Nicolás Lodeiro returns to Seattle as a visitor for the first time tonight. He’ll be facing a Sounders team that will be very interested in getting back on the winning track after a rough couple of weeks, but the Dynamo are possibly in even more need of a result.

A year after finishing fifth in the Western Conference and taking the Sounders to a pair of shootouts in their first-round playoff encounter, the Dynamo are winless through four games with just a single tie to show for their efforts.

The Sounders’ start hasn’t been quite as disastrous — they’re 1-2-1 — but they have a stretch of eight road games in their next 12 after this match and will be keen to pick up points at home.

Notes

Lodeiro will be honored in a pregame ceremony, Jordan Morris will be recognized for setting the franchise record for all-time goals at halftime and Cristian Roldan will be acknowledged during warmups for becoming the all-time leader in appearances among field players.
The Sounders come into this game holding a 13-0-4 all-time record at home against the Dynamo.
The Sounders have only been shut out by the Dynamo once in 28 all-time regular-season meetings.

Absences: Injury, international duty and suspension

Sounders

OUT: Paul Arriola - Knee; Reed Baker-Whiting - Hamstring; Pedro de la Vega - Quad; Jordan Morris - Hamstring; Nouhou - International Duty; Obed Vargas - International Duty

Dynamo

OUT: Lawrence Ennali – Knee; Duane Holmes – Lower Leg; Jack McGlynn – International Duty; Nelson Quiñónes – Knee; Brooklyn Raines – International Duty; Sebastián Rodríguez – International Duty; Andrew Tarbell – Knee

QUESTIONABLE: Erik Sviatchenko – Lower Body

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