Seattle Sounders FC vs New York Red Bulls, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2026

Seattle Sounders FC

0 – 0

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New York Red Bulls

Sun 6 Sep 2026 · 00:30 UTC Lumen Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 45' Ronald Donkor

Y 51' Justin Che

Y 63' Julian Bazan

Paul Rothrock 81' Y

Overview

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Seattle Sounders FC vs New York Red Bulls — MLS at Lumen Field.

Seattle Sounders FC 34 games · 46 pts (2026/26)
New York Red Bulls 34 games · 42 pts (2026/26)

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

Seattle Sounders FC 4 games · Avg 2.5 goals New York Red Bulls

Last 5 meetings

2026-09-06 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 New York Red Bulls 2023-05-28 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 New York Red Bulls 2019-09-15 Seattle Sounders FC 4–2 New York Red Bulls 2018-06-14 New York Red Bulls 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC

Recent Form

Seattle Sounders FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Sep	New York Red Bulls	H	0–0	D
29 Aug	Chicago Fire FC	H	2–2	D
22 Aug	FC Cincinnati	A	1–1	D
20 Aug	Austin FC	H	1–2	L
17 Aug	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	0–2	L
02 Aug	Portland Timbers	A	1–2	L

New York Red Bulls

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Sep	Seattle Sounders FC	A	0–0	D
29 Aug	Philadelphia Union	H	1–3	L
22 Aug	Chicago Fire FC	H	1–1	D
19 Aug	Nashville SC	H	0–1	L
15 Aug	Atlanta United FC	A	1–2	L
01 Aug	Orlando City SC	H	3–2	W

Season Stats

Seattle Sounders FC		New York Red Bulls
#23	Position	#11
46	Points	42
34	Played	34
12 / 10 / 12	W / D / L	12 / 6 / 16
44	Scored	48
46	Conceded	62
-2	GD	-14
1.35	PPG	1.24
35%	Win %	35%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

24% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

24% Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season

Seattle Sounders FC are 23rd (46 pts). New York Red Bulls are 11th (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 Red Bulls

0-15

7/7

16-30

4/3

31-45

8/7

46-60

7/10

61-75

4/6

76+

8/9

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC

Dejan Joveljic	13 G	1 A
Paul Rothrock	5 G	1 A

New York Red Bulls

Julian Hall	13 G	3 A
Jorge Ruvalcaba	8 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at Lumen Field as Seattle Sounders FC face off against New York Red Bulls in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Seattle Sounders FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
15' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
20' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
25' Cristian Roldan has been relatively quiet despite scoring 40 goals in his last 305 appearances.
30' Adri Mehmeti has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
35' Seattle Sounders FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined New York Red Bulls backline.
37' Snyder Brunell is replacing Kalani Kossa-Rienzi for the Seattle Sounders FC side.
38' Another substitution for Seattle Sounders FC to replace Kalani Kossa-Rienzi by Snyder Brunell on 38 minute.
43' Nouhou Tolo is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for New York Red Bulls so far.
45' A moment of madness from Ronald Donkor on 45 minutes earns him a card. New York Red Bulls will be frustrated.
48' A change in the Seattle Sounders FC ranks — Jordan Morris exits the field as Danny Musovski enters on 48.
51' The referee has no hesitation. Justin Che is booked for New York Red Bulls — card on 51.
56' Paul Rothrock has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 3 goals this season.
61' Over 61 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
63' The referee calls foul for Julian Bazan. He receives a card.
67' Maxim Choupo-Moting is replacing Jorge Ruvalcaba for the New York Red Bulls side.
72' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Seattle Sounders FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
74' Emil Forsberg has so much to prove this time. He replaces Cristian Roldan on 74 minute.
77' Matthew Dos Santos makes way for Hassani Dotson at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from Seattle Sounders FC.
81' The referee shows Seattle Sounders FC player a card on 81.
85' Paul Rothrock makes way for Paul Arriola at the 85 minute mark. A tactical switch from Seattle Sounders FC.
90' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
0-0 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

11
Albert Rusnak
9
Dejan Joveljic
7
Cristian Roldan
5
Nouhou Tolo
16
Alex Roldan
13
Jordan Morris ↓ Sebastian Gomez 48'
26
Andrew Thomas
14
Paul Rothrock ↓ Paul Arriola 85'
39
Stuart Hawkins
85
Kalani Kossa-Rienzi ↓ Snyder Brunell 37'
45
Peter Kingston

Bench

Coach Brian Schmetzer

New York Red Bulls Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

34
Ethan Horvath
7
Cade Cowell ↓ Cameron Harper 67'
3
Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty
2
Justin Che
48
Ronald Donkor
14
Julian Bazan
16
Julian Hall
11
Jorge Ruvalcaba ↓ Maxim Choupo-Moting 67'
37
Mohammed Sofo
15
Adri Mehmeti
56
Matthew Dos Santos

Bench

Coach Michael Bradley

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Nicolas Lodeiro	2
Jordan Morris	2
Daniel Royer	1
Bradley Wright-Phillips	1
Daniel Royer	1
Harry Shipp	1
Kaku	1
Aaron Long	1

Head to Head

Seattle Sounders FC Form

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 2026-08-22 FC Cincinnati 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC D 2026-08-20 Seattle Sounders FC 1–2 Austin FC L 2026-08-17 Seattle Sounders FC 0–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2026-08-02 Portland Timbers 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC L

New York Red Bulls Form

2026-09-06 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 New York Red Bulls D 2026-08-29 New York Red Bulls 1–3 Philadelphia Union L 2026-08-22 New York Red Bulls 1–1 Chicago Fire FC D 2026-08-19 New York Red Bulls 0–1 Nashville SC L 2026-08-15 Atlanta United FC 2–1 New York Red Bulls L 2026-08-01 New York Red Bulls 3–2 Orlando City SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.37 Seattle Sounders FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.04 New York Red Bulls xG

I would bet for: Seattle Sounders FC or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Seattle Sounders FC44% Draw29% New York Red Bulls27%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 2.41

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	69%	31%
± 2.5	43%	57%
± 3.5	23%	77%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw

73%

Draw or New York Red Bulls

56%

Seattle Sounders FC or New York Red Bulls

71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Seattle Sounders FC30% Draw50% New York Red Bulls20%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.7%

1 – 0

11.2%

0 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

8.5%

2 – 0

8.2%

0 – 1

8.2%

1 – 2

6.4%

0 – 2

4.7%

2 – 2

4.5%

3 – 1

3.9%

3 – 0

3.7%

1 – 3

2.2%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap	Seattle Sounders FC covers	Push	New York Red Bulls covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	13%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	22%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	16%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

36% ✗

New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet

26% ✗

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