Major League Soccer

Mar 12, 2023 at 12.30am UK

Nippert Stadium

Cincinnati
1 - 0
Seattle

Brenner (63')

FT(HT: 0-0)

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Major League Soccer clash between FC Cincinnati and Seattle Sounders, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

FC Cincinnati

All competitions

Major League Soccer

Last Game: Orlando City 0-0 Cincinnati
Sunday, March 5 at 12.30am in Major League Soccer

Goals
for

Seattle Sounders

All competitions

Major League Soccer

Last Game: Seattle 2-0 Salt Lake
Sunday, March 5 at 3.30am in Major League Soccer

Goals
for

Top scorers

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a FC Cincinnati win with a probability of 52.28%. A win for Seattle Sounders had a probability of 24.8% and a draw had a probability of 22.9%.

The most likely scoreline for a FC Cincinnati win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.72%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.94%) and 2-0 (8.16%). The likeliest Seattle Sounders win was 1-2 (6.34%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.64%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with an 8.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that FC Cincinnati would win this match.

Result
FC Cincinnati	Draw	Seattle Sounders
52.28% ( 0.93)	22.92% ( -0.36)	24.8% ( -0.56)

Both teams to score 58.4% (

0.65)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

58.08% (

1.13)

41.92% (

-1.12)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

35.68% (

1.13)

64.32% (

-1.12)

FC Cincinnati Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

83.91% (

0.74)

16.09% (

-0.74)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

54.52% (

1.34)

45.48% (

-1.34)

Seattle Sounders Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

69.6% (

0.16)

30.4% (

-0.15)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

33.4% (

0.19)

66.6% (

-0.18)

Score Analysis

FC Cincinnati 52.28%

Seattle Sounders 24.8%

Draw 22.93%

FC Cincinnati	Draw	Seattle Sounders
2-1 @ 9.72% ( 0.04) 1-0 @ 8.94% ( -0.23) 2-0 @ 8.16% ( -0) 3-1 @ 5.92% ( 0.17) 3-0 @ 4.97% ( 0.12) 3-2 @ 3.53% ( 0.12) 4-1 @ 2.7% ( 0.14) 4-0 @ 2.27% ( 0.11) 4-2 @ 1.61% ( 0.09) 5-1 @ 0.99% ( 0.08) Other @ 3.47% Total : 52.28%	1-1 @ 10.64% ( -0.22) 2-2 @ 5.79% ( 0.05) 0-0 @ 4.89% ( -0.25) 3-3 @ 1.4% ( 0.05) Other @ 0.21% Total : 22.93%	1-2 @ 6.34% ( -0.11) 0-1 @ 5.82% ( -0.27) 0-2 @ 3.47% ( -0.15) 1-3 @ 2.52% ( -0.03) 2-3 @ 2.3% ( 0.03) 0-3 @ 1.38% ( -0.05) Other @ 2.98% Total : 24.8%