LA Galaxy vs Seattle Sounders prediction, odds and how to watch

Austin came to Lumen Field as the lower-ranked side, with three major injuries and one of the worst away records in the Western Conference, and left with three points. The statistics tell one story. The pattern of the game tells another.

SJ Earthquakes dominated possession, created seven big chances, and left Dignity Health Sports Park with nothing. LA Galaxy converted one of their ten shots and held firm. The numbers tell one story; the result tells another.

LA Galaxy head into Sunday's clash against Colorado Rapids in wretched form, having conceded fourteen goals in their last ten MLS matches. The Rapids, meanwhile, have kept four clean sheets in their last five and are in no mood to be generous.

Seattle Sounders have not won in ten completed MLS matches and have conceded 21 goals in that run. Minnesota United arrive with goals in their boots and nothing to fear.

Two teams with nothing to shout about in recent weeks collide in MLS on Thursday. Someone has to win. Neither deserves to.

Colorado Rapids take on Seattle Sounders at home on Sunday, bringing genuine form and defensive structure to a fixture against a side that has not kept a clean sheet in ten away games. The tactical conditions here are worth examining closely.

Minnesota United have not won a home game in their last five attempts, and LA Galaxy arrive in Minneapolis carrying their own structural concerns. This is a fixture that the data suggests could go any number of directions, and the detail tells you exactly why.

LA Galaxy welcome a Seattle Sounders team that has won just once in their last ten matches, but Galaxy's own home form offers little reassurance ahead of this Western Conference fixture.