Seattle leads Houston in the second 45 minutes.
The visiting team arrives exultant to this date, since it has just won, however the home team will seek to return to victory in their stadium after having tied the previous day.
On the previous day, Seattle Sounders tied the game against the San José Earthquakes 2-2. With irregular results in the 4 most recent rounds, the team has 3 wins and 1 loss, in which they have scored 5 goals and scored 11 goals against the rival.
Houston arrives in high spirits after beating Austin FC 1-0. They have won 2 of their last games and tied 2. In those matches, they scored a total of 8 goals and they have scored 2 in their goal.
The game at Lumen Field was officiated by referee Allen Chapman.
Brian Schmetzer fielded a 3-6-1 lineup with Stefan Frei in goal; Yeimar Gómez, Jackson Ragen and Nouhou Tolo on the defensive line; Alexander Roldan, Cristian Roldan, Obed Vargas, Pedro De La Vega, Albert Rusnák and Paul Rothrock in midfield; and Jordan Morris up front.
For his part, coach Benjamin Olsen has decided to stop a 4-5-1 formation, with goalkeeper Steven Clark; Griffin Dorsey, Erik Sviatchenko, Micael Dos Santos, Franco Escobar as defenders; Artur de Lima, Adalberto Carrasquilla, Sebastian Kowalczyk, Amine Bassi and Aliyu Ibrahim as midfielders; and Sebastián Ferreira as forward.
BBC-NEWS-SRC: IMPORTING DATE: 2024-09-29 04:40:02
