This is not a literal must-win for the Seattle Sounders, but if they want to stay atop the Western Conference they don’t have much room for dropped points over the final three games of the season. The Sounders are currently clinging to a three-point lead over both the Colorado Rapids and Sporting KC, who have one additional game left to play.
It’s a bit closer to a literal must-win for LAFC, who are currently in ninth, three points behind the seventh-place Vancouver Whitecaps. LAFC have somewhat righted the ship after winning just 3 of 16 and are now unbeaten in four straight.