Perhaps a welcome break from league football as LA Galaxy & Seattle Sounders face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the US Open Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for LA Galaxy and Seattle Sounders.
LA Galaxy form and stats
LA Galaxy was eliminated in the quarter-finals last season in the US Open Cup.The Galaxy crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-3 to Colorado Rapids here at Dignity Health Sports Park. The versatile forward Boyd bettered all teammates in that match and was awarded a match rating of 7.42 out of 10. Boyd hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times and had 19 successful passes (of 23 total).
A Major League Soccer defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Orlando City.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how LA Galaxy have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 5 matches with the results: Won 2, drawn 1 and lost 2.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Major League Soccer game versus SJ Earthquakes in only four days. This game is also played here at Dignity Health Sports Park.
LA Galaxy have prepared for this season with six friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these six matches are 2 victories, 1 draws and 3 losses. In these games, Galaxy have scored {9 goals} and conceded 10 times.
Seattle Sounders form and stats
Seattle Sounders was sent out of US Open Cup in the round of 32 last season.Seattle Sounders failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Sporting KC that ended with defeat 1-2. Midfield player Lodeiro was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.42/10. Lodeiro scored one goal and hit three key passes.
Before that, Sounders travelled to Real Salt Lake and returned home with a draw after the Major League Soccer game finished 0-0.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Seattle Sounders playing away and similar expectations, we found 13 relevant matches. Results were 7 Seattle Sounders wins, 0 draws and 6 defeats.
Seattle Sounders have another fixture away in just three days, a Major League Soccer match versus Houston Dynamo. A grim itinerary for the guests!
Just as the home team, Sounders have been through a few friendly games in the intense training period that just finished. The results from these training matches are 1 Seattle Sounders win, 1 draw and 1 loss.
Head 2 Head
Seattle Sounders have not lost in the last 10 fixtures (6-4-0) facing LA Galaxy.One of the stars has been Ruidíaz with 8 goals scored against LA Galaxy in these 10 encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Morris 8 goals |  R. Ruidíaz Misitich 2 goals |  H. Araujo dos Santos 2 goals |
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| LA Galaxy | Seattle Sounders | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Won | W | 2 | 10 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 11 | 5 | Lost | L | 6 | 9 | ||
| 34 | 24 | Scored | S | 14 | 42 | ||
| 41 | 22 | Conceded | C | 18 | 33 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 82% | 88% | ||
| 84% | 93% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 72% | ||
| 60% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 64% | ||
| 40% | 43% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 29% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 36% | 24% | ||
| 68% | 86% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 56% | ||
| 16% | 14% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 32% | ||
| 24% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 24% | ||
| 5.8 | 6.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 5 | ||
| 4.1 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 4.4 | ||
| 2.3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.7 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 14.8 | 16.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 11.5 | ||
| 5 | 6.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 4 | ||
| 25% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 42% | ||
| 12.3 | 12.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.9 | 10.9 | ||
| 4.2 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.6 | 4 | ||
