The Seattle Sounders have been a thorn in the side of the Galaxy of late and now may get a chance to effectively end Los Angeles' season.

Seattle could eliminate the defending-champion Galaxy from the postseason if it defeats visiting Los Angeles for the third time in 35 days on Saturday night.

Results of two other matches are involved in the scenarios that affect the last-place Galaxy (4-16-8, 20 points) -- the San Jose Earthquakes versus Los Angeles FC and Houston Dynamo at the Colorado Rapids.

The teams met twice in August in Carson, Calif., and the Sounders won both. Seattle rolled to a 4-0 victory in MLS play on Aug. 10 and later notched a 2-0 win to reach the Leagues Cup championship game on Aug. 27.

The Sounders whipped visiting Inter Miami 3-0 four days later to win the Leagues

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