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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 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

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
#24 Position #30
24 Points 14
17 Played 18
7 / 3 / 7 W / D / L 4 / 2 / 12
20 Scored 18
22 Conceded 46
-2 GD -28
1.41 PPG 0.78
41% Win % 22%

Key Stats

81% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
81% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

Seattle Sounders FC are 24th (24 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (14 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC
0-15
2/2
16-30
4/4
31-45
2/3
46-60
2/2
61-75
–/2
76+
5/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sporting Kansas City
0-15
–/7
16-30
3/4
31-45
3/6
46-60
2/4
61-75
2/8
76+
3/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC
Paul Rothrock 5 G 1 A
Sporting Kansas City
Dejan Joveljic 8 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Seattle Sounders FC and Sporting Kansas City.
  • 5' It’s high time Peter Vermes made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' It is a cagey affair so far. Seattle Sounders FC in their trying to find a way past Sporting Kansas City's compact .
  • 15' Seattle Sounders FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 20' Sporting Kansas City come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 25' Raul Ruidiaz is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sporting Kansas City tonight.
  • 30' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 35' Seattle Sounders FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 40' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 45' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 50' Sporting Kansas City is showing some good football. However, Sporting Kansas City are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 55' Seattle Sounders FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sporting Kansas City backline.
  • 60' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 65' 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.
  • 70' With 0 assists to his name this season, Osvaldo Alonso is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sporting Kansas City.
  • 75' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Seattle Sounders FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 80' Stefan Frei, a Switzerland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 85' Yohan Croizet has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 90' Seattle Sounders FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sporting Kansas City's shape.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Graham Zusi 2
Paul Rothrock 2
Felipe Gutierrez 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
2.32 Seattle Sounders FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.01 Sporting Kansas City xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 64% + Seattle Sounders FC to win 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Seattle Sounders FC63% Draw21% Sporting Kansas City16%
Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 3.33
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 42%
58%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw
84%
Draw or Sporting Kansas City
37%
Seattle Sounders FC or Sporting Kansas City
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Seattle Sounders FC48% Draw39% Sporting Kansas City13%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
9.6%
2 – 1
9.4%
1 – 1
9.2%
1 – 0
7.9%
3 – 0
7.2%
3 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
5%
2 – 2
4.7%
4 – 1
4.3%
4 – 0
4.2%
1 – 2
4.1%
3 – 2
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap Seattle Sounders FC covers Push Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5 24% — 76%
-2 24% 19% 57%
-1.5 43% — 57%
-1 43% 22% 35%
-0.5 65% — 35%
+0.5 86% — 14%
+1 86% 9% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✓
Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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