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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 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

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
#24 Position #5
24 Points 26
17 Played 18
7 / 3 / 7 W / D / L 7 / 5 / 6
20 Scored 31
22 Conceded 24
-2 GD +7
1.41 PPG 1.44
41% Win % 39%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season
17% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

Seattle Sounders FC are 24th (24 pts). New York City FC are 5th (26 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
New York City FC
0-15
4/–
16-30
3/4
31-45
2/4
46-60
3/2
61-75
2/2
76+
2/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC
Paul Rothrock 5 G 1 A
New York City FC
Nicolas Fernandez Marcau 11 G 3 A
Hannes Wolf 5 G 1 A
Agustin Ojeda 4 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Seattle Sounders FC and New York City FC.
  • 5' New York City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 15' With 0 assists to his name this season, Kim Keehee is clearly more than just a goal scorer for New York City FC.
  • 20' Seattle Sounders FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 25' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Seattle Sounders FC and New York City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 35' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Seattle Sounders FC and New York City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 40' The travelling New York City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 45' Maxi Moralez has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 50' 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.
  • 55' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 55 minutes.
  • 60' 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.
  • 65' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 70' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Alexander Callens suffering a number of foals already.
  • 75' It looks surprising New York City FC does not make any changes. Ronald Matarrita has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 80' New York City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 80.
  • 85' New York City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 90' Jon Lewis is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for New York City FC so far.
  • New York City FC will have plenty to reflect on. Seattle Sounders FC were simply the better side today.

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
1.88 Seattle Sounders FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.21 New York City FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Seattle Sounders FC53% Draw24% New York City FC23%
Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 3.09
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw
77%
Draw or New York City FC
47%
Seattle Sounders FC or New York City FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Seattle Sounders FC38% Draw43% New York City FC19%
Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.2%
2 – 1
9.4%
2 – 0
8%
1 – 0
7.9%
0 – 0
6.2%
1 – 2
6%
3 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
5.6%
3 – 0
4.9%
0 – 1
4.7%
3 – 2
3.6%
0 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap Seattle Sounders FC covers Push New York City FC covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 16% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 22% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 14% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
New York City FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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