Can San Diego’s home scoring test Seattle’s away defence?

The key question at Snapdragon Stadium is whether San Diego’s home attack can break through a Seattle Sounders defence that has conceded 16 goals in 15 away games this Major League Soccer season. San Diego have scored 35 goals in 15 home matches, while Seattle’s away record is 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses.

San Diego’s latest five listed results are Win, Win, Win, Draw, Draw. Seattle’s latest five are Win, Loss, Win, Win, Draw. That provides some positive recent context for both teams, but the broader pre-match standings remain significant: Seattle are seventh in the Western Conference with 42 points from 30 games, while San Diego are 12th with 34 points from 30 games. Seattle are 8 points ahead. Vancouver Whitecaps lead the conference with 55 points, so neither team is close to the top on the supplied table.

Home attack against away resistance

San Diego’s home figures include 5 clean sheets, but they have also conceded 27 goals in those matches. Seattle have recorded 5 clean sheets away and allowed 16 goals, with an away scoring average of 1.00 per game. The contrast makes San Diego’s 2.30 home scoring average particularly relevant.

San Diego have most often used a 4-3-3, while Seattle’s preferred formation has been 4-2-3-1. O. Soe is listed missing for San Diego. Seattle list N. Petkovic, P. Rothrock and P. de La Vega as missing, while S. Hawkins and A. Roldan are questionable.

The Round 31 match is scheduled for Sunday, October 25, 2026, at 02:30 UTC, with Allen Chapman as referee. The evidence-backed question at kickoff is simple: can San Diego turn its stronger home scoring record into goals against Seattle’s away defence?