The Columbus Crew has lost five games in a row and recently hasn’t resembled anything close to the side that won the MLS Cup in 2020. The Crew now welcome the team's foes from that MLS Cup Final in the Seattle Sounders on Saturday evening.
Seattle enters the match on a two-game winning streak and are on the top of the Western Conference. These two sides are on complete opposite paths at the moment as Seattle is heating up for a run at the Supporters’ Shield, while the Black & Gold haven’t won in almost three weeks.