Seattle Sounders vs Minnesota United FC — Major League Soccer: stats, lineups & analysis
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play_arrow1 clip- 16′Seattle Sounders, goal:1–0assist
- 28′Minnesota United FC, yellow card:
- 35′Seattle Sounders, goal:2–0
- Half-time2 – 0
- 46′Minnesota United FC, substitution:off
- 57′Minnesota United FC, goal:2–1assist
- 58′Minnesota United FC, yellow card:
- 59′Seattle Sounders, substitution:off
- 59′Seattle Sounders, substitution:off
- 71′Seattle Sounders, yellow card:
- 78′Minnesota United FC, substitution:off
- 83′Seattle Sounders, goal:3–1assist
- 84′Minnesota United FC, substitution:off
- 84′Seattle Sounders, substitution:off
- 84′Minnesota United FC, substitution:off
- 84′Seattle Sounders, substitution:off
- 86′Seattle Sounders, yellow card:
- 90′Seattle Sounders, substitution:off
- Full-time3 – 1
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Seattle Sounders see off Minnesota United 3-1 at Lumen Field
Seattle Sounders beat Minnesota United FC 3-1 in a Major League Soccer regular season fixture at Lumen Field, moving into the 27th round of matches with a display built on a fast start and a late clinching goal. The hosts led 2-0 at half-time and never let that advantage slip.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Jordan Morris opened the scoring in the 16th minute, converting an assist from Albert Rusnák, before Hassani Dotson doubled the lead in the 35th minute to send Seattle in front at the break. Minnesota United pulled one back through Anthony Markanich in the 57th minute, assisted by Bongokuhle Hlongwane, but could not build further momentum.
Paul Arriola restored the two-goal cushion in the 83rd minute, again teed up by Rusnák, sealing the 3-1 win. Seattle held 55% of possession and produced eight shots on target from 13 attempts, while Minnesota managed just two on target despite having 14 shots in total.
Anthony Markanich scored Minnesota's only goal of the match and finished with the highest individual rating on the pitch at 7.98, while Albert Rusnák supplied two assists for Seattle in a controlling display.
Seattle's eight shots on target compared with Minnesota's two underlined how much more clinical the hosts were in front of goal.
Seattle Sounders beat Minnesota United FC 3–1 (half-time 2–0).
Seattle Sounders met Minnesota United FC in the Major League Soccer (Regular Season - 27). Kick-off was Sunday, 27 September 2026, 00:30 UTC at Lumen Field. Referee: Nabil Bensalah. Attendance: 32,331.
Team pages: Seattle Sounders · Minnesota United FC · Major League Soccer
Key moments
- 16' Goal: Jordan Morris (assist: Albert Rusnák) — 1–0 · Watch Jordan Morris's goal video (16')
- 35' Goal: Hassani Dotson — 2–0
- 57' Goal: Anthony Markanich (assist: Bongokuhle Hlongwane) — 2–1
- 83' Goal: Paul Arriola (assist: Albert Rusnák) — 3–1
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Seattle Sounders (4-2-3-1)
Minnesota United FC (3-4-1-2)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Seattle Sounders 52%, the draw 25%, Minnesota United FC 23%. It finished Seattle Sounders 3–1 Minnesota United FC.
Level sides, home ground swings it — Nothing separates them on our strength rating, and Major League Soccer home advantage gives Seattle Sounders the lean. The draw at 25% is held down by a high-scoring environment.
Why Seattle Sounders in front?
Home ground, mostly. Almost nothing between them on our strength rating — 1480 to 1455. Sides this close won 46.1% of 13,603 home games (draw 27.1%, visitors 26.8%). Major League Soccer home sides out-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to away wins (25.8% vs 30.1%). Major League Soccer homes won 49.1% of 5,190 games vs 44.7% across all 100,616 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly.
Why only 52%?
Because on our strength rating there is nothing in it. Level sides split the rest: the draw at 25% and Minnesota United FC at 23%.
Why the draw at 25%?
Between sides this level the draw starts at 27.1%. These teams' recent games average 3.6 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 23.0% of 16,936. The goals environment takes 2.3 points off the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Out: Paul Rothrock and Jesús Ferreira, important players, and Dejan Joveljić, on a provisional rating. This does not change our forecast yet: we are still measuring how much missing players like these cost a team. Out: Joaquín Pereyra, a star player. 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
About this match
On this page: the Seattle Sounders vs Minnesota United FC final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Major League Soccer 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.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
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