Football background guide: Seattle Sounders favourites when Charlotte arrive

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Competition: USA Major League Soccer
Competition: Mon 30.May
Match begins: 01:30 (UTC)
Venue: CenturyLink Field (68000 seats)

Seattle Sounders believe to fill the stadium for this game despite that the season has been rough so far with 13 points and a 12th spot in the Major League Soccer table. Visiting Charlotte have 8th place with 16 pts.

Insights:
  • Seattle Sounders have the fewest points (6) at home in Major League Soccer
  • Charlotte have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Major League Soccer

There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a US Open Cup game only four days ago. That game was also an away game, at New York RB. 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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Seattle Sounders form and stats

The story so far in the Major League Soccer for Seattle Sounders at their home stadium (CenturyLink Field) is 2 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats.

Seattle Sounders are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Colorado Rapids. Defender Ragen got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.15/10. Ragen won 4 of 10 duels.

In the preceding match a 1-0 victory visiting Houston Dynamo.

Seattle Sounders have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at CenturyLink Field with 6 goals in 4 league matches. Sounders have conceded 5 in these home matches.

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Charlotte form and stats

Charlotte have only collected 1 point from their away games in the Major League Soccer, after 0-1-5 (6 played).

Two away matches in a row for Charlotte, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-3 vs New York RB in the US Open Cup.

Before that, Charlotte secured a home win against Vancouver Whitecaps with the score 2-1.

Goals are few and far between in Charlotte's away league games. Only 3 goals from 6 travels. In the opposite end, Charlotte have conceded 11 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

CharlotteK. Świderski
K. Świderski
4 goals
Seattle SoundersC. Roldan
C. Roldan
2 goals
SoundersM. Lodeiro Benítez
M. Lodeiro Benítez
2 goals

Seattle Sounders missing players

Charlotte missing players

Seattle Sounders Charlotte
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
11 4 3 Played P 0 6 13
4 2 2 Won W 0 0 5
1 0 0 Drew D 0 1 1
6 2 1 Lost L 0 5 7
13 6 6 Scored S 0 3 12
15 5 4 Conceded C 0 11 16
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 83% 92%
55% 50% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 83% 69%
36% 50% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 67% 46%
27% 50% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 8%
18% 25% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
45% 50% 67% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 38%
9% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 17% 31%
45% 50% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 38%
 
4.2 5.8 4.7 Corners for (avg) C F 0 5.2 5.6
5.7 5.2 5.7 Corners against (avg) C A 0 5.2 4.7
2.1 2.5 3.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2 1.8
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10.8 13.5 11.3 Shots (avg) S ( 0 11.8 12.5
4.3 4 4.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 4.5 4.5
28% 38% 46% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 11% 20%
 
15.7 11 11.7 Shots against (avg) S A 0 11.2 13.3
4.5 3.2 3.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 4.7 4.9
Key stats in Major League Soccer this season:
  • Charlotte have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Charlotte have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Charlotte have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Major League Soccer
  • Charlotte have yet to win a game away.
  • Seattle Sounders have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Seattle Sounders have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Seattle Sounders have the fewest clean sheets (0) at home in Major League Soccer
  • Seattle Sounders have the fewest points (6) at home in Major League Soccer
  • Seattle Sounders have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Seattle Sounders haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Los Angeles FC 13 8 2 3 26 14 7 4 2 1 15 7 6 4 0 2 11 7 12 26
2 Austin 13 7 3 3 27 14 7 4 2 1 17 5 6 3 1 2 10 9 13 24
3 Dallas 13 6 4 3 21 12 7 5 1 1 15 6 6 1 3 2 6 6 9 22
4 Real Salt Lake 13 6 4 3 14 17 5 4 1 0 8 4 8 2 3 3 6 13 -3 22
5 LA Galaxy 13 6 2 5 13 14 6 3 0 3 5 8 7 3 2 2 8 6 -1 20
6 Nashville SC 13 5 4 4 15 15 4 2 2 0 7 4 9 3 2 4 8 11 0 19
7 Houston Dynamo 13 5 3 5 17 14 8 3 3 2 10 8 5 2 0 3 7 6 3 18
8 Colorado Rapids 13 5 3 5 15 14 7 5 2 0 11 1 6 0 1 5 4 13 1 18
9 Minnesota United 13 5 3 5 15 14 7 3 2 2 10 6 6 2 1 3 5 8 1 18
10 Portland Timbers 14 3 6 5 20 23 7 2 3 2 12 10 7 1 3 3 8 13 -3 15
11 SJ Earthquakes 13 3 5 5 23 29 8 3 4 1 17 16 5 0 1 4 6 13 -6 14
12 Seattle Sounders 11 4 1 6 13 15 4 2 0 2 6 5 7 2 1 4 7 10 -2 13
13 Sporting KC 14 3 4 7 13 25 6 3 2 1 7 5 8 0 2 6 6 20 -12 13
14 Vancouver Whitecaps 12 3 2 7 13 23 6 3 2 1 9 7 6 0 0 6 4 16 -10 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.