Los Angeles FC vs Seattle Sounders Prediction: Opening day delight for Los Angeles fans.

Los Angeles FC host Seattle Sounders in the first game of the new season at the Banc of California Stadium. Both clubs have had some time to prepare for the new season and there's been enough room for improvement in both squads ahead of the new season.

Los Angeles FC have seen at least 6 new arrivals during the transfer window including France World Cup winning goalkeeper Hugo Lloris from Tottenham Hotspur. While Seattle Sounders added 3 more players to their ranks from other MLS clubs.

Los Angeles FC will hope to continue their very perfect run against Seattle Sounders at the Banc of California Stadium this season.

Los Angeles FC

Los Angeles FC are regarded as one of the best teams in Major League Soccer and once again they are carrying those reputations on their shoulders in the new season. 

Los Angeles FC ended the 2023 season in 8th spot on the MLS table after ending top in the 2022 season. They had a total of 52 points from 34 games, as they had 14 wins, 10 draws and 10 defeats in that season. Denis Bouanga was Los Angeles’ highest goal scorer with 24 goals, while Carlos Vela registered 7 assists.

Once again Denis Bouanga will be leading the frontlines this season as he hopes to replicate his last season's form. Carlos Vela will also be an important player for the team this season and we can expect significant improvement in the goalkeeping department with the addition of Hugo Lloris from Tottenham Hotspur.

Los Angeles played 4 preseason games before the opening game of the season. They lost against Nordsjæland, drew with Charlotte FC and then they won against Chicago and Toronto FC.

Seattle Sounders

Seattle Sounders will hope for a positive start to the campaign after quite an abysmal end to the preseason campaign. After winning the opening 2 games of the preseason against TSC and Norrkoping, they lost the remaining 3 games against OB and Sacramento Republic. It's quite unclear how Seattle Sounders will deal with those results as they prepare to take on Los Angeles FC. 

Seattle Sounders ended last season in 7th spot on the joint MLS table with 53 points from 34 matches. They had a total of 14 wins, 11 draws and 9 defeats throughout the season. Jordan Morris was Seattle's highest goal scorer with 13 goals while Leo Chu registered 7 assists to lead the assists chart for the club. 

Seattle Sounders have strengthened the attacking department ahead of the new season. Raul Ruidiaz looks like the player to lead the line in the new season despite scoring only 5 goals in 21 goals last season. He will be assisted by new signings Pedro de la Vega and Daniel Musovski.

Head to Head

Los Angeles FC and Seattle Sounders have played 18 matches against each other. Los Angeles FC won 9 matches, Seattle Sounders won 5 and they both drew 4 matches.

Analysis and Predictions

Los Angeles FC are the favorites to win this opening game. Seattle Sounders are not yet at their best from the looks of it and there's a strong reason to believe they might struggle to score goals in this game.

According to analysis, Los Angeles FC have not lost the last 6 meetings against Seattle Sounders and they did not concede a goal in the last 3. 4 of their last 5 meetings ended with less than 2.5 goals and 8 of their last 10 matches ended with less than 4.5 cards. 5 of their last 6 matches also ended with more than 10.5 corners.

• Los Angeles FC to Win at 1.72 Odds
• Los Angeles FC to Win at 1.72 Odds
• Los Angeles FC to Win at 1.72 Odds