On October 30, at 2:00 pm, Los Angeles FC receives a visit from Seattle Sounders at Banc of California Stadium. The match counts for the semi-finals of the Major League Soccer play-off, and the hosts have the complete set, while the guests play without Bruin and Campbell.
MLS is a championship in which we made good money with bets on goals, but the stakes of this match obliges us to be careful. Los Angeles comes after spectacular successes with Houston Dynamo (3-1), Colorado Rapids (3-1) and Los Angeles Galaxy – Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s team (5-3). In fact, the Californians have been empty in each of the last 9 official matches, the last time they managed to escape the unbeaten 4-0 with the San Jose Earthquakes.
Seattle is in good shape, thus qualifying for the play-off semifinals, after 1-0 with San Jose, 1-0 with Minnesota United, 4-3 with FC Dallas (after overtime) and 2-0 with Real Salt Lake City. Therefore, two formations meet, which have offered us balanced matches in recent years. Three of the previous four straight games ended with few goals: twice 1-0 for Los Angeles FC and draw 1-1 at the previous meeting. By the way, the Seattle Sounders have not defeated Los Angeles so far, an aspect worth considering.
However, Sounders is a very experienced team, which has lost only three of the 15 matches played in the elimination phase of the season, so the play-off atmosphere suits the guests. Although Los Angeles has a delightful attack (in which Villa and Rossi shine), it is possible that Seattle’s “greens” will pose big problems to favorites in this live duel.
PREDICTION: Los Angeles FC to win @ 1,43
