The Seattle Sounders’ playoff hopes are hanging by a thread, with the team sitting six points out of the seventh spot in the Western Conference with five games left to go. That leaves very little room for error, especially in their three remaining home games.
Austin FC undoubtedly poses Seattle’s biggest challenge. The second-year club currently sits second in the West, has a goal-difference of +18 and actually has more road points (26) than home points (25).
Just how dangerous they are will be influenced by the availability of Sebastian Driussi, who is nursing a knee injury that Josh Wolff might be tempted to rest on artificial turf.