In this week 27 match on the 21st of August, Seattle Sounders will travel to Columbus to battle Columbus Crew in a meeting of these two Major League Soccer teams. In Columbus Crew’s last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Chicago Fire. Luka Stojanović scored the first goal for Chicago Fire in the 77th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Columbus Crew was frustrated by Chicago Fire’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Chicago Fire ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while seattle Sounders is fresh off their 6-2 win against Portland Timbers. Montero Munoz scored the first goal for Seattle Sounders in the 13th minute, then Fredy Henkyer Montero Munoz added another in the 29th minute on a feed from João Paulo. Seattle Sounders is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Columbus Crew won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Seattle Sounders is fortunate enough to have Montero Munoz in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored four goals. For Columbus Crew, their top scorers are Pedro Miguel Martins Santos and Jonathan Mensah, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches.