Seattle Sounders FC vs FC Cincinnati, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Seattle Sounders FC vs FC Cincinnati — MLS at Lumen Field.
- Seattle Sounders FC 9 games · 20 pts (2026/26)
- FC Cincinnati 11 games · 15 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 28 Sep FC Cincinnati H 1–1 D 18 Sep Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 1–2 L 11 Sep Austin FC H 3–0 W 05 Sep Houston Dynamo H 2–1 W 31 Aug Orlando City SC A 2–3 L 27 Aug Portland Timbers A 1–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 28 Sep Seattle Sounders FC A 1–1 D 18 Sep Real Salt Lake A 2–1 W 10 Sep San Jose Earthquakes H 6–0 W 08 Sep New York City FC A 1–1 D 03 Sep Charlotte FC H 2–0 W 27 Aug Columbus Crew SC H 2–2 D Season Stats
Seattle Sounders FC FC Cincinnati #19 Position #6 20 Points 15 9 Played 11 6 / 2 / 1 W / D / L 4 / 3 / 4 13 Scored 22 5 Conceded 25 +8 GD -3 2.22 PPG 1.36 67% Win % 36% Key Stats
67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history56% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season18% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this seasonSeattle Sounders FC are 19th (20 pts). FC Cincinnati are 6th (15 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Seattle Sounders FC to score. At the same time, FC Cincinnati does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Cincinnati is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Cincinnati that had 223 games and scored 302 goals.
- 20' The travelling FC Cincinnati supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 24' FC Cincinnati is taking the lead after the goal scored by Brenner da Silva on 24.
- 25' Goal! Brenner da Silva scores his 31 goal in 223 matches.
- 30' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 35' 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.
- 40' It looks surprising FC Cincinnati does not make any changes. Will Bruin has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 45' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Dominique Badji suffering a number of foals already.
- 50' Seattle Sounders FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 53' The referee shows Seattle Sounders FC player a Yellow card on 53.
- 55' The Seattle Sounders FC manager makes a substitution. Danny Leyva departs to be replaced by Leo Chu.
- 58' GOAL! Fredy Montero scores on 58.
- 63' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ethan Dobbelaere, as he is very good at scoring at Lumen Field with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 66' Time for substitution for FC Cincinnati. Brenner da Silva is replaced by Sergio Santos.
- 67' Time for substitution for FC Cincinnati. Brenner da Silva is replaced by Sergio Santos.
- 68' The referee calls foul for Obinna Nwobodo. He receives a Yellow card.
- 69' Kelyn Rowe was booked on 69.
- 72' FC Cincinnati player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 75' The whistle greets Joshua Atencio as he departs to be replaced by Jimmy Medranda.
- 80' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Cincinnati needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 83' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Will Bruin.
- 83' It is a substitution in FC Cincinnati team. Alvas Powell is replaced by Raymon Gaddis on 83 minute.
- 84' Time for substitution for Seattle Sounders FC. Will Bruin is replaced by Dylan Teves.
- 89' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 90' John Nelson has so much to prove this time. He replaces Alvaro Barreal on 90 minute.
- The final score is 1-1.
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Seattle Sounders FC
Starting XI- 12
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- 24
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17
Will Bruin ↓ Dylan Teves 84'
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75
Danny Leyva ↓ Leo Chu 55'
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84
Joshua Atencio ↓ Jimmy Medranda 75'
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- 92
- 25
Bench-
94
Jimmy Medranda ↑ 75'
- 30
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7
Cristian Roldan ↑ 55'
- 87
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23
Leo Chu ↑ 55'
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99
Dylan Teves ↑ 84'
Coach Brian SchmetzerFC Cincinnati
Starting XI- 20
- 21
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2
Alvas Powell ↓ Raymon Gaddis 83'
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- 10
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93
Junior Moreno ↓ Yuya Kubo 67'
- 19
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31
Alvaro Barreal ↓ John Nelson 90'
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- 9
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Bench-
7
Yuya Kubo ↑ 67'
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14
Dominique Badji ↑ 84'
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11
Sergio Santos ↑ 67'
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3
John Nelson ↑ 90'
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28
Raymon Gaddis ↑ 83'
Coach Pat Noonan -
Head to Head
Seattle Sounders FC Form
2022-09-28 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 FC Cincinnati D 2022-09-18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC L 2022-09-11 Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 Austin FC W 2022-09-05 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Houston Dynamo W 2022-08-31 Orlando City SC 3–2 Seattle Sounders FC L 2022-08-27 Portland Timbers 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC LFC Cincinnati Form