WHITECAPS 2, SOUNDERS 3: Immediately after a Whitecaps red card, Yeimar Gomez Andrade scored after Léo Chú’s shot was saved and rebounded directly to him. Yeimar’s left-footed shot easily found the back of the net.

WHITECAPS 2, SOUNDERS 2: Léo Chú got his second goal of the night, again off set-piece and again off a Jackson Ragen headed assist. This time, Nicolás Lodeiro played in a free kick that Ragen played across the goal for Chú to finish easily.

WHITECAPS 2, SOUNDERS 1: Ryan Gauld scored a classic Route 1 goal, putting away a chance that started with a goal-kick that Brian White flicked forward. Gauld then split two Sounders defenders and beat Cleveland with a well-placed shot.

WHITECAPS 1, SOUNDERS 1: Léo Chú scored his second goal of the season, kneeing in a shot that Jackson Ragen headed toward goal off a Nicolás Lodeiro corner. It was the first goal the Sounders had scored off a corner since the first game of the season.

WHITECAPS 1, SOUNDERS 0: Ranko Veselinovic scored from a header off a Ryan Gauld free kick, easily beating Stefan Cleveland to the far post in the 24th minute.

LINEUPS: Stefan Cleveland will start in place of Stefan Frei, who is out with a concussion, while Alex Roldán returns after missing the last three games while on international duty.

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The last time the Seattle Sounders went on the road to play the Vancouver Whitecaps, things did not go well. The Sounders lost that meeting, 2-0, turning in arguably their most uninspired performance of the season. For a team that’s used to dominating their northern rivals, it had to be at least a little humbling.

Today’s game is potentially pivotal for the Sounders. Can they regain the upper hand in this rivalry and kickstart a strong run into the Leagues Cup break, or will they limp to the finish line as they await reinforcements?

Notes

• The Sounders are 0-2-2 at BC Place since their last win there in 2018. That includes a 2-0 loss there earlier this year and a 2-1 loss late last year. It’s the first time since 2014 that the Whitecaps have beaten the Sounders twice in a row.
• This will the 150th all-time meeting between these two teams, dating to both of their founding in 1974.
• Nicolás Lodeiro has seven goals and seven assists in 13 career appearances against the Whitecaps. He’s the only player in MLS with 7+ goals and 7+ assists against a single opponent since 2016.
• With his next start, Nouhou will pass Chad Marshall for most starts by a defender in Sounders history.

Absences: Injury, international duty and suspension

Seattle

OUT: Xavier Arreaga (R quad strain); Ethan Dobbelaere (R hamstring strain); Stefan Frei (concussion protocol); Sota Kitahara (R quad strain); Jordan Morris (International duty); Cristian Roldan (International duty); Kelyn Rowe (R quad strain)

Vancouver

QUESTIONABLE: Andrés Cubas (hamstring strain); Russell Teibert (L knee pain); Tristan Blackmon (R heel contusion); Brian White (hip strain)

OUT: Ali Ahmed (International duty); Javain Brown (International duty); Julian Gressel (International duty)

Officials

REF: Ramy Touchan; AR1: Stefan Tanaka-Freundt; AR2: Diego Blas; 4TH: Renzo Villanueva; VAR: Victor Rivas; AVAR: Craig Lowry

How to Watch

Match date/kickoff time: Saturday, 7:39 PM PT

Venue: BC Place, Vancouver, B.C.

Global Streaming English: MLS Season Pass (Blake Price & Paul Dolan)

Global Streaming Spanish: MLS Season Pass (Adrian Garcia Marquez & Francisco Pinto)

Local Radio: 93.3 KJR-FM Seattle, iHeartMedia (Danny Jackson & Pete Fewing)

Local Spanish Radio: El Rey 1360 AM (Rodriguez, Maqueda, Tapia)

Is this game available to stream for free? N

Will Sounders radio be available as an alternate feed? N

Lineups

Highlights will be posted as the match progresses.

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