SEATTLE SOUNDERS vs. CHICAGO FIRE
CenturyLink Field | Seattle, Washington
Wednesday, Sept. 28 | Week #30 | MLS Game #305
10:30 pm ET (MLS LIVE, CSN-Chicago, JOEtv)
Fresh off big wins over the Vancouver Whitecaps and LA Galaxy, the Seattle Sounders continue their playoff charge with a home game against the last-place team in the Eastern Conference. The red-hot Sounders are currently three points behind the Portland Timbers for the sixth and final playoff spot in the West but have two games in hand against their biggest rival, putting them in relatively good position to sneak into the postseason.
The Fire, who have the fewest points in MLS with 27, will look to play the role of spoiler the rest of the way and build toward next year.
- Jordan Morris netted a pair of goals as Sounders FC won a second consecutive match in a 4-2 victory against the LA Galaxy on Sunday afternoon at StubHub Center. Morris now has 12 goals for the season, the second-most in a single season by a rookie in MLS history; he’s scored in consecutive games with three goals in that span.
- The Fire had their winless run extended to three games, starting a three-game road swing with a 4-1 loss at New York City FC on Friday evening at Yankee Stadium.
- The Fire won the lone meeting between the teams a year ago, a 1-0 win July 11 at Toyota Park, their first win ever vs. Sounders FC in 11 matches all-time in all competitions.
- Seattle won six of the first nine meetings all-time in league play, with three draws, including three victories in a row in the series before the Fire win last year. Sounders FC also won the 2011 U.S. Open Cup Final between the clubs.
