Match Report
29 points for Minnesota United (9th), 26 for Seattle Sounders (12th): a 3-point gap. Recent form told a different story for Seattle Sounders: only 26th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 12th. Scoring rates set the scale: Minnesota United 1.36 scored and 1.45 conceded per game, Seattle Sounders 1.14 and 1.38, with the league averaging 1.6.
Seattle Sounders arrived on a run of four straight wins, having scored in 7 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Minnesota United 4/15, Seattle Sounders 12/15.
The sides have met 5 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for Minnesota United, 0 draws and 3 for Seattle Sounders, at 3.2 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 40% of the wins in this matchup. 60% of the meetings finished with three goals or more, and both sides scored in 60%.
The match was played at Allianz Field (capacity 19,400). It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.
Key stats
Possession: Minnesota United 32% · Seattle Sounders 68% · Total shots: 8-11 · On target: 3-2 · Corners: 4-7