{"id":904056,"date":"2026-05-07T05:18:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T10:18:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/07\/seattle-sounders-vs-san-diego-fc-what-to-know-for-walmart-saturday-showdown-mlssoccer-com\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T05:18:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T10:18:32","slug":"seattle-sounders-vs-san-diego-fc-what-to-know-for-walmart-saturday-showdown-mlssoccer-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/07\/seattle-sounders-vs-san-diego-fc-what-to-know-for-walmart-saturday-showdown-mlssoccer-com\/","title":{"rendered":"Seattle Sounders vs. San Diego FC: What to know for Walmart Saturday Showdown | MLSSoccer.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer <\/p>\n<article xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Western Conference rivals meet when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/seattle-sounders-fc\/\">Seattle Sounders FC<\/a> battle <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/san-diego-fc\/\">San Diego FC<\/a> in Matchday 12&#8217;s Walmart Saturday Showdown.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><h3>How to watch &#038; stream<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><h3>When<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/competitions\/mls-regular-season\/2026\/matches\/seavssd-05-09-2026\/\">Saturday, May 9<\/a> | 10:30 pm ET\/7:30 pm PT<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p><h3>Where<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Lumen Field | Seattle, Washington<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Record<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>4th in Western Conference<\/li>\n<li>20 points, 6W-1L-2D<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p><strong>What to know<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Typically one of the Western Conference&#8217;s elite clubs, Seattle are back in the mix as a trophy contender in 2026. Although they&#8217;ve played a league-low nine matches, the Sounders sit fourth in the West.<\/p>\n<p>So far, Seattle have hung their hat on their defense. The backline has allowed a league-low five goals and kept five clean sheets.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Sounders are unbeaten in six straight MLS matches, but are coming off a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/competitions\/mls-regular-season\/2026\/matches\/skcvssea-05-02-2026\/\">1-1 draw<\/a> at struggling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/sporting-kansas-city\/\">Sporting Kansas City<\/a> last weekend \u2013 and will be looking to return to winning ways.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who to watch<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Paul Rothrock:<\/strong>\u00a0A cult hero in Seattle, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/paul-rothrock\/\">Rothrock<\/a> has paced the Sounders attack with 4g\/1a.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cristian Roldan:<\/strong> The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/us-men-s-national-team\/\">USMNT<\/a> midfielder has three goals on the season and is hoping to secure his place on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/competitions\/fifa-world-cup\/\">2026 FIFA World Cup<\/a> roster.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jes\u00fas Ferreira:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/jesus-ferreira\/\">Ferreira<\/a> has found a home in Seattle and leads the club in goal contributions (1g\/5a) during his second season in the Pacific Northwest.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jordan Morris:<\/strong> The veteran MLS forward has spent a decade with the Sounders. He&#8217;s recorded 1g\/2a so far this year.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Andrew Thomas:<\/strong> In his first full season as Seattle&#8217;s starting goalkeeper, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/andrew-thomas\/\">Thomas<\/a> has impressed with five clean sheets and five goals allowed.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p><strong>Predicted XI<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Will Ferreira continue to start over\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/albert-rusnak\/\">Albert Rusn\u00e1k<\/a> in the center of midfield? Head coach Brian Schmetzer is also juggling injuries along the backline.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Record<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>12th in Western Conference<\/li>\n<li>12 points, 3W-5L-3D<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p><strong>What to know<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After their record-breaking expansion season in 2025, many expected San Diego to be a powerhouse this year. But so far, the league&#8217;s youngest side seems to have fallen into a sophomore slump.<\/p>\n<p>SDFC had lost their last five matches before picking up their first point in over a month in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/competitions\/mls-regular-season\/2026\/matches\/sdvslafc-05-02-2026\/\">2-2 draw<\/a> with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/clubs\/los-angeles-football-club\/\">LAFC<\/a> last weekend.<\/p>\n<p>As they look to turn things around, the Chrome-and-Azul will be without club captain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/jeppe-tverskov\/\">Jeppe Tverskov<\/a>. The All-Star midfielder is out with a lower-body injury.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who to watch<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Anders Dreyer:<\/strong> A Landon Donovan MLS MVP finalist last season, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/anders-dreyer\/\">Dreyer<\/a> has led the way with 11 goal contributions (5g\/6a) so far.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Marcus Ingvartsen:<\/strong>\u00a0The Danish striker is SDFC&#8217;s top scorer with seven goals and bagged a brace during last weekend&#8217;s matchup with LAFC.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Onni Valakari:<\/strong> The Finnish midfielder is off to a solid start during his second MLS season, posting 3g\/2a in 11 matches.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Luca Bombino:<\/strong>\u00a0The USYNT defender recently returned to the starting XI after battling a lower-body injury. He&#8217;s tallied 1g\/1a in eight matches.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Manu Duah:<\/strong> A former first-overall pick in the MLS SuperDraft, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/players\/manu-duah\/\">Duah<\/a> has evolved into one of the league&#8217;s best young center backs.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p><strong>Predicted XI<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After picking up a much-needed point against LAFC last week, expect San Diego to stick with a relatively similar side.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The market appears to favor Seattle, who have turned Lumen Field into a fortress over the years. Suffice it to say, a San Diego road win would be an upset.<\/p>\n<p><em>Live trade MLS games and props on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/polymarket.com\/sports\/mls\/games\" target=\"_blank\">Polymarket<\/a>. Current as of Wednesday, May 6 at 1 pm ET.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>San Diego opened the season with three straight shutouts, but their defense has struggled to keep the ball out of the net since, whether that be goals conceded or red cards.<\/p>\n<p>If the second-year club is to climb back up the Western Conference standings, they&#8217;ll need their backline to play a pivotal role.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n                                <iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VMuElrvubbk?feature=oembed\" allowfullscreen title=\"How Cristian Roldan Learned From Clint Dempsey And World Cup With USMNT\"><\/iframe>\n                            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlssoccer.com\/news\/seattle-sounders-vs-san-diego-fc-what-to-know-for-walmart-saturday-showdown\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a>Lawanda Mongold<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer Western Conference rivals meet when Seattle Sounders FC battle San Diego FC in Matchday 12&#8217;s Walmart Saturday Showdown. How to watch &#038; stream When Saturday, May 9 | 10:30 pm ET\/7:30 pm PT Where Lumen Field | Seattle, Washington Record 4th in Western Conference 20 points, 6W-1L-2D What to know Typically one of the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":904057,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[417,2005,104945],"tags":[6594,6595],"class_list":["post-904056","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-seattle","category-soccer","category-sounders","tag-seattle","tag-sounders"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/904056","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=904056"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/904056\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/904057"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=904056"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=904056"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=904056"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}