1

3.7%

0 – 1

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap	Seattle Sounders FC covers	Push	Minnesota United FC covers
-2.5	20%	—	80%
-2	20%	18%	62%
-1.5	38%	—	62%
-1	38%	22%	40%
-0.5	60%	—	40%
+0.5	82%	—	18%
+1	82%	11%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✗

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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