The managers B. Bradley and B. Schmetzer are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Major League Soccer league table.
These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Major League Soccer.
One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on grass and that the visiting Seattle Sounders have a different surface at their stadium (artificial turf). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on grass is 11-5-16 (win-draw-loss) from 32 matches. It's quite the trip for Seattle Sounders when visiting Los Angeles FC as the cities are 1800 kilometers apart.
Los Angeles FC form and stats
Los Angeles FC have played 4 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-0-0 (wins-draws-losses). Los Angeles FC has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Banc of California Stadium. We remember; it was Sporting KC.The fans are hoping that Los Angeles FC will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Major League Soccer game against Vancouver Whitecaps. Ahead of that match, Los Angeles FC won a home game hosting Cincinnati (2-0).
The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Los Angeles FC matches with similar probabilities have ended with 1 win, 0 draws and 0 defeats (from one game).
Los Angeles FC are showing their attacking force in their home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (10 goals in 4 games). From these home matches, Los Angeles FC have conceded only 3 goals.
Seattle Sounders form and stats
Four points from two away games for Seattle Sounders so far, meaning one draw and one victory.The supporters enjoyed Seattle Sounders's previous game versus Toronto, a Major League Soccer 3-2 win played at home. Before that, Seattle Sounders secured a home win against Real Salt Lake with the score 1-0.
Looking at the earlier recent performances of Seattle Sounders when being an outsider away as they are today, we find two matches with the visitors losing 1 time, drawing 1 and winning 0 games.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting SJ Earthquakes in just three days.
As for goals scored and conceded in away games so far, Seattle Sounders has managed 4 goals and let in 2 from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last two meetings: 2 - 0 - 0 (Los Angeles FC wins - draws - Seattle Sounders wins).Top Goalscorers
  C. Vela 8 goals / 5 assists |  D. Rossi 6 goals / 1 assists |   R. Ruidíaz 3 goals |
Los Angeles FC missing players
Seattle Sounders missing players
| Los Angeles FC | Seattle Sounders | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 8 | 4 | Played | 2 | 6 |
| 21 | 10 | Scored | 4 | 14 |
| 6 | 3 | Conceded | 2 | 5 |
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 50% | 83% |
| 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | 50% | 67% |
| 75% | 75% | Over 2.5 | 50% | 50% |
| 50% | 25% | Over 3.5 | 50% | 50% |
| 25% | 25% | Over 4.5 | 50% | 50% |
| 50% | 75% | Both teams to score | 50% | 50% |
| 38% | 25% | Clean Sheet | 50% | 50% |
| 12% | 0% | Failed To Score | 50% | 17% |
| 5.5 | 6.5 | Corners For (avg) | 5 | 6.8 |
| 3.1 | 1.5 | Corners Against (avg) | 4 | 3.7 |
| 1.9 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 0.5 | 1.8 |
| 0 | 0 | Red Cards (total) | 0 | 0 |
- Los Angeles FC hasn't played a single 0-0 game.
- Los Angeles FC has scored in all of their 4 home matches.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Los Angeles FC | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 15 | 19 |
| 2 | Seattle Sounders | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 16 |
| 3 | LA Galaxy | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 15 |
| 4 | Houston Dynamo | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 5 | Dallas | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 13 |
| 6 | Minnesota United | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 10 |
| 7 | Sporting KC | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 |
| 8 | Real Salt Lake | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 7 |
| 9 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 5 |
| 10 | SJ Earthquakes | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -10 | 3 |
| 11 | Colorado Rapids | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -8 | 2 |
| 12 | Portland Timbers | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -11 | 1 |
