The Sounders earned a win and a draw in two meetings with Austin in 2021. The lone goal over the two matches was scored by Raúl Ruidíaz in a 1-0 Sounders win in Austin in July.
Austin returns home after a 1-0 loss in Portland on Saturday, where it scored five goals in each of its first two matches of the season. Austin has won six of its last seven home matches (L1) including the last four in a row, tied for the longest active home winning streak in MLS (Columbus, including playoffs).
Seattle is winless in five straight away matches (D2 L3), including a 1-0 defeat at Real Salt Lake in its last away outing. The Sounders haven’t lost consecutive away matches since September 2019 with defeats at Colorado and D.C. United.
Despite failing to score against Portland on Saturday, Austin’s 10 goals, which were a record through two matches, is tied for the third-most through three games after Atlanta United in 2017 and Houston in 2016, who each had 11 goals through three games. The most goals scored through four games of a season is 13, set by LAFC in 2020.
All three goals Seattle scored against the Galaxy on Saturday were on set pieces (1 corner, 1 penalty, 1 free kick). Going back to the end of last season, the Sounders last six goals, and seven of their last eight, have come on set pieces (3 penalties, 3 corners, 1 free kick).
