Seattle is in a difficult situation. They have to win in order to reach the playoff position in the next 3 rounds. It won’t be easy because they are 6 points below with just 3 games remaining to play (it is true that they have one less game played, so with a victory today would be 3 points below with 6 on play).

They have 6 points less than Minesta, which is in seventh place, and 7 points from Portland and Galaxy, so anything but victory means practically the end of hope. They lost in Vancouver 2:1, before that they won Austin and Houston 3:0 and 2:1 at their Lumen Field.

They are currently in tenth place in the West Conference. Only 3 draws show that they play offensively every match, while their defense is poor. Otherwise, this would be a historic moment if they don't secure the playoffs, since they are the only team in the league that has played it every year.

With 16 defeats in 31 games so far, they are the second team of the whole West Conference who lost more games, just after Houston Dynamo who lost 17 and is one above the bottom.

Absences are the problem for this team. There is no Tolo and Ruidiaz, who are with Cameroon and Peru. Ruidiaz is the topscorer with 9 goals, he also brought this team the Champions League trophy when he scored 2 goals against Pumas. Roldan is with El Salvador, that's already 2 players from such a bad defense wiped with an eraser. Areaga is also out, a defender who is with Ecuador. Lodeiro is suspended, and Cristian Roldan who is injured.

Coach Brian Smecer will have a lot of problems building the defensive line. Andrew Thomas and Obed Vargas are also questionable, and Paulo tore his ACL.

Cincinnati, on the other hand, is completely complete and will look to make up for all the opponent's absences. They are in great shape, 3 wins in a row, 11 games unbeaten and 6th in the East Conference. They are also fighting for the playoffs, currently on 45 points with a 56:50 goal difference and an 11:12:8 record (remember that Seattle lost the double of games so far).

Inter Miami and Columbus have 3 points less with the same amount of games played and 3 remaining to play, so Cincinnati need to continue winning points to stay in the playoffs.

Cincinnati beat Guadalajara 3:1 in a friendly, before that 2:1 and 6:0 Salt Lakes and San Jose, 1:1 with New York away.

Brendon Vazquez, who scored 16 goals, and Brenner, who scored 14, are playing excellently under coach Pet Noonan. Brenner scored 5 goals in the last 2 league games.

Cincinnati should be able to avoid the defeat here. They have a strong squad and fully available, the opposite as Seattle who has many absences and are in bad run.

西雅图处境艰难。他们必须获胜才能在接下来的3轮比赛中进入季后赛。这并不容易，因为他们只剩下 3 场比赛，落后 6 分（他们确实少了一场比赛，所以今天的胜利将落后 3 分，还有 6 场比赛）。

他们比排名第七的米内斯塔少 6 分，比波特兰和银河少 7 分，所以除了胜利之外，任何事情都意味着希望的终结。他们在温哥华以 1:2 失利，在此之前，他们在 Lumen Field 以 3:0 和 2:1 赢得奥斯汀和休斯顿。

他们目前在西部联盟中排名第十。只有3平表明他们每场比赛都在进攻，而他们的防守很差。否则，如果他们无法进入季后赛，这将是一个历史性的时刻，因为他们是联盟中唯一每年都打过季后赛的球队。

迄今为止31场16负，是整个西部第二支输球次数最多的球队，仅在休斯顿迪纳摩输掉 17 场之后，排名垫底。

缺席是这支球队的问题。这场比赛缺少了托洛和鲁迪亚兹。鲁迪亚兹以9个进球位居队内射手榜首，他为这支球队带来了冠军奖杯。 Roldan 与萨尔瓦多在一起，这已经是 2 名球员从如此糟糕的防守中被橡皮擦擦掉了。阿雷加也缺席了，他是一名在厄瓜多尔效力的后卫。洛代罗停赛，克里斯蒂安·罗尔丹受伤。

教练布赖恩·斯麦瑟（Brian Smecer）在建立防线时会遇到很多问题。 Andrew Thomas 和 Obed Vargas 也有问题，Paulo 撕裂了十字韧带。

另一方面，辛辛那提是完全完整的，并将寻求弥补对手的所有缺席。他们状态不错，3连胜，11场不败，东部第6。他们也在为季后赛而战，目前以 56:50 的净胜球和 11:12:8 的战绩积 45 分（请记住西雅图到目前为止输掉了两场比赛）。 迈阿密国际和哥伦布在相同数量的比赛中少了 3 分，剩下 3 场比赛，所以辛辛那提需要继续赢得积分才能留在季后赛。

辛辛那提在一场友谊赛中以 3:1 击败瓜达拉哈拉，之后 2:1 和 6:0 盐湖城和圣何塞以 1:1 战胜纽约。 攻入 16 球的布伦登·巴斯克斯和攻入 14 球的布伦纳在教练 Pet Noonan 的带领下表现出色。布伦纳最近2场联赛打进5球。

辛辛那提应该能够避免输球。他们拥有一支强大的阵容并且完全可用，而西雅图则相反，他们有很多缺席并且表现不佳。