Seattle Sounders host New York Red Bulls at Lumen Field on Saturday, September 5 (8:30 PM ET / 7:30 PM CT / 5:30 PM PT).
New York Red Bulls arrive at Lumen Field with a clean bill of health and no fresh team-news concerns, meaning Julian Zakrzewski Hall — the club’s nine-goal top scorer — should lead the attack alongside Jorge Antonio Ruvalcaba Castro and Emil Peter Forsberg, who has created thirty-one chances this season. Seattle Sounders have their own front line available too, with Paul Miles Rothrock, Albert Rusnák and Cristian Roldan all in line to feature after each has been among the club’s most productive players in front of goal.
Seattle sit twelfth in the Western Conference on twenty-six points from twenty-one games, and their form line reads L L L D D — three straight losses before back-to-back draws against Cincinnati and Chicago. New York, eighth in the East, arrive off a 1-3 home defeat to Philadelphia Union, with a form line reading W L L D L. Expect goals at both ends of Lumen Field, with the numbers pointing to a narrow home win for the Sounders.
Seattle Sounders vs New York Red Bulls: Best Bets & Predictions
Seattle look to end a rocky home run against a New York side still chasing playoff points.
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Season Form & Standings
Seattle Sounders sit twelfth in the Western Conference on twenty-six points from twenty-one games, with a goal difference of minus five leaving them on the outside of the playoff picture. New York Red Bulls are eighth in the Eastern Conference and still firmly inside that picture, though Saturday’s trip to the Pacific Northwest is no formality.
Western Conference
| Team | Pos | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Sounders | 12 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 29 | -5 | 26 |
Seattle Sounders vs New York Red Bulls Predicted Lineups
Predicted XI — updated for the latest team news.
Seattle Sounders
4-2-3-1New York Red Bulls
4-2-3-1Potential Match-Winners
- Paul Miles Rothrock (Seattle Sounders): Seattle’s leading scorer with five goals from twenty-eight shots, twelve of them on target — the biggest attacking threat at Lumen Field.
- Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders): Seattle’s chief creator, with forty-three chances created and three goals of his own this season.
- Julian Zakrzewski Hall (New York Red Bulls): New York’s clear standout, with nine goals from forty-five shots and twenty-two of those on target.
Recent Form
Seattle Sounders: L L L D D
- 2026-08-29: Seattle Sounders 2-2 Chicago Fire (D, home)
- 2026-08-23: FC Cincinnati 1-1 Seattle Sounders (D, away)
- 2026-08-20: Seattle Sounders 1-2 Austin FC (L, home)
- 2026-08-17: Seattle Sounders 0-2 Vancouver Whitecaps (L, home)
- 2026-08-02: Portland Timbers 2-1 Seattle Sounders (L, away)
L L L D D
New York Red Bulls: W L L D L
- 2026-08-30: New York Red Bulls 1-3 Philadelphia Union (L, home)
- 2026-08-23: New York Red Bulls 1-1 Chicago Fire (D, home)
- 2026-08-20: New York Red Bulls 0-1 Nashville SC (L, home)
- 2026-08-16: Atlanta United 2-1 New York Red Bulls (L, away)
- 2026-08-02: New York Red Bulls 3-2 Orlando City (W, home)
W L L D L
Seattle Sounders vs New York Red Bulls Prediction
Seattle Sounders’ recent stumbles have dropped them to twelfth in the West, but a home game against a New York side sitting eighth in the East and out of form themselves feels like the right spot for a reset. Expect goals from both ends at Lumen Field — Rothrock and Hall both look capable of finding the net — before Seattle edge it 2-1 to close the gap in the Western Conference playoff race.