Seahawks @ Raiders

Who will WIN this matchup?

Seattle Seahawks (2-3)

Oakland Raiders (1-4)

Current odds:

Seattle Seahawks: (-155)

Oakland Raiders: (+135)

• The line for this game is Seattle by 3 points.

• The Oakland Raiders make their second visit to Wembley Stadium in London on Sunday and hope for a better result when they take the field as the home team against an old rival in the Seattle Seahawks. Oakland, which is off to a disappointing start in coach Jon Gruden’s return to the sideline, dropped a 38-14 decision to Miami at Wembley in 2014. The Raiders hoped to follow their first victory of the season – an overtime triumph over Cleveland – with another but were defeated 26-10 by the Chargers in Los Angeles last week.

•  Seattle, which was one of Oakland’s AFC West rivals from 1977-2001, came close to handing the Los Angeles Rams their first loss of the year last Sunday as it carried a seven-point lead into the fourth quarter before falling 33-31. The Seahawks, who were seeking a third consecutive victory, trail the Rams by three games in the NFL West. Seattle will be lining up against a former teammate in Marshawn Lynch, who retired from the team after the 2015 campaign but sat out just one year before returning to the NFL with the Raiders last season.

• Seattle’s ground game had plenty of success against the Rams, gaining 190 yards – including a career-high 116 by Chris Carson. That created opportunities for Russell Wilson, who threw three touchdown passes after being blanked in the Seahawks’ 20-17 triumph at Arizona a week earlier. Wilson, who has gone three games without an interception, is tied with Tom Brady for the most TD tosses since the start of last season with 44 – including 10 this year.

• Derek Carr’s disappointing season continued last week as he threw his league-high eighth interception – three of which have occurred in the end zone. The 27-year-old has made only seven touchdown passes but ranks fifth in the NFL with 1,641 yards and first in the AFC with a 71.3 completion percentage. Defensive end Bruce Irvin, who spent the first four seasons of his career with the Seahawks, leads Oakland with three sacks – including one in each of his last two games – while wide receiver Jordy Nelson tops the club with three TD catches.

• Seahawks veteran WR Brandon Marshall did not catch a pass last week and has just 10 receptions for 125 yards this season but has made 20 catches for 242 yards and a touchdown in his last three games against the Raiders.

• Lynch has been limited in practice this week due to a hip injury after gaining a season-low 31 yards on nine carries versus the Chargers.

• The teams have split four meetings since Seattle moved to the NFC West, with the Seahawks posting a 30-24 home victory in the most recent matchup on Nov. 2, 2014.