Seattle Sounders vs Minnesota United FC

3 - 1
🕒 Sun, 27 Sep 2026 01:30 Europe/London 📍 Lumen Field 🧑‍⚖️ Bensalah 🔁 Regular Season - 27 🏁 match finished
Season
2026-2027 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 27
Regular Season Table
Seattle Sounders 13 · Minnesota United FC 25
Referee Stats
2 matches · 3.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.00
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 0%
Home wins 100%
Draws 0%
Away wins 0%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (13-14).
  • Seattle Sounders controlled possession (56%).
  • Seattle Sounders had the sharper finishing (8-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Seattle Sounders (Home stats)

Games / Record

15
W-D-L: 7-4-4

Goals For / Against

24 / 21
Avg: 1.60 / 1.40

Points

25
Avg: 1.67

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

3
Minnesota United FC (Away stats)

Games / Record

15
W-D-L: 5-3-7

Goals For / Against

28 / 35
Avg: 1.87 / 2.33

Points

18
Avg: 1.20

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

1

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this MLS fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.67
PPG
1.20
1.60
GF
1.87
1.40
GA
2.33
53%
O2.5
87%
67%
BTTS
87%
40%
Score 1st
20%

League-position context

Seattle Sounders rank13th
Minnesota United FC rank25th
Seattle Sounders points42
Minnesota United FC points34
Seattle Sounders: #13 · 42 pts · GD +2
13 pts off the top 2. 6 pts off the play-off line. 11 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Minnesota United FC: #25 · 34 pts · GD -8
21 pts off the top 2. 14 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts clear of the relegation zone.
8-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Seattle Sounders last 5 home

D W W W D
Points11/15
Weighted index73
Goals8-3
Record3-2-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Minnesota United FC last 5 away

D L L L W
Points4/15
Weighted index18
Goals14-15
Record1-1-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Seattle Sounders trend breakdown

Over 2.553%
BTTS67%
BTTS + O2.553%
1H Over 0.573%
Also: Over 0.5 93% · Over 1.5 93% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 20%

Minnesota United FC trend breakdown

Over 2.587%
BTTS87%
BTTS + O2.580%
1H Over 0.587%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 93% · Over 3.5 60% · 1H BTTS 47%

Scoring reliability

Seattle Sounders score at home80%
Seattle Sounders clean sheet at home20%
Minnesota United FC score away93%
Minnesota United FC clean sheet away7%

First-goal patterns

Seattle Sounders score first40%
Seattle Sounders win after scoring first83%
Minnesota United FC score first20%
Minnesota United FC win after scoring first67%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Seattle Sounders 50% · Minnesota United FC 50%
Avg first goal minute: Seattle Sounders 21.3' · Minnesota United FC 29.0'

Vs league average

Seattle Sounders score at home1.60 vs 1.84
Seattle Sounders concede at home1.40 vs 1.41
Minnesota United FC score away1.87 vs 1.41
Minnesota United FC concede away2.33 vs 1.84
Seattle Sounders score 13% below league average, while Minnesota United FC score 32% above league average.
Defensive side: Seattle Sounders are 1% below league average at home, and Minnesota United FC are 27% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.20
BTTS60%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 3.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Seattle Sounders goal timing (home)

1H scored: 38% 2H scored: 62% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 8
46-60 5
16-30 4
0-15 3
31-45 3
61-75 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 7
16-30 3
31-45 3
46-60 3
61-75 3
0-15 2

Minnesota United FC goal timing (away)

1H scored: 46% 2H scored: 54% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 8
61-75 6
46-60 5
76-90+ 4
0-15 3
16-30 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 9
0-15 8
16-30 7
31-45 5
76-90+ 4
61-75 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
8
2
Total Shots
13
14
Shots off Goal
3
7
Blocked Shots
2
5
Shots Inside Box
10
10
Shots Outside Box
3
4
Ball Possession
56%
44%
Corner Kicks
5
7
Fouls
12
6
Offsides
1
1
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
0
0
Goalkeeper Saves
0
5
Total Passes
582
463
Passes Accurate
510
375
Passes %
—
—

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
4
16' ⚽
⚽
16' ⚽ Goal · 1-0
J. Morris
Normal Goal · Assist: A. Rusnák
28'
28' J. Díaz
35' ⚽
⚽
35' ⚽ Goal · 2-0
H. Dotson
Normal Goal
45' ↑↓
↑↓
45' ⇄ K. Duncan
1st substitution · For: B. Hlongwane
57' ⚽
⚽
57' ⚽ Goal · 2-1
A. Markanich
Normal Goal · Assist: B. Hlongwane
58'
58' O. Gene
59' ↑↓
↑↓
59' ⇄ D. Musovski
1st substitution · For: P. Arriola
59' ↑↓
↑↓
59' ⇄ C. Clark
2nd substitution · For: S. Gomez
71'
71' H. Dotson
78' ↑↓
↑↓
78' ⇄ M. Caldeira
2nd substitution · For: M. Gonzalez
83' ⚽
⚽
83' ⚽ Goal · 3-1
P. Arriola
Normal Goal · Assist: A. Rusnák
84' ↑↓
↑↓
84' ⇄ K. Yeboah
3rd substitution · For: M. Malone
84' ↑↓
↑↓
84' ⇄ T. Chancalay
4th substitution · For: A. Jackson
84' ↑↓
↑↓
84' ⇄ A. Rusnák
3rd substitution · For: Y. Gómez
84' ↑↓
↑↓
84' ⇄ N. Tolo
4th substitution · For: K. Kossa-Rienzi
86'
86' S. Hawkins
90' ↑↓
↑↓
90' ⇄ J. Morris
5th substitution · For: S. Brunell

Seattle Sounders vs Minnesota United FC 3-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Seattle Sounders beat Minnesota United FC 3-1 on Sunday, 27 September 2026 in MLS. The match was refereed by Bensalah. It was played at Lumen Field.

First half: Seattle Sounders took the lead at 16' when J. Morris scored, with the assist credited to A. Rusnák, making the score 1-0. J. Díaz received a yellow card for Minnesota United FC at 28'. Seattle Sounders extended the lead at 35' when H. Dotson scored, making the score 2-0. Minnesota United FC made their 1st substitution at 45', with K. Duncan replacing B. Hlongwane.

Second half: Minnesota United FC reduced the deficit at 57' when A. Markanich scored, with the assist credited to B. Hlongwane, making the score 2-1. O. Gene received a yellow card for Minnesota United FC at 58'. Seattle Sounders made their 1st substitution at 59', with D. Musovski replacing P. Arriola. Seattle Sounders made their 2nd substitution at 59', with C. Clark replacing S. Gomez. H. Dotson received a yellow card for Seattle Sounders at 71'. Minnesota United FC made their 2nd substitution at 78', with M. Caldeira replacing M. Gonzalez. Seattle Sounders extended the lead at 83' when P. Arriola scored, with the assist credited to A. Rusnák, making the score 3-1. Minnesota United FC made their 3rd substitution at 84', with K. Yeboah replacing M. Malone. Minnesota United FC made their 4th substitution at 84', with T. Chancalay replacing A. Jackson. Seattle Sounders made their 3rd substitution at 84', with A. Rusnák replacing Y. Gómez. Seattle Sounders made their 4th substitution at 84', with N. Tolo replacing K. Kossa-Rienzi. S. Hawkins received a yellow card for Seattle Sounders at 86'. Seattle Sounders made their 5th substitution at 90', with J. Morris replacing S. Brunell.

Seattle Sounders used 5 substitutions while Minnesota United FC used 4 substitutions. Seattle Sounders got 2 yellow cards, while Minnesota United FC got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (13-14).
  • Seattle Sounders controlled possession (56%).
  • Seattle Sounders had the sharper finishing (8-2 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games21
Home Wins13
Draws5
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals11 (52.4%)
BTTS12 (57.1%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games11
Home Wins10
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals7 (63.6%)
BTTS6 (54.5%)

Seattle Sounders vs Minnesota United FC Head-to-Head History by Season