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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 34 77
2 Internacional CF Miami 34 60
3 New England Revolution 34 58
4 Chicago Fire FC 34 55
5 Charlotte FC 34 54
6 Philadelphia Union 34 50
7 Columbus Crew SC 34 47
8 FC Cincinnati 34 46
9 Orlando City SC 34 46
10 New York City FC 34 42
11 New York Red Bulls 34 42
12 Toronto FC 34 39
13 Atlanta United FC 34 33
14 D.C. United SC 34 33
15 Montreal Impact FC 34 26
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 64
17 FC Dallas 34 58
18 St. Louis City 34 54
19 San Jose Earthquakes 34 52
20 Houston Dynamo 34 51
21 Los Angeles FC 34 47
22 Portland Timbers 34 46
23 Seattle Sounders FC 34 46
24 Real Salt Lake 34 45
25 Minnesota United FC 34 44
26 Los Angeles Galaxy 34 44
27 Colorado Rapids SC 34 43
28 San Diego FC 34 38
29 Austin FC 34 34
30 Sporting Kansas City 34 26

Head-to-Head

8
2
7
Seattle Sounders FC 17 games · Avg 3.6 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
#23 Position #30
46 Points 26
34 Played 34
12 / 10 / 12 W / D / L 7 / 5 / 22
44 Scored 40
46 Conceded 81
-2 GD -41
1.35 PPG 0.76
35% Win % 21%

Key Stats

82% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
82% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
24% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season
6% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

Seattle Sounders FC are 23rd (46 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC
0-15
5/5
16-30
5/7
31-45
4/7
46-60
8/6
61-75
4/5
76+
13/14
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sporting Kansas City
0-15
3/12
16-30
8/10
31-45
9/9
46-60
3/7
61-75
6/15
76+
5/14
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC
Dejan Joveljic 13 G 1 A
Paul Rothrock 5 G 1 A
Sporting Kansas City
Andre Luiz 7 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between Seattle Sounders FC and Sporting Kansas City.
  • 5' Roger Espinoza is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Seattle Sounders FC tonight.
  • 10' It’s high time Peter Vermes made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 20' Both keepers have barely been tested. Seattle Sounders FC and Sporting Kansas City are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 25' Seattle Sounders FC is showing some good football. However, Seattle Sounders FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 30' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Krisztian Nemeth suffering a number of foals already.
  • 35' Stefan Frei has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 40' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 45' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Seattle Sounders FC and Sporting Kansas City are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 50' Sporting Kansas City come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 55' With 0 assists to his name this season, Gerso Fernandes is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sporting Kansas City.
  • 60' Suriname international Kelvin Leerdam has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 65' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Yohan Croizet made 301 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 70' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 75' Sporting Kansas City have won 461 goals from 301 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 80' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 85' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sporting Kansas City needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 90' Seattle Sounders FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
  • Seattle Sounders FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
Cristian Roldan 4
Raul Ruidiaz 3
Danny Musovski 3
Nicolas Lodeiro 2
Will Bruin 2
Graham Zusi 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
2.34 Seattle Sounders FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.1 Sporting Kansas City xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + Seattle Sounders FC to win 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Seattle Sounders FC62% Draw21% Sporting Kansas City17%
Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.44
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw
83%
Draw or Sporting Kansas City
38%
Seattle Sounders FC or Sporting Kansas City
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Seattle Sounders FC47% Draw39% Sporting Kansas City14%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
9.3%
1 – 1
9.1%
2 – 0
8.8%
3 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
7.1%
3 – 0
6.7%
2 – 2
5.1%
0 – 0
4.6%
1 – 2
4.4%
4 – 1
4.3%
3 – 2
4%
4 – 0
3.9%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap Seattle Sounders FC covers Push Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5 23% — 77%
-2 23% 19% 58%
-1.5 42% — 58%
-1 42% 22% 36%
-0.5 64% — 36%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 10% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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