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

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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

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

Seattle Sounders FC 34 games · 46 pts (2026/26)
Sporting Kansas City 34 games · 26 pts (2026/26)

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

Seattle Sounders FC 17 games · Avg 3.6 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#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' It’s Showtime! The match between Seattle Sounders FC and Sporting Kansas City is underway.
5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
15' Seattle Sounders FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
20' Seattle Sounders FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sporting Kansas City backline.
25' Sporting Kansas City fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
29' A meaty challenge results in booking for Danny Leyva on 29.
31' Johnny Russell does the damage! The net is bulging and Sporting Kansas City surge ahead!
34' Fresh legs for Seattle Sounders FC! Reed Baker-Whiting comes on to replace Abdoulaye Cissoko.
39' Tim Melia has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 301 appearances.
43' GOAL! Daniel Salloi scores on 43.
48' Seattle Sounders FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sporting Kansas City's shape.
51' The deadlock is broken! Fredy Montero gets on the scoresheet on 51 minutes.
56' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
61' Seattle Sounders FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Paul Rothrock scoring 1 goals.
64' A tactical swap from Sporting Kansas City — Ilie Sanchez on, Roger Espinoza off on 64 minutes.
69' Australia international Brad Smith has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
70' Cameron Duke is replacing Gadi Kinda for the Sporting Kansas City side.
73' Cameron Duke makes no mistake. The score reads 1-3 and Sporting Kansas City are in front.
75' Ethan Dobbelaere has so much to prove this time. He replaces Xavier Arreaga on 75 minute.
80' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kelyn Rowe, as he is very good at scoring at Lumen Field with 2 goals in the last 1 games.
81' The referee calls foul for Graham Zusi. He receives a Yellow card.
84' The referee shows Seattle Sounders FC player a Yellow card on 84.
89' Seattle Sounders FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-3.

Lineups

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

6
Joao Paulo
12
Fredy Montero
94
Jimmy Medranda ↓ Brad Smith 64'
22
Kelyn Rowe
9
Raul Ruidiaz
30
Stefan Cleveland
28
Yeimar Gomez
3
Xavier Arreaga ↓ Ethan Dobbelaere 75'
75
Danny Leyva ↓ Shane O'Neill 64'
84
Joshua Atencio
92
Abdoulaye Cissoko ↓ Reed Baker-Whiting 34'

Bench

Coach Brian Schmetzer

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jordan Morris	9
Johnny Russell	8
Cristian Roldan	4
Raul Ruidiaz	3
Danny Musovski	3
Will Bruin	2
Graham Zusi	2
William Agada	2

Head to Head

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

1.88 Seattle Sounders FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.61 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: Seattle Sounders FC or Sporting Kansas City 75% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Seattle Sounders FC40% Draw25% Sporting Kansas City35%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.49

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	67%	33%
± 3.5	46%	54%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw

65%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

60%

Seattle Sounders FC or Sporting Kansas City

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Seattle Sounders FC33% Draw41% Sporting Kansas City26%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.1%

2 – 1

8.4%

1 – 2

7.2%

2 – 2

6.7%

2 – 0

5.4%

3 – 1

5.2%

1 – 0

5.1%

0 – 0

4.5%

0 – 1

4.3%

3 – 2

4.2%

0 – 2

1 – 3

Actual

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap	Seattle Sounders FC covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	13%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	19%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	16%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	10%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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