The Seattle Sounders will see the horns against the Columbus Crew in the MLS Cup Final on Saturday, December 12 (Sunday for Indian viewers). The game will be played at MAPFRE Stadium in Columbus, Ohio and the game will begin at 7:00 am IST. Here’s a look at the live stream details, team news, match preview and predictions for the same.
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Columbus vs Seattle Sounders Prediction and Preview
The Seattle Sounders were one of the teams to beat this season in MLS and finished second in the Western Conference standings. Head coach Brian Schmetzer’s team impressed one and all this year and their round of 16 defeated them like Los Angeles FC, FC Dallas and Minnesota United. The Pollsters are undefeated in their last five games, their last loss to Colorado Rapids on Nov. 2.
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Columbus Crew has also impressed this season, finishing third in the Eastern Conference before winning against the New York Red Bulls, Nashville FC and the New England Revolution. Columbus is undefeated in his last four games and will be looking to end his MLS season with a trophy. The Seattle Sounders are the favorites, but Columbus Crew packs a punch and could take the trophy.
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Columbus vs Seattle Sounders team news
Columbus Crew suffered a heavy blow as midfielder Darlington Nagbe and winger Pedro Santos were ruled out as they were asked to self-isolate. Chris Cadden, Derrick Etienne Jr, Jon Kempin, Miguel Berry, Sebastian Berhalter and Vito Wormgoor all missed the game against New England and are awaiting test results to see if they can play on Sunday. Goalkeeper Andrew Tarbell could be benched for No.1 Eloy Room, if he is declared fit to play, despite having kept clean sheets in the last two games. The Seattle Sounders, on the other hand, have no injury issues and could field the same XI for the fifth game in a row.
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Columbus vs. Seattle Sounders Scheduled Columbus: Hall Rosters; Afful, Mensah, Williams, Valenzuela; Berhalter, Artur; Diaz, Zelarayan, Mokhtar; Zardes Seattle: Frei; A. Roldan, Gomez, O’Neill, Tolo; C. Roldan, Paulo; Jones, Lodeiro, Morris; Ruidiaz Columbus vs Seattle Sounders Live Stream: How to Watch MLS Cup Final Live?
There will be no live broadcast of the MLS Cup Final in India. However, fans can check out live MLS scores on the Twitter handles for both teams. For Indian viewers, the Columbus vs Seattle Sounders live stream will be available on FanCode. Fans in the UK can watch the Columbus vs Seattle Sounders game live on Sky Sports and Premier Sports. In the United States, the game will be broadcast on TUDN USA. The game will begin at 7:00 am IST on Sunday, December 13.
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