Seattle Sounders vs Los Angeles FC

8 March 2025 · MLS · 2025 · Referee Drew Fischer

Full time 5 – 2

Half-time: 1–1

Kalani Kossa-Rienzi 11’
Paul Rothrock 57’
Jordan Morris 77’
Cristian Roldán 84’
Albert Rusnák 90+4’

Nathan Ordaz 37’
David Martínez Morales 90+2’

Match summary

Seattle Sounders won comfortably, 5-2 at home to Los Angeles FC. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Kalani Kossa-Rienzi put Seattle Sounders ahead in the 11th minute and Nathan Ordaz equalised from a corner in the 37th minute. In the second half, Paul Rothrock put Seattle Sounders back in front from a corner in the 57th minute, Jordan Morris made it 3-1 in the 77th minute, Cristian Roldán made it 4-1 in the 84th minute, David Martínez Morales pulled one back to make it 4-2 in stoppage time, and Albert Rusnák made it 5-2 in stoppage time.

There was little between the sides on chances: Seattle Sounders created 1.69 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots, Los Angeles FC 1.67 from 8.

Match stats

58% Possession 42%

14 Shots 8

11 Shots on target 3

9 Corners 4

719 Passes 511

91.2% Pass accuracy 86.9%

19 Tackles 16

9 Fouls 11

0 Yellow cards 1

3 Offsides 1

Key events

Seattle Sounders Los Angeles FC

Kick-off

Kalani Kossa-RienziLeft foot shot

1-0

11’

Albert RusnákPedro de la Vega

36’

37’

Nathan OrdazLeft foot shot

1-1

37’

Nathan OrdazShot on target

Half-time1-1

46’

MarlonAaron Long

46’

Ryan HollingsheadSergi Palencia

46’

Igor JesusMark Delgado

Jordan MorrisDaniel Musovski

46’

Second half underway

Yeimar GómezShot on target

52’

Paul RothrockRight foot shot

2-1

57’

59’

Denis BouangaArtem Smoliakov

64’

David Martínez MoralesMarlon

Jordan MorrisShot on target

65’

Albert RusnákShot on target

68’

69’

Nkosi Tafari

Cristian RoldánJesús Ferreira

71’

Alex RoldánKalani Kossa-Rienzi

71’

Albert RusnákShot on target

71’

Jordan MorrisRight foot shot

3-1

77’

Cristian RoldánLeft foot shot

4-1

84’

Georgi MinoungouDanny Leyva

88’

90+2’

David Martínez MoralesLeft foot shot

4-2

Albert RusnákRight foot shot

5-2

90+4’

Paul RothrockShot on target

90+4’

Albert RusnákShot on target

90+7’

Full-time5-2

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Seattle Sounders 1.69 xGLos Angeles FC 1.67 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Los Angeles FC attacking Seattle Sounders attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

Hover or tap a shot for the player, minute and xG.

Lineups

Seattle Sounders 3-4-3 Starting XI

Los Angeles FC 3-4-3 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Andrew Thomas	90′	0	2	14	2	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Yeimar Gómez	90′	4	–	–	5	1	64	1	–	–	–
Jackson Ragen	90′	–	–	–	2	2	80	–	–	–	–
Jonathan Bell	90′	–	1	–	1	–	80	1	–	–	–
Kalani Kossa-Rienzi Taken off	71′	6	–	–	7	–	34	1	1	–	–
Alex Roldán Came on as a substitute	19′	1	–	–	1	–	23	–	–	–	–

Midfielders8 players


Danny Leyva Taken off	88′	–	–	113	–	0.08	2	2	5	–	1	–
João Paulo	90′	–	–	119	2	0.10	2	–	6	2	4	–
Paul Rothrock	90′	1	1	27	2	0.59	–	–	6	3	3	–
Pedro de la Vega Taken off	36′	–	–	18	–	0.00	1	–	2	–	1	–
Jesús Ferreira Taken off	71′	–	1	60	2	0.08	–	–	2	–	1	–
Albert Rusnák Came on as a substitute	54′	1	2	35	3	0.04	–	–	–	1	–	–
Cristian Roldán Came on as a substitute	19′	1	–	22	3	0.16	1	–	1	–	–	–
Georgi Minoungou Came on as a substitute	9′	–	1	4	1	0.33	–	–	3	–	–	–

Forwards2 players


Daniel Musovski Taken off	45′	–	–	–	–	–	0.01	–	–	–	9	–
Jordan Morris Came on as a substitute	45′	1	–	2	2	0.43	0.09	1	5	1	17	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Thomas Hasal	90′	4	5	24	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders7 players


Nkosi Tafari	90′	–	2	–	2	1	65	2	–	–	–
Aaron Long Taken off	45′	1	–	–	2	1	38	–	–	–	–
Eddie Segura	90′	–	–	–	–	–	85	1	–	–	–
Sergi Palencia Taken off	45′	–	–	–	1	1	20	1	–	–	–
Artem Smoliakov Taken off	59′	–	–	–	2	–	28	1	–	–	–
Ryan Hollingshead Came on as a substitute	45′	2	1	–	3	–	20	1	–	–	–
Marlon Came on as a substituteTaken off	44′	–	–	–	–	–	7	–	–	–	–

Midfielders4 players


Adam Saldana	90′	–	–	55	–	0.03	4	1	7	2	2	–
Mark Delgado Taken off	45′	–	–	40	–	0.04	3	–	4	–	–	–
Yaw Yeboah	90′	–	–	33	1	0.04	1	1	6	–	3	–
Igor Jesus Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	30	–	0.01	1	–	1	1	–	–

Forwards4 players


Olivier Giroud	90′	–	–	1	–	0.08	0.01	–	6	1	24	–
Nathan Ordaz	90′	1	–	3	2	1.02	0.01	–	2	–	27	–
Denis Bouanga Came on as a substitute	31′	–	–	–	–	–	0.01	1	4	–	8	–
David Martínez Morales Came on as a substitute	26′	1	–	1	1	0.22	0.00	–	2	–	7	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

Seattle Sounders W W D D L

Los Angeles FC W W W W W

Last five league games before this one, oldest first. Select one to open it.

Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Seattle Sounders 0-3 Los Angeles FC, 21 Jul 24 Next meeting: Los Angeles FC 4-0 Seattle Sounders, 15 May 25 All Seattle Sounders vs Los Angeles FC meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.