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Major League Soccer · Matchweek 32

Seattle Sounders FC

SEA

Houston Dynamo FC

HOU

Model

Match forecast

Bivariate-Poisson goal model, from current strength ratings and home advantage.

Seattle Sounders42%
Draw30%
Houston27%

Expected goals

1.26 – 0.98

Over 2.5

38%

Both to score

46%

Fair handicap

-0.25

Most likely scorelines

  • 1013.8%
  • 1113.2%
  • 0012.1%
  • 0110.3%
  • 218.3%
How they playPossession, press, how they create

Too early to characterise either side — these are the numbers so far, not a read on how they play.

52%Possession60%
43%Territory43%
14%From set plays17%
0.11Chance quality0.08
5.9%Directness4.1%

Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 2 for Seattle Sounders, 3 for Houston. Too few to lean on heavily.

Players to watchMost goal involvement per 90

Goal involvements per 90, among players with at least 45% of the most-used player’s minutes. Drawn from the last 39 of 372 matches, not the full season.