United States - MLSLumen FieldData current as of 23 September 2026

Seattle Sounders vs Minnesota United: match statistics

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

Key match information

Seattle Sounders play Minnesota United in MLS (United States). The match date is 27 September 2026. Venue: Lumen Field.

Current form

Seattle Sounders: 0-5-0, 1.00 points/match. Minnesota United: 0-1-4, 0.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Seattle Sounders scores 1.17 and concedes 1.38 goals per match. Minnesota United scores 1.50 and concedes 1.77. League average: 3.21 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Seattle Sounders 58%, Minnesota United 69%. Over 2.5: Seattle Sounders 42%, Minnesota United 62%. League level: BTTS 63%, Over 2.5 63%.

xG, shots and style

Seattle Sounders has higher xG: 1.57 vs 1.53. Seattle Sounders: 13.5 shots per match, Minnesota United: 13.4.

Match halves

Seattle Sounders: half-time lead 17%, second-half goals 0.71. Minnesota United: half-time lead 23%, second-half goals 0.88.

Goals by minute

Seattle Sounders: 76-90+ (10 goals). Minnesota United: 61-75 (12 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

MLS: 3.21 goals per match, BTTS 63%, Over 2.5 63%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 1 previous H2H matches were available: 0-1-0. Average goals 0.00, BTTS 0%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(2.19)
(3.86)
(3.17)

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Seattle SoundersMinnesota United
1.17Goals scored / match1.5
Seattle SoundersMinnesota United
1.38Goals conceded / match1.77
Seattle SoundersMinnesota United
Seattle SoundersMinnesota United
51%Average possession46%
Seattle SoundersMinnesota United
4.88Shots on target / match4.92
Seattle SoundersMinnesota United
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Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

13.5Shots per match13.42
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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

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

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

Seattle Sounders
DDDDD
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
29% W33% D38% L
Season (W-D-L)
7-8-9
1.21 pts / match · goal difference -5
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-5-0
1.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-3-4
Last 5 at home
0-2-3
LLLDD
Last 5 matches - 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 matches
Season result split
27% W31% D42% L
Season (W-D-L)
7-8-11
1.12 pts / match · goal difference -7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-1-4
0.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
5-2-6
Last 5 away
1-1-3
LDWLL
Last 5 matches - 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 match.

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

Seattle Sounders is 28% better for: goals conceded per match.

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

Seattle Sounders scoring profile: very strong

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

Minnesota United scoring profile: very strong

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

28Goals scored (season)39
Seattle SoundersMinnesota United
33Goals conceded (season)46
Seattle SoundersMinnesota United
2.54Average goals in match3.27
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 matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

58%
Seattle Sounders - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.14 of 24 matches
69%
Minnesota United - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.18 of 26 matches
63%
League average

Goal patterns

25%BTTS at half-time31%
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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%
Seattle SoundersMinnesota United
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 matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

Full match - 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%
Seattle SoundersMinnesota United

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%
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Match 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 match (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 match (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%
Seattle SoundersMinnesota United
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 half-time in 17% of matches and wins 29%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

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 half-time in 23% of matches and wins 27%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Seattle Sounders - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.402.20
Goals scored / match0.21.2
Goals conceded / match0.80.6
Average goals in match1.01.8
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 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.801.00
Goals scored / match1.01.4
Goals conceded / match1.61.8
Average goals in match2.63.2
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

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.91
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
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 defence on both sides

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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.26
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
64%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
99%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.32
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
108%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
97%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches 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 in match 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 match
63%
Both teams scored
63%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
21%
Clean sheets
1.82
Home goals / match
1.39
Away goals / match
+31%
Home attack advantage
+24%
Home defence 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

Previous meeting: Seattle Sounders 0 - 1 - 0 Minnesota United. Average goals 0.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

FAQ

When do Seattle Sounders and Minnesota United play?

Seattle Sounders face Minnesota United on 27 September 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.