Seattle Sounders vs Inter Miami Prediction, Lineups and Betting Tip Predictions

Seattle Sounders vs Inter Miami Prediction, Lineups and Betting Tip

Match Details: September 1st, 2025 | Lumen Field, Seattle | Leagues Cup Final

The American “soccer” scene sees its first piece of silverware up for grabs this Monday, as David Beckham owned Inter Miami take on Seattle Sounders for the Leagues Cup.

Home side Seattle beat Cruz Azul, Santos, Tijuana, Puebla and LA Galaxy en-route to the final, while the Lionel Messi led Inter Miami defeated Atlas, Necaxa, Universidad Nacional, Tigres, and Orlando City to make it to the tournament’s showpiece game.

Key Betting Tip: Both teams to score at odds of 1.47 on Copybet represents excellent value for the tip provided by our in-house tipsters.

Seattle Sounders vs Inter Miami Predicted Lineups

Seattle Sounders Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Andrew Thomas (GK); Reed Baker-Whiting, Jackson Ragen, Yeimar Gomez, Alex Roldan; Cristian Roldan, Obed Vargas; Pedro De La Vega, Jesus Ferreira, Paul Rothrock; Osaze De Rosario.

Winning three of their last five, and scoring 11 goals in just these three games, Seattle are a side that most others want to avoid in their current form. Defeating LA Galaxy 2-0 in the semi-final despite going down to 10 men, Sounder’s have shown the depth and quantity of their quality.

They do however have a considerable number of injuries to contend with: Albert Rusnak, Joao Paulo, Jordan Morris, Paul Arriola, Ryan Kent and Stuart Hawkins are all out through various knocks and strains, while Nouhou Tolo saw red against LA Galaxy and will be sidelined for the final.

Inter Miami Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Oscar Ustari (GK); Jordi Alba, Maximiliano Falcon, Gonzalo Lujan, Ian Fray; Sergio Busquets, Yannick Bright; Baltasar Rodriguez, Lionel Messi, Rodrigo De Paul; Luis Suarez.

In similarly good form to their opponents, Inter Miami will be favourites for the League Cup silverware this Monday simply due to the names in their squad. Any side with Suarez, Messi, Busquets, De Paul and Alba in their starting eleven has an advantage heading into any final.

Moreover, Inter Miami are not suffering from the injury crisis their opponents are - only Allen Obando is out for the side with a hamstring injury, and he should be back by the end of September.

Seattle Sounders vs Inter Miami Current Standings

Both sides overcame five other teams on their way to the final from a variety of leagues and countries. Seattle faced four Mexican sides and fellow MLS outfit LA Galaxy, with Inter Miami facing the same number of Mexican and United States based sides.

Seattle Sounders vs Inter Miami Head to Head Timeline

The two sides have only ever met once before in a competitive setting. This clash, back in 2022, was an MLS fixture, and it was Inter Miami who emerged as 1-0 victors thanks to a Robbie Robinson finish on the stroke of half time.

Seattle Sounders vs Inter Miami Recent Match Analysis

Seattle Sounders Last Five Games:

• LA Galaxy 0-2 Seattle Sounders (Leagues Cup Semi Final)
• Seattle Sounders 5-2 Sporting Kansas City (MLS)
• Seattle Sounders p0-0 Puebla (Leagues Cup Quarter Final)
• Minnesota United 1-0 Seattle Sounders (MLS)
• LA Galaxy 0-4 Seattle Sounders (MLS)

Seattle Sounders have found their scoring touch in recent games. With seven goals in just their last two, with a hat trick against Kansas City from Danny Musovski, it is hard for any side to pinpoint where the next goal scoring threat will come from, making Sounders a tricky side to defend against.

They have also managed three clean sheets in this time, illustrating their ability to maintain a tight defensive unit while also punishing their opponents in attack.

Inter Miami Last Five Games:

• Inter Miami 3-1 Orlando City (Leagues Cup Semi Final)
• DC United 1-1 Inter Miami (MLS)
• Inter Miami 2-1 Tigres (Leagues Cup Quarter Final)
• Inter Miami 3-1 LA Galaxy (MLS)
• Orlando City 4-1 Inter Miami (MLS)

Given their clinicality in attack, Inter Miami have shown weakness at the back, failing to keep a clean sheet in any of their eight games. However, it speaks volumes that they have still managed to win six of these games, including all of their Leagues Cup fixtures.

While high-scoring Seattle will try to target Miami’s shaky backline, they must make sure not to commit too high up the pitch. If Inter Miami get hold of the ball when their opponents have over committed, it only ends one way.

Seattle Sounders vs Inter Miami Prediction

Our advanced algorithm analyses over 200 data points to generate these predictions, and as a result has deduced that there is a high probability of both teams scoring - Inter Miami have seen this happen in their last eight games, and with Seattle’s seven goals in two, the chances are high of this bet coming off. The model factors in current form, head-to-head records, player availability and tactical matchups.

Seattle Sounders vs Inter Miami Betting Tip

Football Park’s Best Bet: Both teams to score at odds of 1.47 on Copybet - With the scoring records of both sides, it is hard to see one cancelling out the other, particularly considering that Inter Miami are the top scorers in the MLS Eastern section, while Seattle are third in that metric in the West section.

Players to Watch: Seattle Sounders vs Inter Miami

Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders): Seattle’s general in the centre of the park, defensive midfielder Roldan has been vital to Seattle’s excellent recent record. Able to mow down attacking players with ease, and a key distributor of the ball from deep, Roldan has all the capabilities to shut down Miami’s talented attack and midfield. However, he will need to keep his eyes peeled. The threat can come from 360 degrees from Inter Miami, so Roldan will not be able to nullify the threat by himself.

Lionel Messi (Inter Miami): We keep thinking he will slow down, but the greatest of all time never does. With 25 goals and 10 assists in 33 games this season, Messi is carrying this Inter Miami side to seemingly more silverware, having already won the Leagues Cup in 2023. While he doesn’t have the physical pace he used to, his mind remains razor sharp, and god help any defender that finds themselves in a one v one duel with the Argentine great.

Stadium details: Lumen Field, home of finalists Seattle Sounders, is the hosting stadium for the final. Seattle Sounders are playing at their home ground because they have a Leagues Cup ranking, which is deciphered when looking at the form of the two competing sides across their last 34 regular season games.