A week ago, Seattle Sounders ended a five-game losing streak between the Club World Cup and MLS, beating Austin 2-0 thanks to goals from Jesus Ferreira and Musovski, scored in the first and second halves. The only sour note was the sending off of Baker-Whiting in the final minutes of the game for a clear handball by the young midfielder, who had already been booked a few minutes earlier.
Coach Brian Schmetzer was able to breathe a sigh of relief after a difficult month full of disappointments. The win over the Texans has revived the Rave Green’s ambitions, who are currently fifth in the Western Conference with 29 points and well within the playoff zone. It was also important to turn the page on a Club World Cup that did not bring much satisfaction: the Sounders exited the competition after suffering three defeats against Botafogo, Atletico Madrid, and PSG. However, it wasn’t all bad: despite facing three clearly superior teams, Seattle did not suffer any heavy defeats, losing by no more than two goals and even scoring twice. It was little consolation, but it was something. It is a particularly positive moment for the men led by Frenchman Wilfried Nancy: they are coming off three consecutive wins, all in front of their home crowd, the best possible response after the heavy 5-1 defeat against Inter Miami on June 1. Now they need to break their away duck, where the Crew have not won in four games, losing the last two by a combined score of 8-3.
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Prediction
The Crew are back on track but are less formidable away from home: Seattle, unbeaten against Columbus in their last four home games, should at least avoid defeat. This time, it is very likely that both teams will score.
Probable line-ups for Seattle Sounders-Columbus Crew
SEATTLE SOUNDERS (4-2-3-1): Frei; Kossa-Rienzi, A. Roldan, Ragen, Baker; Vargas, C. Roldan; Ferreira, Rusnak, de la Vega; Musovski.
COLUMBUS CREW (3-4-2-1): Bush; Moreira, Zawadzki, Cheberko; Farsi, Nagbe, Jackson, Lappalainen; Chambost, Gazdag; Rossi.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 1-1