FC Cincinnati host Seattle Sounders at TQL Stadium on Saturday, August 22 (7:30 PM ET \/ 6:30 PM CT \/ 4:30 PM PT).<\/p>\n
FC Cincinnati and Seattle Sounders both arrive with no fresh absences flagged, so both sides should have their key men available at TQL Stadium. Thomas Barlow leads the home attack with 6 goals from 703 minutes, with Pavel Bucha (5 goals, 15 chances created) and Kenji Mboma Dem (4 goals from 859 minutes) also central to how Cincinnati create and finish. Seattle’s biggest threats travel in Paul Rothrock, who has scored 5 goals and created 17 chances, and Albert Rusn\u00e1k, whose 33 chances created lead all players in this match.<\/p>\n
Cincinnati’s position inside the top six in the East contrasts with Seattle’s slide into eleventh in the West, and the sides’ recent trajectories tell much the same story. The Sounders arrive on the back of five straight losses, shipping goals at both ends of the pitch, while Cincinnati’s own results – including a 4-3 shootout with Vancouver and a 6-2 rout of Orlando – suggest goals should flow again at TQL Stadium. Expect an open contest where both defences are tested, with the hosts’ home advantage and superior goal difference proving decisive.<\/p>\n\n\n