In the Western Conference, Los Angeles FC enjoy a four-point cushion over second-placed FC Dallas. LAFC have 29 points from 14 games.
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Los Angeles FC will be keen to maintain the top spot in the Western Conference of the Major League Soccer when they travel to Seattle Sounders. Both teams are heading into this fixture on the back of a good run of form. While LAFC are in the first spot, Seattle currently occupy the seventh place – the final spot for qualification for the playoffs first round. Both teams will be heading into Saturday’s fixture on the back of contrasting results. Sounders won their last match comfortably, however, LAFC had to survive some difficult moments before getting the win.
In the Western Conference, Los Angeles FC enjoy a four-point cushion over second-placed FC Dallas. LAFC have 29 points from 14 games, having won nine, drawn two and lost three times. Barring their two successive defeats to Colorado and Austin, LAFC have been playing quite well recently. They are in good value to hold the top position. In their last match against San Jose Earthquakes, Los Angeles FC had to dig deep before securing a narrow 3-2 victory.
On the other hand, Seattle Sounders are in the middle of an impressive run of form. In their last five games, Seattle lost only once and won the remaining four fixtures. The best of the lot was a thrilling 4-0 victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps in their last encounter. That trouncing win will give them a massive confidence boost ahead of the Saturday match. However, Seattle will be well aware that they need to be at the top of their game to get anything out of the clash against Los Angeles FC.
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Both teams have a few injuries to deal with on Saturday, hence some changes can be expected to be seen in the Starting XI. Seattle Sounders will be without the services of Joao Paulo, Yeimar Gomez Andrade and Stefan Cleveland for the upcoming clash. It will be interesting to see who replaces them in the playing squad. Los Angeles FC also have some injury concerns ahead of their next clash. There are question marks over the participation of their goalscoring machine Carlos Vela. Franco Escobar and Ismael Tajouri-Shradi also have fitness concerns. Besides, Julian Gaines, Erik Duenas and Diego Palacios also have huge question marks over their participation in the upcoming match.
Seattle Sounders possible line-up: Frei, A. Roldan, Arreaga, Andrade, Tolo, Rusnak, Vargas, C. Roldan, Lodeiro, Morris, Ruidiaz
Los Angeles FC possible line-up: Crepeau, Palacios, Ibeagha, Murillo, Hollingshead, Sanchez, Cifuentes, Acosta; Rodriguez, Vela, Opoku
The Major League Soccer encounter between Seattle Sounders and Los Angeles FC will take place at Lumen Field and it will kickoff at 12:30 am IST on June 19, Sunday.
The Major League Soccer matches are televised on different networks in various countries. In the United States, these matches are shown on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Deportes, Fox, FS1, FS2, Fox Deportes, UniMás, TUDN. In the Indian subcontinent, the matches are televised on Eurosport.
