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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
8 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 4.6 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 34 77
2 Internacional CF Miami 34 60
3 New England Revolution 34 58
4 Chicago Fire FC 34 55
5 Charlotte FC 34 54
6 Philadelphia Union 34 50
7 Columbus Crew SC 34 47
8 FC Cincinnati 34 46
9 Orlando City SC 34 46
10 New York City FC 34 42
11 New York Red Bulls 34 42
12 Toronto FC 34 39
13 Atlanta United FC 34 33
14 D.C. United SC 34 33
15 Montreal Impact FC 34 26
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 64
17 FC Dallas 34 58
18 St. Louis City 34 54
19 San Jose Earthquakes 34 52
20 Houston Dynamo 34 51
21 Los Angeles FC 34 47
22 Portland Timbers 34 46
23 Seattle Sounders FC 34 46
24 Real Salt Lake 34 45
25 Minnesota United FC 34 44
26 Los Angeles Galaxy 34 44
27 Colorado Rapids SC 34 43
28 San Diego FC 34 38
29 Austin FC 34 34
30 Sporting Kansas City 34 26

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
#23 Position #10
46 Points 42
34 Played 34
12 / 10 / 12 W / D / L 10 / 12 / 12
44 Scored 49
46 Conceded 45
-2 GD +4
1.35 PPG 1.24
35% Win % 29%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
24% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season
18% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

Seattle Sounders FC are 23rd (46 pts). New York City FC are 10th (42 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC
0-15
5/5
16-30
5/7
31-45
4/7
46-60
8/6
61-75
4/5
76+
13/14
■ Scored ■ Conceded
New York City FC
0-15
5/2
16-30
6/5
31-45
6/8
46-60
5/6
61-75
5/6
76+
5/10
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC
Dejan Joveljic 13 G 1 A
Paul Rothrock 5 G 1 A
New York City FC
Nicolas Fernandez Marcau 16 G 6 A
Agustin Ojeda 5 G 5 A
Hannes Wolf 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Seattle Sounders FC and New York City FC has kicked off!
  • 5' The travelling New York City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 10' New York City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
  • 25' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 30' Kelvin Leerdam has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 35' Peru international Alexander Callens has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 40' Seattle Sounders FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 45' New York City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 50' 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.
  • 55' It looks surprising Seattle Sounders FC does not make any changes. Stefan Frei has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 60' 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.
  • 65' The 29-year-old Jon Lewis has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 70' Cristian Roldan has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 37 appearances with only 5 goals this season.
  • 75' With 0 assists to his name this season, Sean Johnson is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Seattle Sounders FC.
  • 80' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Seattle Sounders FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 85' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. New York City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 90' Gustav Svensson has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Seattle Sounders FC to claim maximum points.

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
Harry Shipp 1
Nicolas Fernandez Marcau 1
Cristian Roldan 1
Gustav Svensson 1
Harry Shipp 1
Cristian Roldan 1
Jesus Medina 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
1.92 Seattle Sounders FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.12 New York City FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 58% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Seattle Sounders FC55% Draw24% New York City FC21%
Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 3.04
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw
79%
Draw or New York City FC
45%
Seattle Sounders FC or New York City FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Seattle Sounders FC40% Draw43% New York City FC17%
Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.1%
2 – 1
9.5%
2 – 0
8.7%
1 – 0
8.5%
0 – 0
6.4%
3 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
5.5%
3 – 0
5.5%
2 – 2
5.3%
0 – 1
4.6%
3 – 2
3.5%
0 – 2
3%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap Seattle Sounders FC covers Push New York City FC covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 17% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 22% 45%
-0.5 55% — 45%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 13% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
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.