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Seattle Sounders FC vs Sporting Kansas City, 2018

MLS · 2018
Seattle Sounders FC
3 – 1
Full Time
Sporting Kansas City
Sat 1 Sep 2018 · 20:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Seattle Sounders FC vs Sporting Kansas City — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Baldomero Toledo
  • Referee Ian Anderson
  • Referee David Gantar
  • Referee Eduardo Mariscal
  • Referee Alejandro Mariscal

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 14 33
2 Internacional CF Miami 15 31
3 Chicago Fire FC 14 26
4 New England Revolution 14 25
5 New York Red Bulls 15 22
6 Charlotte FC 15 21
7 FC Cincinnati 15 20
8 New York City FC 15 19
9 D.C. United SC 15 18
10 Columbus Crew SC 15 16
11 Toronto FC 14 14
12 Montreal Impact FC 14 14
13 Orlando City SC 15 14
14 Atlanta United FC 14 11
15 Philadelphia Union 15 7
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 32
17 San Jose Earthquakes 15 32
18 Real Salt Lake 14 26
19 FC Dallas 15 25
20 Los Angeles FC 15 24
21 Seattle Sounders FC 13 24
22 Houston Dynamo 14 22
23 Minnesota United FC 15 22
24 Los Angeles Galaxy 15 20
25 San Diego FC 15 17
26 Colorado Rapids SC 15 16
27 St. Louis City 14 16
28 Portland Timbers 14 14
29 Austin FC 15 14
30 Sporting Kansas City 14 11

Head-to-Head

7
2
7
Seattle Sounders FC 16 games · Avg 3.7 goals Sporting Kansas City
Last 5 meetings
2018-09-01 Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 Sporting Kansas City 2018-04-15 Sporting Kansas City 2–2 Seattle Sounders FC

Recent Form

Seattle Sounders FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Sep Sporting Kansas City H 3–1 W
27 Aug Portland Timbers A 1–0 W
18 Aug Los Angeles Galaxy H 5–0 W
13 Aug FC Dallas H 2–1 W
05 Aug Minnesota United FC A 2–1 W
29 Jul New York City FC H 3–1 W
Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Sep Seattle Sounders FC A 1–3 L
26 Aug Minnesota United FC H 2–0 W
19 Aug Portland Timbers H 3–0 W
12 Aug Los Angeles FC A 2–0 W
05 Aug Houston Dynamo A 1–0 W
29 Jul FC Dallas H 2–3 L

Season Stats

Seattle Sounders FC Sporting Kansas City
#21 Position #30
24 Points 11
13 Played 14
7 / 3 / 3 W / D / L 3 / 2 / 9
17 Scored 14
11 Conceded 36
+6 GD -22
1.85 PPG 0.79
54% Win % 21%

Key Stats

81% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
81% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
38% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

Seattle Sounders FC are 21st (24 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (11 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC
0-15
2/1
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/1
46-60
2/–
61-75
–/1
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sporting Kansas City
0-15
–/6
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/3
46-60
1/3
61-75
2/5
76+
2/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Seattle Sounders FC to score. At the same time, Sporting Kansas City does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Seattle Sounders FC have won 450 goals from 284 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 10' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 15' Brad Smith has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 16 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 20' Daniel Salloi is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sporting Kansas City so far.
  • 25' Seattle Sounders FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 30' It’s high time Brian Schmetzer made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 35' Over 35 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 40' Matt Besler needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 45' Uruguay international Nicolas Lodeiro has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 50' A quiet spell here at . Seattle Sounders FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 55' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 60' Sporting Kansas City looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Dejan Joveljic scoring 1 goals.
  • 65' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 65 minutes.
  • 70' Sporting Kansas City are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 75' Kelvin Leerdam has been relatively quiet despite scoring 9 goals in his last 284 appearances.
  • 80' Supporters expect more eagerness from Johnny Russell, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 85' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Peter Vermes will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 90' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Seattle Sounders FC 3-1 Sporting Kansas City.

Lineups

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brian Schmetzer

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jordan Morris 9
Johnny Russell 8
Raul Ruidiaz 3
Cristian Roldan 3
Danny Musovski 3
Paul Rothrock 2
Felipe Gutierrez 2
Dejan Joveljic 2

Head to Head

2018-09-01 Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 Sporting Kansas City 2018-04-15 Sporting Kansas City 2–2 Seattle Sounders FC

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2018-09-01 Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 Sporting Kansas City W 2018-08-27 Portland Timbers 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC W 2018-08-18 Seattle Sounders FC 5–0 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2018-08-13 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 FC Dallas W 2018-08-05 Minnesota United FC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC W 2018-07-29 Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 New York City FC W

Sporting Kansas City Form

2018-09-01 Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2018-08-26 Sporting Kansas City 2–0 Minnesota United FC W 2018-08-19 Sporting Kansas City 3–0 Portland Timbers W 2018-08-12 Los Angeles FC 0–2 Sporting Kansas City W 2018-08-05 Houston Dynamo 0–1 Sporting Kansas City W 2018-07-29 Sporting Kansas City 2–3 FC Dallas L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.42 Seattle Sounders FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.87 Sporting Kansas City xG
I would bet for: Seattle Sounders FC to win 67% + Over 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Seattle Sounders FC67% Draw20% Sporting Kansas City13%
Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 3.29
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 41%
59%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw
86%
Draw or Sporting Kansas City
33%
Seattle Sounders FC or Sporting Kansas City
80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Seattle Sounders FC51% Draw38% Sporting Kansas City11%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
10.9%
2 – 1
9.2%
1 – 0
8.7%
1 – 1
8.6%
3 – 0
8.5%
3 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
5.1%
4 – 0
5.1%
4 – 1
4.5%
2 – 2
4%
1 – 2
3.3%
3 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap Seattle Sounders FC covers Push Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5 28% — 72%
-2 28% 21% 52%
-1.5 48% — 52%
-1 48% 22% 30%
-0.5 70% — 30%
+0.5 89% — 11%
+1 89% 7% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet
42% ✓
Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.