Venue and kickoff
Lumen Field,
800 Occidental Avenue S, Seattle, Washington
Kickoff is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. PT / 8:30 p.m. CT / 9:30 p.m. ET.
Available on Apple TV (MLS Season Pass).
Weather forecast for Seattle, WA (evening): Partly sunny to mostly clear, with daytime highs in the mid-to-upper 70s°F cooling to the upper 50s°F by evening. Low chance of precipitation; light winds expected. Comfortable late-summer Pacific Northwest conditions.
Injury reports
Seattle Sounders FC: Paul Arriola (calf, Out), Pedro de la Vega (quad, Out — likely season-ending), Hassani Dotson (hamstring, Out), Jesús Ferreira (hamstring, Out), Yeimar Gómez Andrade (calf, Out), Jordan Morris (quad, Out), Nikola Petkovic (knee, Out); Cristian Roldan (quad, Questionable). Significant injury list limiting depth and rotations.
Austin FC: Owen Wolff (ankle, Out). Mikkel Desler (Achilles) has been limited/training but status remains monitored.
Current key roster notes
Seattle Sounders FC (coach Brian Schmetzer): GK Andrew Thomas; defenders Nouhou Tolo, Jackson Ragen, Kim Kee-hee, Alex Roldan/Kalani Kossa-Rienzi; midfielders Albert Rusnák (~3-5 goals/assists), Snyder Brunell, Peter Kingston; attackers Paul Rothrock (~5 goals), Osaze De Rosario, Daniel Musovski. Rothrock and Rusnák are primary threats amid absences.
Austin FC (interim coach Davy Arnaud): GK Brad Stuver; defenders Guilherme Biro, Brendan Hines-Ike, Oleksandr Svatok, Mateja Djordjevic, Jon Gallagher; midfielders Ilie Sánchez, Besard Šabović, Joseph Rosales; attackers Myrto Uzuni (~6 MLS goals), Facundo Torres (~5-6 assists), Christian Ramirez, Brandon Vázquez, Ervin Torres (recent first MLS goal). Uzuni and Torres lead the attack.
Key player vs. player matchups:
Myrto Uzuni / Facundo Torres (Austin attack) vs. Seattle defense (Tolo/Ragen/Kim) and Thomas: Austin’s primary creators testing a depleted Sounders back line.
Paul Rothrock / Albert Rusnák (Seattle attack) vs. Austin defense (Biro/Hines-Ike/Svatok) and Stuver: Seattle’s main scoring threats against a side that has struggled defensively on the road.
Midfield battle: Rusnák/Brunell vs. Ilie/Šabović/Rosales — control of possession and transitions will be key.
Set pieces and wing play could decide a potentially tight contest given both teams’ recent form issues.
Recent team forms:
Seattle Sounders FC: Club-record seven consecutive MLS losses (most recent 0-2 home defeat to Vancouver Whitecaps). Still within striking distance of playoff spots but struggling with injuries and results; last home win was in May.
Austin FC: Winless on the road (0-7-3); recent 2-1 home loss to FC Dallas after a solid Leagues Cup run (including wins over Puebla and Club América). Earlier 3-1 home win over these same Sounders in July provides confidence.
Series history
Seattle leads the all-time series approximately 5-3-3 since Austin joined MLS. Most recent meeting: Austin won 3-1 at home on July 22/23, 2026. Matches have often been competitive, with Austin taking three of the last five in some tallies.
Betting trends
Trends favor the home side despite the skid, given Austin’s poor road record, but unders or low-scoring lean possible due to Seattle’s offensive struggles amid injuries.
Seattle desperately needs a result to halt its historic losing streak and stay in the playoff hunt, while Austin seeks its first road win of the season against a vulnerable opponent. Expect a tense Western Conference matchup influenced heavily by injuries and home atmosphere.
MATCH ODDS
Austin FC + 330
Seattle Sounders FC – 145
Draw + 295
Over 2.5 – 175 Under 2.5 + 140
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Tuesday, August 18, 2026
