Undefeated through seven games, the Seattle Sounders are officially off to the best start in franchise history. They can put an exclamation point on that by beating expansion side Austin FC on Sunday. A win would also catapult them into the top 10 all-time best starts in MLS history.
The matchup does seem to favor the Sounders, pretty decisively. Austin FC ranks at the bottom of the Western Conference and second-to-last in the league with an expected goal-difference of -5.2 per 90 minutes. The Sounders, meanwhile, are second in the West and fourth overall at +.