There are nine games remaining in the 2022 regular season. The Seattle Sounders sit 10th in the Western Conference, but just one point out of a playoff spot and can jump all the way to sixth with a win over the LA Galaxy tonight. That’s been a vaguely familiar storyline for several weeks and will probably continue to be one for the next few.
This Galaxy game has some added importance because they are one of the teams the Sounders will be battling for these final playoff spots. Like the Sounders, the Galaxy have been struggling in recent weeks (although they are coming off a resounding win over the Whitecaps).