Major League Soccer · Matchday 23

Seattle Sounders v New York Red Bulls

Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:30:00 UTCLumen FieldMatchday 23

Highlights

Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate

Seattle Sounders 35%Draw 25%New York Red Bulls 40%

Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.

Match stats

Seattle SoundersNew York Red Bulls
52Possession48
21Shots9
6Shots on target4
8Shots off target3
7Blocked shots2
16Shots inside box7
5Shots outside box2
9Corners7
1Offsides0
11Fouls15
1Yellow cards3
0Red cards0
4Saves6
430Passes410
345Accurate passes331

Match events

  • 38′Kalani Kossa-Rienzi → Snyder Brunell
  • 45′Ronald Donkor
  • 45′Jordan Morris → Sebastian Gomez
  • 51′Justin Che
  • 63′Julián Bazán
  • 67′Cade Cowell ← Cameron Harper
  • 67′Jorge Ruvalcaba ← Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting
  • 74′Adri Mehmeti ← David Ruiz
  • 74′Mohammed Sofo ← Emil Forsberg
  • 77′Cristian Roldan → Hassani Dotson
  • 81′Paul Rothrock
  • 84′Paul Rothrock → Paul Arriola

Seattle Sounders · New York Red Bulls

Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate

Seattle Sounders3-5-2
116.5Rusnak
56.9Tolo
76.5↓77'Roldan
136.5↓45'Morris
166.9Roldan
96.5Joveljić
267.0Thomas
146.2↓84'Rothrock
396.9Hawkins
456.5Kingston
856.5↓38'Kossa-Rienzi
New York Red Bulls2-4-3
347.0Horvath
26.6Che
146.6Bazán
76.5↓67'Cowell
116.5↓67'Ruvalcaba
156.5↓74'Mehmeti
486.2Donkor
36.5Marshall-Rutty
166.5Hall
376.5↓74'Sofo

Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate

Seattle Sounders

  • 11Albert Rusnak6.5
  • 5Nouhou Tolo6.9
  • 7Cristian Roldan6.5
  • 13Jordan Morris6.5
  • 16Alex Roldan6.9
  • 9Dejan Joveljić6.5
  • 26Andrew Thomas7.0
  • 14Paul Rothrock6.2
  • 39Stuart Hawkins6.9
  • 45Peter Kingston6.5
  • 85Kalani Kossa-Rienzi6.5

New York Red Bulls

  • 34Ethan Horvath7.0
  • 7Cade Cowell6.5
  • 3Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty6.5
  • 2Justin Che6.6
  • 48Ronald Donkor6.2
  • 16Julian Hall6.5
  • 11Jorge Ruvalcaba6.5
  • 37Mohammed Sofo6.5
  • 15Adri Mehmeti6.5
  • 14Julián Bazán6.6
Seattle SoundersTale of the tapeNew York Red Bulls
3-5-2Formation—
24 ptsTable25 pts
-2Goal difference-11
DDLLLFormLDLLW
35%Win chance40%

Head to head

First meeting

Seattle Sounders and New York Red Bulls have not met in the seasons we hold. Seasons searched: 2025, 2026.

Recent form — Last five, before this fixture

Seattle Sounders

DDLLL
  • vsChicago Fire2-2
  • @FC Cincinnati1-1
  • vsAustin FC1-2
  • vsVancouver Whitecaps0-2
  • @Portland Timbers1-2

New York Red Bulls

LDLLW
  • vsPhiladelphia Union1-3
  • vsChicago Fire1-1
  • vsNashville SC0-1
  • @Atlanta United1-2
  • vsOrlando City3-2

Where they stand — In a 30-team table

TeamPWDLGDPts
Seattle Sounders17737-224
New York Red Bulls19748-1125

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