{"id":31309,"date":"2026-08-12T09:59:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T13:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/us\/?post_type=news&p=31309"},"modified":"2026-08-12T10:19:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T14:19:07","slug":"match-preview-seattle-sounders-vs-vancouver-whitecaps-08-16-26-mls","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/us\/news\/mls\/match-preview-seattle-sounders-vs-vancouver-whitecaps-08-16-26-mls\/","title":{"rendered":"Seattle Sounders vs Vancouver Whitecaps: Predictions, Picks, Odds & Lineups"},"content":{"rendered":"

Seattle Sounders<\/a> host Vancouver Whitecaps<\/a> at Lumen Field on Sunday, August 16 (10:30 PM ET \/ 9:30 PM CT \/ 7:30 PM PT).<\/p>\n

Seattle have lost five straight matches, but Paul Rothrock and Albert Rusn\u00e1k remain the two players to watch when the Sounders have the ball. Rothrock has scored 5 goals and created 17 chances this season, while Rusn\u00e1k leads the group with 33 chances created from 29 shots. Vancouver arrive with Brian White<\/a> in the form of his career: 10 goals from 60 shots, with 31 of those on target. Sebastian Berhalter offers a further outlet in behind, with 36 chances created and 6 goals of his own, and Thomas M\u00fcller has chipped in with 5 goals from 27 shots.<\/p>\n

Vancouver sit top of the West with 34 points and the best goal difference in the conference at +21, while Seattle are down in ninth with 24 points and a difference of -2. The Whitecaps’ most recent draws \u2014 1-1 with LAFC at home and 0-0 away at Minnesota United \u2014 show a side still picking up points, whereas Seattle have lost 5 in a row, including a 1-5 home defeat to Portland Timbers and back-to-back losses at Austin FC and Philadelphia Union. Expect Seattle to give Lumen Field something to shout about and find a goal of their own, but Vancouver’s control and quality in the final third should be enough to edge a tight one.<\/p>\n

US viewers can watch Seattle Sounders vs Vancouver Whitecaps on Apple TV’s MLS Season Pass.<\/p>\n\n\n