Thursday , 2 July 2026

Seattle Sounders FC vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
Seattle Sounders FC
1 – 3
Full Time
Sporting Kansas City
Mon 26 Jul 2021 · 01:00 UTC Lumen Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Danny Leyva 29' Y
Y 81' Graham Zusi
Joao Paulo 84' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Seattle Sounders FC vs Sporting Kansas City — MLS at Lumen Field.

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
2021-07-26 Seattle Sounders FC 1–3 Sporting Kansas City 2019-08-05 Seattle Sounders FC 2–3 Sporting Kansas City 2019-05-26 Sporting Kansas City 3–2 Seattle Sounders FC 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
26 Jul Sporting Kansas City H 1–3 L
23 Jul Austin FC A 1–0 W
18 Jul Minnesota United FC A 0–1 L
08 Jul Houston Dynamo H 2–0 W
05 Jul Colorado Rapids SC A 1–1 D
27 Jun Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 2–2 D
Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Jul Seattle Sounders FC A 3–1 W
22 Jul San Jose Earthquakes H 1–1 D
05 Jul Los Angeles Galaxy A 2–0 W
26 Jun Los Angeles FC H 2–1 W
24 Jun Colorado Rapids SC H 3–1 W
20 Jun Portland Timbers A 1–2 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' Three points are at stake. Seattle Sounders FC host Sporting Kansas City — let the battle begin!
  • 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Peter Vermes will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 10' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 15' Sporting Kansas City has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 20' Seattle Sounders FC 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.
  • 25' With 0 assists to his name this season, Johnny Russell is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sporting Kansas City.
  • 29' Danny Leyva has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 29.
  • 31' A stunning finish from Johnny Russell — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 34' Reed Baker-Whiting is ready to make an impact after coming on for Abdoulaye Cissoko at the 34 minute mark.
  • 39' The 32-year-old Brad Smith has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 43' What composure from Daniel Salloi! The Hungary international strokes it home. 0-2.
  • 48' Stefan Cleveland has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 275 appearances.
  • 51' What a strike from Fredy Montero! The score is 1-2.
  • 56' Sporting Kansas City started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 56.
  • 61' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Seattle Sounders FC and Sporting Kansas City are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 64' Ilie Sanchez gets the nod from Sporting Kansas City. He replaces Roger Espinoza and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 69' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 70' Cameron Duke is ready to make an impact after coming on for Gadi Kinda at the 70 minute mark.
  • 73' Magnificent from Cameron Duke! That is 2 goals in 281 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 75' The Seattle Sounders FC bench stirs into life. Xavier Arreaga is withdrawn and Ethan Dobbelaere gets his opportunity.
  • 80' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Seattle Sounders FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 81' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Graham Zusi on 81 minutes.
  • 84' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Joao Paulo.
  • 89' Sporting Kansas City fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • Another three points for 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
Cristian Roldan 3
Danny Musovski 3
Raul Ruidiaz 3
Will Bruin 2
Graham Zusi 2
William Agada 2

Head to Head

2021-07-26 Seattle Sounders FC 1–3 Sporting Kansas City 2019-08-05 Seattle Sounders FC 2–3 Sporting Kansas City 2019-05-26 Sporting Kansas City 3–2 Seattle Sounders FC 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

2021-07-26 Seattle Sounders FC 1–3 Sporting Kansas City L 2021-07-23 Austin FC 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC W 2021-07-18 Minnesota United FC 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC L 2021-07-08 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Houston Dynamo W 2021-07-05 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC D 2021-06-27 Seattle Sounders FC 2–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D

Sporting Kansas City Form

2021-07-26 Seattle Sounders FC 1–3 Sporting Kansas City W 2021-07-22 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes D 2021-07-05 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–2 Sporting Kansas City W 2021-06-26 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Los Angeles FC W 2021-06-24 Sporting Kansas City 3–1 Colorado Rapids SC W 2021-06-20 Portland Timbers 2–1 Sporting Kansas City L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.96 Seattle Sounders FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.38 Sporting Kansas City xG
I would bet for: Seattle Sounders FC or Sporting Kansas City 75% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Seattle Sounders FC44% Draw25% Sporting Kansas City31%
Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.34
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 25%
75%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw
70%
Draw or Sporting Kansas City
56%
Seattle Sounders FC or Sporting Kansas City
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Seattle Sounders FC37% Draw41% Sporting Kansas City22%
Actual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–3 not predicted
1 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
10.5%
2 – 1
9%
2 – 0
6.8%
1 – 2
6.4%
1 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
6.2%
3 – 1
5.9%
0 – 0
5%
3 – 0
4.3%
0 – 1
4.2%
3 – 2
4.1%
0 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap Seattle Sounders FC covers Push Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 15% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 21% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 14% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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