No team has started the season better than the Seattle Sounders, who are on 24 points through 10 undefeated games. No team is in a worse run of form than the Vancouver Whitecaps, who come into this game losers of five straight.
But this being match against a Cascadia rival means that Brian Schmetzer is not about to overlook Saturday’s opponent.
“Games like this are not easy, because Vancouver is a rival,” Schmetzer said on Friday. “They’re a proud team, they’ll come and fight. They don’t have anything to lose. They can play as the underdogs.