Major League Soccer

May 18, 2023 at 3.30am UK

Stubhub Center

Seattle
1 - 2
Austin

Montero (79', 79')

FT(HT: 0-2)

Finlay (36', 36'), Zardes (57', 57')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Seattle Sounders

All competitions

Last Game: Houston 0-1 Seattle
Sunday, May 14 at 1.30am in Major League Soccer

Goals
for

Top scorers

Austin FC

All competitions

Last Game: Austin 0-1 Dallas
Sunday, May 14 at 1.30am 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 Seattle Sounders win with a probability of 65.64%. A draw had a probability of 19.8% and a win for Austin FC had a probability of 14.57%.

The most likely scoreline for a Seattle Sounders win was 2-0 with a probability of 11.28%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (10.75%) and 2-1 (9.85%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.39%), while for an Austin FC win it was 0-1 (4.47%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 4.1% likelihood.

Result
Seattle Sounders	Draw	Austin FC
65.64% ( 0)	19.79%	14.57%

Both teams to score 51.07% (

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

57.02% (

42.98% (

-0)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

34.62% (

65.38% (

-0)

Seattle Sounders Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

87.73% (

12.27% (

-0)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

61.99% (

38.01% (

-0)

Austin FC Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

58.21% (

41.79% (

-0)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

21.75%

78.25%

Score Analysis

Seattle Sounders 65.63%

Austin FC 14.57%

Draw 19.79%

Seattle Sounders	Draw	Austin FC
2-0 @ 11.28% 1-0 @ 10.75% 2-1 @ 9.85% 3-0 @ 7.89% 3-1 @ 6.89% 4-0 @ 4.14% ( 0) 4-1 @ 3.61% 3-2 @ 3% 5-0 @ 1.74% 4-2 @ 1.58% 5-1 @ 1.52% ( 0) Other @ 3.39% Total : 65.63%	1-1 @ 9.39% 0-0 @ 5.13% ( -0) 2-2 @ 4.3% Other @ 0.98% Total : 19.79%	0-1 @ 4.47% 1-2 @ 4.1% 0-2 @ 1.95% 2-3 @ 1.25% 1-3 @ 1.19% Other @ 1.61% Total : 14.57%