Introduction [Music] Contents Major League Soccer Columbus Crew versus Seattle Sounders prediction team news lineups preview Columbus Crew and Seattle Sounders lock horns in Major League Soccer for the first time since 2021 with the crew in red hot form and the Sounders looking to bounce back from recent defeats the crew have won their last eight competitive matches across all competitions while the Sounders have lost their last two match preview Columbus have been in impressive form since August culminating in a 3 to1 victory over Los Angeles FC to lift the League's cup for the first time they continued their winning ways in MLS picking up a 1 to zero win over Philadelphia Union before a convincing 4-2 victory over New York City FC last weekend willfried Nancy's men currently sit third in the Eastern Conference with 49 points two points behind second placed FC Cincinnati and 10 behind tabl Toppers inter Miami although they have played two games fewer than both teams their defensive solidity has been key to their good performances conceding just 24 goals the second best record in the league while offensively they are only behind League leaders inter Miami who have scored 62 goals having netted 52 goals in 25 MLS matches themselves the crew have even found the back of the net in every competitive fixture since a three to zero defeat to puka in the conaf Champions Cup Final back in June scoring three or more goals in six of their last seven home encounters Columbus have won nine consecutive matches across all competitions heading into this weekend's Clash including a 4 to1 friendly victory over Aston Villa in Late July however their last meeting with the Sounders at lower.com field resulted in a 2 to1 defeat in stark contrast to the home side Seattle Sounders come into this match on the back of two straight defeats across all competitions the Sounders lost 1 to zero to both Los Angeles FC in the US Open Cup on August 29th and Portland Timbers in their most recent MLS outing after a strong run of six wins and a draw between mid June and mid July Brian schmetzer's side have lost two of their last three league matches leaving them in danger of losing out on an automatic postseason slot with 40 points from 27 match es Seattle occupy eighth place in the Western Conference currently in the first playoff spot behind sixth placed Portland and seventh placed Houston Dynamo due to an inferior goal difference historically the visitors have enjoyed their trips to Columbus winning five games drawing one and losing only three of their nine visits team news Columbus Crew will remain without Reserve goalkeeper Evan push due to a rist injury that he picked up earlier in the campaign coo Hernandez who has been involved in 22 goals this season 13 goals nine assists is expected to start up front alongside Christian Ramirez Diego Rossi who was on the score sheet last time out taking his tally to 21 goal contributions in 25 MLS appearances is likely to start behind the attacking Duo the Sounders will remain without midfielder brilio Rodriguez due to a hamstring injury that is expected to keep him sidelined until midt young Winger Georgie Manu who recently joined from Tacoma Defiance could make his first start after coming off the bench in the last two matches Columbus Crew possible starting lineup Schult morera kamacho amonson farsy nagby maten Dewan Jones Rossi Ramirez Hernandez Seattle Sounders possible starting lineup Thomas aalen Gomez Reagan too Vargas poo C ralen russnak Rothrock Morris we say Columbus Crew 2 to zero Seattle Sounders Columbus Crew are currently on a strong run of form demonstrating both defensive resilience and attack in prowess their combination of solid defense and goal scoring ability is likely to prove too much for Seattle Sounders who have struggled to find the net in their last two matches while conceding goals thanks for your watching don't forget to click the subscribed button and hit the Bell icon for more [Music] [Music] [Music]