The Seattle Sounders are aiming to maintain up the momentum once they tackle Los Angeles FC on Wednesday.
Seattle have gained 4 of their final 5 MLS video games and have surged up the Western Convention because of this.
Forward of a visit to LAFC, the Sounders sit fifth within the West, some extent and a spot above Steve Cherundolo’s staff.
Albert Rusnak scored twice in a 3-1 win over the Houston Dynamo final day out.
And he now set the goal of preserving the wave of momentum going.
“There’s a momentum that we’ve been constructing over the previous month or so,” stated Rusnak.
“And it’s our job to maintain that going and take advantage of it.”
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— Seattle Sounders FC (@SoundersFC) Could 13, 2025
Seattle discovered objectives exhausting to return by final season, however have managed 20 objectives in 12 video games this season.
Certainly, over the past 5 video games, they’ve outscored their opponents by 12-3.
“A variety of occasions final 12 months, goalscoring was part of the challenges that we confronted,” stated coach Brian Schmetzer.
“I don’t suppose we scored sufficient objectives final 12 months. So, in preseason already, with the addition of Paul Arriola and Jesus Ferreira and now Ryan Kent, we tried to handle these points.
“You’re seeing among the work we did in preseason now beginning to present up. We’re a greater offensive staff.”
PLAYERS TO WATCH
LAFC – Denis Bouanga
Bouanga has not fairly had as sturdy a season this 12 months as he did final, however he’s nonetheless LAFC’s main scorer in MLS this time period with 5 objectives, and can have the ability to trigger Seattle loads of issues.
Seattle Sounders – Danny Musovski
Musovski has scored in 5 consecutive regular-season MLS matches, equalling the longest single-season streak in Sounders historical past.
The one participant with an extended streak spanning seasons was Raul Ruidiaz from September 2018 to March 2019 (six straight).
MATCH PREDICTION: LAFC WIN
The Sounders have gained 4 of their final 5 matches (D1), together with the final two in a row. That they had recorded simply 4 wins of their earlier 16 matches in all competitions relationship again to the top of final season.
LAFC, although, have gained 12 of their final 15 dwelling matches in all competitions (D1 L2) relationship again to the US Open Cup Ultimate final September.
A type of two defeats got here by the hands of the Sounders in final season’s convention semi-finals.
OPTA WIN PROBABILITY
LAFC – 47.1%
Seattle Sounders – 26.6%
Draw – 26.3%