The Sounders will look to go undefeated to close out their five-game home stand when they host CF Montreal Wednesday Night at Lumen Field.
GAME NOTES
The Sounders have won five of their last seven matches (D1 L1) following a 3-0 victory over Sporting Kansas City on Saturday, the club’s third clean sheet in its last six games. Seattle hasn’t kept consecutive clean sheets in MLS play in over a year, since May 2021 shutout wins over San Jose and LAFC.
UNBEATEN HOMESTAND:
The Sounders will look to close out their five-match homestand unbeaten, having already gone 3-0-1 in their previous four contests.
MR. 300: Sounders goalkeeper Stefan Frei recorded his 300th club appearance in Seattle’s 3-0 win over Sporting Kansas City on Saturday. Frei is the third player in franchise history dating back to 1974 to record 300 appearances. Only Zach Scott and Ozzie Alonso have played more matches in Rave Green than Frei.
ROLDAN CONNECTION:
With their assists on Will Bruin’s opening goal on Saturday, Cristian and Alex Roldan became only the third set of brothers in MLS history to record an assist on the same goal. They join DaMarcus and Jamar Beasley for the Chicago Fire in 2001 and Chris and Sean Henderson for the Colorado Rapids in 1997.
CF Montréal’s win over Charlotte was its eighth victory of the season and took it to 26 points on the season. Montreal has only had more wins or points at this stage of one season, reaching 30 points and nine wins after 16 games in 2013.
GOALS GALORE: CF Montréal have scored the most goals in the Eastern Conference (30) and third-most in MLS, but they’re also tied for fourth in goals allowed (28).
MIHAILOVIC MISSING: Montréal will likely be without midfielder Djordje Mihailovic, as he recovers from an injury that kept him out of a United States national team camp earlier this month. Mihailovic was putting in an MLS MVP-caliber season prior to his injury, with seven goals and four assists in 14 matches.
QUICK-STARTERS: CF Montréal have scored five times in the opening two minutes of a half this season, the most in MLS.
INJURY REPORT
CF Montréal
- OUT: Tomas Giraldo (hamstring)
- OUT: Bjorn Johnsen (foot)
- OUT: Djordje Mihailovic (ankle)
Seattle Sounders FC
- OUT: João Paulo (right ACL tear)
- OUT: Xavier Arreaga (left hamstring strain)
- OUT: Raul Ruidiaz (left hamstring strain)
- OUT: Obed Vargas (lower back stress fracture)
- OUT: Josh Atencio (health & safety protocols)
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