The Group Stage draw of the 2026 MLS pitches Cincinnati vs. Seattle Sounders on 2026-08-23 (kick-off 00:30 GMT).
During the previous 2 encounters, P. Noonan scored 1 victory, B. Schmetzer scored no victories, and there was 1 tie.
Cincinnati have no missing players whereas Seattle Sounders have 8 players missing: P. Arriola (Calf Injury), Y. Gomez Andrade (Muscle Injury), J. Morris (Muscle Injury), N. Petkovic (Knee Injury), P. de La Vega (Calf Injury), H. Dotson (Muscle Injury), J. Ferreira (Injury), C. Roldan (Calf Injury).
We expect Cincinnati to line up in a predicted 3-at-the-back 3-4-3, and Seattle Sounders are expected to line up in 4-2-3-1.
Cincinnati won 2-1 against New York City, while Seattle Sounders lost their fixture 1-2 vs Austin.
Form edge goes to Cincinnati (3-1-1) against a faltering Seattle Sounders (1-0-4) from their past 5 matches.
This one's been tight: in 3 head-to-head games, Cincinnati have won 1 game, Seattle Sounders 1 game, and there've been 1 draw.
We predict Cincinnati to prevail 2-1 given their strong home form (7-1-2) and 3.00 goals/game.
FC Cincinnati is going head to head with Seattle Sounders on 22/8/2026 23:30 GMT for the USA MLS. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and FC Cincinnati v Seattle Sounders H2H statistics!