Seattle Sounders FC host Austin FC in an MLS fixture with CheckLive naming no favourite, so the win-probability read is unavailable. That makes this a genuinely open contest, and a draw is a real possibility.
Seattle have lost four of their last five, with their only win a 3-0 Leagues Cup victory over Querétaro; they also lost to CD Guadalajara, Toluca, Portland Timbers and Philadelphia Union. Austin's last five include three Leagues Cup wins — over Club América, Puebla and Club Tijuana — but they have lost their two most recent MLS games, to Colorado Rapids and Houston Dynamo.
The sides have met eight times previously, with Seattle winning four, Austin three and one draw. Austin took the most recent meeting 3-1 in MLS, so the key question is whether Seattle can arrest their slide or Austin can turn their cup momentum into league points.
