Seattle Sounders FC vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2022

Seattle Sounders FC

3 – 0

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Sporting Kansas City

Sat 25 Jun 2022 · 19:00 UTC Lumen Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Jordan Morris 65' Y

Jordan Morris 66' Y

Overview

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

Seattle Sounders FC 17 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
Sporting Kansas City 18 games · 14 pts (2026/26)

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

Seattle Sounders FC 16 games · Avg 3.7 goals Sporting Kansas City

Last 5 meetings

2022-06-25 Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 Sporting Kansas City 2021-10-23 Seattle Sounders FC 1–2 Sporting Kansas City 2021-09-26 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC 2021-07-26 Seattle Sounders FC 1–3 Sporting Kansas City 2019-08-05 Seattle Sounders FC 2–3 Sporting Kansas City

Recent Form

Seattle Sounders FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Jun	Sporting Kansas City	H	3–0	W
18 Jun	Los Angeles FC	H	1–1	D
15 Jun	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	4–0	W
30 May	Charlotte FC	H	2–1	W
23 May	Colorado Rapids SC	A	0–1	L
19 May	Houston Dynamo	A	1–0	W

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Jun	Seattle Sounders FC	A	0–3	L
19 Jun	Nashville SC	A	2–1	W
12 Jun	New England Revolution	H	1–2	L
29 May	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	0–1	L
22 May	San Jose Earthquakes	A	1–1	D
19 May	Colorado Rapids SC	H	2–1	W

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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Seattle Sounders FC to score. At the same time, Sporting Kansas City does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' Abdoulaye Cissoko is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Seattle Sounders FC so far.
8' What composure from Will Bruin! The USA international strokes it home. 1-0.
13' Sporting Kansas City has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
18' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Cameron Duke made 285 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
23' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
28' Seattle Sounders FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sporting Kansas City backline.
33' 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.
38' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Seattle Sounders FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
43' It is a cagey affair so far. Seattle Sounders FC in their trying to find a way past Sporting Kansas City's compact .
48' The energy levels are beginning to show. Brian Schmetzer might look to freshen things up shortly.
53' 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 Kayden Pierre suffering a number of foals already.
58' Seattle Sounders FC have won 453 goals from 288 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
63' It looks surprising Seattle Sounders FC does not make any changes. Alex Roldan has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
65' Jordan Morris was booked on 65.
66' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Jordan Morris on 66 minutes.
71' The deadlock is broken! Jordan Morris gets on the scoresheet on 71 minutes.
74' Sporting Kansas City ring the changes. Felipe Hernandez has done his job and it is now time for Roger Espinoza to step up.
76' Cristian Roldan has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 76 minutes.
79' Another substitution for Seattle Sounders FC to replace Yeimar Gomez by Abdoulaye Cissoko on 79 minute.
80' Another substitution for Seattle Sounders FC to replace Nicolas Lodeiro by Fredy Montero on 80 minute.
82' Kelyn Rowe makes way for Jimmy Medranda at the 82 minute mark. A tactical switch from Seattle Sounders FC.
84' Danny Leyva is ready to make an impact after coming on for Albert Rusnak at the 84 minute mark.
86' The Sporting Kansas City bench stirs into life. Logan Ndenbe is withdrawn and Ben Sweat gets his opportunity.
87' Marinos Tzionis gets the nod from Sporting Kansas City. He replaces Johnny Russell and will look to change the dynamic.
Game over. The scoreline of 3-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

12
Fredy Montero ↑ 80'
94
Jimmy Medranda ↑ 80'
30
Stefan Cleveland
75
Danny Leyva ↑ 84'
23
Leo Chu ↑ 74'
92
Abdoulaye Cissoko ↑ 80'
99
Dylan Teves

Coach Brian Schmetzer

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

5
Nicolas Isimat-Mirin
54
Remi Walter
7
Johnny Russell ↓ Marinos Tzionis 86'
8
Graham Zusi ↓ Kayden Pierre 74'
29
Tim Melia
20
Daniel Salloi
11
Khiry Shelton
21
Felipe Hernandez ↓ Roger Espinoza 74'
18
Logan Ndenbe ↓ Ben Sweat 86'
28
Cameron Duke
3
Andreu Fontas

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2022-06-25 Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 Sporting Kansas City W 2022-06-18 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Los Angeles FC D 2022-06-15 Seattle Sounders FC 4–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2022-05-30 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Charlotte FC W 2022-05-23 Colorado Rapids SC 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC L 2022-05-19 Houston Dynamo 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC W

Sporting Kansas City Form

2022-06-25 Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2022-06-19 Nashville SC 1–2 Sporting Kansas City W 2022-06-12 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 New England Revolution L 2022-05-29 Sporting Kansas City 0–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2022-05-22 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Sporting Kansas City D 2022-05-19 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Colorado Rapids SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.13 Seattle Sounders FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.97 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: Seattle Sounders FC to win 60% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Seattle Sounders FC60% Draw22% Sporting Kansas City18%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 3.1

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw

82%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

40%

Seattle Sounders FC or Sporting Kansas City

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Seattle Sounders FC45% Draw41% Sporting Kansas City14%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.1%

2 – 0

10.1%

2 – 1

9.6%

1 – 0

9.1%

3 – 0

Actual

3 – 1

6.8%

0 – 0

6.1%

2 – 2

4.6%

1 – 2

4.4%

4 – 0

3.7%

0 – 1

3.7%

4 – 1

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap	Seattle Sounders FC covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	21%	—	79%
-2	21%	19%	60%
-1.5	40%	—	60%
-1	40%	23%	38%
-0.5	62%	—	38%
+0.5	85%	—	15%
+1	85%	10%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

38% ✗

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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