Neither the Seattle Sounders nor Orlando City are really having the season they would have hoped for so far in 2023. After a strong start, readers will know that Seattle has had a tough run of things for the last couple months but still find themselves third in the Western Conference on 28 points through 19 games. Meanwhile, Orlando have struggled to string together results, but have shown flashes of their quality recently and sit on a similar 27 points through 18 games, although that tally’s only got them in seventh in the East.
Orlando enter this game coming off of a midweek 2-2 draw against the Philadelphia Union that probably felt like a loss after leading 2-0 at one point, but they’ll be a bit closer to full strength as their international players return from national team duty for this one.