The Seattle Sounders are back at Lumen Field tonight after their nine-game unbeaten streak got snapped, and they’re facing a last-place CF Montreal team missing their absolute star player. Yeah, we just lost 1-0 to FC Dallas on the road, but the boys are still sitting pretty in seventh place in the Western Conference. We need to bounce back on home turf, especially against a squad like Montreal.
Lumen Field Bounce Back: Sounders Need to Deliver
Listen, we all saw that streak end. It stings, right? But the Sounders are home now, and it’s time to get back to winning ways. They’ve been on a two-game road trip, and coming home should give them that extra Emerald City push. The good news? Our opponent, CF Montreal, is in absolute shambles. They’re dead last, just two points ahead of Sporting KC in the race for the Wooden Spoon. Seriously, they’ve only scraped together two road wins all year, and their away record in the last 11 games? A dismal 1-9-1. Their recent form is a mirror image of ours: we’re LWWWW, they’re LLWLL. It screams opportunity.
The biggest factor playing into our hands is that Montreal is without their leading scorer, Prince Owusu. This isn’t just a minor absence, folks. Owusu has 15 goals and six assists, accounting for nearly two-thirds of their entire goal production this season! Think about that for a second. That’s like the heart and soul of their offense just not showing up. Plus, they’ve got Brayan Ceballos, Thomas Gillier, Bode Hidalgo, and Dante Sealy all out with various injuries. They’re decimated! And get this, Montreal is actually playing in the Canadian Championship on Wednesday. You know what that means, right? If the Sounders hit them with some early goals, their focus could totally shift to that trophy match, not trying to pull off an upset here in Seattle.
History’s Warning: This Isn’t A Guaranteed Win
Now, before we all start planning the victory parade, there’s a wrinkle in the fabric. Historically, this matchup hasn’t been a walk in the park for the Sounders. Since Montreal joined the league in 2012, this is only our 11th meeting, and our record against them is a surprising 3-6-1. Three wins, six losses, one draw. Against a last-place team, that’s wild, isn’t it? The good news is the last time we faced them, in 2024, we absolutely clobbered them 5-0. Let’s hope that’s the trend that continues.
We’ve got our own injury concerns, too, so don’t think it’s all smooth sailing. Nouhou is questionable with a hand injury, and Pedro de la Vega (quad), Nikola Petković (knee), and Paul Rothrock (hamstring) are all out. We’re gonna need the healthy guys to step up big time tonight and grab these three points.
This is a critical home game, Saturday, October 17th, 7:30 PM PDT, at Lumen Field. We’ve only got four more regular-season games left after this one , two at home, two on the road. Every single point matters right now to solidify that Western Conference spot. Let’s make some noise, watch the boys put on a show, and get this season back on track for a strong finish. You can catch all the action on AppleTV, or listen locally on 93.3 KJR-FM. Let’s go Sounders!
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Originally reported by Sounder at Heart.
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