Los Angeles FC vs Seattle Sounders
Los Angeles will meet the Seattle Sounders in the MLS play-offs. This match was held at the Banc of California on Wednesday (10/30). The host has just defeated a mortal enemy so he is more confident.
In the previous round the squad made by Bob Bradley had to entertain LA Galaxy, and surprisingly won with a pretty landslide score, 5-2. Carlos Vela and Adama Diomande scored a brace in this match, while one other goal was scored by Diego Rossi. This is a pretty surprising result because Los Angeles had never won in 6 previous matches against its rivals.
Meanwhile, Seattle Sounders did not encounter significant challenges when meeting with Real Salt Lake. They won 2-0 through the efforts of Gustav Svensson (64 ‘) and Nicolas Lodeiro (81’). The host did appear so effective with 10 shots on target from 38% possession, while the visitors were only able to reply once.
The same tactic could have been applied to tomorrow’s match, especially this time appearing at home to the enemy. In particular, the Seattle Sounders does keep a history of sagging against Los Angeles with 4 straight matches without a win, 3 defeats. Furthermore, they will also arrive with a bad away record of only 2 wins since August, while the remaining 1 draw and 3 defeats.
The weakness will be used by Los Angeles to continue the positive trend in California where LA Galaxy is the third guest in a row to fall there, following the Houston Dynamo and Colorado Rapids who first lost an identical score, 3-1. The size of the score printed by Los Angeles is certainly a concern for the Seattle Sounders to improve the bad tradition of the host.
Our Prediction: Over 2.5
Odds: 1.42