For the fifth time in seven seasons, the Seattle Sounders will face off against FC Dallas in the MLS playoffs. The roles they’ll be filling are familiar: the veteran Sounders against upstart FC Dallas. Here’s what I’m hoping to see:

Get the first goal

The Sounders were among the league’s best teams this year when scoring first (they’re now 11-0-1) and have historically been nearly unbeatable in the playoffs when they do that (they’re 17-1-0), so doing that again would probably be smart for the most obvious reasons. But there’s an added benefit to that now, especially when facing a FC Dallas opponent who’s and potentially in their own head about this matchup.