Major League Soccer

Season 2026/2027

Major League Soccer

Seattle Sounders vs Los Angeles FC – Lineups & Match Details

Seattle Sounders beat Los Angeles FC 5-2. Goals: A. Rusnák (90'). Seattle Sounders had 58% possession against Los Angeles FC's 42%. Shots on target: 11-3.

Major League Soccer · Regular Season - 3

Saturday, 8 March 2025

Seattle SoundersSeattle Sounders

5 - 2

Full Time

HT: 1 - 1

Los Angeles FCLos Angeles FC

Referee: Drew Fischer, Canada

Lineups

Seattle SoundersSeattle Sounders3-4-3
A. Thomas26A. ThomasG
Y. Gomez Andrade28Y. Gomez AndradeD
J. Ragen25J. RagenD
J. Bell15J. BellD
K. Kossa-Rienzi85K. Kossa-RienziM
D. Leyva75D. LeyvaM
Joao Paulo6Joao PauloM
P. Rothrock14P. RothrockM
P. de La Vega10P. de La VegaF
D. Musovski19D. MusovskiF
J. Ferreira9J. FerreiraF

Substitutes

17P. ArriolaF
24S. FreiG
5NouhouD
7C. RoldanM
11A. RusnakM
16A. RoldanD
18O. VargasM
13J. MorrisF
93G. MinoungouF
Los Angeles FCLos Angeles FC3-4-3
T. Hasal12T. HasalG
Nkosi Tafari91Nkosi TafariD
A. Long33A. LongD
E. Segura4E. SeguraD
S. Palencia14S. PalenciaM
A. Saldana43A. SaldanaM
M. Delgado8M. DelgadoM
A. Smolyakov29A. SmolyakovM
Y. Yeboah20Y. YeboahF
O. Giroud9O. GiroudF
N. Ordaz27N. OrdazF

Substitutes

18D. OchoaG
24R. HollingsheadD
99D. BouangaF
17J. EbobisseF
30D. MartinezF
6Igor JesusM
5MarlonD
45K. NielsenD
22C. UnderF

Match Events

90'G

A. Rusnák

Statistics

Seattle Sounders
58%42%
Los Angeles FC
1.69Expected Goals (xG)1.29
14Total Shots8
11Shots on Target3
9Corners4
9Fouls11
3Offsides1
91Pass Accuracy (%)87
0Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Seattle Sounders host Los Angeles FC on Saturday, 8 March 2025. The kick-off time is 21:45 local. The fixture is part of the Major League Soccer schedule. Seattle Sounders go into the match 5th in the table; Los Angeles FC sit 3rd. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Seattle Sounders have taken 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 loss. Los Angeles FC have collected 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 2 wins in a row.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 24 Nov 2024: Seattle Sounders 2-1 Los Angeles FC; 21 Jul 2024: Seattle Sounders 0-3 Los Angeles FC; 24 Feb 2024: Seattle Sounders 1-2 Los Angeles FC. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Seattle Sounders beat Los Angeles FC 5-2. Seattle Sounders scored through A. Rusnák 90'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 90 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Seattle Sounders held 58% of the ball against 42% for Los Angeles FC. Shots on target finished 11-3. Expected goals read 1.69 for Seattle Sounders, 1.29 for Los Angeles FC.

Verdict

The win nudges Seattle Sounders forward and leaves Los Angeles FC with work to do. Seattle Sounders sat 5th and Los Angeles FC 3rd before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.