Seattle Sounders seek revenge as St. Louis faces a brutal reality | OneFootball

The Seattle Sounders return to Lumen Field this Saturday with a target of keeping their home unbeaten record, grabbing valuable points in the fight for consistency and momentum towards a playoff position in the Western Conference and, on top of that, taking revenge against St. Louis City, who defeated them last month's encounter,

The Sounders are currently ninth in the West with 13 points. St. Louis are second, in 12th, with 10. The gap is small but the circumstances in which each team is playing are vastly different. Seattle have picked up seven points in their last three games and appear to be back on the path to recovery, whereas City are going through a torrid period with six successive games without a win. Despite the valiant draw at LAFC in the last round, the Missouri side is still to get their act together and respond.

Strength at home is realized

Should Seattle be languishing in the bottom half of the table, it's not because of their performance at Lumen Field. The team is unbeaten in four games this season and 11 in total at home. Since last September, they've won five and drawn six.

Numbers that suggest the side is comfortable in front of their fans. And recent form against St. Louis at home are significant as well: two victories from two games and no goals conceded.

St. Louis stops the bleeding, but still provides cause for concern

Since last March's win over Seattle, St. Louis has not won a game since. That's six straight games without a victory and, worse, just two goals over the past four games. The draw at LAFC last time out was a mixed blessing. The team was ahead on the road, though down a man, but gave up the equalizer in stoppage time. Offensively, City boasts the league's second-worst attack, with seven goals in ten games.

Head-to-head is Seattle's advantage

Even with the recent loss, Seattle still has a large head-to-head advantage. The Sounders have four wins and St. Louis just one in five encounters between the two clubs. The aggregate score also tells that tale: 9 to 2, in Seattle's favor. City has never scored a single goal at home against Seattle. All of that history plays a part in the mindset. St. Louis knows they need to do something different if they're going to steal points from Lumen Field, and that "something different" hasn't come along yet this year.