Rarely boring, and usually full of talking points, the Seattle Sounders and LAFC established a proper rivalry from the outset of the latter’s entrance into the league in 2018. LAFC memorably opened their existence in MLS with a victory at Lumen, and the Sounders struggled to obtain results in early matches. Of course that all changed in 2019 in “that match,” and since then the teams have by and large been even.
LAFC suffered a fairly shocking dip in form in 2021, leading to their failure for the first time to make the MLS Cup playoffs, and the end of their relationship with former coach Bob Bradley.