Seattle leads Best of 3 Series 1-0
FC Dallas has lost only one of its last 13 home matches against the Seattle Sounders FC (W8 D4) dating back to late 2014. FC Dallas has never lost a home playoff match to the Seattle Sounders FC (W2 D1), including winning the last two postseason meetings at Toyota Stadium in 2015 and 2016.
FC Dallas is unbeaten in 10 straight home matches (W3 D7), though the last five have been draws. FC Dallas has lost only one of its last 20 home matches against Western Conference opponents in all competitions (W11 D8) dating back to the beginning of July 2022 (0-1 vs. Minnesota United FC on February 25).
The Seattle Sounders FC are unbeaten in six straight road matches in all competitions (W3 D3), including a 1-1 draw at FC Dallas in September. Including playoffs, the Seattle Sounders FC have only one longer road unbeaten run in MLS play in club history: a seven-match stretch in July-September 2018 (W5 D2).
There are usually goals in playoff matches in Dallas, with FC Dallas keeping just two clean sheets and being shut out only twice in 24 all-time home matches in the MLS Cup Playoffs. FC Dallas has scored and conceded in its last seven home playoff games, with all of them being decided by one goal or drawn.
Jordan Morris recorded his 10th postseason goal contribution (7 goals, 3 assists) in the Seattle Sounders FC’s win on Monday, third on the Seattle Sounders FC’s behind Nicolas Lodeiro (19 and Raul Ruidiaz (15). The Seattle Sounders FC are the second team in MLS history to have three players to record at least 10 playoff goal contributions (Los Angeles Galaxy – 5).
