The Sounders are coming off a get-right feel-good 2-1 win over the Houston Dynamo. The Rave Green erased a 1-0 halftime deficit with two second-half half goals that snapped a five-match winless streak.
Head coach Brian Schmetzer started youngsters Day Leyva and Josh Atencio in the middle of the field for speed and pace. The strategy was spot against the slower Houston Dynamo. Can the two youngsters continue their professional trajectory against a fast and taled Austin club? Austin FC is on a two-game losing streak.
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GAME NOTES
The Sounders snapped a five-match winless run with a 2-1 victory over Houston last Sunday. Seattle will be looking to make it two wins in a row for just the third time this season. Seattle has not won three consecutive games this season.
The Sounders are unbeaten in three matches against Austin FC ( 1w2 d). The two teams met earlier this year in Austin on March 20. The result was a 1-1 draw.
Austin is on a two-game losing streak and has lost its last two road games.
