Seattle Sounders vs Los Angeles FC pre-match betting guide

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Competition: USA Major League Soccer
Competition: Sat 18.March
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: CenturyLink Field (68000 seats)

This could be quite the intriguing battle at CenturyLink Field in the Major League Soccer. Seattle Sounders is in 3rd position and welcome Los Angeles FC in 2nd place. Learn more about the fixture here!

The visiting Los Angeles FC played their last game only three days ago, a CONCACAF Champions League match.

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Seattle Sounders form and stats

As mentioned below, Seattle Sounders are feasting on a winning streak here so far with maximum points from their first 2 Major League Soccer games.

In their previous game, the manager Schmetzer led his Seattle Sounders to a defeat away at Cincinnati (after extra-time). The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at CenturyLink Field. Ragen, defender, was given a rating of 7.42/10 in that game, top of the team. Ragen won 7 of 14 duels.

Ahead of that match, Sounders won a home game hosting Real Salt Lake (after extra-time) (2-0).

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Seattle Sounders have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 6 matches with the results: Won 3, drawn 2 and lost 1.

It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Seattle Sounders at home in the league. 6 on target and 0 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.

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Los Angeles FC form and stats

This match can not go any worse than the previous one, a CONCACAF Champions League home loss versus Alajuelense with 1-2 on the scoreboard. The attacker Vela got a match rating of 8.05 in that game. Vela scored one goal and hit three key passes.

Before that, Los Angeles FC secured a home win against New England (after extra-time) with the score 4-0.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Los Angeles FC playing away and similar expectations, we found 12 relevant matches. Results were 1 Los Angeles FC win, 3 draws and 8 defeats.

Head 2 Head

As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Sounders victories, two draws and four Los Angeles FC wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Seattle SoundersJ. Morris
J. Morris
3 goals
Seattle SoundersH. Araujo dos Santos
H. Araujo dos Santos
2 goals
Los Angeles FCD. Bouanga
D. Bouanga
2 goals

Seattle Sounders missing players

Los Angeles FC missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Seattle Sounders Los Angeles FC
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
3 2 0 Played P 0 0 2
2 2 0 Won W 0 0 2
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
6 6 0 Scored S 0 0 7
1 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 2
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
67% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 100%
33% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 100%
33% 50% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 50%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 50%
67% 100% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 50%
33% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
4.3 5 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 7
5 5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 5
1.3 1 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 1.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
15.3 17 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 16.5
6 8.5 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 8.5
33% 35% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 41%
 
8.7 8.5 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 7
2 2 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 3.5
Seattle Sounders Last season Los Angeles FC
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
34 17   Played P   17 37
12 9   Won W   8 23
5 3   Drew D   2 5
17 5   Lost L   7 9
47 29   Scored S   27 75
46 19   Conceded C   23 43
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 100%
74% 82%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   94% 92%
59% 71%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   59% 65%
21% 24%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   18% 35%
12% 6%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   18% 22%
56% 59%   BTTS BTTS   71% 65%
18% 24%   Clean Sheets C S   18% 27%
26% 18%   Failed to Score F T   12% 8%
 
4.9 5.4   Corners for (avg) C F   4.5 6.2
5.1 4.1   Corners against (avg) C A   6.2 5.1
1.9 1.9   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   3 2.3
4 3   Red cards R C   2 3
 
12.2 13.9   Shots (avg) S (   12.5 15.9
4.1 4.7   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.4 5.9
34% 36%   Goal Efficiency G E   36% 34%
 
12.8 9.9   Shots against (avg) S A   12.6 11.5
4.6 3.1   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.9 3.6

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Saint Louis City 3 3 0 0 8 4 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 2 0 0 5 3 4 9
2 Los Angeles FC 2 2 0 0 7 2 2 2 0 0 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 6
3 Seattle Sounders 3 2 0 1 6 1 2 2 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 5 6
4 Austin 3 2 0 1 5 4 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 6
5 SJ Earthquakes 3 2 0 1 4 3 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 6
6 Dallas 3 1 1 1 4 3 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4
7 Minnesota United 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 4
8 Portland Timbers 3 1 0 2 4 5 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 3
9 Real Salt Lake 3 1 0 2 3 5 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 2 3 -2 3
10 Sporting KC 3 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 -1 2
11 Vancouver Whitecaps 3 0 1 2 3 5 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 -2 1
12 LA Galaxy 2 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 3 -2 1
13 Colorado Rapids 3 0 1 2 0 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 5 -5 1
14 Houston Dynamo 2 0 0 2 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 5 -4 0
Last season 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 34 21 4 9 66 38 17 13 2 2 39 15 17 8 2 7 27 23 28 67
2 Austin 34 16 8 10 65 49 17 8 6 3 42 23 17 8 2 7 23 26 16 56
3 Dallas 34 14 11 9 48 37 17 10 4 3 28 15 17 4 7 6 20 22 11 53
4 Nashville SC 34 13 11 10 52 41 17 6 6 5 30 21 17 7 5 5 22 20 11 50
5 LA Galaxy 34 14 8 12 58 51 17 8 4 5 35 25 17 6 4 7 23 26 7 50
6 Minnesota United 34 14 6 14 48 51 17 8 5 4 27 20 17 6 1 10 21 31 -3 48
7 Real Salt Lake 34 12 11 11 43 45 17 9 5 3 27 15 17 3 6 8 16 30 -2 47
8 Portland Timbers 34 11 13 10 53 53 17 8 6 3 28 19 17 3 7 7 25 34 0 46
9 Colorado Rapids 34 11 10 13 46 57 17 10 5 2 29 15 17 1 5 11 17 42 -11 43
10 Vancouver Whitecaps 34 12 7 15 40 57 17 10 3 4 25 20 17 2 4 11 15 37 -17 43
11 Seattle Sounders 34 12 5 17 47 46 17 9 3 5 29 19 17 3 2 12 18 27 1 41
12 Sporting KC 34 11 7 16 42 54 17 9 2 6 25 17 17 2 5 10 17 37 -12 40
13 Houston Dynamo 34 10 6 18 43 56 17 6 5 6 24 22 17 4 1 12 19 34 -13 36
14 SJ Earthquakes 34 8 11 15 52 69 17 7 6 4 31 27 17 1 5 11 21 42 -17 35

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Saint Louis City 3 3 0 0 8 4 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 2 0 0 5 3 4 9
2 Los Angeles FC 2 2 0 0 7 2 2 2 0 0 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 6
3 Seattle Sounders 3 2 0 1 6 1 2 2 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 5 6
4 Austin 3 2 0 1 5 4 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 6
5 SJ Earthquakes 3 2 0 1 4 3 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 6
6 Dallas 3 1 1 1 4 3 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4
7 Minnesota United 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 4
8 Portland Timbers 3 1 0 2 4 5 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 3
9 Real Salt Lake 3 1 0 2 3 5 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 2 3 -2 3
10 Sporting KC 3 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 -1 2
11 Vancouver Whitecaps 3 0 1 2 3 5 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 -2 1
12 LA Galaxy 2 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 3 -2 1
13 Colorado Rapids 3 0 1 2 0 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 5 -5 1
14 Houston Dynamo 2 0 0 2 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 5 -4 0

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