The final fixture to be played in this round of Major League Soccer sees Seattle Sounders meet Austin FC at CenturyLink Field.
The hosts begin the weekend sitting top of the Western Conference on 17 points while the visitors are down in 11th place with 6 points to their name.
Seattle Sounders come into the match having taken a point in their previous fixture at home against Atalanta United.
Seattle Sounders opened the scoring after only 6 minutes and appeared to be on their way to claiming maximum points but a penalty scored in the 86th minute by Atalanta United saw the away team take a point.
That was only the second time this season Seattle Sounders have failed to win a MLS game.
They are currently undefeated in 7 matches and have recorded victories at home over Minnesota United, LA Galaxy, and Los Angeles, plus away wins at Portland Timbers and San Jose Earthquakes. The only other dropped points came in a 1-1 draw at Los Angeles.
Seattle Sounders are difficult to beat when playing at home and they have remained undefeated in their last 13 home MLS fixtures.
Seattle Sounders have won 11 of those 13 games and have scored 2 or more goals in 6 of their 8 most recent home league matches. In addition, Seattle Sounders have kept a clean sheet in 3 of their last 4 home MLS matches.
Austin FC come into the game on the back of a 1-0 loss at Nashville SC last week and that was their third successive defeat in MLS. All 3 of the defeats have come away from home and in addition to the loss at Nashville, Austin FC have been defeated by Sporting Kansas City and LA Galaxy on the road.
This will be their 7th successive away match in MLS this season and they are yet to play a home game due to the fact their stadium is not ready. This is also their first season competing in Major League Soccer and therefore it is difficult to draw much data on their past performances.
However, we do know they have been struggling to score goals in recent away matches and have recorded just 2 goals in their last 4 away games. Austin FC have failed to find the back of the net in each of their last 2 matches.
Team news and Seattle Sounders have four players unavailable, with Stefan Frei, Jordy Delem, Josh Atencio, and Nicolas Lodeiro on the treatment table.
Austin FC travel without three players of their own as Ben Sweat, Ulises Segura, and Aaron Schoenfeld are injured.
Seattle Sounders will see this as another opportunity to build on their strong start to the season.
We do not expect to see a huge number of goals scored in this game but Seattle Sounders have what it takes to keep a clean sheet and pick up their 6th victory of the season.
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