New York City FC vs Seattle Sounders

1 - 2
🕒 Sat, 18 Oct 2025 23:00 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Chris Penso 🔁 Regular Season - 34 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 34
Regular Season Table
New York City FC 9 · Seattle Sounders 10
Referee Stats
23 matches · 4.30 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.30
Reds avg 0.17
Penalties avg 0.35
Over 4.5 cards 52%
Home wins 52%
Draws 22%
Away wins 26%
How the match was won
  • New York City FC outshot their opponent (14-9).
  • Possession was balanced (50%-50%).

Team Overview

New York City FC (Home stats)

Games / Record

18
W-D-L: 11-1-6

Goals For / Against

28 / 21
Avg: 1.56 / 1.17

Points

34
Avg: 1.89

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

4
Seattle Sounders (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 5-6-8

Goals For / Against

23 / 31
Avg: 1.21 / 1.63

Points

21
Avg: 1.11

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

7

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this MLS fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.89
PPG
1.11
1.56
GF
1.21
1.17
GA
1.63
71%
O2.5
59%
53%
BTTS
53%
53%
Score 1st
47%

League-position context

New York City FC rank9th
Seattle Sounders rank10th
New York City FC points56
Seattle Sounders points55
New York City FC: #9 · 56 pts · GD +6
9 pts off the top 2. 2 pts off the play-off line. 28 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Seattle Sounders: #10 · 55 pts · GD +10
10 pts off the top 2. 3 pts off the play-off line. 27 pts clear of the relegation zone.
1-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

New York City FC last 5 home

L L W W L
Points6/15
Weighted index33
Goals7-10
Record2-0-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Seattle Sounders last 5 away

W L L L W
Points6/15
Weighted index40
Goals8-7
Record2-0-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

New York City FC trend breakdown

Over 2.571%
BTTS53%
BTTS + O2.553%
1H Over 0.553%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 0%

Seattle Sounders trend breakdown

Over 2.559%
BTTS53%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

New York City FC score at home82%
New York City FC clean sheet at home29%
Seattle Sounders score away65%
Seattle Sounders clean sheet away12%

First-goal patterns

New York City FC score first53%
New York City FC win after scoring first78%
Seattle Sounders score first47%
Seattle Sounders win after scoring first50%
Comeback rate after conceding first: New York City FC 50% · Seattle Sounders 22%
Avg first goal minute: New York City FC 26.4' · Seattle Sounders 21.4'

Vs league average

New York City FC score at home1.56 vs 1.64
New York City FC concede at home1.17 vs 1.36
Seattle Sounders score away1.21 vs 1.36
Seattle Sounders concede away1.63 vs 1.64
New York City FC score 5% below league average, while Seattle Sounders score 11% below league average.
Defensive side: New York City FC are 14% below league average at home, and Seattle Sounders are level with league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games3
Avg goals3.33
BTTS67%
Over 2.5100%
At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 2.

New York City FC goal timing (home)

1H scored: 32% 2H scored: 68% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 11
61-75 6
76-90+ 6
16-30 4
31-45 4
0-15 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 5
0-15 3
16-30 3
31-45 3
46-60 3
61-75 3

Seattle Sounders goal timing (away)

1H scored: 52% 2H scored: 48% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 6
46-60 5
76-90+ 5
31-45 4
0-15 3
61-75 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 10
31-45 8
0-15 3
46-60 3
61-75 3
16-30 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
5
4
Total Shots
14
9
Shots off Goal
4
1
Blocked Shots
5
4
Shots Inside Box
7
6
Shots Outside Box
7
3
Ball Possession
50%
50%
Corner Kicks
9
6
Fouls
14
9
Offsides
1
4
Yellow Cards
3
1
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
2
4
Total Passes
491
505
Passes Accurate
415
433
Passes %
85%
86%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
3
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
24'
24' P. de la Vega
1st substitution · For: P. Rothrock
27'
27' VAR
J. Morris
Penalty cancelled
45+2'
45+2' K. O'Toole
45+3'
45+3' J. Haak
45+8'
45+8' M. Freese
55'
55' A. Roldan
2nd substitution · For: J. Bell
55'
55' João Paulo
3rd substitution · For: S. Brunell
61'
61' M. Moralez
1st substitution · For: J. Fernández
61'
61' Goal · 0-1
J. Morris
Normal Goal · Assist: A. Rusnák
62'
62' Raul Gustavo
2nd substitution · For: J. Shore
62'
62' H. Wolf
3rd substitution · For: A. Ojeda
64'
64' A. Rusnák
77'
77' A. Perea
4th substitution · For: M. Carrizo
77'
77' T. Gray
5th substitution · For: M. Ilenič
82'
82' Goal · 1-1
N. Fernández Mercau
Normal Goal
84'
84' J. Morris
4th substitution · For: D. Musovski
84'
84' J. Ferreira
5th substitution · For: R. Baker-Whiting
87'
87' Goal · 1-2
J. Ragen
Normal Goal · Assist: D. Leyva

New York City FC vs Seattle Sounders 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Seattle Sounders beat New York City FC 2-1 on Saturday, 18 October 2025 in MLS. The match was refereed by Chris Penso.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. Seattle Sounders made their 1st substitution at 24', with P. de la Vega replacing P. Rothrock. VAR intervened at 27' for Seattle Sounders (Penalty cancelled). K. O'Toole received a yellow card for New York City FC at 45+2'. J. Haak received a yellow card for New York City FC at 45+3'. M. Freese received a yellow card for New York City FC at 45+8'.

Second half: Seattle Sounders made their 2nd substitution at 55', with A. Roldan replacing J. Bell. Seattle Sounders made their 3rd substitution at 55', with João Paulo replacing S. Brunell. New York City FC made their 1st substitution at 61', with M. Moralez replacing J. Fernández. Seattle Sounders took the lead at 61' when J. Morris scored, with the assist credited to A. Rusnák, making the score 0-1. New York City FC made their 2nd substitution at 62', with Raul Gustavo replacing J. Shore. New York City FC made their 3rd substitution at 62', with H. Wolf replacing A. Ojeda. A. Rusnák received a yellow card for Seattle Sounders at 64'. New York City FC made their 4th substitution at 77', with A. Perea replacing M. Carrizo. New York City FC made their 5th substitution at 77', with T. Gray replacing M. Ilenič. New York City FC leveled the score at 82' when N. Fernández Mercau scored, making the score 1-1. Seattle Sounders made their 4th substitution at 84', with J. Morris replacing D. Musovski. Seattle Sounders made their 5th substitution at 84', with J. Ferreira replacing R. Baker-Whiting. Seattle Sounders took the lead at 87' when J. Ragen scored, with the assist credited to D. Leyva, making the score 1-2.

New York City FC used 5 substitutions while Seattle Sounders used 5 substitutions. New York City FC got 3 yellow cards, while Seattle Sounders got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • New York City FC outshot their opponent (14-9).
  • Possession was balanced (50%-50%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games3
Home Wins1
Draws0
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals3 (100.0%)
BTTS2 (66.7%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games2
Home Wins1
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals2 (100.0%)
BTTS1 (50.0%)

New York City FC vs Seattle Sounders Head-to-Head History by Season