Major League Soccer: LA Galaxy vs Seattle Sounders FC – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Major League Soccer round 25 match between LA Galaxy and Seattle Sounders FC and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

LA Galaxy enjoy home advantage, when visitors Seattle Sounders FC swing by on Sunday for a clash in the Major League Soccer. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

The LA Galaxy enter the game ranked 12 in the Western Conference, while the Seattle Sounders FC are 13 in the Western Conference.

Team form: LA Galaxy vs Seattle Sounders FC

LA Galaxy Form

Showing inconsistent form, LA Galaxy lost two of their past three matches, going down 3-1 against San Diego FC, before beating New England Revolution 2-1. The joy was short-lived, as Vancouver Whitecaps proved too strong in a 3-0 defeat. LA Galaxy managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Major League Soccer. In the remaining four, they drew two and lost two, as they scored five and conceded eight goals.

Seattle Sounders FC Form

Having recorded three draws from their previous three matches without winning, Seattle Sounders FC are on the lookout for a win again. Against FC Cincinnati, they settled for a 1-1 draw, before finishing level with Chicago Fire FC in a 2-2 draw. In their latest match, they once again had to settle for a draw after a 0-0 match against Red Bull New York. Seattle Sounders FC didn’t manage a single away win in their last six Major League Soccer matches, but managed two draws, while suffering four defeats. They conceded nine and scored four goals themselves.

Betting stats for LA Galaxy and Seattle Sounders FC

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that LA Galaxy and Seattle Sounders FC played across all tournaments.

Players in form: LA Galaxy vs Seattle Sounders FC

Having scored just once lately in the Major League Soccer, Maya Yoshida will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Seattle Sounders FC hope Dejan Joveljic can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two Major League Soccer goals in his last six Major League Soccer games.

Betting markets: LA Galaxy vs Seattle Sounders FC

Full-time result

LA Galaxy claimed a modest three wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in three of the games, whilst losing four. Seattle Sounders FC won one of their last 10 games away, drew three and lost six of the games in this run.

Both teams to score

LA Galaxy scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Seattle Sounders FC scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While LA Galaxy managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Seattle Sounders FC kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in six of LA Galaxy’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.8 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Seattle Sounders FC, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 0.9 times goals per game.