While they have struggled against LAFC over the past few years, the Sounders were the last team to beat them on their home field in the post-season, claiming a 3-1 triumph in 2019. In game three of their opening-round series with the Whitecaps, LA were without Lorenzo Dellavalle, who will not return this season after sustaining an ACL injury.

BOTTOM LINE: Los Angeles FC looks for its 20th win of the season when it faces the Seattle Sounders. LAFC is 18-8-6 in conference games. LAFC ranks fourth in the Western Conference with 63 goals led by Denis Bouanga with 21.

This sets up a thrilling encounter between Los Angeles FC and Seattle Sounders in the MLS Playoffs Semifinal, which is going to be a single-leg affair, full of drama, intensity, and unrelenting football action.

Here are three matchups to watch when the Sounders play top-seeded Los Angeles FC in a Western Conference semifinal playoff match on Saturday night.

Los Angeles FC hosts the Seattle Sounders, a team it is unbeaten against in the last 10 meetings, in an MLS Western Conference semifinal playoff game.