What once was one of the marquee matchups has turned into a rather drab affair over the last few years as the LA Galaxy have been mostly bad while the Seattle Sounders have supplanted them as the cream of the Western Conference crop. This meeting, however, promises to be a better and should a winner emerge, they’ll find themselves leading the Supporters’ Shield race.
Sure, it’s still just three weeks in, but this one does have some genuine intrigue. Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez is leading the Golden Boot race with five goals in his first two games, Ethan Zubak is emerging as a promising strike partner and Greg Vanney has the Galaxy as one of the league’s only 2-0-0 teams (the other is RSL).