Major League Soccer match preview: Austin versus Seattle Sounders

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Competition: USA Major League Soccer
Competition: Fri 23.July
Match begins: 01:30 (UTC)

The visiting Seattle Sounders side should be favourites in this visit to Austin, as the away team holds a 16 point advantage from their 14 league games this season.

Insights:
  • Austin have the fewest scored goals (10) in Major League Soccer
  • Seattle Sounders have the fewest conceded goals (9) in Major League Soccer

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Major League Soccer. That game was also an away game, at Minnesota United. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.

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Austin form and stats

Austin, who have the fewest scored goals (10) in Major League Soccer, have collected 5 points from their Major League Soccer home games so far after 1-2-1.

The Austin crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-2 to Los Angeles FC here in a Major League Soccer match. Alexander Ring (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.14/10. Ring hit two key passes and had 78 successful passes (of 85 total).

Preceding that match was the home game against Los Angeles FC that was lost 0-2.

This is expected to be a close game, with Austin perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Austin as a small favourite), we find two games. Austin has won one of these, drawn one and lost zero.

Austin are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 4 goals in 4 games. Austin are not conceding a lot of goals here in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 3 from 4 matches.

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Seattle Sounders form and stats

3-2-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Seattle Sounders, who have the fewest conceded goals (9) in Major League Soccer, in their Major League Soccer matches away.

It might be tough going out on the road again for Seattle Sounders, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-1 versus Minnesota United (placed 6th). The attacker Fredy Montero got a match rating of 7.31 in that game. Montero hit three key passes, dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 38 successful passes (of 43 total).

A home win before that, celebrating 2-0 vs Houston Dynamo.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found twelve similar matches played by Seattle Sounders in our archives, and the results are: six wins for Sounders, two draws and four defeats.

A new game in only three days for Sounders, the Major League Soccer home match versus Sporting KC. Busy days.

Sounders have scored 7 goals on their travels this season, from 6 away games in the league. Seattle Sounders are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 5 times in 6 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Seattle Sounders - Austin 0-0.

Top Goalscorers

Seattle SoundersR. Ruidíaz Misitich
R. Ruidíaz Misitich
10 goals
AustinD. Fagúndez Pepe
D. Fagúndez Pepe
3 goals
AustinC. Domínguez Ruiz
C. Domínguez Ruiz
3 goals

Austin missing players

Seattle Sounders missing players

Austin Seattle Sounders
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
13 4 0 Played P 1 6 14
3 1 0 Won W 1 3 8
4 2 0 Drew D 0 2 5
6 1 0 Lost L 0 1 1
10 4 0 Scored S 1 7 23
14 3 0 Conceded C 0 5 9
77% 50% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 93%
62% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 67% 79%
23% 25% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 33% 43%
15% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 14%
8% 25% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
31% 25% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 67% 50%
31% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 17% 43%
62% 75% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 17% 14%
 
6.2 9 0 Corners for (avg) C F 2 2.3 4.2
7.1 5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 9 6 5.1
1.6 1.8 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2 1.7
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
13.5 16.5 0 Shots (avg) S ( 17 10.5 12.9
3.6 4.5 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 3.2 4.3
21% 22% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 37% 38%
Key stats in Major League Soccer this season:
  • Austin have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Austin have the fewest conceded goals (3) at home in Major League Soccer
  • Austin have the fewest points (5) at home in Major League Soccer
  • Austin have the fewest scored goals (10) in Major League Soccer
  • Austin have the fewest scored goals (4) at home in Major League Soccer
  • Austin have the fewest scored goals in the second half (5) in Major League Soccer
  • Austin have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Seattle Sounders have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Seattle Sounders have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Seattle Sounders have scored more than double the goals of Austin.
  • Seattle Sounders have the fewest conceded goals (9) in Major League Soccer
  • Seattle Sounders have the most clean sheets (6) in Major League Soccer
  • Seattle Sounders have the most points (11) away in Major League Soccer
  • Seattle Sounders have the the best goal difference (+14) in Major League Soccer
  • Seattle Sounders have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Seattle Sounders haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Seattle Sounders 14 8 5 1 23 9 8 5 3 0 16 4 6 3 2 1 7 5 14 29
2 Sporting KC 13 8 2 3 24 15 7 5 2 0 15 7 6 3 0 3 9 8 9 26
3 LA Galaxy 13 8 0 5 21 20 7 5 0 2 12 8 6 3 0 3 9 12 1 24
4 Colorado Rapids 12 6 3 3 19 13 7 4 2 1 14 8 5 2 1 2 5 5 6 21
5 Los Angeles FC 13 6 3 4 17 13 7 4 2 1 11 6 6 2 1 3 6 7 4 21
6 Minnesota United 13 5 3 5 13 16 7 4 1 2 8 5 6 1 2 3 5 11 -3 18
7 Real Salt Lake 12 4 4 4 19 14 7 2 3 2 9 7 5 2 1 2 10 7 5 16
8 Portland Timbers 12 5 1 6 15 19 6 4 0 2 9 5 6 1 1 4 6 14 -4 16
9 Houston Dynamo 13 3 6 4 16 19 6 3 3 0 9 6 7 0 3 4 7 13 -3 15
10 Austin 13 3 4 6 10 14 4 1 2 1 4 3 9 2 2 5 6 11 -4 13
11 SJ Earthquakes 13 3 3 7 15 23 6 2 0 4 9 11 7 1 3 3 6 12 -8 12
12 Vancouver Whitecaps 13 3 3 7 14 23 6 3 0 3 6 8 7 0 3 4 8 15 -9 12
13 Dallas 13 2 5 6 14 21 7 2 5 0 12 8 6 0 0 6 2 13 -7 11

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Major League Soccer (often known simply as MLS) is the top level of football (soccer) in the United States and Canada. MLS has 24 teams divided into two conferences, Eastern and Western. Each team play 34 fixtures to decide a league table champion. The top fourteen teams then compete in playoff to crown a MLS Cup champion.