Overview

• Minnesota enters the match third in the Western Conference, three points clear of Seattle as both teams chase home-field advantage for the playoffs.
• The Loons project a 5-3-2 formation designed to stifle transitions and exploit their throw-in proficiency, which has generated half of their ten set-piece goals.
• Creative midfielder Joaquín Pereyra and forward Tani Oluwaseyi spearhead Minnesota’s attack, combining for 10 goals and eight assists so far this season.
• Seattle arrives without six players—including Paul Arriola, Jordan Morris and Albert Rusnák—forcing tactical adjustments from coach Brian Schmetzer.
• The Sounders have gone 7-0-3 since the Club World Cup and netted a franchise-record 26 goals in their last eight matches, highlighting their red-hot form.