The Seattle Sounders and San Diego FC meet tonight heading in seemingly opposite directions. The Sounders come in on a seven-game unbeaten streak in league play and haven’t lost at home in 20 games across all competitions. San Diego are winless in their last eight, having claimed just three points in that time.
The Sounders are also about as healthy as they’ve been in quite some time, with Kim Kee-hee and Ryan Sailor being the latest players to return to full training. San Diego will be missing starting goalkeeper CJ Dos Santos – who suffered a concussion after only recently returning from a facial injury – as well as midfielders Jeppe Tverskov and Lewis Morgan.
Still, the Sounders can’t afford to take San Diego lightly. Most of their struggles this year have been connected to red cards – they have four in league play and seven overall – and they still have one of the best offenses in the league.
Notes
- Paul Rothrock is currently second in MLS in terms of shots per goal (2.8).
- Andrew Thomas has saved 87.8% of the shots he has faced and has allowed .56 goals per game; both are the best marks in MLS.
- This is just the third time the Sounders have played San Diego. They split their two meetings last year, including a 1–0 Sounders win at Lumen Field.
Absences: Injury, international duty and suspension
Seattle
OUT: Pedro de la Vega — Knee; Nikola Petković — Knee; Yeimar Gómez Andrade — Hamstring
San Diego
OUT: Emmanuel Boateng- Lower Body; CJ Dos Santos — Head; William Kumado — Lower Body; Lewis Morgan — Lower Body; Pablo Sisniega — Lower Back; Jeppe Tverskov — Lower Body
Recent form
Sounders: DWWWD
San Diego: LLLLD
Kit matchup
Officials
REF: Armando Villarreal; AR1: Adam Garner; AR2: Kevin Lock; 4TH: Elijio Arreguin; VAR: Guido Gonzales Jr; AVAR: Claudiu Badea
How to Watch
Match date/kickoff time: Saturday, May 9, 7:30 PM PT
Venue: Lumen Field, Seattle
Global Streaming English: AppleTV (Steve Cangialosi, Danny Higginbotham & Andrew Wiebe)
Global Streaming Spanish: AppleTV (Bruno Vain & Andres Agulla)
Local Radio: 93.3 KJR-FM iHeartMedia (Danny Jackson & Brad Evans)
National Radio: SiriusXM FC 157 (simulcast)
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? Yes
Lineups
Highlights will be posted as the match progresses.
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