SEATTLE SOUNDERS vs. MONTREAL IMPACT
CENTURYLINK FIELD, Seattle, Washington
APRIL 2, 2016 (WEEK 5, MLS GAME #39)
10 pm ET (MLS LIVE, Q13 FOX, TVA Sports)
A pair of clubs which find themselves at opposite ends of their conference tables meet when Seattle Sounders FC take on the Montréal Impact on Saturday evening at CenturyLink Field. Sounders FC have opened a season with three straight losses for the first time in their MLS history, their last match a 2-1 home defeat by Vancouver Whitecaps FC. The Impact are tied for the lead atop the Eastern Conference, losing for the first time in 2016 last time out in a 2-0 defeat at FC Dallas.
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- Sounders FC have opened a season with three consecutive losses for the first time in their MLS history, following their 2-1 home loss to Vancouver Whitecaps FC on March 19 – their fourth consecutive loss at CenturyLink Field to their Cascadia rivals. Sounders FC have opened a season with a four-game winless streak on two occasions in MLS (2011, 2013).
- The Impact saw their perfect start to the 2016 season come to an end last time out, suffering a 2-0 loss at FC Dallas on March 19.
- The Impact won the only meeting between the teams a year ago, a 1-0 win July 25 at Stade Saputo, their third win in four meetings all-time in the series. The Impact have won both meetings all-time at Stade Saputo.
- The Impact have won the only meeting between the clubs at CenturyLink Field, a 1-0 victory March 2, 2013. The lone Sounders FC win in the series came in a 2-0 win, March 23, 2014 at Olympic Stadium in Montréal.
REFEREE: Kevin Stott. AR1 (bench): Jeff Hosking; AR2 (opposite): James Conlee; 4th: Baldomero Toledo
MLS Career: 277 games; FC/gm: 25.5; Y/gm: 3.3; R: 69; pens: 72
SUSPENDED: none
DISABLED LIST: SEA: Roman Torres
INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none
HEAD-TO-HEAD
ALL-TIME MLS REGULAR SEASON (4 meetings): Sounders FC 1 win, 3 goals … Impact 3 wins, 6 goals … Ties 0
AT SEATTLE (1 meeting): Sounders FC 0 wins, 0 goals … Impact 1 win, 1 goal … Ties 0
LAST YEAR (MLS):
7/25: MTL 1, SEA 0 (Ciman 88)
- This is the only league meeting between the teams this season.
- The Impact won the only meeting between the teams a year ago, a 1-0 win July 25 at Stade Saputo, their third win in four meetings all-time in the series. The Impact have won both meetings all-time at Stade Saputo.
- The Impact have won the only meeting between the clubs at CenturyLink Field, a 1-0 victory March 2, 2013. The lone Sounders FC win in the series came in a 2-0 win, March 23, 2014 at Olympic Stadium in Montréal.
COACH RECORDS:
Sigi Schmid vs. MTL: P4 W1 L3 D0
Mauro Biello vs. SEA: first game
