FC Cincinnati vs Seattle Sounders — Major League Soccer: stats, lineups & analysis
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- 24′FC Cincinnati, goal:1–0
- 38′Seattle Sounders, yellow card:
- Half-time1 – 0
- 59′FC Cincinnati, substitution:off
- 61′Seattle Sounders, substitution:off
- 61′Seattle Sounders, substitution:off
- 64′FC Cincinnati, yellow card:
- 73′FC Cincinnati, substitution:off
- 73′FC Cincinnati, substitution:off
- 75′Seattle Sounders, yellow card:
- 77′Seattle Sounders, substitution:off
- 77′Seattle Sounders, substitution:off
- 83′Seattle Sounders, goal:1–1assist
- 89′FC Cincinnati, substitution:off
- 89′FC Cincinnati, substitution:off
- 90+1′Seattle Sounders, substitution:off
- Full-time1 – 1
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FC Cincinnati vs Seattle Sounders — the facts
FC Cincinnati and Seattle Sounders drew 1–1 (half-time 1–0).
FC Cincinnati met Seattle Sounders in the Major League Soccer (Regular Season - 21). Kick-off was Saturday, 22 August 2026, 23:30 UTC at TQL Stadium. Referee: Drew Fischer.
Team pages: FC Cincinnati · Seattle Sounders · Major League Soccer
Key moments
- 24' Goal: Evander — 1–0
- 83' Goal: Kalani Kossa-Rienzi (assist: Albert Rusnák) — 1–1
Starting line-ups
FC Cincinnati (3-5-2)
- 18 Roman Celentano
- 88 A. Chirila
- 12 Miles Robinson
- 11 Samuel Gidi
- 29 Bryan Ramírez
- 27 Brian Anunga
- 10 Evander (c)
- 22 Gerardo Valenzuela
- 66 Ender Echenique
- 16 Tom Barlow
- 17 Kenji Mboma Dem
Seattle Sounders (5-4-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave FC Cincinnati 53%, the draw 24%, Seattle Sounders 23%. It finished FC Cincinnati 1–1 Seattle Sounders.
A slight rating edge to FC Cincinnati, little else — FC Cincinnati are a shade stronger on our strength rating, and Major League Soccer home advantage on top gives FC Cincinnati the lean. The draw at 24% is held down by a high-scoring environment.
Why FC Cincinnati at 53%?
FC Cincinnati sit 71 points higher on our strength rating — 1636 to 1565. Sides with a 50–100-point rating edge at home won 50.6% of 10,369 such games. Major League Soccer home sides out-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to away wins (25.8% vs 30.2%). Major League Soccer homes won 49.4% of 5,101 games vs 44.9% across all 99,210 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly.
Why only 53%?
Seattle Sounders sit -0.61 goals per game below chance-quality — cold streaks like this have bounced back. Visitors this cold went on to win 32.6% of 1,312 games, vs 28.9% for visitors finishing normally. FC Cincinnati scored +0.89 goals per game beyond chance-quality — home sides this hot gave some of it back. Opponents of hot-finishing home sides won 28.5% of 1,463 games, vs 27.9% against normal finishing.
Why the draw at 24%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 26.5%. These teams' recent games average 3.7 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 22.8% of 16,962. The goals environment takes 2.3 points off the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
FC Cincinnati have gained 61 strength-rating points over their last 10 games. Momentum is measured but not yet proven: climbing sides won 41.5% of 12,189 such games vs 40.7% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it stays at 0 points until the receipt clears its evidence bar. Seattle Sounders have shed 164 strength-rating points over their last 10 games. Momentum is measured but not yet proven: sliding sides won 34.6% of 9,638 such games vs 34.5% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it stays at 0 points until the receipt clears its evidence bar. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
Sirius probabilities, frozen at kick-off. Analysis, not betting advice. How Sirius is doing this season · Full breakdown, evidence cards and squad news in the Match Insights tab
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