The Chicago Fire have a midweek game in Seattle. The only thing on the line for the Fire is a chance to finally get a victory at Century Link. They’ve never done it so it would be a nice moment in a difficult season.
Seattle has much more on the line. They are three points out of the final postseason spot with two games in hand on the Portland Timbers. Nicolas Lodeiro has the offense clicking and the team has a little emotional drive after the Sounders announced U.S. captain Clint Dempsey will be out the rest of the year with a heart issue.