📊 Form Guide
Seattle Sounders FC LLLLLW
Seattle Sounders FC, who won their previous game, will hope for a similar result following the 2-0 MLS victory vs Austin FC.
In that match, Seattle Sounders FC had 56% possession and 12 shots on goal with 6 on target. For Seattle Sounders FC, goals were scored by Jesús Ferreira (45') and Danny Musovski (54'). Austin FC got 11 attempts on goal with 1 of them on target.
It’s been seldom in recent times that Seattle Sounders FC have kept a clean sheet. The facts show that Seattle Sounders FC have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 games, giving up 13 goals in the process.
Columbus Crew LDLWWW 📈
Columbus Crew will go into the clash following on from a 1-0 MLS win to defeat Philadelphia Union in their last game.
In that game, Columbus Crew managed 60% possession and 7 shots at goal with 3 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Columbus Crew was Mohamed Farsi (45'). On the other side, Philadelphia Union got 6 shots at goal with 0 on target.
Columbus Crew have been dangerous up front leading up to this encounter, having scored 11 goals in their last 6 matches. This doesn’t mask the fact that Columbus Crew have been somewhat leaky at the back, having also been scored against in 5 of those same outings. That trend might not be carried forward into this match, however.
🤜🤛 Head to head
Checking on their prior head-to-head meetings going back to 05/05/2018 shows that Seattle Sounders FC have won 3 of these & Columbus Crew 1, with the tally of drawn results being 2.
A total of 15 goals were produced between them in this period, with 9 from The Sounders and 6 netted by The Crew. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.5.
The last league match between these sides was MLS match day 23 on 07/09/2024 when it finished Columbus Crew 0-4 Seattle Sounders FC.
That time, Columbus Crew had 54% possession and 11 attempts at goal with 1 of them on target.
Seattle Sounders FC had 15 attempts at goal with 7 of them on target. Albert Rusnák (45', 67', 70') and Jordan Morris (60') scored.
The match was refereed by Rosendo Mendoza.
📰 Team News: Seattle Sounders FC
Yeimar Gómez Andrade (Muscle injury), Paul Arriola (Cruciate ligament tear) and Kee-hee Kim (Calf injury) will be missing for Seattle Sounders FC gaffer Brian Schmetzer.
It’s our opinion that The Sounders will possibly make use of the 4-2-3-1 system for this game featuring Stefan Frei, Kalani Kossa-Rienzi, Alex Roldan, Jackson Ragen, Nouhou Tolo, Obed Vargas, Cristian Roldan, Jesús Ferreira, Albert Rusnák, Paul Rothrock and Danny Musovski.
🗞️ Team News: Columbus Crew
Columbus Crew manager Wilfried Nancy has to choose a team with limited availability. Patrick Schulte (Injury to abdominal muscles), Nicholas Hagen (Contracture) and Rudy Camacho (Hamstring injury) miss out here.
It’s our belief that The Crew will likely play in a 3-4-2-1 lineup, settling for Evan Bush, Steven Moreira, Sean Zawadzki, Yevgen Cheberko, Mohamed Farsi, Darlington Nagbe, Amar Sejdic, Lassi Lappalainen, Dylan Chambost, Dániel Gazdag and Diego Rossi.
💭 Prediction
We believe that Columbus Crew will have to play well to breach the defence of this Seattle Sounders FC side who we think might well win and very possibly keep a clean sheet.
We therefore see a hard-fought 1-0 advantage for Seattle Sounders FC at the end of the 90 minutes.
Let’s see.
Andre Moura, 20:01 06/07/2025