Over the past two years, the San Jose Earthquakes have held the lead in the series against the Seattle Sounders, with two wins, two draws and one loss. Though both teams have had a slower start to the season, the Seattle Sounders have gone undefeated in their last three games and will hope to keep that going against a San Jose side that has are going on two consecutive losses. On the other hand, the Earthquakes will look to get back to winning ways after winning the first two games of the season and then failing to get a result since.