Only a few weeks removed from climbing as high as fourth in the Western Conference standings, the Seattle Sounders are currently riding a three-game losing streak and a stretch of five games in which they’ve lost four, which includes a scoreless run that has stretched to 300 minutes. Saturday’s home game against the Colorado Rapids might not be a literal must-win, but it’s pretty darn close if the Sounders have any hopes of salvaging this regular season.
The Rapids come into this game having just snapped a six-game winless run of their own, beating the LA Galaxy 2-0 at home last week behind goals from Diego Rubio and Gyasi Zardes.