The Sounders are hitting the road for San Diego FC with one thing on their mind: a shot at the 2026 MLS Playoffs. Yeah, it’s a remote chance, but it’s *a* chance, and our boys are going to have to win, then cross their fingers that a bunch of other teams fumble their games.
San Diego Is on the Ropes, and We Need to Deliver
This isn’t just any regular season match, folks. For our Rave Green, it’s simple: win or go home, and even then, we need some help. But you know what? San Diego is in an even tougher spot. They’re riding an absolutely brutal eight-game winless run, sitting all the way down in 12th place and five points out of that last playoff spot. A loss for them won’t officially kick them out, but it’ll make their postseason dreams practically impossible. Oh, and San Diego’s Elias Achouri is out with a lower body injury, which can only help our chances. Sounds like a team ripe for the picking, right?
Our Legacy, Their Struggles
Our Sounders are trying to do something truly special. They’re aiming for their 17th postseason appearance in just 18 years. Let that sink in for a second: *seventeen* out of eighteen! No other MLS expansion team has even hit 16. That’s a legacy we can all be proud of. We’ve seen our guys pull off some magic lately too, rocking a ‘DLWWW’ in their last five, showing they’ve got the gas in the tank when it counts. San Diego, on the other hand, is limping into this one with a ‘DDLDD’ record. We’ve got the momentum, they’ve got the desperation.
This is the fourth time these two teams have squared off, and the series is dead even at 1-1-1. This Saturday, October 24th, at 7:30 PM PDT, our Sounders head into Snapdragon Stadium looking to tip those scales and keep their playoff hopes alive. You can catch all the action on AppleTV, or tune into the legendary voices on 950 KJR-AM Seattle. It’s win-or-wait time for the Rave Green, and you know we’ll be watching every single kick, screaming our heads off for our boys. Let’s go Sounders!
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Originally reported by Sounder at Heart.
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