The math may still suggest the Seattle Sounders have too much room for error to call tonight’s match against Orlando City SC a literal “must-win”, but it’s getting achingly close to that. The Sounders currently sit four points out of the final playoff spot and could find themselves as far as six out after tonight’s game if other results around the league go poorly. At the very least, the Sounders need a point just to keep some sort of basic positivity going.
The good news is that they’ve enjoyed a fair amount of historical success against Orlando, going 4-0-1 against them, including 2-0-0 on the road.