Major League Soccer

May 15, 2022 at 9pm UK

CenturyLink Field

Seattle
3 - 1
Minnesota Utd

Ruidiaz (50' pen.), Roldan (74'), Lodeiro (90+4')
Vargas (10'), Arreaga (42'), Gomez Andrade (90+2')

FT(HT: 0-1)

Lod (34')
Trapp (49'), Fisher (52'), Arriaga (55'), Reynoso (68')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Major League Soccer clash between Seattle Sounders and Minnesota United, 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

Minnesota United

Last Six:

Last Game: Minnesota Utd 0-1 NY City
Sunday, May 29 at 1am in Major League Soccer

Next Game: New England vs. Minnesota Utd
Monday, June 20 at 1am in Major League Soccer

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
4	Colorado Rapids	14	2	18
5	Minnesota United	14	0	18
6	Houston Dynamo	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 52.49%. A draw had a probability of 25.4% and a win for Minnesota United had a probability of 22.15%.

The most likely scoreline for a Seattle Sounders win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.99%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.19%) and 2-1 (9.4%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.98%), while for a Minnesota United win it was 0-1 (7.64%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 4.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Seattle Sounders would win this match.

Result
Seattle Sounders	Draw	Minnesota United
52.49%	25.36%	22.15%

Both teams to score 47.68%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

45.38%

54.62%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

24.04%

75.96%

Seattle Sounders Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

79.18%

20.82%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

46.5%

53.5%

Minnesota United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

60.22%

39.78%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

23.55%

76.45%

Score Analysis

Seattle Sounders 52.47%

Minnesota United 22.15%

Draw 25.36%

Seattle Sounders	Draw	Minnesota United
1-0 @ 12.99% 2-0 @ 10.19% 2-1 @ 9.4% 3-0 @ 5.33% 3-1 @ 4.92% 3-2 @ 2.27% 4-0 @ 2.09% 4-1 @ 1.93% Other @ 3.36% Total : 52.47%	1-1 @ 11.98% 0-0 @ 8.29% 2-2 @ 4.33% Other @ 0.76% Total : 25.36%	0-1 @ 7.64% 1-2 @ 5.52% 0-2 @ 3.52% 1-3 @ 1.7% 2-3 @ 1.33% 0-3 @ 1.08% Other @ 1.36% Total : 22.15%