New York City FC 1-2 Seattle Sounders — MLS, 18 Oct 2025
Seattle Sounders beat New York City FC 2-1 in the MLS on 18 October 2025 at Yankee Stadium, Bronx. Jordan Morris, Nicolás Fernández Mercau, Jackson Ragen got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, New York City FC have won 3 and Seattle Sounders 2.
Match timeline
- 24'
- 27'VARPenalty cancelled
- 45+2'Foul
- 45+3'Foul
- 45+8'Argument
- Half-time0-0
- 55'
- 55'
- 61'
- 0-161'assist: Albert Rusnák
- 62'
- 62'
- 64'Foul
- 77'
- 77'
- 1-182'
- 84'
- 84'
- 1-287'assist: Daniel Leyva
- Full-time1-2
Player ratings
8.2
Top rated
New York City FC
- 7.2Thiago MartinsD
- 7.2Tayvon GrayD
- 7.2Andrés PereaM
- 7.2Nicolás Fernández MercauM
- 7.0Julián FernándezF
- 6.9Raul GustavoD
- 6.9Jonathan ShoreM
- 6.7Alonso MartínezF
- 6.7Hannes WolfM
- 6.7Justin HaakM
- 6.6Maximiliano MoralezM
- 6.6Kevin O'TooleD
- 6.3Mitja IleničD
- 6.3Máximo CarrizoM
- 6.3Axel OjedaF
- 6.2Matthew FreeseG
Seattle Sounders
- 8.2Jackson RagenD
- 7.6Daniel LeyvaM
- 7.3Alexander RoldanD
- 7.3Jesús FerreiraM
- 7.2Jordan MorrisF
- 7.2Albert RusnákM
- 7.0João PauloM
- 6.9Kalani Kossa-RienziD
- 6.9Nouhou ToloD
- 6.9Paul RothrockF
- 6.9Reed Baker-WhitingM
- 6.7Jonathan BellD
- 6.6Stefan FreiG
- 6.5Pedro de la VegaM
- 6.3Snyder BrunellM
- 6.2Daniel MusovskiF
Line-ups
Seattle Sounders4-2-3-1
New York City FC4-2-3-1
Substitutes
New York City FCPascal Jansen
Substitutes
- 21Aiden O NeillM
- 19Strahinja TanasijevićD
- 30Tomás RomeroG
- 35Mitja Ilenič77'D6.3
- 11Julián Fernández61'F7.0
- 26Axel Ojeda62'F6.3
- 29Máximo Carrizo77'M6.3
- 32Jonathan Shore62'M6.9
- 99Seymour ReidF
Seattle SoundersBrian Thomas Schmetzer
Substitutes
- 19Daniel Musovski84'F6.2
- 14Paul Rothrock24'F6.9
- 15Jonathan Bell55'D6.7
- 21Reed Baker-Whiting84'M6.9
- 26Andrew ThomasG
- 95Osaze De RosarioF
- 37Snyder Brunell55'M6.3
- 39Stuart HawkinsD
- 45P. KingstonM
Team statistics
50%Possession50%
0.65Expected goals (xG)0.84
14Total shots9
5Shots on target4
4Shots off target1
5Blocked shots4
9Corners6
1Offsides4
14Fouls9
3Yellow cards1
2Goalkeeper saves4
-0.06Goals prevented-0.06
491Total passes505
415Accurate passes433
85%Pass accuracy86%
New York City FC
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thiago Martins | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Tayvon Gray | 77 | – | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 7.2 |
| Andrés Perea | 77 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Nicolás Fernández Mercau | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 7.2 |
| Julián Fernández | 28 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | 7.0 |
| Raul Gustavo | 61 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Jonathan Shore | 29 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Alonso Martínez | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Hannes Wolf | 62 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Justin Haak | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Maximiliano Moralez | 62 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Kevin O'Toole | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Mitja Ilenič | 13 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Máximo Carrizo | 13 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Axel Ojeda | 28 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Matthew Freese | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
Seattle Sounders
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Ragen | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 8.2 |
| Daniel Leyva | 90 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7.6 |
| Alexander Roldan | 55 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Jesús Ferreira | 84 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Jordan Morris | 84 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 7.2 |
| Albert Rusnák | 90 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| João Paulo | 55 | – | 0 | – | – | 5 | – | 7.0 |
| Kalani Kossa-Rienzi | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Nouhou Tolo | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Paul Rothrock | 66 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Reed Baker-Whiting | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Jonathan Bell | 35 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Stefan Frei | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Pedro de la Vega | 24 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Snyder Brunell | 35 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Daniel Musovski | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
Recent Form
New York City FCLWLWW
- L04 Oct 25APhiladelphia Union0-1
- W27 Sept 25ANew York Red Bulls3-2
- L24 Sept 25HInter Miami0-4
- W20 Sept 25HCharlotte2-0
- W17 Sept 25HColumbus Crew3-2
Seattle SoundersWWDLL
- W12 Oct 25HReal Salt Lake1-0
- W05 Oct 25HPortland Timbers1-0
- D28 Sept 25HVancouver Whitecaps2-2
- L21 Sept 25AAustin1-2
- L16 Sept 25AInter Miami1-3
Head-to-head
- 03 Jul 19New York City FC3-0Seattle Sounders
- 29 Jul 18Seattle Sounders3-1New York City FC
- 17 Jun 17New York City FC2-1Seattle Sounders
- 25 Jun 16Seattle Sounders0-2New York City FC
- 03 May 15New York City FC1-3Seattle Sounders
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