Seattle Sounders vs St. Louis City

9 April 2023 · MLS · 2023

Full time 3 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Josh Atencio 65’
  • Raúl Ruidíaz 71’
  • Jakob Nerwiński 89’ (og)

Match summary

Seattle Sounders won comfortably, 3-0 at home to St. Louis City. It was goalless at half-time.

Josh Atencio put Seattle Sounders ahead in the 65th minute, Raúl Ruidíaz made it 2-0 in the 71st minute, and Nerwiński's own goal made it 3-0 from a corner in the 89th minute.

The chances backed that up: Seattle Sounders created 1.75 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to St. Louis City's 0.65 from 9.

Key events

Seattle Sounders St. Louis City
Kick-off
6’
Lucas BartlettOff the ball foul
Josh AtencioShot on target
14’
Cristian RoldánShot on target
24’
27’
John NelsonShot on target
Yeimar GómezFoul
37’
Albert RusnákShot on target
38’
Léo ChúShot on target
44’
Half-time0-0
Second half underway
Raúl RuidíazLéo Chú
61’
64’
Njabulo BlomMiguel Perez
Josh AtencioRight foot shot1-0 (Seattle Sounders)
65’
Raúl RuidíazRight foot shot2-0 (Seattle Sounders)
71’
74’
Samuel AdeniranNicholas Gioacchini
74’
Tomáš OstrákEduard Löwen
74’
Isak JensenLucas Bartlett
78’
Celio PompeuNjabulo Blom
HéberAlex Roldán
82’
84’
Tim ParkerFoul
Jakob NerwińskiOwn goal3-0 (Seattle Sounders)
89’
Obed VargasJosh Atencio
90’
90+2’
Shot on target
Full-time3-0

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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.75 0.65 65’ Josh Atencio (Seattle Sounders), 1-0 65’ 71’ Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders), 2-0 71’ 89’ Jakob Nerwiński (Seattle Sounders) own goal, 3-0 89’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.75 0.65 65’ Josh Atencio (Seattle Sounders), 1-0 Atencio 65’ 71’ Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders), 2-0 Ruidíaz 71’ 89’ Jakob Nerwiński (Seattle Sounders) own goal, 3-0 Nerwiński 89’
Seattle Sounders 1.75 xGSt. Louis City 0.65 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 St. Louis City attacking Seattle Sounders attacking 
71’ Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders), open play, 0.80 xG, goal 67’ Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders), open play, 0.52 xG, off target 16’ João Klauss (St. Louis City), open play, 0.23 xG, hit the woodwork 50’ João Klauss (St. Louis City), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 20’ Nicholas Gioacchini (St. Louis City), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 24’ Cristian Roldán (Seattle Sounders), from a corner, 0.09 xG, saved 20’ Nicholas Gioacchini (St. Louis City), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 85’ Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 41’ Indiana Vassilev (St. Louis City), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 44’ Léo Chú (Seattle Sounders), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 85’ Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 14’ Josh Atencio (Seattle Sounders), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 38’ Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 65’ Josh Atencio (Seattle Sounders), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 90+2’ Unknown (St. Louis City), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 58’ Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 90+4’ Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 27’ John Nelson (St. Louis City), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 29’ Miguel Perez (St. Louis City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 52’ Josh Atencio (Seattle Sounders), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 89’ Jakob Nerwiński (St. Louis City), own goal 71’ Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders), open play, 0.80 xG, goal 67’ Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders), open play, 0.52 xG, off target 16’ João Klauss (St. Louis City), open play, 0.23 xG, hit the woodwork 50’ João Klauss (St. Louis City), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 24’ Cristian Roldán (Seattle Sounders), from a corner, 0.09 xG, saved 20’ Nicholas Gioacchini (St. Louis City), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 20’ Nicholas Gioacchini (St. Louis City), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 85’ Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 41’ Indiana Vassilev (St. Louis City), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 44’ Léo Chú (Seattle Sounders), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 85’ Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 14’ Josh Atencio (Seattle Sounders), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 38’ Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 65’ Josh Atencio (Seattle Sounders), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 90+2’ Unknown (St. Louis City), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 58’ Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 90+4’ Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 27’ John Nelson (St. Louis City), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 29’ Miguel Perez (St. Louis City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Eduard Löwen (St. Louis City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 52’ Josh Atencio (Seattle Sounders), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 89’ Jakob Nerwiński (St. Louis City), own goal
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Lineups

Seattle Sounders 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Frei
Tolo
Gómez
Ragen
Roldán 82’
Atencio 90’
Roldán
Chú 61’
Lodeiro
Rusnák
Morris
St. Louis City 5-3-2 Starting XI
Bürki
Nelson
Nerwiński
Bartlett 74’
Parker
Hiebert
Vassilev
Löwen 74’
Perez 64’
Gioacchini 74’
Klauss

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Stefan Frei
90′ 2 0 23 1 – – – –
Defenders5 players
Alex Roldán Taken off
82′ 2 3 – 8 1 56 – – – –
Yeimar Gómez
90′ 1 3 1 6 5 60 1 – –
Jackson Ragen
90′ 4 3 – 8 2 64 1 – – –
Nouhou Tolo
90′ 4 – – 10 1 66 – – – –
Héber Came on as a substitute
8′ 2 – – 3 – 5 – – – –
Midfielders6 players
Albert Rusnák
90′ – – 68 2 0.03 1 – 2 1 – –
Josh Atencio Taken off
89′ 1 – 66 1 0.04 3 4 8 – – –
Cristian Roldán
90′ – – 46 – 0.05 – – 2 1 – –
Nicolás Lodeiro
90′ – 1 55 2 0.14 3 3 8 – 2 –
Léo Chú Taken off
61′ – – 16 – 0.14 – – 1 1 1 –
Raúl Ruidíaz Came on as a substitute
29′ 1 – 13 2 0.21 – – 1 1 – –
Forwards1 player
Jordan Morris
90′ – – 1 – 0.52 0.00 – 3 2 18 –
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

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Previous and next meeting

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.