There is precious little room for error as the Seattle Sounders head into their final three games of the 2022 regular season. It’s almost impossible to imagine a scenario where they qualify for the MLS postseason without getting a positive result on Tuesday against FC Cincinnati.
While this may have felt like a bit of a gimme at the start of the year, FCC has enjoyed an impressive turnaround under first-year head coach Pat Noonan. FCC currently sit sixth in the Eastern Conference with 45 points and already have more road wins (5) than in their previous two seasons combined (4) and just two fewer than they had in their entire three-year history (7).