The Seattle Sounders are visiting Austin FC on Saturday in their second and final meeting of the regular season. Here is everything you need to know:
WHEN AND WHERE: Kickoff is at 5:30 p.m. PT at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas.
WHERE TO WATCH: The match will be available to watch for free on Apple TV.
WHERE TO LISTEN: The match will air on 93.3 KJR FM and in Spanish on El Rey 1360AM.
2024 RECORDS AND STANDINGS: Sounders: 8-7-7 (31 points, 7th West), Austin: 8-8-6 (30 points, 9th West)
FORM GUIDE (all competitions, most recent first): Seattle: WWWWD, Austin: WLWDL
PREVIOUS MEETING: The Sounders and Austin FC played to a scoreless draw at Lumen Field on March 2 in the second match of the season.
RIDING MOMENTUM: Seattle enters in incredible form, winners of four in a row and unbeaten in its last six matches in all competitions. The Sounders are coming off a 2-1 road win at the USL Championship’s Sacramento Republic FC on Tuesday that sent them to the U.S. Open Cup semifinals.
THE MORRIS AND RUSNÁK SHOW: The Sounders have been buoyed of late by the play of forward Jordan Morris and midfielder Albert Rusnák. Morris, who scored against Sac Republic, has eight goals in his last 10 games, while Rusnák has four goals and six assists over the last eight contests and has earned an MLS Team of the Matchday nod for three straight weeks.
DE LA VEGA RAMPING UP: Sounders Young Designated Player Pedro de la Vega has made two cameo appearances over the last two MLS matches as he works his way back to full fitness following a hamstring injury. He will likely continue to increase his minutes on Saturday.
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JOCKEYING FOR POSITION: The playoff race in the Western Conference continues to be tight. Just four points separate fifth place from 10th.
ATTACKING WOES: Austin FC enters this weekend with the fewest goals scored in the Western Conference (25) and tied for the third-fewest in the league.
ZARDES CRACKS TOP 10: Austin forward and MLS veteran Gyasi Zardes scored twice last weekend to record his 104th and 105th career goals. He moved into the top 10 on the all-time MLS scoring chart.
