United States - MLSLumen FieldData current as of September 23, 2026

Seattle Sounders vs Minnesota United: match statistics

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Seattle Sounders vs Minnesota United: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Seattle Sounders plays Minnesota United in MLS (United States). The game is scheduled for September 27, 2026. Venue: Lumen Field.

Recent form

Seattle Sounders has 0 wins, 5 draws and 0 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.00 points per game. Minnesota United has 0 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses, with 0.20 points per game.

Scoring records

Seattle Sounders scores 1.17 goals per game and allows 1.38. Minnesota United scores 1.50 and allows 1.77. Games in this league average 3.21 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 58% of Seattle Sounders's games and 69% of Minnesota United's. The Over 2.5 rates are 42% and 62%, compared with league averages of 63% for BTTS and 63% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Seattle Sounders has the higher season xG average, 1.57 to 1.53 per game. Seattle Sounders takes 13.5 shots per game, while Minnesota United takes 13.4.

First-half and second-half trends

Seattle Sounders leads at halftime in 17% of its games and scores 0.71 goals per game after halftime. Minnesota United leads at halftime in 23% and scores 0.88 after halftime.

When the teams score

Seattle Sounders's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (10 goals). For Minnesota United, it is minutes 61-75 (12 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

MLS games average 3.21 goals. Both teams score in 63% of games, and 63% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, one previous meeting was available. The record was 0 home wins, 1 draw and 0 away wins. Those games averaged 0.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

(2.19)
(3.86)
(3.17)

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Seattle SoundersMinnesota United
1.17Goals scored / game1.5
Seattle SoundersMinnesota United
1.38Goals allowed / game1.77
Seattle SoundersMinnesota United
Seattle SoundersMinnesota United
51%Average possession46%
Seattle SoundersMinnesota United
4.88Shots on target / game4.92
Seattle SoundersMinnesota United
Seattle SoundersMinnesota United

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

13.5Shots per game13.42
Seattle SoundersMinnesota United
4.88Shots on target4.92
Seattle SoundersMinnesota United
8.6%Shot conversion11.2%
Seattle SoundersMinnesota United
51%Possession46%
Seattle SoundersMinnesota United
1.57xG for1.53
Seattle SoundersMinnesota United
1.64xG against1.45
Seattle SoundersMinnesota United

Shooting quality

Seattle Sounders: BalancedMinnesota United: Balanced
Seattle SoundersMinnesota United
Accuracy (shots on target)36%37%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.240.30

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Seattle Sounders is 400% better for: last-5 form.

1 pts / game - Seattle Sounders · 0.2 pts / game - Minnesota United

Seattle Sounders
DDDDD
Unbeaten in the last 5 games
Season result split
29% W33% D38% L
Season (W-D-L)
7-8-9
1.21 pts / game · goal difference -5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-5-0
1.00 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-3-4
Last 5 at home
0-2-3
LLLDD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.63Opponent xG: 1.90BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 40%
Minnesota United
DLLLL
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
27% W31% D42% L
Season (W-D-L)
7-8-11
1.12 pts / game · goal difference -7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-1-4
0.20 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
5-2-6
Last 5 away
1-1-3
LDWLL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.4Goals conceded: 3.4xG: 1.67Opponent xG: 1.51BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 100%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Minnesota United is 28% better for: goals scored per game.

1.17 goals / game - Seattle Sounders · 1.5 goals / game - Minnesota United

Seattle Sounders is 28% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.38 goals / game - Seattle Sounders · 1.77 goals / game - Minnesota United

Seattle Sounders scoring profile: very strong

Seattle Sounders scores in 75% of games (18 of 24 games), while Minnesota United keeps a clean sheet in 19% (5 of 26 games).

Minnesota United scoring profile: very strong

Minnesota United scores in 81% of games (21 of 26 games), while Seattle Sounders keeps a clean sheet in 25% (6 of 24 games).

28Goals scored (season)39
Seattle SoundersMinnesota United
33Goals conceded (season)46
Seattle SoundersMinnesota United
2.54Average goals per game3.27
Seattle SoundersMinnesota United
7Goals scored (last 5)12
Seattle SoundersMinnesota United
7Goals conceded (last 5)17
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How often they score at least...

75%1 goal81%
Seattle SoundersMinnesota United
25%2 goals42%
Seattle SoundersMinnesota United
13%3 goals15%
Seattle SoundersMinnesota United
4%4 goals8%
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How often they concede at least...

75%1 goal81%
Seattle SoundersMinnesota United
42%2 goals50%
Seattle SoundersMinnesota United
13%3 goals23%
Seattle SoundersMinnesota United
4%4 goals12%
Seattle SoundersMinnesota United

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

63%
League average

Goal patterns

25%BTTS at half-time31%
Seattle SoundersMinnesota United
8%BTTS in both halves12%
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17%Scored in both halves19%
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BTTS and goal count

42%Min. 3 goals and BTTS58%
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0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS4%
Seattle SoundersMinnesota United
80%BTTS - last 5100%
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Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

Full game - team comparison (Over)

1st half

71%Min. 1 goal before half-time77%
Seattle SoundersMinnesota United
29%Min. 2 goals before half-time35%
Seattle SoundersMinnesota United
4%Min. 3 goals before half-time27%
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2nd half

75%Min. 1 goal after half-time77%
Seattle SoundersMinnesota United
38%Min. 2 goals after half-time54%
Seattle SoundersMinnesota United
21%Min. 3 goals after half-time23%
Seattle SoundersMinnesota United

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Seattle Sounders - half-time state
17% leading50% draw33% trailing
Minnesota United - half-time state
23% leading31% draw46% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1Points per game (1st half)1
Seattle SoundersMinnesota United
0.46Goals scored (1st half)0.62
Seattle SoundersMinnesota United
0.58Goals conceded (1st half)0.96
Seattle SoundersMinnesota United
1.04Average goals (1st half)1.58
Seattle SoundersMinnesota United
42%Clean sheet before half-time35%
Seattle SoundersMinnesota United
63%No goal before half-time58%
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After half-time (2nd half)

1.46Points per game (2nd half)1.38
Seattle SoundersMinnesota United
0.71Goals scored (2nd half)0.88
Seattle SoundersMinnesota United
0.79Goals conceded (2nd half)0.81
Seattle SoundersMinnesota United
1.5Average goals (2nd half)1.69
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50%Clean sheet after half-time38%
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46%No goal after half-time42%
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Seattle Sounders - second-half results

38% W33% D29% L
24
Half-time points
11
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
35
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding171%

Leads at halftime in 17% of games and wins 29%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.2

Allows 0.2 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Minnesota United - second-half results

31% W46% D23% L
26
Half-time points
16
Half-time goals
-9
Goal difference (1st half)
36
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding117%

Leads at halftime in 23% of games and wins 27%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Seattle Sounders - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.402.20
Goals scored / game0.21.2
Goals allowed / game0.80.6
Average goals per game1.01.8
1 goal80%80%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet20%60%
No goal80%20%
Goal difference-3+3
Half-time: 0% leading - 40% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 40% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1
Minnesota United - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.801.00
Goals scored / game1.01.4
Goals allowed / game1.61.8
Average goals per game2.63.2
1 goal80%100%
2 goals60%100%
3 goals60%60%
Clean sheet20%0%
No goal40%20%
Goal difference-3-2
Half-time: 20% leading - 20% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 60% - Half-time goals total: 5

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Seattle Sounders
ScoredConceded
4
2
0-15
5
7
16-30
2
5
31-45
5
4
46-60
2
3
61-75
10
12
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (10 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (12). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

Minnesota United
ScoredConceded
4
10
0-15
4
10
16-30
8
5
31-45
5
8
46-60
12
5
61-75
6
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (12 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (10). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.91
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.5 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
91%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
64%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
61%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
5%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 20 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Seattle Sounders

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.07
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.14
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.40
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.26
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
64%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
99%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.21
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
36% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
36%

Minnesota United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.08
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.35
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.03
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.32
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
108%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
97%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.92
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
15% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 10% come in the first quarter-hour.
15%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (MLS).

Teams vs league

Seattle SoundersLigaMinnesota United
Average goals per game 2.543.21 3.27
Both teams scored 58%63% 69%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 42%63% 62%
Clean sheets 25%21% 19%
Goal before half-time 71%78% 77%
Goal after half-time 75%82% 77%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

3.21
Average goals per game
63%
Both teams scored
63%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
21%
Clean sheets
1.82
Home goals / game
1.39
Away goals / game
+31%
Home attack advantage
+24%
Home defensive advantage
+16%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
19%
3 goals
6%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
82%
1 goal
52%
2 goals
23%
3 goals
10%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Seattle Sounders's perspective: 0 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses against Minnesota United. Games average 0.00 goals, and both teams scored in 0% of them.

FAQ

When do Seattle Sounders and Minnesota United play?

Seattle Sounders face Minnesota United on September 27, 2026 in MLS at Lumen Field. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What do the goal statistics show before Seattle Sounders vs Minnesota United?

Seattle Sounders score 1.17 goals per game on average and Minnesota United 1.50. The MLS average is 3.21 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 63% of games. Both teams score in 58% of Seattle Sounders's matches and 69% of Minnesota United's.

What form are Seattle Sounders and Minnesota United in?

Over the last 5 games Seattle Sounders have a 0-5-0 record (1.00 points per game) and Minnesota United 0-1-4 (0.20 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Seattle Sounders vs Minnesota United?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Seattle Sounders vs Minnesota United: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.