Columbus Crew vs Seattle Sounders: Will the hosts continue their unbeaten home run in the league?
On September 8 in a regular season MLS match, at the Lower.com Field arena (Columbus), the Columbus Crew and Seattle Sounders will meet.
Columbus Crew is on a roll, the team even amassed a series of eight victories in a row. Wilfried Nancy's guys became the winners of the League Cup, beating Los Angeles 3:1 in the final. In the last match of the regular season, the "crew" also showed their class, beating New York City 4:2 at home. Rossi, Arfsten, Jones and Russell-Rowe scored for the hosts. Columbus Crew is in 3rd place in the Eastern Conference standings, having scored 49 points after 25 games, with a goal difference of 52:24. In the scorers' race, the "brigade" is led by Kucho 13+9 and Rossi 10+12.
On their home soil, the "crew" played 12 matches in the championship, winning seven and drawing four, losing only once. The series without home defeats in all tournaments reaches 11 games.
Seattle Sounders
Seattle is having an average season, with five wins and five losses in a 10-game stretch. In the last game of the national championship, Brian Schmetzer's guys failed to achieve success, losing to Portland 0-1 on the road. Seattle is in 8th place in the Western Conference standings, with 40 points after 27 games, with a goal ratio of 37-32. Morris is leading the scoring race for the "sounders", with 10 goals and an assist.
The Blue-Greens have played 14 away matches in the league, winning 5 and drawing 2, and suffering 7 defeats.
Our Expert Predictions & Analysis on Columbus Crew vs Seattle Sounders
Columbus CrewColumbus Crew is on a roll, the team even amassed a series of eight victories in a row. Wilfried Nancy's guys became the winners of the League Cup, beating Los Angeles 3:1 in the final. In the last match of the regular season, the "crew" also showed their class, beating New York City 4:2 at home. Rossi, Arfsten, Jones and Russell-Rowe scored for the hosts. Columbus Crew is in 3rd place in the Eastern Conference standings, having scored 49 points after 25 games, with a goal difference of 52:24. In the scorers' race, the "brigade" is led by Kucho 13+9 and Rossi 10+12.
On their home soil, the "crew" played 12 matches in the championship, winning seven and drawing four, losing only once. The series without home defeats in all tournaments reaches 11 games.
Seattle Sounders
Seattle is having an average season, with five wins and five losses in a 10-game stretch. In the last game of the national championship, Brian Schmetzer's guys failed to achieve success, losing to Portland 0-1 on the road. Seattle is in 8th place in the Western Conference standings, with 40 points after 27 games, with a goal ratio of 37-32. Morris is leading the scoring race for the "sounders", with 10 goals and an assist.
The Blue-Greens have played 14 away matches in the league, winning 5 and drawing 2, and suffering 7 defeats.
Columbus Crew vs Seattle Sounders facts
- Columbus Crew are unbeaten in their last 7 games of the season;
- The Columbus Crew are unbeaten in their last 11 home games this season;
- Total over 2.5 played in 8 of the last 10 meetings of Columbus Crew;
- One team has failed to score in 7 of the last 10 games of the season involving the Seattle Sounders
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