The Seattle Sounders will be attempting to bounce back from one of the worst losses in franchise history and will be facing an Austin FC opponent who are also in pretty bad shape. Austin FC is currently riding a three-game losing streak, are sitting 14th in the 15-team Western Conference table and are being run by a interim manager after head coach Nico Estevez and sporting director Rodolfo Burrell were fired in mid-May.
The Sounders have historically been pretty good at Q2 Stadium, too, holding a 3–1–1 road advantage and a 5–2–3 record overall.
Notes
- Kickoff was delayed an hour from the originally scheduled start time to to high temperatures in the Austin area.
- The Sounders are one win away from 100 road wins in their MLS history.
- Nouhou will make his 300th career appearance across all-competition if he plays in tonight's game.
- Brian Schmetzer is currently two wins away from 150 career MLS wins, a feat only reached by eight other coaches in history.
- Tacoma Defiance centerback Gallatin Sandnes has joined the Sounders on a short-term loan.
Absences: Injury, international duty and suspension
Sounders
OUT: Pedro de la Vega — Knee; Kim Kee-hee — Hamstring; Jordan Morris — Quad; Nikola Petković — Knee; Alex Roldan — Hip; Cristian Roldan — Quad
QUESTIONABLE: Yeimar Gómez Andrade — Hamstring; Ryan Sailor — Hamstring
Austin FC
OUT: Jon Bell — Pubis; Mikkel Desler — Achilles
Recent form
Sounders: LLLWD
Austin: LLLDW
Kit matchup
Officials
REF: Ricardo Montero Araya; AR1: Stefan Tanaka-Freundt; AR2: Brian Dunn; 4TH: Elton Garcia; VAR: Younes Marrakchi; AVAR: Melissa Beck
How to Watch
Match date/kickoff time: Wednesday, July 22, 6:30 PM PT
Venue: Q2 Stadium, Austin
Global Streaming English: MLS Season Pass (Evan Eston & Sacha Kljestan)
Global Streaming Spanish: MLS Season Pass (Alejandro Figueredo & Tony Cherchi)
Local Radio: 950 KJR-AM Seattle, iHeartMedia (Danny Jackson & Steve Zakuani)
Local Spanish Radio: El Rey 1360 AM (Rodriguez, Maqueda, Tapia)
Is this game available to stream for free? No
Will Sounders radio be available as an alternate feed? No
Lineups
Highlights will be posted as the match progresses.
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