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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 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

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
35 Points 21
26 Played 26
9 / 8 / 9 W / D / L 6 / 3 / 17
33 Scored 31
34 Conceded 63
-1 GD -32
1.35 PPG 0.81
35% Win % 23%

Key Stats

81% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
81% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
27% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season
4% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

Seattle Sounders FC are 24th (35 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (21 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC
0-15
3/2
16-30
5/6
31-45
3/5
46-60
5/4
61-75
1/3
76+
11/12
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sporting Kansas City
0-15
3/8
16-30
7/7
31-45
5/8
46-60
2/6
61-75
4/11
76+
4/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC
Dejan Joveljic 11 G 1 A
Paul Rothrock 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Seattle Sounders FC host Sporting Kansas City — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Seattle Sounders FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 10' Sporting Kansas City has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 15' Sporting Kansas City come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 20' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 25' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Seattle Sounders FC and Sporting Kansas City are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 30' The home supporters are growing impatient. Seattle Sounders FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 35' Gustav Svensson is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sporting Kansas City so far.
  • 40' Seattle Sounders FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sporting Kansas City backline.
  • 45' Supporters expect more eagerness from Raul Ruidiaz, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 50' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Graham Zusi made 289 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 55' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 60' Sporting Kansas City seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 65' It looks like no one’s ball. Sporting Kansas City is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 70' Seattle Sounders FC have won 457 goals from 292 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 75' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 80' Osvaldo Alonso needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 85' With 0 assists to his name this season, Tim Melia is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Seattle Sounders FC.
  • 90' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Sporting Kansas City winning 0% of all matches.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Seattle Sounders FC take all three points.

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
Danny Musovski 3
Raul Ruidiaz 3
Cristian Roldan 3
Graham Zusi 2
William Agada 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
2.35 Seattle Sounders FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.09 Sporting Kansas City xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + 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
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
37%
Seattle Sounders FC or Sporting Kansas City
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Seattle Sounders FC47% Draw38% Sporting Kansas City15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
9.3%
1 – 1
9%
2 – 0
8.9%
3 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
7.2%
3 – 0
6.7%
2 – 2
5%
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
10% ✓

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