Seattle Sounders FC 2 are in the far southern tip of Texas to face Rio Grande Valley FC at the close of what was a scorcher. The temperature at kickoff will be just starting its descent below 90°F (32°C).
The two teams are of similar quality, sitting around 15 points with the other also-rans behind the 30 points of San Antonio FC and Real Monarchs SLC, though how they got there is quite different. RGV FC’s results are littered with games where 0 or 1 goal were scored while S2 has participated mostly in matches with 3, 4 and even 6 goals.