Whistle and cleats, here we are! We got a little tête-à-tête between Seattle Sounders FC and San Diego FC. Let's dig into the nitty-gritty.
Oh, let's talk about San Diego FC, shall we? Their goalie, CJ dos Santos, might remind you of a brick wall with a 7.36 rating and 12 saves. On offense, they got Anders Dreyer and Hirving Lozano, who with their respective scores above 7.5 and recent goal strikes, would surely give you high hopes. Seems like Jeppe Tverskov has found another fortress in the midfield, given his lofty pass accuracy.
Switching gears to Seattle Sounders FC, our pal Stefan Frei's sitting tight between the sticks with a rating of 7.22 - not much of a wall, but he's got some solid masonry. Team's also seen some stellar performance from Cristian Roldán and Albert Rusnák, a man who seems to be allergic to games without scoring goals, has already netted five this season.
Seattle has reached into their pocket for some bad luck, though. Looks like Daniel Musovski's on our wounded list today and might not be lacing up with the crew.
Looking at their past run-in, San Diego FC dominated the Sounders 3-0. But wait a second, Albert's got a trick up his sleeve here. The recent form sees San Diego is flying with their bull's eye on target, winning four of their last five. The Sounders, not to be outdone, have pulled off three wins of their last five but drew some blushes losing 4-0 to Los Angeles FC.
Here is the magic number zero, as Seattle Sounders FC is favored by almost a full point, which I tell you, is harder in soccer than getting my ex-wife to return my calls.
So, drum roll please! Albert predicts:
Albert's Prediction: San Diego FC by 1