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

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MLS · 2021

Seattle Sounders FC

4 – 0

Full Time

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 17 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
Minnesota United FC 18 games · 24 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	18	40
2	Internacional CF Miami	18	38
3	New England Revolution	18	30
4	Chicago Fire FC	17	29
5	New York City FC	18	26
6	FC Cincinnati	18	26
7	Charlotte FC	18	25
8	New York Red Bulls	18	25
9	D.C. United SC	18	23
10	Columbus Crew SC	18	20
11	Orlando City SC	18	20
12	Toronto FC	18	17
13	Philadelphia Union	18	16
14	Montreal Impact FC	18	16
15	Atlanta United FC	18	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	34
17	Los Angeles FC	19	34
18	San Jose Earthquakes	18	33
19	Houston Dynamo	18	32
20	FC Dallas	18	27
21	Real Salt Lake	17	27
22	St. Louis City	18	26
23	Portland Timbers	18	24
24	Seattle Sounders FC	17	24
25	Minnesota United FC	18	24
26	Colorado Rapids SC	18	22
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	22
28	San Diego FC	18	21
29	Austin FC	18	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	18	14

Head-to-Head

Seattle Sounders FC 17 games · Avg 2.6 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	#25
24	Points	24
17	Played	18
7 / 3 / 7	W / D / L	6 / 6 / 6
20	Scored	20
22	Conceded	25
-2	GD	-5
1.41	PPG	1.33
41%	Win %	33%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

47% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

29% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

32% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season

Seattle Sounders FC are 24th (24 pts). Minnesota United FC are 25th (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC

0-15

2/2

16-30

4/4

31-45

2/3

46-60

2/2

61-75

–/2

76+

5/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Minnesota United FC

0-15

2/4

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/–

46-60

2/3

61-75

2/1

76+

2/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC

Paul Rothrock

5 G

1 A

Minnesota United FC

Kelvin Yeboah

8 G

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Seattle Sounders FC host Minnesota United FC — let the battle begin!
5' It looks like no one’s ball. Seattle Sounders FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
20' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
25' Chase Gasper has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
30' Minnesota United FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
32' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Emanuel Reynoso.
37' Minnesota United 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.
42' 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.
44' Xavier Arreaga has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 44.
49' Joao Paulo adds to his 0 season tally! Seattle Sounders FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
54' Seattle Sounders FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 54.
59' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
64' It looks surprising Seattle Sounders FC does not make any changes. Robin Lod has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
65' The Minnesota United FC manager makes a substitution. Ethan Finlay departs to be replaced by Ramon Abila.
70' Magnificent from Raul Ruidiaz! That is 92 goals in 18 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
71' The whistle greets Will Bruin as he departs to be replaced by Fredy Montero.
73' What composure from Raul Ruidiaz! The Peru international strokes it home. 3-0.
76' The referee calls foul for Chase Gasper. He receives a Yellow card.
77' The crowd applauds Joao Paulo as he leaves the pitch. Kelyn Rowe steps in for Seattle Sounders FC.
79' Minnesota United FC make a change. Jan Gregus trudges off to be replaced by Osvaldo Alonso on 79 minutes.
81' Hassani Dotson makes way for Justin McMaster at the 81 minute mark. A tactical switch from Minnesota United FC.
82' Ethan Dobbelaere is replacing Brad Smith for the Seattle Sounders FC side.
86' Fredy Montero is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
90' Cristian Roldan is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
Full Time. Seattle Sounders FC beats Minnesota United FC

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
Robin Lod	3
Will Bruin	3
Joao Paulo	3
Nicolas Lodeiro	2
Albert Rusnak	2
Gustav Svensson	2
Jordan Morris	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

3 / 4

1.92 Seattle Sounders FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.95 Minnesota United FC xG

I would bet for: Seattle Sounders FC to win 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Seattle Sounders FC60% Draw23% Minnesota United FC17%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.87

Actual: No — clean sheet

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

83%

Draw or Minnesota United FC

40%

Seattle Sounders FC or Minnesota United FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Seattle Sounders FC42% Draw43% Minnesota United FC15%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.2%

2 – 0

10.3%

1 – 0

10.2%

2 – 1

9.6%

0 – 0

7.4%

3 – 0

6.4%

3 – 1

6.1%

1 – 2

4.7%

0 – 1

4.6%

2 – 2

4.5%

4 – 0

Actual

4 – 1

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap	Seattle Sounders FC covers	Push	Minnesota United FC covers
-2.5	17%	—	83%
-2	17%	18%	65%
-1.5	35%	—	65%
-1	35%	23%	41%
-0.5	59%	—	41%
+0.5	83%	—	17%
+1	83%	11%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	4%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

39% ✗

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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