LAFC vs Seattle Sounders Prediction, Picks & Best Bets

As the play-offs start to get super serious on Saturday, LAFC and the Seattle Sounders will go head-to-head at BMO Stadium.

As one of the big dogs to survive what turned out to be a dismal best-of-three stage for heavily fancied teams, the hosts will be looking to move one step closer to gaining the MLS Cup crown that they wore so proudly back in 2023. Can they get it done? Read on for our LAFC vs Seattle Sounders predictions and picks.

LAFC vs Seattle Sounders prediction

For the LAFC vs Seattle Sounders game prediction, we believe the final score will be a 2-1 win for the hosts based on our analysis.

The Sounders are strong on the road, and they certainly have players capable of causing problems for the hosts, but their recent record against LAFC is very hard to ignore, so it will be anything but surprising if they once again come up short in this fixture.

• LAFC To Win @ -110 with BetMGM Sportsbook

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LAFC vs Seattle Sounders betting odds

Below you will see the probabilities implied by the Moneyline odds ahead of this match, as well as our adjusted probabilities and the differences.

LAFC vs Seattle Sounders head-to-head statistics

This will be the fifth competitive meeting between these two in 2024. Saturday’s hosts have so far won four out of four. During the regular MLS season, LAFC won both home and away, winning 2-1 and 0-3, while they always won 0-3 away in the Leagues Cup, plus 0-1 away in the US Open Cup.

LAFC vs Seattle Sounders preview

This game will take place on 23/11/2024 at BMO Stadium. Kick off will be at 19:30 local time.

It may have taken them a little longer than some fans would’ve expected, but as expected, the LAFC boys got the job done during the best-of-three round, beating Vancouver Whitecaps 2-1 in the series, thanks to two solid home wins.

The Sounders are not easy to face, though with this fixture being at BMO Stadium, Steve Cherundolo’s men will fancy themselves to get the job done, as they so often do in front of their own fans.

For the visitors, this is tough. We know that the Sounders can tussle with most MLS teams and get a favourable result, as they proved by seeing off the challenge of the Houston Dynamo in that best-of-three series.

The problem is, for all that they’re a team capable of hurting most, they’ve really struggled to be at their best against LAFC in 2024, and it’s not as if they haven’t had plenty of bites of the cherry. As touched on above, they’ve lost four of four against Saturday’s hosts, which is hard to ignore.

LAFC vs Seattle Sounders picks

With the early lines the way that they are at the time of writing, the hosts are very difficult to oppose.

LAFC to Win

To be honest, as boring as this may be, this really is LAFC’s game to lose. This looks like a big opportunity for the hosts tok get the job done, so much so that I'd argue they’re a little generously priced to get the win, as the table above suggests.

Every time that the pair have met this season, and just to confirm, they’ve met plenty, Cherundolo’s men have had the measure of the Sounders, winning four out of four, scoring nine goals, conceding just one in the process.

In four games against LAFC, the Sounders just haven’t done enough offensively, and this lack of end-product is a huge problem, one that is virtually impossible to overlook.

Is the early betting market reflecting these facts accurately enough? For my money, the answer is no. On that basis, a bet on the 2023 MLS Cup winners to take one step closer to more success is one that offers bettors some value for money.

Recap - LAFC vs Seattle Sounders best bets

Here’s a quick recap of our LAFC vs Seattle Sounders best bets:

LAFC to Win @ -110 with BetMGM Sportsbook

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