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Major League SoccerSeason 2025

New York City FC vs Seattle Sounders

18 October 2025 at 23:00Yankee Stadium, Bronx
Referee: Chris Penso

Match Summary

Seattle Sounders defeated New York City FC 2:1. The match was played in Major League Soccer 2025. Goals were scored by J. Morris 61′, N. Mercau 82′, J. Ragen 87′. 4 yellow cards were shown. New York City FC had 50% possession while Seattle Sounders held 50%. New York City FC had 14 shots (5 on target) compared to 9 (4 on target) for Seattle Sounders. Expected goals: New York City FC 0.65 — Seattle Sounders 0.84. New York City FC made 5 substitutions, Seattle Sounders made 5. VAR was involved: Penalty cancelled (Jordan Morris 27′).

Match Events

Key match events between New York City FC and Seattle Sounders — 3 goals and 4 cards recorded during the match.

Kick Off
24′
P. de La VegaP. Rothrock
VAR
27′Penalty cancelled
Half Time
55′
A. RoldanJ. Bell
55′
Joao PauloS. Brunell
M. MoralezJ. Fernandez
61′
61′
J. Morris

assist: A. Rusnak

Raul GustavoJ. Shore
62′
H. WolfA. Ojeda
62′
A. PereaM. Carrizo
77′
T. GrayM. Ilenic
77′
84′
J. MorrisD. Musovski
84′
J. FerreiraR. Baker-Whiting
87′
J. Ragen

assist: D. Leyva

Full Time

Rivalry since 2015

New York City FC vs Seattle Sounders Head to Head Results· 7

New York City FC and Seattle Sounders have met 7 times — New York City FC won 3, Seattle Sounders won 3, with 1 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2015. A combined 22 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 3.14 per match (11 for the home side, 11 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 5 matches (71%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 5 games (71%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 3–1 in 2022.

Total goals
22 · 3.1/match
Both scored
5/7 · 71%
Over 2.5
5/7 · 71%

Statistics are for informational purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

API data: 11 May 2026