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

Match Preview

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

Seattle Sounders FC 13 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
Minnesota United FC 15 games · 22 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	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 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
#21	Position	#23
24	Points	22
13	Played	15
7 / 3 / 3	W / D / L	6 / 4 / 5
17	Scored	18
11	Conceded	22
+6	GD	-4
1.85	PPG	1.47
54%	Win %	40%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

47% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

38% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

33% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season

Seattle Sounders FC are 21st (24 pts). Minnesota United FC are 23rd (22 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

Minnesota United FC

0-15

1/4

16-30

2/2

31-45

2/–

46-60

2/2

61-75

1/–

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Lumen Field!
5' Minnesota United FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Seattle Sounders FC and Minnesota United FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
15' Seattle Sounders FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
20' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
25' Minnesota United FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
30' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Seattle Sounders FC that had 284 games and scored 450 goals.
32' Minnesota United FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 32.
37' Minnesota United FC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
42' Seattle Sounders FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
44' Controversy at the stadium! Xavier Arreaga argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
49' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Joao Paulo makes it 1-0.
54' A moment of madness from Joao Paulo on 54 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Seattle Sounders FC will be frustrated.
59' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
64' Both keepers have barely been tested. Seattle Sounders FC and Minnesota United FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
65' Ramon Abila is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ethan Finlay at the 65 minute mark.
70' Brilliant from the ! Raul Ruidiaz makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 70.
71' Seattle Sounders FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Fredy Montero is hanging Will Bruin on the field on 71 minute.
73' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Raul Ruidiaz makes it 3-0.
76' A meaty challenge results in booking for Chase Gasper on 76.
77' The Seattle Sounders FC bench stirs into life. Joao Paulo is withdrawn and Kelyn Rowe gets his opportunity.
79' The Minnesota United FC manager makes a substitution. Jan Gregus departs to be replaced by Osvaldo Alonso.
81' The crowd applauds Hassani Dotson as he leaves the pitch. Justin McMaster steps in for Minnesota United FC.
82' A change in the Seattle Sounders FC ranks — Brad Smith exits the field as Ethan Dobbelaere enters on 82.
86' Fredy Montero makes no mistake. The score reads 4-0 and Seattle Sounders FC are in front.
90' That is a Yellow card for Seattle Sounders FC. Cristian Roldan will be fuming at that decision.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Seattle Sounders FC 4-0 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
Joao Paulo	3
Robin Lod	3
Will Bruin	3
Tani Oluwaseyi	2
Nicolas Lodeiro	2
Albert Rusnak	2
Gustav Svensson	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

2 Seattle Sounders FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.82 Minnesota United FC xG

I would bet for: Seattle Sounders FC to win 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Seattle Sounders FC64% Draw22% Minnesota United FC14%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 2.82

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	31%	69%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw

86%

Draw or Minnesota United FC

36%

Seattle Sounders FC or Minnesota United FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Seattle Sounders FC45% Draw43% Minnesota United FC12%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

11.8%

1 – 0

11.4%

1 – 1

10.5%

2 – 1

9.4%

0 – 0

7.7%

3 – 0

7.7%

3 – 1

6.3%

0 – 1

4.1%

2 – 2

3.9%

4 – 0

Actual

1 – 2

3.8%

4 – 1

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap	Seattle Sounders FC covers	Push	Minnesota United FC covers
-2.5	20%	—	80%
-2	20%	20%	60%
-1.5	40%	—	60%
-1	40%	24%	36%
-0.5	64%	—	36%
+0.5	87%	—	13%
+1	87%	9%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

45% ✗

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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