Match Report
Seattle Sounders went into the game 13th in the table on 27 points; Austin sat 14th on 25 — a 2-point gap. Seattle Sounders's recent output lagged their position: 22nd on form over five rounds while 13th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Seattle Sounders 1.09 scored and 1.32 conceded per game, Austin 1.26 and 1.83, with the league averaging 1.6.
Seattle Sounders entered with seven losses in a row. Austin had been beaten in three straight games.
6 meetings are on record — 3 won by Seattle Sounders, 2 by Austin, 1 drawn, at 1.83 goals per meeting. These meetings skew tight — only 33% saw more than two goals.
The match was played at Seattle Stadium (capacity 68,740). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 1-2.
Goal scorers
Seattle Sounders: Stuart Hawkins (90') · Austin: Facundo Torres (66'), Guilherme Biro (87')
Key stats
Possession: Seattle Sounders 46% · Austin 54% · Total shots: 19-12 · On target: 7-7 · Corners: 7-6