Los Angeles FC v Seattle Sounders: Rusnak out to maintain momentum - Soccer News

[ad_1] The Seattle Sounders are aiming to maintain up the momentum once they tackle Los Angeles FC on Wednesday.

Seattle have received 4 of their final 5 MLS video games and have surged up the Western Convention consequently.

Forward of a visit to LAFC, the Sounders sit fifth within the West, a degree and a spot above Steve Cherundolo’s workforce.

Albert Rusnak scored twice in a 3-1 win over the Houston Dynamo final day out.

And he now set the goal of maintaining the wave of momentum going.

“There’s a momentum that we’ve been constructing over the previous month or so,” stated Rusnak.

“And it’s our job to maintain that going and take advantage of it.”

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— Seattle Sounders FC (@SoundersFC) Might 13, 2025

Seattle discovered objectives onerous to return by final season, however have managed 20 objectives in 12 video games this season.

Certainly, over the past 5 video games, they've outscored their opponents by 12-3.

“Numerous occasions final 12 months, goalscoring was part of the challenges that we confronted,” stated coach Brian Schmetzer.

“I don’t suppose we scored sufficient objectives final 12 months. So, in preseason already, with the addition of Paul Arriola and Jesus Ferreira and now Ryan Kent, we tried to handle these points.

“You’re seeing a number of the work we did in preseason now beginning to present up. We’re a greater offensive workforce.”

PLAYERS TO WATCH

LAFC – Denis Bouanga

Bouanga has not fairly had as robust a season this 12 months as he did final, however he's nonetheless LAFC’s main scorer in MLS this time period with 5 objectives, and can be capable of trigger Seattle loads of issues.

Seattle Sounders – Danny Musovski

Musovski has scored in 5 consecutive regular-season MLS matches, equalling the longest single-season streak in Sounders historical past.

The one participant with an extended streak spanning seasons was Raul Ruidiaz from September 2018 to March 2019 (six straight).

MATCH PREDICTION: LAFC WIN

The Sounders have received 4 of their final 5 matches (D1), together with the final two in a row. That they had recorded simply 4 wins of their earlier 16 matches in all competitions courting again to the top of final season.

LAFC, although, have received 12 of their final 15 residence matches in all competitions (D1 L2) courting again to the US Open Cup Last final September.