The Seattle Sounders visit the LA Galaxy on Sunday in their second and final match of the regular season. Here is everything you need to know:
WHEN AND WHERE: Kickoff is at 4 p.m. PT at the StubHub Center in Carson, Calif.
WHERE TO WATCH: The match will be televised on FS1 and YouTube TV.
WHERE TO LISTEN: The match will air on 950 KJR AM and in Spanish on El Rey 1360 AM.
2018 RECORDS AND STANDINGS: Sounders: 13-10-5 (44 points, 6th West), Galaxy: 10-11-8 (38 points, 8th West).
FORM GUIDE (most recent first): Seattle: LWWWW, LA: LLDLD
ALL-TIME HISTORY: The Sounders are 7-9-9 all-time against the Galaxy, including a 3-5-4 record on the road.
PREVIOUS MEETING: Seattle defeated LA 5-0 at CenturyLink Field on Aug. 18. Chad Marshall, Harry Shipp, Cristian Roldan, Raúl RuidÃaz all scored, and a Servasco Carrasco own goal capped the scoring.
STREAK SNAPPED: The Sounders fell 1-0 to the Philadelphia Union at home on Wednesday, snapping their MLS-record nine-match winning streak as well as a 12-match unbeaten run. Seattle previously hadn’t lost since June 30.
The Sounders celebrate Chad Marshall’s goal vs. the Galaxy in August | Jane Gershovich
INJURY CONCERNS: RuidÃaz and Marshall each exited Wednesday’s match early. RuidÃaz has been diagnosed with a right ankle sprain, while Marshall left for precautionary reasons at halftime after hitting heads with a Union player.
MR. 100: Roldan made his 100th Sounders start on Wednesday since debuting in 2015.
PLAYOFF PUSH: The Western Conference continues to be tight, as just seven points separates first place from sixth. Sunday’s match will be a massive six-pointer as the Sounders try and give themselves breathing room and the Galaxy look to claw back close to the playoff line.
SIGI OUT: Galaxy Head Coach and former Sounders Head Coach Sigi Schmid resigned on Sept. 10 after a little more than a year at the helm of the team he coached from 1999-2004. Longtime MLS veteran coach Dom Kinnear has taken over on an interim basis.
ZLATAN 500: Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who did not travel to Seattle last month, scored his 500th career goal for club and country last weekend in a 5-3 loss at Toronto FC. He leads the Galaxy with 17 goals and eight assists.
WINLESS IN SEVEN: The Galaxy have not won in their last seven matches dating back to July 29. They are 0-4-3 in that span.
DEFENSIVE WOES: The Galaxy have allowed 59 goals in 29 matches, second-worst in the Western Conference and third-worst in MLS. They allowed five on the road at TFC last weekend.
