New York City FC vs Seattle Sounders: result 1-2 and analysis
Major League SoccerRegular Season - 34Kick-off on October 18, 2025 at 10:00 PM (UTC)Yankee Stadium, New York City
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What was the result of New York City FC vs Seattle Sounders?
Seattle Sounders won 1-2 on October 18, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 61′J. MorrisSeattle Sounders
- 82′N. Fernández MercauNew York City FC
- 87′J. RagenSeattle Sounders
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, New York City FC have 9 wins, 1 draws and 5 defeats; Seattle Sounders have 9, 3 and 3.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2025 | Philadelphia Union(away) | 0-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Sep 27, 2025 | New York Red Bulls(away) | 3-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Sep 24, 2025 | Inter Miami(home) | 0-4 | Major League Soccer |
| Sep 20, 2025 | Charlotte(home) | 2-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Sep 17, 2025 | Columbus Crew(home) | 3-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12, 2025 | Real Salt Lake(home) | 1-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Oct 5, 2025 | Portland Timbers(home) | 1-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Sep 28, 2025 | Vancouver Whitecaps(home) | 2-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Sep 21, 2025 | Austin(away) | 1-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Sep 16, 2025 | Inter Miami(away) | 1-3 | Major League Soccer |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 3 New York City FC win(s), 1 draw(s), 2 Seattle Sounders win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2022 | New York City FC 1-1 Seattle Sounders | CONCACAF Champions League |
| Apr 7, 2022 | Seattle Sounders 3-1 New York City FC | CONCACAF Champions League |
| Jul 3, 2019 | New York City FC 3-0 Seattle Sounders | Major League Soccer |
| Jul 29, 2018 | Seattle Sounders 3-1 New York City FC | Major League Soccer |
| Jun 17, 2017 | New York City FC 2-1 Seattle Sounders | Major League Soccer |
| Jun 25, 2016 | Seattle Sounders 0-2 New York City FC | Major League Soccer |
Last archived meeting: New York City FC vs Seattle Sounders on Apr 14, 2022
How many goals should we expect?
New York City FC score 1.7 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Seattle Sounders score 2.2 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York City FC | 1.7 | 1.5 | 3 | 9/15 | 10/15 |
| Seattle Sounders | 2.2 | 0.9 | 7 | 7/15 | 10/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
New York City FC sit 7th in Major League Soccer (26 points from 20 matches) and Seattle Sounders sit 13th (25 points from 20 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | New York City FC | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 34 | 29 | 26 |
| 13 | Seattle Sounders | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 27 | 25 |
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy
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