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Major League Soccer · 2026

Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 New York Red Bulls · Major League Soccer

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Match at a glance

Seattle Sounders FC and New York Red Bulls drew 0–0.

Shots
209
Shots on target
64
Expected goals
1.250.86
Possession
52%48%

Full time

What the match recorded

Seattle Sounders FC and New York Red Bulls drew 0–0. Recorded in this match (Seattle Sounders FC – New York Red Bulls): shots 20–9, shots on target 6–4, expected goals 1.25–0.86, possession 52%–48%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

New York Red Bulls's recent record differs from the season

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New York Red Bulls's last-five goals scored average is below their season average.

0.6 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.39 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for0.6 goals/match1.39 goals/match1.57 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots20 shots9 shotsSeattle Sounders FC 20 shots, New York Red Bulls 9 shots
  • Shots on target6 shots4 shotsSeattle Sounders FC 6 shots, New York Red Bulls 4 shots
  • Expected goals1.25 xG0.86 xGSeattle Sounders FC 1.25 xG, New York Red Bulls 0.86 xG
  • Possession52%48%Seattle Sounders FC 52%, New York Red Bulls 48%
  • Corners9 corners7 cornersSeattle Sounders FC 9 corners, New York Red Bulls 7 corners
  • Fouls11 fouls15 foulsSeattle Sounders FC 11 fouls, New York Red Bulls 15 fouls
  • Yellow cards1 card3 cardsSeattle Sounders FC 1 card, New York Red Bulls 3 cards
  • Passes426 passes407 passesSeattle Sounders FC 426 passes, New York Red Bulls 407 passes
  • Pass accuracy79.6%80.8%Seattle Sounders FC 79.6%, New York Red Bulls 80.8%
  • Shots inside box15 shots7 shotsSeattle Sounders FC 15 shots, New York Red Bulls 7 shots
  • Blocked shots6 blocks2 blocksSeattle Sounders FC 6 blocks, New York Red Bulls 2 blocks
  • Goalkeeper saves4 saves6 savesSeattle Sounders FC 4 saves, New York Red Bulls 6 saves
  • Offsides1 offside0 offsidesSeattle Sounders FC 1 offside, New York Red Bulls 0 offsides

As it happened

Key moments

  1. 45′Ronald DonkorYellow card · New York Red Bulls
  2. Half-time
  3. 50′Justin CheYellow card · New York Red Bulls
  4. 63′Julián BazánYellow card · New York Red Bulls
  5. 81′Paul RothrockYellow card · Seattle Sounders FC
  6. Full time
Player changes · 9grouped by team and minute
  • 38′Seattle Sounders FC · 1 player changeSnyder Brunell
  • 46′Seattle Sounders FC · 1 player changeDaniel Musovski
  • 67′New York Red Bulls · 2 player changesEric Maxim Choupo-Moting · Cameron Harper
  • 74′New York Red Bulls · 2 player changesEmil Forsberg · David Ruíz
  • 77′Seattle Sounders FC · 1 player changeHassani Dotson
  • 82′New York Red Bulls · 1 player changeDevin Padelford
  • 84′Seattle Sounders FC · 1 player changePaul Arriola

Who started

Lineups

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Confirmed lineups as published before kick-off.

Seattle Sounders FC4-2-3-1
  1. Andrew ThomasG
  2. Nouhou ToloD
  3. Kim Kee-heeD
  4. Stuart HawkinsD
  5. Kalani Kossa-RienziD
  6. Albert RusnákM
  7. Alex RoldánM
  8. Snyder BrunellM
  9. Dejan JoveljićF
  10. Paul RothrockF
  11. Sebastian GomezF
New York Red Bulls4-3-3
  1. Ethan HorvathG
  2. Justin CheD
  3. Dylan NealisD
  4. Julián BazánD
  5. Matthew Dos SantosD
  6. Emil ForsbergM
  7. Adri MehmetiM
  8. Ronald DonkorM
  9. Cade CowellF
  10. Jorge RuvalcabaF
  11. Julian HallF

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

1Seattle Sounders FC
0Draws
0New York Red Bulls
Seattle Sounders FC — New York Red Bulls · Major League Soccer1–0

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Seattle Sounders FC favored in 4 of 13 directional metrics · New York Red Bulls in 3 · 6 too close

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Window

Season

Seattle Sounders FC22 matchesNew York Red Bulls23 matches
1.09 goals/matchGoals scored22/23▲ 1.39 goals/match
1.32 goals/match ▲Goals allowed22/232 goals/match
1.32 xG/matchExpected goals19/20▲ 1.61 xG/match
13.2 shots/matchShots22/2313.4 shots/match
4.68 shots/matchShots on target22/234.87 shots/match
50.4%Possession22/23● 53%
5.05 corners/matchCorners22/23● 5.91 corners/match
2.25 cards/matchCards4/62.5 cards/match
9.95 fouls/matchFouls22/2311.9 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples22 / 23home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 6 Sept 2026, 04:30 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Major League Soccer

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsSeattle Sounders FCNew York Red Bulls
CompetitionMajor League Soccer
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