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Seattle Sounders FC vs New York City FC, 2018

MLS · 2018
Seattle Sounders FC
3 – 1
Full Time
New York City FC
Sun 29 Jul 2018 · 21:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Seattle Sounders FC vs New York City FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Jair Marrufo
  • Referee Baldomero Toledo
  • Referee Apolinar Mariscal
  • Referee Peter Manikowski
  • Referee Jorge Gonzalez
4 games this season 🟨 0.5/game ⚽ 1.8 goals/game

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

2
1
Seattle Sounders FC 3 games · Avg 3.3 goals New York City FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-07-29 Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 New York City FC

Recent Form

Seattle Sounders FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Jul New York City FC H 3–1 W
26 Jul San Jose Earthquakes A 1–0 W
21 Jul Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 2–0 W
15 Jul Atlanta United FC A 1–1 D
07 Jul New England Revolution A 0–0 D
05 Jul Colorado Rapids SC A 2–1 W
New York City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Jul Seattle Sounders FC A 1–3 L
27 Jul Orlando City SC A 2–0 W
14 Jul Columbus Crew SC H 2–0 W
11 Jul Montreal Impact FC H 3–0 W
08 Jul New York Red Bulls H 1–0 W
01 Jul Chicago Fire FC A 2–3 L

Season Stats

Seattle Sounders FC New York City FC
#21 Position #8
24 Points 19
13 Played 15
7 / 3 / 3 W / D / L 5 / 4 / 6
17 Scored 25
11 Conceded 21
+6 GD +4
1.85 PPG 1.27
54% Win % 33%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
38% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season
20% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

Seattle Sounders FC are 21st (24 pts). New York City FC are 8th (19 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
New York City FC
0-15
2/–
16-30
2/3
31-45
1/3
46-60
3/2
61-75
1/2
76+
2/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Seattle Sounders FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 15' Seattle Sounders FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against New York City FC's shape.
  • 20' Both keepers have barely been tested. Seattle Sounders FC and New York City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 35' Ben Sweat has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 286 appearances.
  • 40' Nicolas Lodeiro is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for New York City FC tonight.
  • 45' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 50' Seattle Sounders FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined New York City FC backline.
  • 55' Seattle Sounders FC have won 450 goals from 284 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 60' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 65' The home supporters are growing impatient. Seattle Sounders FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 70' Seattle Sounders FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 75' New York City FC is showing some good football. However, New York City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 80' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 85' Seattle Sounders 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.
  • 90' Over 90 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • Seattle Sounders FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brian Schmetzer

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Domenec Torrent

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jesus Medina 2
Jesus Medina 1
Ebenezer Ofori 1
Maxi Moralez 1
Jordan Morris 1
Gustav Svensson 1
Jackson Ragen 1
Harry Shipp 1

Head to Head

2018-07-29 Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 New York City FC

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2018-07-29 Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 New York City FC W 2018-07-26 San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC W 2018-07-21 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2018-07-15 Atlanta United FC 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC D 2018-07-07 New England Revolution 0–0 Seattle Sounders FC D 2018-07-05 Colorado Rapids SC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC W

New York City FC Form

2018-07-29 Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 New York City FC L 2018-07-27 Orlando City SC 0–2 New York City FC W 2018-07-14 New York City FC 2–0 Columbus Crew SC W 2018-07-11 New York City FC 3–0 Montreal Impact FC W 2018-07-08 New York City FC 1–0 New York Red Bulls W 2018-07-01 Chicago Fire FC 3–2 New York City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.95 Seattle Sounders FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.95 New York City FC xG
I would bet for: Seattle Sounders FC to win 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Seattle Sounders FC59% Draw23% New York City FC18%
Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.9
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw
82%
Draw or New York City FC
41%
Seattle Sounders FC or New York City FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Seattle Sounders FC42% Draw43% New York City FC15%
Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11%
2 – 0
10.3%
1 – 0
10%
2 – 1
9.6%
0 – 0
7.2%
3 – 0
6.5%
3 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
4.7%
2 – 2
4.6%
0 – 1
4.4%
4 – 0
3.2%
4 – 1
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap Seattle Sounders FC covers Push New York City FC covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 18% 64%
-1.5 36% — 64%
-1 36% 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% ✓
New York City FC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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