WHITECAPS 0, SOUNDERS 3: Paul Rothrock slides home a shot coming off the left wing, his 8th goal across all-competitions this year. Albert Rusnák picks up his 15th assist of the season on the play, a new career high.

WHITECAPS 0, SOUNDERS 2: Albert Rusnák converts a penalty that was drawn by Paul Rothrock, his ninth goal of the season.

WHITECAPS 0, SOUNDERS 1: Georgi Minoungou scored his first MLS goal, tapping in a shot off his groin after Jordan Morris put it on a platter for him off a header.

LINEUPS: The Sounders are rolling out virtually the same lineup they used in Saturday’s win over the Houston Dynamo with the exception of Georgi Minoungou in Pedro de la Vega’s spot. The Whitecaps, meanwhile, made three changes from the weekend. They are also missing Designated Players Stuart Armstrong and Ryan Gauld, as well as Canada international Ali Ahmed.

Rarely has a match between the Seattle Sounders and Vancouver Whitecaps had more on the line than tonight’s meeting. In addition to being a pivotal match in the Cascadia Cup, the rivals are both locked in a battle for home-field advantage for the first round of the MLS Cup Playoffs. The two teams are separated by just three points in the Western Conference standings.

As things stand now, the Whitecaps can clinch the Cascadia Cup with a win. The Sounders, who have one more Cascadia Cup match remaining, will need to win this game to keep their hopes of claiming the regional trophy alive.

Both teams are coming off weekend matches and will be on short rest. The Sounders beat the Houston Dynamo 1-0, while the Whitecaps tied the Portland Timbers 1-1.

The Whitecaps’ fixture congestion is a bit more intense, though, as this will be their sixth match in 18 days. They’ve gone 1-1-3 in the previous five, which includes a shootout win over Toronto FC in the Canadian Championship. The Sounders, meanwhile, have only played three matches in the same time.

Notes

• The Whitecaps currently sit atop the Cascadia Cup standings with 8 points, the Timbers are second with 7 and the Sounders are third with 4.
• This is the 153rd time the Sounders and Whitecaps have faced off in competition, the most of any two U.S.- or Canada-based teams. The Sounders lead the all-time series 73-53-27.
• The Sounders have a record of 8-5-6 in Vancouver during the MLS era.
• The Whitecaps have a 1-0-1 advantage in the two previous meetings this year, which were both in Seattle.

Absences: Injury, international duty and suspension

Seattle

OUT: João Paulo - Calf

QUESTIONABLE: Raúl Ruidíaz - Knee

Whitecaps

OUT: Max Anchor - Finger; Stuart Armstrong - Calf

QUESTIONABLE: Ali Ahmed - Quad; Ryan Gauld - Knee

Recent form

Sounders: WDWLW (3-1-1)
Whitecaps: DLDWD (1-1-3)

Kit matchup

Officials

REF: Chris Penso; AR1: Walt Heatherly; AR2: Kevin Lock; 4TH: Renzo Villanueva; VAR: Jose Carlos Rivero; AVAR: TJ Zablocki

How to Watch

Match date/kickoff time: Wednesday, 7:30 PM PT

Venue: BC Place, Vancouver, B.C.

Global Streaming English: MLS Season Pass (Blake Price & Paul Dolan)

Global Streaming Spanish: MLS Season Pass (Adrian Garcia Marquez & Francisco Pinto)

Local Radio: 950 KJR-AM Seattle, iHeartMedia (Danny Jackson & Brad Evans)

Local Spanish Radio: El Rey 1360 AM (Rodriguez, Maqueda, Tapia)

Is this game available to stream for free? No

Will Sounders radio be available as an alternate feed? No

Lineups

Highlights will be posted as the match progresses.

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