Seattle Sounders vs St. Louis City

4 May 2025 · MLS · 2025 · Referee Lorenzo Hernandez

Full time 4 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

Albert Rusnák 33’ (pen)
Obed Vargas 61’
Daniel Musovski 81’
Nouhou Tolo 90+1’

Marcel Hartel 29’ (pen)

Match summary

Seattle Sounders came from behind to win 4-1 at home to St. Louis City. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Marcel Hartel put St. Louis City ahead from the penalty spot in the 29th minute and Albert Rusnák equalised from the penalty spot in the 33rd minute. In the second half, Obed Vargas put Seattle Sounders in front in the 61st minute, Daniel Musovski made it 3-1 in the 81st minute, and Nouhou Tolo made it 4-1 from a corner in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Seattle Sounders created 3.86 expected goals (xG) from 29 shots to St. Louis City's 1.04 from 7.

Match stats

57% Possession 43%

29 Shots 7

8 Shots on target 4

8 Corners 0

529 Passes 403

88.5% Pass accuracy 81.4%

16 Tackles 16

9 Fouls 15

3 Yellow cards 2

Key events

Seattle Sounders St. Louis City

0’

O. MellbergManagerArgument

Kick-off

Albert RusnákShot on target

6’

29’

Marcel HartelPenalty

0-1

Alex RoldánArgument

29’

Albert RusnákPenalty

1-1

33’

Obed VargasFoul

35’

41’

Cedric TeuchertFoul

Pedro de la VegaShot on target

41’

Paul RothrockFoul

43’

Half-time1-1

Second half underway

Ryan KentPaul Rothrock

57’

Cedric TeuchertShot on target

60’

Mykhi JoynerTomáš Ostrák

Obed VargasRight foot shot

2-1

61’

66’

Kyle HiebertFoul

69’

Joakim NilssonJoshua Yaro

69’

Simon BecherJoão Klauss

69’

Eduard LöwenCedric Teuchert

Obed VargasVAR: No penalty

72’

Georgi MinoungouPedro de la Vega

76’

Xande SilvaKyle Hiebert

Daniel MusovskiShot on target

79’

Daniel MusovskiRight foot shot

3-1

81’

Jonathan BellYeimar Gómez

84’

Osaze De RosarioDaniel Musovski

84’

88’

Mykhi JoynerShot on target

Nouhou ToloLeft foot shot

4-1

90+1’

90+3’

Mykhi JoynerShot on target

Georgi MinoungouShot on target

90+8’

Full-time4-1

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 3.86 xGSt. Louis City 1.04 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

St. Louis City attacking Seattle Sounders attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Seattle Sounders 4-1-4-1 Starting XI

St. Louis City 4-3-2-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Stefan Frei	90′	3	1	18	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Alex Roldán	90′	2	2	–	6	1	63	–	–	–	–
Yeimar Gómez Taken off	84′	1	3	–	6	2	52	1	–	–	–
Kim Kee-hee	90′	–	1	–	2	2	48	1	–	–	–
Nouhou Tolo	90′	2	1	–	8	3	47	–	1	1	–
Jonathan Bell Came on as a substitute	15′	–	–	–	1	–	10	1	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


Obed Vargas	90′	1	–	63	2	0.25	2	4	7	1	4	–
Pedro de la Vega Taken off	76′	–	–	29	2	0.04	1	–	4	4	–	–
Cristian Roldán	90′	–	–	80	2	0.72	4	–	6	–	–	–
Albert Rusnák	90′	1	–	46	6	0.96	–	–	1	–	–	–
Paul Rothrock Taken off	57′	–	–	20	1	0.31	–	–	1	1	1	–
Ryan Kent Came on as a substitute	33′	–	2	26	3	0.43	2	–	3	–	–	–
Georgi Minoungou Came on as a substitute	14′	–	–	6	–	0.01	1	1	2	–	–	–

Forwards2 players


Daniel Musovski Taken off	84′	1	–	4	2	0.47	0.04	–	2	–	19	–
Osaze De Rosario Came on as a substitute	15′	–	–	1	–	0.56	0.00	–	3	2	2	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Benjamin Lundt	90′	4	4	34	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders6 players


Kyle Hiebert Taken off	76′	–	–	–	–	–	22	1	–	–	–
Joshua Yaro Taken off	69′	1	1	–	1	–	31	–	–	–	–
Timo Baumgartl	90′	2	–	–	4	2	58	4	–	–	–
Jannes Horn	90′	1	–	–	4	–	52	–	–	–	–
Akil Watts	90′	2	–	–	6	2	21	1	–	–	–
Joakim Nilsson Came on as a substitute	21′	–	–	–	–	–	14	1	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Tomáš Ostrák Taken off	60′	–	–	28	–	0.01	4	1	5	1	1	–
Conrad Wallem	90′	–	–	38	1	0.02	1	–	5	3	–	–
Cedric Teuchert Taken off	69′	–	–	8	–	0.01	–	–	2	1	1	–
Marcel Hartel	90′	1	–	59	1	0.02	–	2	1	–	–	–
Mykhi Joyner Came on as a substitute	30′	–	–	3	–	0.00	2	–	3	–	–	–
Eduard Löwen Came on as a substitute	21′	–	–	12	–	0.00	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards3 players


João Klauss Taken off	69′	–	–	–	–	–	–	6	2	9	–
Simon Becher Came on as a substitute	21′	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	1	5	–
Xande Silva Came on as a substitute	14′	–	–	1	–	0.04	–	3	–	9	–

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 D L W W D

St. Louis City L L L D D

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: St. Louis City 1-0 Seattle Sounders, 16 Mar 25 Next meeting: St. Louis City 0-1 Seattle Sounders, 08 Mar 26 All Seattle Sounders vs St. Louis City 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.