New York City FCNew York City FC vs Seattle Sounders — Major League Soccer
1-2
Seattle SoundersYankee Stadium, Bronx
Going into the match, New York City FC had won 6, drawn 0, lost 4 in their previous 10, scoring 1.6 goals a game; Seattle Sounders had won 5, drawn 3, lost 2 in 10, scoring 1.8.
Match report
Home form going in: New York City FC
Last 10 completed: won 6, drawn 0, lost 4 (L W L W W). 1.6 scored per game, 1.5 conceded, 70% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- L 1-0 at Philadelphia Union · 4 Oct 2025
- W 2-3 at New York Red Bulls · 27 Sept 2025
- L 0-4 vs Inter Miami · 24 Sept 2025
- W 2-0 vs Charlotte · 20 Sept 2025
- W 3-2 vs Columbus Crew · 17 Sept 2025
- W 1-3 at Chicago Fire · 14 Sept 2025
Away form going in: Seattle Sounders
Last 10 completed: won 5, drawn 3, lost 2 (W W D L L). 1.8 scored per game, 1.1 conceded, 60% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 50% clean sheets.
- W 1-0 vs Real Salt Lake · 12 Oct 2025
- W 1-0 vs Portland Timbers · 5 Oct 2025
- D 2-2 vs Vancouver Whitecaps · 28 Sept 2025
- L 2-1 at Austin · 21 Sept 2025
- L 3-1 at Inter Miami · 16 Sept 2025
- D 2-2 vs Los Angeles Galaxy · 14 Sept 2025
How it unfolded
- 61' Normal Goal — J. Morris (Seattle Sounders)
- 82' Normal Goal — N. Mercau (New York City FC)
- 87' Normal Goal — J. Ragen (Seattle Sounders)
Match statistics
| New York City FC | Metric | Seattle Sounders |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goals | 2 |
| 50 | Ball possession | 50 |
| 0.65 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.84 |
| 14 | Total shots | 9 |
| 5 | Shots on target | 4 |
| 4 | Shots off target | 1 |
| 5 | Blocked shots | 4 |
| 7 | Attempts inside box | 6 |
| 7 | Attempts outside box | 3 |
| 9 | Corner kicks | 6 |
| 1 | Offsides | 4 |
| 491 | Total passes | 505 |
| 415 | Accurate passes | 433 |
| 85 | Pass accuracy | 86 |
| 13 | Key passes | 8 |
| 78 | Duels | 77 |
Major League Soccer table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville SC | 30 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 41 | 67 |
| 2 | Inter Miami | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 22 | 55 |
| 3 | New England Revolution | 30 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 52 |
| 4 | Chicago Fire | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 48 |
| 5 | Charlotte | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 47 |
| 6 | Philadelphia Union | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 46 |
| 7 | Orlando City SC | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | -12 | 41 |
| 8 | New York Red Bulls | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | -17 | 36 |
| 9 | FC Cincinnati | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | -10 | 36 |
| 10 | Toronto FC | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | -9 | 36 |
| 11 | Columbus Crew | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | -1 | 35 |
| 12 | New York City FC | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 34 |
| 13 | DC United | 29 | 7 | 12 | 10 | -14 | 33 |
| 14 | Atlanta United FC | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | -14 | 30 |
| 15 | CF Montreal | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -24 | 25 |