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The Seattle Sounders host LAFC in the Leagues Cup quarterfinals tonight. It will be the second of three meetings across three competitions over the course of about five weeks. LAFC won the first of those matches in league play on July 20, a 3-0 result that was fueled by a Denís Bouanga brace. They will next meet in the U.S. Open Cup semifinals on Aug. 27.

LAFC come into this match dominating the matchup over the past several years. The Sounders’ last win over LAFC was on May 16, 2021. LAFC have gone 6-0-2 in their last eight meetings with Seattle, having outscored the Sounders 13-3.

Notes

Pedro de la Vega (groin) and Raúl Ruidíaz (knee) should both be available off the bench for the Sounders.
Sounders head coach Brian Schmetzer was noncommittal about who would start in goal. He said Stefan Frei remains his No. 1, but Andrew Thomas started the four previous Leagues Cup games.
The winner of this game will be guaranteed at least two more matches in Leagues Cup. They’ll face the winner of Club America-Colorado Rapids in the semifinal and then would get one more match in either the final or third-place match.
If the Sounders win, they’d either travel to play Club America or host the Rapids in the semifinals.
Thunderstorms are in the forecast, but are not expected start until after the game ends. Rain is likely during the game.

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Sounders: WWLWL (3-2-0)
LAFC: WWDWW (4-0-1)

Officials

REF: César Arturo Ramos; AR1: Alberto Morín; AR2: Marco Antonio Bisguerra; 4TH: Adonai Escobedo; VAR: Eric Yair Miranda

Get to the Match

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Sounder at Heart's favorite way to get to the match and beat traffic is by utilizing Seattle's expansive bike lane and public transit network. Getting to a Sounders match on bike is incredibly easy with the club's complimentary bike parking.

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