If the Seattle Sounders advance past Los Angeles FC in Tuesday’s first-round match, they’ll be facing a familiar foe in the Western Conference semifinals after FC Dallas upset the Portland Timbers on Sunday.
The Sounders have faced FC Dallas in four of the previous six postseasons. The Sounders have won three of those matchups, including last year’s thrilling 4-3 overtime win in the first round. The Sounders are 3-0-1 with three straight wins against Dallas at home in their playoff meetings, with the lone blemish being a 0-0 tie in 2014 that was still enough to advance.