Both teams in Saturday’s 10 AM ESPN match are coming off of midweek US Open Cup games. New York City FC used most of their best players and lost. Seattle Sounders FC used their USL team and won. That midweek action combined with international play may affect the early Saturday game, but more on the side of the Blues, rather than the Rave Green.
Seattle is tantalizingly healthy and rested for their trip to the Big Apple. NYCFC is 4-1-2 +7 in their baseball stadium. The Sounders are 1-5-2 -8 when they travel.