Seattle Sounders FC vs Minnesota United FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2026

Seattle Sounders FC

3 – 1

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Minnesota United FC

Sun 27 Sep 2026 · 00:30 UTC Lumen Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Jordan Morris 16' 1–0

Hassani Dotson 35' 2–0

2–1 57' Anthony Markanich

Paul Arriola 83' 3–1

Y 28' Jefferson Diaz

Y 58' Owen Gene

Hassani Dotson 71' Y

Stuart Hawkins 86' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Seattle Sounders FC 29 games · 41 pts (2026/26)
Minnesota United FC 29 games · 31 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	29	66
2	Internacional CF Miami	29	52
3	New England Revolution	29	49
4	Chicago Fire FC	29	48
5	Charlotte FC	29	46
6	Philadelphia Union	29	45
7	Orlando City SC	29	38
8	FC Cincinnati	28	36
9	New York Red Bulls	29	36
10	New York City FC	29	33
11	Toronto FC	29	33
12	D.C. United SC	28	33
13	Columbus Crew SC	29	32
14	Atlanta United FC	29	30
15	Montreal Impact FC	29	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	29	52
17	St. Louis City	29	51
18	FC Dallas	29	50
19	San Jose Earthquakes	29	47
20	Houston Dynamo	29	46
21	Los Angeles FC	30	45
22	Seattle Sounders FC	29	41
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	30	39
24	Colorado Rapids SC	29	38
25	San Diego FC	29	33
26	Portland Timbers	29	33
27	Real Salt Lake	29	33
28	Minnesota United FC	29	31
29	Austin FC	29	31
30	Sporting Kansas City	29	22

Head-to-Head

Seattle Sounders FC 18 games · Avg 2.7 goals Minnesota United FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-09-27 Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 Minnesota United FC 2026-03-22 Minnesota United FC 0–0 Seattle Sounders FC 2025-08-17 Minnesota United FC 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC 2025-06-01 Seattle Sounders FC 2–3 Minnesota United FC 2024-08-24 Minnesota United FC 2–3 Seattle Sounders FC

Recent Form

Seattle Sounders FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Sep	Minnesota United FC	H	3–1	W
24 Sep	Real Salt Lake	H	2–0	W
20 Sep	Colorado Rapids SC	A	3–3	D
13 Sep	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	1–1	D
06 Sep	New York Red Bulls	H	0–0	D
29 Aug	Chicago Fire FC	H	2–2	D

Minnesota United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Sep	Seattle Sounders FC	A	1–3	L
20 Sep	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	2–3	L
13 Sep	St. Louis City	A	2–4	L
10 Sep	FC Dallas	H	1–2	L
06 Sep	Portland Timbers	A	4–5	L
29 Aug	Orlando City SC	H	3–3	D

Season Stats

Seattle Sounders FC		Minnesota United FC
#22	Position	#28
41	Points	31
29	Played	29
11 / 8 / 10	W / D / L	7 / 10 / 12
38	Scored	44
36	Conceded	53
+2	GD	-9
1.41	PPG	1.07
38%	Win %	24%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

28% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

21% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season

Seattle Sounders FC are 22nd (41 pts). Minnesota United FC are 28th (31 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC

0-15

4/2

16-30

5/6

31-45

3/6

46-60

6/4

61-75

2/4

76+

13/12

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Minnesota United FC

0-15

4/7

16-30

4/10

31-45

6/3

46-60

6/5

61-75

7/5

76+

6/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC

Dejan Joveljic	12 G	1 A
Paul Rothrock	5 G	1 A

Minnesota United FC

Kelvin Yeboah	16 G	2 A
Anthony Markanich	8 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Lumen Field that hosts another battle between Seattle Sounders FC and Minnesota United FC.
5' Minnesota United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
10' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-4-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
15' Minnesota United FC have won 435 goals from 294 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
16' Jordan Morris doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
21' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Seattle Sounders FC winning 50% of all matches.
26' A quiet spell here at Lumen Field. Seattle Sounders FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
28' Controversy at the stadium! Jefferson Diaz argues furiously but the card stands.
33' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
35' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Hassani Dotson makes it 2-0.
40' Maurice Malone has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 438 appearances.
45' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Seattle Sounders FC and Minnesota United FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
46' Bongokuhle Hlongwane has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kyle Duncan on 46 minute.
51' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Seattle Sounders FC and Minnesota United FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
56' Seattle Sounders FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
57' Brilliant from the ! Anthony Markanich makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 57.
58' The referee has no hesitation. Owen Gene is booked for Minnesota United FC — card on 58.
59' The whistle greets Caden Clark as he departs to be replaced by Sebastian Gomez.
64' Nouhou Tolo is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Seattle Sounders FC so far.
69' The energy levels are beginning to show. Brian Schmetzer might look to freshen things up shortly.
71' It’s a booking for Seattle Sounders FC player. Hassani Dotson gets a card.
76' Owen Gene has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
78' Mauricio Gonzalez is replacing Marcus Caldeira for the Minnesota United FC side.
83' GOAL! Paul Arriola scores on 83. Assisted by Albert Rusnak
84' Kalani Kossa-Rienzi is replacing Nouhou Tolo for the Seattle Sounders FC side.
85' Another change for Seattle Sounders FC made on 85 minute. Albert Rusnak leaves to be changed by Yeimar Gomez.
86' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Stuart Hawkins on 86 minutes.
90' The Seattle Sounders FC manager makes a substitution. Jordan Morris departs to be replaced by Snyder Brunell.
Minnesota United FC will have plenty to reflect on. Seattle Sounders FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

24
Stefan Frei
17
Paul Arriola ↑ 59'
28
Yeimar Gomez ↑ 85'
4
Ryan Sailor
35
Antino Lopez
85
Kalani Kossa-Rienzi ↑ 84'
37
Snyder Brunell ↑ 90'
45
Peter Kingston
90
Sebastian Gomez ↑ 59'

Coach Brian Schmetzer

Minnesota United FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

3
Kyle Duncan ↓ Bongokuhle Hlongwane 46'
20
Wil Trapp
15
Michael Boxall
8
Tomas Chancalay ↓ Aziel Jackson 84'
12
Drake Callender
9
Kelvin Yeboah ↓ Maurice Malone 84'
30
Owen Gene
13
Anthony Markanich
23
Morris Duggan
28
Jefferson Diaz
22
Marcus Caldeira ↓ Mauricio Gonzalez 78'

Bench

Coach Cameron Knowles

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Raul Ruidiaz	6
Joao Paulo	3
Robin Lod	3
Will Bruin	3
Jordan Morris	3
Kelvin Yeboah	2
Nicolas Lodeiro	2
Tani Oluwaseyi	2

Head to Head

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2026-09-27 Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 Minnesota United FC W 2026-09-24 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Real Salt Lake W 2026-09-20 Colorado Rapids SC 3–3 Seattle Sounders FC D 2026-09-13 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC D 2026-09-06 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 New York Red Bulls D 2026-08-29 Seattle Sounders FC 2–2 Chicago Fire FC D

Minnesota United FC Form

2026-09-27 Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 Minnesota United FC L 2026-09-20 Minnesota United FC 2–3 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2026-09-13 St. Louis City 4–2 Minnesota United FC L 2026-09-10 Minnesota United FC 1–2 FC Dallas L 2026-09-06 Portland Timbers 5–4 Minnesota United FC L 2026-08-29 Minnesota United FC 3–3 Orlando City SC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.09 Seattle Sounders FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.27 Minnesota United FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 64% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Seattle Sounders FC57% Draw22% Minnesota United FC21%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.36

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	43%	57%
± 4.5	25%	75%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw

79%

Draw or Minnesota United FC

43%

Seattle Sounders FC or Minnesota United FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Seattle Sounders FC40% Draw41% Minnesota United FC19%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.1%

2 – 1

9.3%

2 – 0

7.6%

1 – 0

6.7%

3 – 1

Actual

2 – 2

5.9%

1 – 2

5.7%

3 – 0

5.1%

0 – 0

4.9%

3 – 2

4.1%

0 – 1

3.8%

4 – 1

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap	Seattle Sounders FC covers	Push	Minnesota United FC covers
-2.5	17%	—	83%
-2	17%	17%	66%
-1.5	34%	—	66%
-1	34%	21%	45%
-0.5	55%	—	45%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	13%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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