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Capsule preview: Sounders at Whitecaps

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When: Tonight, 7 at Swangard Stadium, Burnaby, B.C. (Game 2 of two-game aggregate A-League playoff series)

Radio: KKNW (1150 AM); KXPA (1540 AM) in Spanish.

Records: Whitecaps 16-11-4 overall, Sounders 18-12-4.

Notes: The Sounders moved a step closer to beating the Whitecaps for the sixth time in eight playoff series with a 1-0 win on Friday in Game 1. Seattle knocked out Vancouver on the Swangard Stadium turf last season in a shootout tiebreaker in the first round. ... The natural-grass surface at Swangard could affect the playing conditions significantly with rain in the forecast and a high-school football game played played there yesterday. ... The Sounders lead the 2004 series with Vancouver 3-1-1, winning the last three. ... Seattle owns a 50-38-7 advantage in the all-time series with Vancouver, including 39-21-7 since the Sounders joined the A-League in 1994. ... The Sounders come into the match with an 8-3-2 edge all-time in the playoffs, including 4-3-2 in the A-League. ... Seattle is 17-14-2 all-time on the road in Vancouver in A-League action, but trails 2-1-1 in the playoff matches in Vancouver. ... The Sounders are 15-16-3 all-time in the A-League playoffs.

Matt Massey

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