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

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MLS · 2023

St. Louis City

0 – 2

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Seattle Sounders FC

Sun 22 Oct 2023 · 01:00 UTC Citypark HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 23' Albert Rusnak

0–2 38' Tim Parker og

Y 18' Yeimar Gomez

Y 32' Cristian Roldan

Y 71' Jackson Ragen

Tim Parker 75' Y

Y 80' Leo Chu

Y 87' Joshua Atencio

Y 90' Nicolas Lodeiro

Overview

Match Preview

St. Louis City vs Seattle Sounders FC — MLS at Citypark.

St. Louis City 34 games · 54 pts (2026/26)
Seattle Sounders FC 34 games · 46 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

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

Last 5 meetings

2023-10-22 St. Louis City 0–2 Seattle Sounders FC 2023-04-09 Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 St. Louis City

Recent Form

St. Louis City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Oct	Seattle Sounders FC	H	0–2	L
05 Oct	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	0–3	L
01 Oct	Sporting Kansas City	H	4–1	W
24 Sep	Minnesota United FC	A	2–1	W
21 Sep	Los Angeles FC	H	0–0	D
17 Sep	Houston Dynamo	A	1–1	D

Seattle Sounders FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Oct	St. Louis City	A	2–0	W
08 Oct	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	0–0	D
05 Oct	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	2–1	W
01 Oct	Nashville SC	A	0–0	D
21 Sep	Colorado Rapids SC	A	2–1	W
17 Sep	FC Dallas	A	1–1	D

Season Stats

St. Louis City		Seattle Sounders FC
#18	Position	#23
54	Points	46
34	Played	34
15 / 9 / 10	W / D / L	12 / 10 / 12
59	Scored	44
48	Conceded	46
+11	GD	-2
1.59	PPG	1.35
44%	Win %	35%

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

18% Clean Sheets
St. Louis City this season

24% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

St. Louis City are 18th (54 pts). Seattle Sounders FC are 23rd (46 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

St. Louis City

0-15

9/3

16-30

8/2

31-45

11/8

46-60

10/9

61-75

6/7

76+

10/11

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

St. Louis City

Rafael Navarro	18 G	6 A
Simon Becher	9 G	4 A
Marcel Hartel	6 G	3 A

Seattle Sounders FC

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

Events

Match Events

0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Citypark!
5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Brian Schmetzer might look to freshen things up shortly.
10' St. Louis City have won 213 goals from 136 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
15' named a 4-2-2-2 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
18' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Yeimar Gomez on 18 minutes.
23' GOAL! Albert Rusnak fires home to make it 0-1!
28' It looks like no one’s ball. St. Louis City is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
32' That looks like a foul for a card for Cristian Roldan.
37' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
38' The deadlock is broken! Tim Parker gets on the scoresheet on 38 minutes.
43' USA international Akil Watts has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
46' A change in the St. Louis City ranks — Akil Watts exits the field as Jared Stroud enters on 46.
51' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
56' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
59' Nouhou Tolo gets the nod from Seattle Sounders FC. He replaces Reed Baker-Whiting and will look to change the dynamic.
64' Nicolas Lodeiro has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
69' Seattle Sounders FC looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Albert Rusnak scoring 1 goals.
71' The referee has no hesitation. Jackson Ragen is booked for Seattle Sounders FC — card on 71.
75' Poor challenge from Tim Parker. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
77' Time for substitution for St. Louis City. Anthony Markanich is replaced by Tomas Ostrak.
80' It’s a booking for Seattle Sounders FC player. Leo Chu gets a card.
80' Obed Vargas gets the nod from Seattle Sounders FC. He replaces Joao Paulo and will look to change the dynamic.
85' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
87' The referee shows Seattle Sounders FC player a card on 87.
87' Seattle Sounders FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Xavier Arreaga is hanging Albert Rusnak on the field on 87 minute.
88' The crowd applauds Aziel Jackson as he leaves the pitch. Celio Pompeu steps in for St. Louis City.
90' The referee calls foul for Nicolas Lodeiro. He receives a card.
0-2 the final result. St. Louis City will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

St. Louis City Lineups

4-2-2-2

Starting XI

1
Roman Burki
10
Eduard Lowen
26
Tim Parker
2
Jake Nerwinski
9
Klauss
4
Joakim Nilsson
11
Nicholas Gioacchini ↓ Samuel Adeniran 77'
25
Aziel Jackson ↓ Celio Pompeu 88'
13
Anthony Markanich ↓ Tomas Ostrak 77'
6
Njabulo Blom ↓ Indiana Vassilev 46'
20
Akil Watts ↓ Jared Stroud 46'

Bench

19
Indiana Vassilev ↑ 46'
8
Jared Stroud ↑ 46'
7
Tomas Ostrak ↑ 77'
16
Samuel Adeniran ↑ 77'
22
Kyle Hiebert
15
Joshua Yaro
12
Celio Pompeu ↑ 88'
39
Ben Lundt
29
Nokkvi THorisson

Coach Bradley Carnell

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

12
Fredy Montero
22
Kelyn Rowe
10
Nicolas Lodeiro ↑ 80'
9
Raul Ruidiaz
30
Stefan Cleveland
5
Nouhou Tolo ↑ 59'
19
Heber
3
Xavier Arreaga ↑ 87'
73
Obed Vargas ↑ 80'

Coach Brian Schmetzer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Albert Rusnak	3
Cristian Roldan	2
Eduard Lowen	2
Tim Parker	1
Raul Ruidiaz	1
Nouhou Tolo	1
Joshua Atencio	1
Obed Vargas	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.1 St. Louis City xG

Expected Goals

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

1.45 Seattle Sounders FC xG

I would bet for: Seattle Sounders FC or Draw 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct

St. Louis City29% Draw29% Seattle Sounders FC42%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 2.55

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	72%	28%
± 2.5	46%	54%
± 3.5	26%	74%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

St. Louis City or Draw

58%

Draw or Seattle Sounders FC

71%

St. Louis City or Seattle Sounders FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

St. Louis City21% Draw48% Seattle Sounders FC31%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.4%

0 – 1

10.3%

0 – 0

9.9%

1 – 2

8.7%

0 – 2

Actual

1 – 0

7.5%

2 – 1

6.6%

2 – 2

4.8%

2 – 0

4.6%

1 – 3

4.2%

0 – 3

3.8%

3 – 1

2.4%

Asian Handicap — St. Louis City

Handicap	St. Louis City covers	Push	Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	8%	89%
-1.5	11%	—	89%
-1	11%	16%	73%
-0.5	27%	—	73%
+0.5	57%	—	43%
+1	57%	22%	22%
+1.5	78%	—	22%
+2	78%	13%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

St. Louis City keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✗

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

St. Louis City vs Seattle Sounders FC, 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

St. Louis City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

St. Louis City Form

Seattle Sounders FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — St. Louis City

Clean Sheet