Overview

• Seattle cannot move higher than fifth and would effectively lock that seed with a draw, while ninth-place Real Salt Lake can secure a berth with a win or slide out with the wrong result.
• The Sounders are down 11 players, including Georgi Minoungou, Cristian Roldan and Nouhou on national team duty, with Albert Rusnák suspended after a red card.
• Seattle filled roster spots with short-term Tacoma Defiance call-ups Peter Kingston, Sebastian Gomez and Antino Lopez under the league’s extreme-hardship rules.
• RSL will be without midfielders Diego Luna, Zavier Gozo and Braian Ojeda due to the FIFA window, with striker Victor Olatunji listed as questionable.
• Form and venue trends add intrigue, with Seattle setting a club record 37 home goals this season and RSL carrying one of the West’s lowest road scoring totals.