Match Report
Seattle Sounders (14th, 28 pts) visited LA Galaxy (10th, 30 pts) with 2 points between them. Seattle Sounders's recent output lagged their position: 24th on form over five rounds while 14th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: LA Galaxy 1.19 scored and 1.54 conceded per game, Seattle Sounders 1.09 and 1.3, with the league averaging 1.6.
Three consecutive draws preceded this one for Seattle Sounders.
The head-to-head ledger counts 6 games: 3 LA Galaxy wins, 1 for Seattle Sounders, 2 draws, at 2 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 33% of those meetings. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 33% of the meetings.
Dignity Health Sports Park staged the fixture, a ground that holds 27,000. The referee was M. de Oliveira, with 51 matches in our database and 1.6 yellows per game on average. On the scoreboard, LA Galaxy led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-1.
Goal scorers
LA Galaxy: Marco Reus (44') · Seattle Sounders: Paul Arriola (81')
Key stats
Possession: LA Galaxy 49% · Seattle Sounders 51% · Total shots: 18-17 · On target: 5-8 · Corners: 5-3