Seattle Sounders v Austin result

Full-time · Seattle Sounders 1–2 Austin

Major League Soccer · Thu, 18 May 2023 03:30 BST · Lumen Field

Updated 9 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Seattle Sounders 1–2 Austin — Austin won this Major League Soccer match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Austin won 2–1 at Lumen Field in Major League Soccer on Thursday 18 May. Expected goals (xG) tell a different story: Seattle Sounders out-shot Austin 13 to 6 and created the better chances, 2.30 xG to 0.58 (the provider’s expected goals for this match). Context.

The goals

Austin led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Austin: Ethan Finlay (36’, assisted by Adam Lundqvist) and Gyasi Zardes (57’, assisted by Ethan Finlay); Seattle Sounders: F. Montero (79’, assisted by Héber).

Discipline

R. Mendoza showed two yellow cards — against 3.9 yellows a game across the last 16 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Austin: Daniel Pereira (74’) and Will Bruin (90+1’).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Ethan Finlay (Austin) 8.9, Gyasi Zardes (Austin) 7.0 and Adam Lundqvist (Austin) 5.9 led the match.

Next up

Seattle Sounders next travel to San Diego on 25 October 2026.

Austin next travel to Sporting Kansas City on 25 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Seattle Sounders: San Diego v Seattle Sounders, Sunday 25 October — the preview. Next for Austin: Sporting Kansas City v Austin, Sunday 25 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Seattle Sounders 1–2 Austin · Major League Soccer
Venue: Lumen Field · Seattle, Washington
Referee: R. Mendoza
Head-to-head (last 4): Seattle Sounders 2 · draws 2 · Austin 0 · 1.5 goals/game
Recent form: Seattle Sounders 2W 1D 2L · Austin 1W 2D 2L

Seattle Sounders 1–2 Austin (Major League Soccer): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 9 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.63 / 0.88

Goals

against 1.63 / 1.38 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6 / 4

Corners

against 4.17 / 8.29 · 1 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 6 matches

3.33 / 3.57

Shots on target

against 3.67 / 5 · 0 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 6 matches

1.83 / 2.14

Cards

against 3.33 / 2.71 · 3 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 6 matches

3.94 yellows

Referee · R. Mendoza

2.13 home / 1.81 away

over 16 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 14 May 2023. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 14 May 2023. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Seattle Sounders for / against	Line	Austin for / against
Goals scored	1.63 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.88 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6 for · 4.17 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	4 for · 8.29 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	12.83 for · 10.67 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	11.29 for · 15.29 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	3.33 for · 3.67 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	3.57 for · 5 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	7.5 for · 10.83 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	10.43 for · 14.29 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	1.83 for · 3.33 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	2.14 for · 2.71 against n 7 Last 5

Referee: R. Mendoza — 3.94 yellow cards a game, 0.19 red cards, 24.69 fouls over 16 matches (2.13 to the home side, 1.81 to the away side).

Home 2.13Away 1.81

Seattle Sounders

Seattle Sounders — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
E. Dobbelaere n 3	11.3	2.6 1/0	0 0/0	—
Léo Chú n 8	62.8	2.2 6/4	1.4 6/2	—
D. Leyva n 8	29.6	1.5 3/1	3.8 5/4	—
F. Montero n 8	22	1.5 2/1	2.6 3/2	—
João Paulo n 8	82.8	1.4 7/3	2.3 6/6	—

Seattle Sounders — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
E. Dobbelaere n 3	11.3	5.3 2/0	0 0/0
R. Ruidíaz n 8	46.4	2.9 6/4	1.7 6/1
F. Montero n 8	22	2.6 4/1	0.5 1/0
Héber n 8	61.1	2.4 5/3	1.7 4/2
Nicolás Lodeiro n 8	89.9	1.9 7/4	0.8 4/1

Seattle Sounders — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Paul Rothrock n 3	16	1.9 1/0	0 0/0
Léo Chú n 8	62.8	0.2 1/0	0.7 2/1
Jordan Morris n 8	80.9	0.7 2/1	0 0/0
Nicolás Lodeiro n 8	89.9	0.1 1/0	0.4 3/0
R. Ruidíaz n 8	46.4	0.5 2/0	0 0/0

Seattle Sounders — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
R. Baker-Whiting n 3	24.3	4.9 1/1
Paul Rothrock n 3	16	3.8 1/1
João Paulo n 8	82.8	3.5 7/5
J. Atencio n 8	45.1	2.7 5/4
Obed Vargas n 6	46.5	2.6 3/2

Seattle Sounders — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Stefan Frei n 8	90	3.1 7/5

Austin

Austin — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Jhojan Valencia n 8	59.9	2.3 7/4	0.9 4/1	—
J. Cascante n 8	69.4	2.1 7/3	0.5 3/0	—
Rodney Redes n 8	36.1	1.9 3/2	3.4 4/3	—
Owen Wolff n 8	69.6	1.6 5/3	1.8 5/2	—
S. Djeffal n 8	41.6	1.6 4/2	1.1 1/1	—

Austin — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Sebastian Driussi n 8	90	2.1 7/7	0.9 6/1
Emiliano Rigoni n 8	81	1.7 5/4	1 4/2
Gyasi Zardes n 8	40	1.7 5/1	0.6 2/0
Maximiliano Urruti n 8	52	1.3 5/1	0.4 2/0
Adam Lundqvist n 8	39.9	1.1 3/1	0.6 2/0

Austin — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Owen Wolff n 8	69.6	0.2 1/0	0.3 2/0
Will Bruin n 8	23.6	0.5 1/0	0 0/0
J. Gallagher n 8	78.5	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
S. Djeffal n 8	41.6	0 0/0	0.3 1/0
Rodney Redes n 8	36.1	0 0/0	0.3 1/0

Austin — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Adam Lundqvist n 8	39.9	3.7 4/2
S. Djeffal n 8	41.6	3.5 7/3
Z. Kolmanic n 8	62.5	2.5 5/4
Owen Wolff n 8	69.6	2.4 6/3
Jhojan Valencia n 8	59.9	2.1 5/3

Austin — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
B. Stuver n 8	90	3.6 6/5

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Seattle Sounders		Austin
60%	Possession	40%
2.30	Expected goals (xG)	0.58
13	Shots	6
4	Shots on target	4
4	Shots off target	2
5	Blocked shots	0
11	Shots inside the box	5
8	Corners	3
3	Offsides	1
5	Fouls	8
0	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
2	Saves	3
549	Passes	377
83%	Pass accuracy	74%

Seattle Sounders player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
Stefan Frei	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
Alex Roldán	90	0	0	0	0	2	0	7
Y. Gomez Andrade	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	6.9
Jackson Ragen	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	6.7
João Paulo	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
Jordan Morris	90	0	0	1	1	1	0	6.5
Héber	90	0	1	3	0	4	0	7
Cody Baker	84	0	0	0	0	0	3	6.3
Albert Rusnák	71	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
Nicolás Lodeiro	71	0	0	2	1	1	0	6.7
D. Teves	60	0	0	1	1	0	0	5.9
Léo Chú sub	30	0	0	0	0	2	1	6.6
J. Atencio sub	19	0	0	0	0	0	1	6.9
F. Montero sub	19	1	0	1	1	1	0	7.6
Nouhou Tolo sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2

Austin player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
B. Stuver	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
A. Ring	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	7.2
Leo Väisänen	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.5
J. Gallagher	90	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	6.9
Jhojan Valencia	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7
Daniel Pereira	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	Y	6.3
Adam Lundqvist	90	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	7
Emiliano Rigoni	90	0	0	1	1	1	2	0	7.3
Ethan Finlay	89	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	8.2
Gyasi Zardes	83	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	7.5
A. Radovanović	61	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
Nick Lima sub	29	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.7
Will Bruin sub	11	0	0	1	0	0	0	Y	6.6
Diego Fagúndez sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Seattle Sounders v Austin — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Seattle SoundersWDLLW

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.6 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

AustinLDDWL

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 1.2 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 4

Seattle Sounders 2 · 2 draws · Austin 0 · 1.5 goals/game

2022-09-11 Seattle Sounders 3–0 Austin
2022-03-20 Austin 1–1 Seattle Sounders
2021-07-23 Austin 0–1 Seattle Sounders
2021-05-31 Seattle Sounders 0–0 Austin

League standing · 2023

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Seattle Sounders#2 pos53 pts34 pl+9 GD

Austin#12 pos39 pts34 pl-6 GD

Goals per game

Seattle Sounders scored1.21

Austin scored1.44

Seattle Sounders conceded0.94

Austin conceded1.62

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What is the head-to-head record between Seattle Sounders and Austin?: In their last 4 meetings, Seattle Sounders won 2, Austin won 0 and there were 2 draws, averaging 1.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Seattle Sounders and Austin?: Recent form — Seattle Sounders 2W 1D 2L; Austin 1W 2D 2L.

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