New York City FC vs Seattle Sounders: result 1-3 and analysis
Major League SoccerRegular Season - 9Kick-off on May 3, 2015 at 11:00 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 1-3 on May 3, 2015.
Goalscorers
- 23′80909Seattle Sounders
- 54′Mehdi BallouchyNew York City FC
- 58′Clint DempseySeattle Sounders
- 66′80909Seattle Sounders
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 8 matches in all competitions, New York City FC have 1 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats; Seattle Sounders have 7, 4 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 2015 | Chicago Fire(away) | 0-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 19, 2015 | Portland Timbers(home) | 0-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 16, 2015 | Philadelphia Union(home) | 1-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 11, 2015 | Philadelphia Union(away) | 1-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 28, 2015 | Sporting Kansas City(home) | 0-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 2015 | Portland Timbers(home) | 1-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 19, 2015 | Colorado Rapids(away) | 3-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 12, 2015 | Los Angeles Galaxy(away) | 0-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 5, 2015 | Houston Dynamo(home) | 1-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 29, 2015 | FC Dallas(away) | 0-0 | Major League Soccer |
How many goals should we expect?
New York City FC score 0.6 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 8; Seattle Sounders score 1.4 and concede 0.8.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York City FC | 0.6 | 0.9 | 2 | 3/8 | 1/8 |
| Seattle Sounders | 1.4 | 0.8 | 6 | 6/15 | 6/15 |
Over the last 8 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
Other matches in the same round
- May 3, 2015Los Angeles Galaxy1-1Colorado Rapids
- May 3, 2015Sporting Kansas City1-0Chicago Fire
- May 6, 2015Houston Dynamo0-1San Jose Earthquakes
- May 7, 2015Real Salt Lake0-0Los Angeles Galaxy
- May 9, 2015Orlando City SC2-2New England Revolution
- May 9, 2015Colorado Rapids1-1San Jose Earthquakes
- May 9, 2015Chicago Fire1-2Real Salt Lake
- May 9, 2015CF Montreal1-2Portland Timbers