Major League Soccer

Mar 12, 2022 at 8.30pm UK

CenturyLink Field

Seattle
3 - 2
LA Galaxy

Morris (17'), Montero (45+2' pen.), Arreaga (72')
Vargas (29'), Paulo (38'), Tolo (46'), Bruin (90'), Roldan (90+1')

FT(HT: 2-1)

Hernandez (6'), Costa (48')
DePuy (44'), Cabral (45+4')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Major League Soccer clash between Seattle Sounders and Los Angeles Galaxy, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Seattle Sounders

Last Six:

Last Game: Seattle 2-1 Charlotte FC
Monday, May 30 at 2.30am in Major League Soccer

Next Game: Seattle vs. Vancouver
Wednesday, June 15 at 3.30am in Major League Soccer

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
5	Vancouver Whitecaps	14	-1	17
6	Seattle Sounders	12	-1	16
7	Portland Timbers	15	-4	15

Los Angeles Galaxy

Last Six:

Last Game: LA Galaxy 4-1 Austin
Sunday, May 29 at 11pm in Major League Soccer

Next Game: LA Galaxy vs. Portland
Saturday, June 18 at 10pm in Major League Soccer

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
2	Real Salt Lake	15	-1	25
3	Los Angeles Galaxy	14	1	23
4	Colorado Rapids	14	2	18

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 50.81%. A draw had a probability of 25.5% and a win for Los Angeles Galaxy had a probability of 23.74%.

The most likely scoreline for a Seattle Sounders win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.35%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.62%) and 2-1 (9.4%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.07%), while for a Los Angeles Galaxy win it was 0-1 (7.76%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 2.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Seattle Sounders would win this match.

Result
Seattle Sounders	Draw	Los Angeles Galaxy
50.81%	25.45%	23.74%

Both teams to score 49.2%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

46.47%

53.52%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

24.96%

75.04%

Seattle Sounders Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

78.91%

21.09%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

46.09%

53.91%

Los Angeles Galaxy Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

62.35%

37.65%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

25.57%

74.42%

Score Analysis

Seattle Sounders 50.8%

Los Angeles Galaxy 23.74%

Draw 25.45%

Seattle Sounders	Draw	Los Angeles Galaxy
1-0 @ 12.35% 2-0 @ 9.62% 2-1 @ 9.4% 3-0 @ 4.99% 3-1 @ 4.87% 3-2 @ 2.38% 4-0 @ 1.94% 4-1 @ 1.9% 4-2 @ 0.93% Other @ 2.43% Total : 50.8%	1-1 @ 12.07% 0-0 @ 7.94% 2-2 @ 4.59% Other @ 0.85% Total : 25.45%	0-1 @ 7.76% 1-2 @ 5.9% 0-2 @ 3.79% 1-3 @ 1.92% 2-3 @ 1.49% 0-3 @ 1.23% Other @ 1.65% Total : 23.74%