Seattle Sounders have outdone Minnesota United so far, but every game starts at 0-0. Here's all the intelligence you require prior to kickoff:
- Seattle Sounders have the most clean sheets (4) at home in Major League Soccer
- Minnesota United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
It's quite the trip for Minnesota United when visiting Seattle Sounders as the cities are 3300 kilometers apart.
This has all the signs of an interesting game with lots of fun and excitement as both squads are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Seattle Sounders form and stats
3-1-0 (win-draw-lost) are the Major League Soccer numbers at home for Seattle Sounders so far this season.
Sounders lost their last game at Portland Timbers (placed 9th) after a 1-4 scoreline. The first loss after going unbeaten in four league fixtures. Midfielder Lodeiro was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.6 (out of ten) in that game. Lodeiro hit four key passes.
Before that, Seattle Sounders had a home game versus Saint Louis City which ended with a victory 3-0.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Seattle Sounders, as the US Open Cup home game vs San Diego Loyal is only four days away.
The Sounders manager Schmetzer has got the team scoring with 9 from 4 home games in the league.
Minnesota United form and stats
3 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Minnesota United playing as the away team in the Major League Soccer this season.
Home advantage was not enough for Minnesota United in their previous game as they lost hosting Orlando City, 1-2. Midfield player Hlongwane was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.63/10. Hlongwane scored one goal.
Preceding that game, the 1-2 loss visiting Chicago Fire's place.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The US Open Cup trip to Detroit City.
The visiting Minnesota have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 5 goals from 4 games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (3 so far).
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: eight - one - one (Seattle Sounders wins - draws - Minnesota United wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Morris 8 goals |  R. Ruidíaz Misitich 2 goals |  H. Araujo dos Santos 2 goals |
Seattle Sounders missing players
Minnesota United missing players
| Seattle Sounders | Minnesota United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Played | P | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | 9 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 88% | 75% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 75% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | 71% |
| 62% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 43% |
| 38% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 38% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 71% |
| 50% | 100% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 50% | 29% |
| 25% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 5 | 6.2 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 5.1 | 4.2 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 5 | 5.9 |
| 1.8 | 1.8 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.9 | 11.5 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 9.8 | 10.7 |
| 4.9 | 5.8 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3.2 | 3 |
| 41% | 39% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 38% | 38% |
| 10.9 | 6.5 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.5 | 13.2 | 14.7 |
| 3.4 | 1.5 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.2 | 2.9 |
- Minnesota United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Minnesota United have scored in all their matches so far.
- Minnesota United have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Minnesota United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Seattle Sounders have not yet conceded a single goal in all their home games.
- Seattle Sounders have not yet lost a game at home.
- Seattle Sounders have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Seattle Sounders have the most clean sheets (4) at home in Major League Soccer
- Seattle Sounders have won significantly more corners at home than 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 | Saint Louis City | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 18 |
| 2 | Los Angeles FC | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 17 |
| 3 | Seattle Sounders | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 16 |
| 4 | Dallas | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| 5 | SJ Earthquakes | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 14 |
| 6 | Minnesota United | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| 7 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 8 | Houston Dynamo | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 10 |
| 9 | Portland Timbers | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -3 | 8 |
| 10 | Austin | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 8 |
| 11 | Colorado Rapids | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -5 | 7 |
| 12 | Real Salt Lake | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -9 | 6 |
| 13 | LA Galaxy | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -7 | 3 |
| 14 | Sporting KC | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -9 | 3 |
