Seattle Sounders seek first victory of the season, visit the LA Galaxy

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Seattle Sounders FC (0-2-2) vs. LA Galaxy (2-0-3)

Carson, California; Saturday, 10:30 p.m. EDT

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLS LINE: Los Angeles -106, Seattle +264, Draw +262; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Sounders look for their first win of the season when they visit the LA Galaxy.

The Galaxy were 8-14-12 overall in the 2023 season while going 6-5-6 at home. The Galaxy scored 51 goals a season ago, averaging 1.5 per game.

The Sounders went 14-9-11 overall and 7-6-5 on the road in the 2023 season. The Sounders averaged 1.2 goals on 3.7 shots on goal per game last season.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Galaxy: Jalen Neal (injured).

Sounders: Reed Baker-Whiting (injured), Braudilio Rodrigues (injured), Pedro De La Vega (injured), Nathan Cardoso (injured), Joao Paulo (injured), Stefan Frei (injured).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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