Los Angeles Galaxy vs Seattle Sounders — Major League Soccer: stats, lineups & analysis
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- 44′Los Angeles Galaxy, penalty goal:1–0Penalty
- Half-time1 – 0
- 46′Seattle Sounders, substitution:off
- 62′Seattle Sounders, substitution:off
- 67′Los Angeles Galaxy, substitution:off
- 67′Los Angeles Galaxy, substitution:off
- 67′Los Angeles Galaxy, substitution:off
- 79′Los Angeles Galaxy, substitution:off
- 79′Seattle Sounders, substitution:off
- 79′Seattle Sounders, substitution:off
- 79′Seattle Sounders, substitution:off
- 81′Seattle Sounders, goal:1–1assist
- 89′Los Angeles Galaxy, substitution:off
- 90+5′Seattle Sounders, yellow card:
- 90+8′Seattle Sounders, yellow card:
- Full-time1 – 1
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Late Arriola strike earns Seattle Sounders a draw at Los Angeles Galaxy
Los Angeles Galaxy and Seattle Sounders shared the points in a 1-1 draw in Major League Soccer's Regular Season round 25, played at Dignity Health Sports Park. The result did little to lift either side clear of trouble near the bottom of the table, with Galaxy sitting 19th and Sounders 25th before kickoff.
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Marco Reus put the hosts ahead from the penalty spot in first-half stoppage time, converting in the 44th minute to send Galaxy in 1-0 up at the break. Seattle pushed for an equaliser after the restart and got their reward in the 81st minute when Paul Arriola finished from Jordan Morris's assist to level the match at 1-1, a score that held to the final whistle.
Galaxy edged the shot count 18 to 17 despite having less of the ball, with Seattle enjoying 52 percent possession, while the visitors were also sharper in front of goal, landing eight shots on target to the hosts' five. Seattle picked up two yellow cards to none for Galaxy, though neither side had a man sent off in a contest that ended level.
Reus scored the decisive penalty for Galaxy and finished with the highest rating on the pitch at 8.03. Morris, meanwhile, supplied the assist for Arriola's equaliser as Seattle salvaged a point.
Seattle held the edge in shots on target, converting eight of their attempts compared to Galaxy's five despite having fewer efforts overall.
Los Angeles Galaxy and Seattle Sounders drew 1–1 (half-time 1–0).
Los Angeles Galaxy met Seattle Sounders in the Major League Soccer (Regular Season - 25). Kick-off was Sunday, 13 September 2026, 02:30 UTC at Dignity Health Sports Park. Referee: Marcos de Oliveira. Attendance: 20,489.
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Key moments
- 44' Goal (penalty): Marco Reus — 1–0
- 81' Goal: Paul Arriola (assist: Jordan Morris) — 1–1
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Los Angeles Galaxy (4-3-3)
Seattle Sounders (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Los Angeles Galaxy 39%, the draw 30%, Seattle Sounders 31%. It finished Los Angeles Galaxy 1–1 Seattle Sounders.
Home ground outweighs Seattle Sounders' rating edge — Seattle Sounders are the stronger side on our strength rating, but Major League Soccer home advantage gives Los Angeles Galaxy the lean. The draw at 30% is lifted by a low-scoring environment.
Why Los Angeles Galaxy at 39%?
Home ground, against the rating. Seattle Sounders sit 85 points higher on our strength rating — 1480 to 1565. Sides with a 50–100-point rating edge on the road won 33.0% of 10,621 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 49.3% of 5,159 games vs 44.9% across all 100,077 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly.
Why only 39%?
Because Seattle Sounders are the stronger side on our strength rating. Seattle Sounders sit -0.34 goals per game below chance-quality — cold streaks like this have bounced back. Visitors this cold went on to win 32.5% of 1,362 games, vs 29.1% for visitors finishing normally.
Why the draw at 30%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 28.3%. These teams' recent games average 2.5 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 26.2% of 27,797. The goals environment adds 1.5 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Los Angeles Galaxy sit -0.42 goals per game under chance-quality. For home sides we could not receipt a bounce-back — the measured cells sit inside each other's noise bands — so this is noted and scores 0. Seattle Sounders have shed 85 strength-rating points over their last 10 games. Momentum is measured but not yet proven: sliding sides won 34.7% of 9,737 such games vs 34.6% 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.
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