The Seattle Sounders are still a long ways off from playing in any literal must-win games, but with only six games at Lumen Field left on the regular-season schedule time is running out to collect what should be their easier points.
The Houston Dynamo are enjoying an unexpectedly strong start to the season and recently bolstered their playoff aspirations by beating LAFC in back-to-back games, including their first road win of the season.
But the Dynamo have historically struggled at Lumen Field, where the Sounders enjoy a 11-0-3 advantage, including a playoff victory in 2017.