Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Seattle Sounders 1st with 64 points, Chivas USA 16th with 33, 31 apart. Chivas USA had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 7th in the league over the last five rounds against 16th overall. Against a league average of 1.43 goals per team per game, Seattle Sounders ran at 1.91 scored and 1.47 conceded, Chivas USA at 0.85 and 1.79.
Seattle Sounders arrived on a run of four straight wins, having scored in 8 consecutive games. Defeat had followed defeat for Chivas USA — four in succession. Recent form was uneven: 12/15 points for Seattle Sounders, 1/15 for Chivas USA.
4 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Seattle Sounders 4, draws 0, Chivas USA 0, at 2.25 goals per meeting. History backs the host here — 75% of the meetings won by the home side.
Lumen Field in Seattle, capacity 68,740, hosted the game. Seattle Sounders led 3-2 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 4-2 full-time score.




