The Seattle Sounders start the 2025 MLS Playoffs tonight when they visit Minnesota United in Game 1 of their best-of-3 First Round series. The Sounders enter the playoffs as the No. 5 seed, with Minnesota United just ahead of them as the No. 4 seed. It’s the first time the Sounders have ever been the lower seed in their first playoff round.
In the regular season, the Loons were victorious in both meetings. They won 3-2 at Lumen Field shortly before the Club World Cup break and then won 1-0 in Minnesota. This will be the second time the two teams have ever met in the playoffs, with the Sounders coming from behind to win 3-2 in the 2020 Western Conference final.
Minnesota spent much of the season flirting with first place in the Western Conference, but stumbled to a 1-2-1 finish to fall into fourth. The Sounders enter the match on a three-game winning streak, their longest in MLS play this season.
Notes
- Pedro de la Vega has been declared out for the remainder of the year after undergoing surgery to repair his broken kneecap.
- Yeimar Gomez Andrade and Ryan Kent are both expected to be available after missing the last several weeks.
- The Sounders have an all-time record of 14-3-2 against the Loons.
- In the First Round, all games must end with a winner. If the score is tied at the end of regulation, the game goes directly to penalty shootout. The first team to win two games advances.
Absences: Injury, international duty and suspension
Sounders
OUT: Paul Arriola - Knee; Pedro de la Vega - Knee
QUESTIONABLE: Ryan Kent - Hamstring; Kim Kee-hee - Calf
Minnesota
OUT: Carlos Harvey - Knee
Recent form
Sounders: WWWDL
Minnesota: LWLDW
Kit matchup
Officials
REF: Alexis Da Silva; AR1: Jason White; AR2: Andrew Bigelow; 4TH: Fotis Bazakos; VAR: Greg Dopka; AVAR: Eric Weisbrod
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How to Watch
Match date/kickoff time: Monday, 6:09 PM PT
Venue: Allianz Field, St. Paul, Minn.
Global Streaming English: MLS Season Pass (Tyler Terens & Kyndra de St. Aubin)
Global Streaming Spanish: MLS Season Pass (Diego Pessolano & Daniel Chapela)
English TV: FS1 (Josh Eastern & Jamie Watson
Local Radio: 950 KJR-AM Seattle, iHeartMedia (Danny Jackson & Pete Fewing)
Local Spanish Radio: El Rey 1360 AM (Rodriguez, Maqueda, Tapia)
Is this game available to stream for free? Yes
Will Sounders radio be available as an alternate feed? No
