Seattle Sounders
- Sounders have lost only once this MLS season, winning five of their seven games to sit above Dallas (16 points from seven games) in the Western Conference.
- Sounders boss Brian Schmetzer has made his team hard to play against again after their exit from the Concacaf Champions Cup.
- Schmetzer’s 4-2-3-1 system is well suited to Seattle’s numerous, energetic playmakers like Albert Rusnak, Danny Musovski and Cristian Roldan, the box-to-box engine who was man-of-the-match in their 4-1 home win over St Louis.
FC Dallas
- The visitors, who are playing their best soccer of the season, are listed at 5.66, which seems a bit big for the Texans, who have drawn three of their last six games.
- But that won’t be easy to achieve against Quill’s 3-5-2 system, which employs aggressive wingbacks to overload the wide areas and two strikers to run in behind or hold up play against the opposing defence.
- Quill’s strategy makes Dallas dangerous, but also defensively fragile, as evidenced by their recent high-scoring draws.
Head-to-Head
Seattle have won four of the last five meetings between the two clubs in all competitions, including both games in 2024 .
Key Players
- Schmetzer’s 4-2-3-1 system is well suited to Seattle’s numerous, energetic playmakers like Albert Rusnak, Danny Musovski and Cristian Roldan, the box-to-box engine who was man-of-the-match in their 4-1 home win over St Louis.
- Leonardo Farrington and Jonathan Valiente are both getting assists and goals from advanced positions, while Petar Musa, the team’s top scorer in MLS this term, will be ready to pounce from open play or set-piece situations.
Betting Insights
Seattle Sounders are heavy favourites at 1.62 to beat FC Dallas at Lumen Field in what could be an open, attacking game on Sunday.
Prediction
Sounders are clearly the better side right now and their home record, superior head-to-head record and current form make them a confident selection to edge an end-to-end Western Conference matchup on Sunday.
