How to watch: Columbus Crew vs Seattle Sounders

When the Major League Baseball schedule was announced in March, Saturday’s game was surrounded by a calendar for almost everyone. A rematch of the 2020 MLS Cup Final on Saturday on the Lower.com field. Columbus Crew receives Seattle Sounders. Last December, the two teams met for the MLS Cup title at the historic Crew Stadium, and Black & Gold took over the business with a bewildering 3-0 win over Seattle.

Eight months later, those two teams were unable to be on the other side of form. The reigning MLS Cup champion of Columbus has lost five games in a row, with the last two defeats Chicago Fire and the New York Red Bulls .. Due to the poor performance of the crew, the team has left the playoff positioning and faces the toughest tests of the season.

Two defending champions of the Western Conference in Seattle lost three times after a disappointing July. In August, the Sounders were 3 wins and 1 draw. These include a strong win over Tigres in the League Cup and a 6-2 win against rivals. Portland Timbers on the street. The team consists of six MLS All-Stars, including top scorer Raul Ruidías.

Injury and suspension:

Crew: Artur (right waist), Aidan Morris (left knee), Milton Valenzuela (right thigh), Perry Kitchen (left knee), Marlon Hairston (left thigh), Gyasi Zardes (left thigh), Josh Williams (left ankle), Luis Diaz (right shoulder) can ask questions

Sounder: Jordan Morris (ACL), Jordan Derem (right cruciate ligament injury), Stephen Fry (left knee) are all out. Nouhou (tension of the left adductor muscle) may be asked.

Display method:

Date: Saturday, August 21, 2021 5:30 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time)

Venue: Lower.com Field-Columbus, Ohio

TV: Fox

wireless: English: 97.1 Fans-Spanish: Columbus Crew YouTube

Stream: FOX Sport App

Ranking list east:

6.6. DC United (20 GP, 27 PTS)

7th CF Montreal (20 GP, 27 PTS)

8. Columbus Crew (20 GP, 24 PTS)

9.9. Atlanta United (20 GP, 24 PTS)

Rank in the west:

1. Seattle Sounders (20 GP, 39 PTS)

2.2. Sporting Kansas City (20 GP, 38 PTS)

3.3. LA Galaxie (20 GP, 35 PTS)

4.4. Colorado Rapids (18 GP, 34 PTS)

Around the league:

There is excitement throughout the MLS on Saturdays, with two games being broadcast nationwide before the night’s 10 kicks. Before Columbus and Seattle played at FOX Minnesota United, the day begins at 3:30 p.m. EST on ESPN Sporting Kansas City. After that, many games will be played before All-Star Week.

For East Games, Philadelphia Union CF Montréal, DC United with Atlanta United and Hudson River Derby with Red Bulls New York City FC. Check out the Texas Derby to the west. Houston Dynamo welcomes FC Dallas and welcomes the bright red Colorado Rapids Real Salt Lake to the Rocky Mountain Cup.

Last 5 games:

December 12, 2020 (MLS Cup): Columbus Crew 3, Seattle Sounders 0 (Historic Crew Stadium)

March 7, 2020: Seattle Sounders 1, Columbus Crew 1 (Rumenfield)

July 6, 2019: Columbus Crew 1, Seattle Sounders 2 (Historic Crew Stadium)

May 5, 2018: Seattle Sounders 0, Columbus Crew 0 (Rumenfield)

May 31, 2017: Columbus Crew 3, Seattle Sounders 0 (Historic Crew Stadium)