Seattle Sounders FC vs St. Louis City, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

Seattle Sounders FC

3 – 0

Full Time

St. Louis City

Sun 9 Apr 2023 · 02:30 UTC Lumen Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 6' Lucas Bartlett

Yeimar Gomez 37' Y

Y 84' Tim Parker

Overview

Match Preview

Seattle Sounders FC vs St. Louis City — MLS at Lumen Field.

Seattle Sounders FC 26 games · 35 pts (2026/26)
St. Louis City 26 games · 44 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	27	60
2	Internacional CF Miami	27	46
3	New England Revolution	27	46
4	Charlotte FC	27	43
5	Chicago Fire FC	26	42
6	Philadelphia Union	27	39
7	Orlando City SC	27	34
8	New York City FC	27	33
9	FC Cincinnati	26	33
10	New York Red Bulls	26	33
11	D.C. United SC	26	30
12	Columbus Crew SC	27	29
13	Toronto FC	27	29
14	Atlanta United FC	27	27
15	Montreal Impact FC	27	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	26	50
17	FC Dallas	27	47
18	San Jose Earthquakes	27	45
19	St. Louis City	26	44
20	Houston Dynamo	27	44
21	Los Angeles FC	28	41
22	Colorado Rapids SC	27	36
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	28	36
24	Seattle Sounders FC	26	35
25	San Diego FC	27	32
26	Portland Timbers	27	32
27	Real Salt Lake	27	32
28	Austin FC	27	31
29	Minnesota United FC	27	29
30	Sporting Kansas City	26	21

Head-to-Head

Seattle Sounders FC 8 games · Avg 2.8 goals St. Louis City

Last 5 meetings

2023-04-09 Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 St. Louis City

Recent Form

Seattle Sounders FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Apr	St. Louis City	H	3–0	W
01 Apr	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	2–1	W
26 Mar	Sporting Kansas City	A	4–1	W
18 Mar	Los Angeles FC	H	0–0	D
12 Mar	FC Cincinnati	A	0–1	L
05 Mar	Real Salt Lake	H	2–0	W

St. Louis City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Apr	Seattle Sounders FC	A	0–3	L
02 Apr	Minnesota United FC	H	0–1	L
26 Mar	Real Salt Lake	A	4–0	W
19 Mar	San Jose Earthquakes	H	3–0	W
12 Mar	Portland Timbers	A	2–1	W
05 Mar	Charlotte FC	H	3–1	W

Season Stats

Seattle Sounders FC		St. Louis City
#24	Position	#19
35	Points	44
26	Played	26
9 / 8 / 9	W / D / L	12 / 8 / 6
33	Scored	45
34	Conceded	36
-1	GD	+9
1.35	PPG	1.69
35%	Win %	46%

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

27% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

12% Clean Sheets
St. Louis City this season

Seattle Sounders FC are 24th (35 pts). St. Louis City are 19th (44 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC

0-15

3/2

16-30

5/6

31-45

3/5

46-60

5/4

61-75

1/3

76+

11/12

■ Scored ■ Conceded

St. Louis City

0-15

4/3

16-30

7/2

31-45

9/3

46-60

8/5

61-75

6/5

76+

6/10

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC

Dejan Joveljic	11 G	1 A
Paul Rothrock	5 G	1 A

St. Louis City

Rafael Navarro	13 G	3 A
Simon Becher	8 G	4 A
Marcel Hartel	6 G	3 A

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Seattle Sounders FC launch into their encounter with St. Louis City.
5' Lucas Bartlett is having his name booked by the referee on 5.
6' Lucas Bartlett is having his name booked by the referee on 6.
11' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering St. Louis City that had 124 games and scored 187 goals.
16' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
21' Yeimar Gomez has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
26' The 32-year-old Albert Rusnak has been sensational this season — 3 goals and 6 assists is a remarkable return.
31' Seattle Sounders FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined St. Louis City backline.
36' Jackson Ragen is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for St. Louis City tonight.
37' Yeimar Gomez has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 37.
42' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
47' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Brian Schmetzer will be considering his options from the bench.
52' Joshua Atencio has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 292 appearances.
57' The energy levels are beginning to show. Brian Schmetzer might look to freshen things up shortly.
60' A change in the Seattle Sounders FC ranks — Leo Chu exits the field as Raul Ruidiaz enters on 60.
64' The St. Louis City bench stirs into life. Miguel Perez is withdrawn and Njabulo Blom gets his opportunity.
66' Joshua Atencio puts Seattle Sounders FC on the lead.
71' The deadlock is broken! Raul Ruidiaz gets on the scoresheet on 71 minutes.
74' It is a substitution in St. Louis City team. Lucas Bartlett is replaced by Isak Steiner Jensen on 74 minute.
78' Njabulo Blom makes way for Celio Pompeu at the 78 minute mark. A tactical switch from St. Louis City.
82' Heber is ready to make an impact after coming on for Alex Roldan at the 82 minute mark.
84' Controversy at the stadium! Tim Parker argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
89' Jakob Nerwinski adds to his 0 season tally! Seattle Sounders FC lead 3-0 — and this changes everything.
90' Seattle Sounders FC make a change. Joshua Atencio trudges off to be replaced by Obed Vargas on 90 minutes.
St. Louis City 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

Coach Brian Schmetzer

St. Louis City Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

1
Roman Burki
10
Eduard Lowen ↓ Tomas Ostrak 74'
26
Tim Parker
14
John Nelson
11
Nicholas Gioacchini ↓ Samuel Adeniran 74'
19
Indiana Vassilev
9
Joao Klauss
2
Jakob Nerwinski
24
Lucas Bartlett ↓ Isak Steiner Jensen 74'
22
Kyle Hiebert
28
Miguel Perez ↓ Njabulo Blom 64'

Bench

Coach Bradley Carnell

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Albert Rusnak	3
Cristian Roldan	2
Eduard Lowen	2
Jordan Morris	1
Kyle Hiebert	1
Tomas Totland	1
Jon Bell	1
Tim Parker	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.78 Seattle Sounders FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.96 St. Louis City xG

I would bet for: Seattle Sounders FC to win 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Seattle Sounders FC55% Draw25% St. Louis City20%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 2.74

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	51%	49%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw

80%

Draw or St. Louis City

45%

Seattle Sounders FC or St. Louis City

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Seattle Sounders FC39% Draw45% St. Louis City16%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.9%

1 – 0

10.7%

2 – 0

10%

2 – 1

9.5%

0 – 0

8.4%

3 – 0

Actual

3 – 1

5.6%

0 – 1

5.3%

1 – 2

5.1%

2 – 2

4.6%

0 – 2

2.9%

3 – 2

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap	Seattle Sounders FC covers	Push	St. Louis City covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	17%	68%
-1.5	32%	—	68%
-1	32%	23%	45%
-0.5	55%	—	45%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	12%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

39% ✗

St. Louis City keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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

Seattle Sounders FC vs St. Louis City, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

St. Louis City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Seattle Sounders FC Form

St. Louis City Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Clean Sheet