New York City FC vs Seattle Sounders FC, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
New York City FC vs Seattle Sounders FC — MLS at Citi Field.
- New York City FC 11 games · 12 pts (2026/26)
- Seattle Sounders FC 9 games · 20 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Nashville SC 10 23 2 New England Revolution 10 19 3 Internacional CF Miami 11 19 4 Chicago Fire FC 10 17 5 D.C. United SC 11 15 6 FC Cincinnati 11 15 7 Charlotte FC 11 14 8 Toronto FC 11 14 9 New York City FC 11 12 10 Columbus Crew SC 11 12 11 New York Red Bulls 11 12 12 Atlanta United FC 11 10 13 Orlando City SC 11 10 14 Montreal Impact FC 10 9 15 Philadelphia Union 11 6 16 San Jose Earthquakes 11 28 17 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 10 25 18 Los Angeles FC 11 21 19 Seattle Sounders FC 9 20 20 Minnesota United FC 11 20 21 Real Salt Lake 10 19 22 FC Dallas 11 16 23 Houston Dynamo 10 15 24 Colorado Rapids SC 11 13 25 Los Angeles Galaxy 11 13 26 Austin FC 11 13 27 San Diego FC 11 12 28 Portland Timbers 10 10 29 St. Louis City 10 6 30 Sporting Kansas City 10 5 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 18 Oct Seattle Sounders FC H 1–2 L 04 Oct Philadelphia Union A 0–1 L 27 Sep New York Red Bulls A 3–2 W 24 Sep Internacional CF Miami H 0–4 L 20 Sep Charlotte FC H 2–0 W 17 Sep Columbus Crew SC H 3–2 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 18 Oct New York City FC A 2–1 W 12 Oct Real Salt Lake H 1–0 W 05 Oct Portland Timbers H 1–0 W 28 Sep Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 2–2 D 21 Sep Austin FC A 1–2 L 16 Sep Internacional CF Miami A 1–3 L Season Stats
New York City FC Seattle Sounders FC #9 Position #19 12 Points 20 11 Played 9 3 / 3 / 5 W / D / L 6 / 2 / 1 19 Scored 13 18 Conceded 5 +1 GD +8 1.09 PPG 2.22 27% Win % 67% Key Stats
67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history9% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season56% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this seasonNew York City FC are 9th (12 pts). Seattle Sounders FC are 19th (20 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Citi Field. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 10' Jackson Ragen has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 11 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Stefan Frei made 263 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 20' Seattle Sounders FC is showing some good football. However, Seattle Sounders FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 24' Another substitution for Seattle Sounders FC to replace Pedro De la Vega by Paul Rothrock on 24 minute.
- 29' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 34' The travelling Seattle Sounders FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 39' It’s high time Brian Schmetzer made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 44' It looks like no one’s ball. New York City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 45' New York City FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 45.
- 50' New York City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 55' Jon Bell is replacing Alex Roldan for the Seattle Sounders FC side.
- 60' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 61' Jordan Morris puts Seattle Sounders FC on the lead.
- 62' Another substitution for New York City FC to replace Raul Gustavo by Jonathan Shore on 62 minute.
- 63' New York City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Julian Fernandez is hanging Maxi Moralez on the field on 63 minute.
- 64' It’s gonna be a card for Albert Rusnak.
- 69' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 74' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Seattle Sounders FC that had 263 games and scored 428 goals.
- 78' Mitja Ilenic is replacing Tayvon Gray for the New York City FC side.
- 82' What an equalizer from Nicolas Fernandez Marcau!
- 84' Another substitution for Seattle Sounders FC to replace Jesus Ferreira by Reed Baker-Whiting on 84 minute.
- 87' Jackson Ragen puts Seattle Sounders FC on the lead.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for New York City FC.
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New York City FC
Starting XI-
17
Hannes Wolf ↓ Agustin Ojeda 63'
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10
Maxi Moralez ↓ Julian Fernandez 63'
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- 80
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8
Andres Perea ↓ Maximo Carrizo 78'
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24
Tayvon Gray ↓ Mitja Ilenic 78'
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34
Raul Gustavo ↓ Jonathan Shore 62'
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- 7
- 16
Bench- 19
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- 30
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29
Maximo Carrizo ↑ 78'
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26
Agustin Ojeda ↑ 63'
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35
Mitja Ilenic ↑ 78'
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32
Jonathan Shore ↑ 62'
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11
Julian Fernandez ↑ 63'
- 99
Coach Pascal JansenSeattle Sounders FC
Starting XI-
6
Joao Paulo ↓ Snyder Brunell 55'
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- 9
- 10
- 24
- 5
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16
Alex Roldan ↓ Jon Bell 55'
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13
Jordan Morris ↓ Danny Musovski 84'
- 75
- 25
- 85
Bench-
15
Jon Bell ↑ 55'
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21
Reed Baker-Whiting ↑ 84'
- 26
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19
Danny Musovski ↑ 84'
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14
Paul Rothrock ↑ 24'
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37
Snyder Brunell ↑ 55'
- 95
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Coach Brian Schmetzer -
17
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Head to Head
New York City FC Form
2025-10-18 New York City FC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC L 2025-10-04 Philadelphia Union 1–0 New York City FC L 2025-09-27 New York Red Bulls 2–3 New York City FC W 2025-09-24 New York City FC 0–4 Internacional CF Miami L 2025-09-20 New York City FC 2–0 Charlotte FC W 2025-09-17 New York City FC 3–2 Columbus Crew SC WSeattle Sounders FC Form
2025-10-18 New York City FC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC W 2025-10-12 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Real Salt Lake W 2025-10-05 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Portland Timbers W 2025-09-28 Seattle Sounders FC 2–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2025-09-21 Austin FC 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC L 2025-09-16 Internacional CF Miami 3–1 Seattle Sounders FC L