Seattle Sounders FC vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

Seattle Sounders FC

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Sporting Kansas City

Sun 7 May 2023 · 20:30 UTC Lumen Field HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 4' Erik Thommy

0–2 31' Alan Pulido

Nicolas Lodeiro pen 66' 1–2

Alex Roldan 8' Y

Y 12' Remi Walter

Y 65' Logan Ndenbe

Albert Rusnak 81' Y

Y 90' Johnny Russell

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

2023-05-07 Seattle Sounders FC 1–2 Sporting Kansas City 2023-03-26 Sporting Kansas City 1–4 Seattle Sounders FC 2022-10-02 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC 2022-06-25 Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 Sporting Kansas City 2021-10-23 Seattle Sounders FC 1–2 Sporting Kansas City

Recent Form

Seattle Sounders FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 May	Sporting Kansas City	H	1–2	L
30 Apr	Real Salt Lake	A	0–0	D
23 Apr	Minnesota United FC	H	1–0	W
16 Apr	Portland Timbers	A	1–4	L
09 Apr	St. Louis City	H	3–0	W
01 Apr	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	2–1	W

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 May	Seattle Sounders FC	A	2–1	W
30 Apr	Montreal Impact FC	H	0–2	L
22 Apr	New England Revolution	A	1–2	L
16 Apr	San Jose Earthquakes	A	0–3	L
09 Apr	Colorado Rapids SC	H	0–1	L
01 Apr	Philadelphia Union	A	0–0	D

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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Lumen Field!
4' Brilliant from the ! Erik Thommy makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 4.
8' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Alex Roldan.
10' Poor challenge from Alex Roldan. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
12' A meaty challenge results in booking for Remi Walter on 12.
17' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
22' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Seattle Sounders FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
27' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Seattle Sounders FC and Sporting Kansas City are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
31' A stunning finish from Alan Pulido — that came from absolutely nowhere!
36' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Seattle Sounders FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
41' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Daniel Rosero made 301 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
46' Another substitution for Sporting Kansas City to replace Gadi Kinda by Felipe Hernandez on 46 minute.
51' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 51 minutes.
56' 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.
57' The whistle greets Leo Chu as he departs to be replaced by Fredy Montero.
62' Both keepers have barely been tested. Seattle Sounders FC and Sporting Kansas City are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
65' A moment of madness from Logan Ndenbe on 65 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Sporting Kansas City will be frustrated.
66' Nicolas Lodeiro does the damage! The net is bulging and Seattle Sounders FC surge ahead!
71' A quiet spell here at Lumen Field. Seattle Sounders FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
76' Time for substitution for Sporting Kansas City. Erik Thommy is replaced by Roger Espinoza.
79' Another change for Sporting Kansas City made on 79 minute. Daniel Salloi leaves to be changed by Khiry Shelton.
81' It’s a booking for Seattle Sounders FC player. Albert Rusnak gets a Yellow card.
84' It is a substitution in Seattle Sounders FC team. Obed Vargas is replaced by Dylan Teves on 84 minute.
85' Graham Zusi gets the nod from Sporting Kansas City. He replaces Alan Pulido and will look to change the dynamic.
90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Johnny Russell on 90 minutes.
It finishes all square. Seattle Sounders FC and Sporting Kansas City share the spoils 1-2.

Lineups

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brian Schmetzer

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

4-3-3

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
Felipe Gutierrez	2
Dejan Joveljic	2
Nicolas Lodeiro	2

Head to Head

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2023-05-07 Seattle Sounders FC 1–2 Sporting Kansas City L 2023-04-30 Real Salt Lake 0–0 Seattle Sounders FC D 2023-04-23 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Minnesota United FC W 2023-04-16 Portland Timbers 4–1 Seattle Sounders FC L 2023-04-09 Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 St. Louis City W 2023-04-01 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC W

Sporting Kansas City Form

2023-05-07 Seattle Sounders FC 1–2 Sporting Kansas City W 2023-04-30 Sporting Kansas City 0–2 Montreal Impact FC L 2023-04-22 New England Revolution 2–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2023-04-16 San Jose Earthquakes 3–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2023-04-09 Sporting Kansas City 0–1 Colorado Rapids SC L 2023-04-01 Philadelphia Union 0–0 Sporting Kansas City D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.94 Seattle Sounders FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Seattle Sounders FC53% Draw25% Sporting Kansas City22%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.94

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw

78%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

47%

Seattle Sounders FC or Sporting Kansas City

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Seattle Sounders FC41% Draw43% Sporting Kansas City16%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.1%

2 – 0

9.8%

2 – 1

9.6%

1 – 0

9.6%

0 – 0

3 – 1

6.2%

3 – 0

6.2%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 2

4.8%

0 – 1

4.5%

3 – 2

3.2%

4 – 1

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap	Seattle Sounders FC covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	17%	—	83%
-2	17%	18%	65%
-1.5	35%	—	65%
-1	35%	23%	42%
-0.5	58%	—	42%
+0.5	82%	—	18%
+1	82%	11%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

37% ✓

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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