Seattle Sounders vs Guadalajara Chivas — Leagues Cup: stats, lineups & analysis
Match Events
- 13′Seattle Sounders, goal:1–0assist
- 26′Guadalajara Chivas, substitution:off
- 45′Guadalajara Chivas, yellow card:Foul
- Half-time1 – 0
- 60′Guadalajara Chivas, goal:1–1
- 63′Seattle Sounders, substitution:off
- 63′Seattle Sounders, substitution:off
- 70′Guadalajara Chivas, substitution:off
- 71′Guadalajara Chivas, substitution:off
- 71′Guadalajara Chivas, substitution:off
- 71′Guadalajara Chivas, goal:1–2assist
- 73′Seattle Sounders, substitution:off
- 73′Seattle Sounders, substitution:off
- 82′Guadalajara Chivas, substitution:off
- 84′Seattle Sounders, substitution:off
- Full-time1 – 2
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Guadalajara Chivas
Match report
Chivas fight back to sink Sounders in Leagues Cup group stage
Guadalajara Chivas came from behind to beat Seattle Sounders 2-1 in a Leagues Cup Group Stage meeting at Lumen Field, overturning a half-time deficit with two second-half goals. The result completed a turnaround for the visitors, who had trailed since the opening quarter of an hour.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Sandnes put the Sounders ahead in the 13th minute, finishing off a move started by A. Lopez to send the home side in front at the break. Chivas responded after the interval, with Luis Rey levelling in the 61st minute before S. Sandoval, teed up by Luis Romo, struck ten minutes later to complete the comeback and settle the contest at 1-2.
Despite conceding twice, Seattle spent much of the match on the back foot territorially, with Chivas dominating possession at 74 percent and outshooting their hosts 25 to 10, including 11 shots on target compared with the Sounders' two. That control ultimately told as Chivas converted their second-half chances to move ahead for good.
Luis Rey scored the equaliser and earned a rating of 7.9, the highest of any player on the pitch, while team-mate Luis Romo added an assist for Sandoval's winner.
Chivas' dominance was reflected in their 11 shots on target against just two for Seattle, underlining their control despite falling behind early.
Guadalajara Chivas won 2–1 away against Seattle Sounders (half-time 1–0).
Seattle Sounders met Guadalajara Chivas in the Leagues Cup (Group Stage). Kick-off was Thursday, 13 August 2026, 02:30 UTC at Lumen Field. Referee: Miguel Ortiz.
Team pages: Seattle Sounders · Guadalajara Chivas · Leagues Cup
Key moments
- 13' Goal: Gallatin Sandnes (assist: Antino Lopez) — 1–0
- 60' Goal: Luis Rey — 1–1
- 71' Goal: S. Sandoval (assist: Luis Romo) — 1–2
Starting line-ups
Seattle Sounders (4-2-3-1)
- 24 Stefan Frei (c)
- 53 Gallatin Sandnes
- 39 Stuart Hawkins
- 4 Ryan Sailor
- 35 Antino Lopez
- 84 C. Gaffney
- 40 Mark O'Neill
- 90 Sebastian Gomez
- 9 Jesús Ferreira
- 30 E. Carli
- 95 Osaze De Rosario
Guadalajara Chivas (3-1-4-2)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Seattle Sounders 58%, the draw 25%, Guadalajara Chivas 17%. It finished Seattle Sounders 1–2 Guadalajara Chivas.
Seattle Sounders' rating edge carries it — Seattle Sounders are the stronger side on our strength rating, and their cold finishing due to recover on top gives Seattle Sounders a clear lead. The draw at 25% is about what a gap this size usually leaves.
Why Seattle Sounders at 58%?
Seattle Sounders sit 142 points higher on our strength rating — 1615 to 1473. Sides with a 100–200-point rating edge at home won 57.2% of 12,679 such games. Seattle Sounders sit -0.58 goals per game below chance-quality — cold streaks like this have bounced back. Finishing swings carry a receipt at this rating gap too: sides finishing this cold won 38.7% of 2,337 such games where the class table expected 36.2%. The 300 most similar past games finished 66–23–11.
Why only 58%?
Guadalajara Chivas hold 8 more possession points (59 to 51 in recent games) across a 142-point rating gap. Control now carries a receipt beyond near-equals too: sides with this control edge at a 75–150-point rating gap won 42.6% of 8,581 such games where the class table expected 41.3%.
Why the draw at 25%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 24.2%. These teams' recent games average 2.7 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.6% of 24,765. The control factor adds 1.2 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Seattle Sounders have shed 138 strength-rating points over their last 10 games. Momentum is measured but not yet proven: sliding sides won 34.7% of 9,597 such games vs 34.5% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it stays at 0 points until the receipt clears its evidence bar. Seattle Sounders have played 3+ games in the last two weeks; their opponents haven't. Between equals, congested home sides won 47.0% of 2417 measured games and congested visitors 28.2% of 2460 — the cells disagree with each other and with the flat rest table, so schedule stays a watch item at 0 points. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the Seattle Sounders vs Guadalajara Chivas final score and result, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Leagues Cup fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
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The full match report above covers the goals, key moments and stats. Explore more on the Seattle Sounders and Guadalajara Chivas team pages or the Leagues Cup page.