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Seattle Sounders and Pumas UNAM square off at Lumen Field in the Leagues Cup round of 16 on Monday. Both sides eased through the round of 32 and will be looking to continue their quest for a first cup title.
Seattle Sounders turned in an impressive team performance last Friday when they picked up a 3-1 victory over LA Galaxy in their Leagues Cup round-of-32 clash.
Yeimar Gómez Andrade, Jackson Ragen and Alex Roldan scored first-half goals to put the Sounders in the driver’s seat before Gabriel Pec grabbed a late consolation goal for LA Galaxy.
Seattle Sounders had finished second in Group F with three points from a possible six, having claimed a 2-0 victory over Minnesota United on July 27, one week before suffering a 3-1 loss to Club Necaxa.
Pumas UNAM, meanwhile, left Vancouver Whitecaps stunned in last Thursday’s round-32 clash as they picked up a 2-0 victory over the Whitecaps at the BC Place Stadium.
Before that, Gustavo Lema’s men scraped through the group stages as they lost 3-2 against Austin FC in the opening game on July 27, before claiming a penalty-shootout victory over Monterrey one week later to finish second in Group A.
Pumas head into Monday’s tie unbeaten in eight of their last nine matches across all competitions and will be looking to cause another upset at Lumen Field.
Seattle Sounders vs Pumas UNAM Head-To-Head and Key Numbers
- This will be the third meeting between Seattle Sounders and Pumas UNAM, with the MLS side claiming one win and one draw in their two previous encounters.
- Pumas have lost just one of their last nine games in all competitions while claiming six wins and two draws since the second week of May.
- Seattle Sounders are unbeaten in 12 of their last 14 home matches across all competitions, picking up nine wins and three draws since the start of May.
- Pumas are unbeaten in eight of their last nine away matches, claiming five wins and three draws since the start of April.
Seattle Sounders vs Pumas UNAM Prediction
Given their home advantage, Seattle Sounders are slight favorites to secure the desired result, and while the Mexican side are no pushovers, we are backing the MLS side to come out on top at Lumen Field.
Prediction: Seattle Sounders 2-1 Pumas UNAM
Seattle Sounders vs Pumas UNAM Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Seattle Sounders to win
Tip 2: First to score - Seattle Sounders (The hosts have opened the scoring in seven of their last eight games)
Tip 3: Over 4.5 cards - No (There have also been fewer than five bookings in eight of Seattle’s last 10 matches)
