Match Report
The table read 12th (Seattle Sounders, 26 pts) against 4th (SJ Earthquakes, 34 pts), 8 points apart. SJ Earthquakes's recent output lagged their position: 28th on form over five rounds while 4th in the table. Per game in the league, Seattle Sounders were scoring 1.14 and conceding 1.38, SJ Earthquakes 1.77 and 1.5, against a competition average of 1.6 goals per team per game.
Seattle Sounders carried a 5-game unbeaten run into this. SJ Earthquakes's unbeaten run stood at 10, having scored in 10 consecutive games.
8 meetings are on record — 2 won by Seattle Sounders, 3 by SJ Earthquakes, 3 drawn, at 3.63 goals per meeting. The fixture leans high-scoring: 63% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 75%.
Lumen Field staged the fixture, a ground that holds 68,740. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 3-2.
Goal scorers
Seattle Sounders: Albert Rusnák (43'), Jesús Ferreira (55'), Osaze De Rosario (89') · SJ Earthquakes: Nick Fernandez (2'), Preston Judd (69')
Key stats
Possession: Seattle Sounders 63% · SJ Earthquakes 37% · Total shots: 23-11 · On target: 9-3 · Corners: 9-6