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 26 games · 35 pts (2026/26)
Sporting Kansas City 26 games · 21 pts (2026/26)

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

Seattle Sounders FC 16 games · Avg 3.7 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
#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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Seattle Sounders FC launch into their encounter with Sporting Kansas City.
4' Erik Thommy has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 4 minutes.
8' It’s a booking for Seattle Sounders FC player. Alex Roldan gets a Yellow card.
10' Poor challenge from Alex Roldan. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
12' The referee shows Sporting Kansas City player a Yellow card on 12.
17' Sporting Kansas City have won 443 goals from 290 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
22' 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 Daniel Salloi suffering a number of foals already.
27' A quiet spell here at Lumen Field. Seattle Sounders FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
31' Alan Pulido adds to his 0 season tally! Sporting Kansas City lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
36' Over 36 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
41' Sporting Kansas City looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Dejan Joveljic scoring 1 goals.
46' Felipe Hernandez is ready to make an impact after coming on for Gadi Kinda at the 46 minute mark.
51' Seattle Sounders FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
56' Supporters expect more eagerness from Roger Espinoza, as he is very good at scoring at Lumen Field with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
57' Another substitution for Seattle Sounders FC to replace Leo Chu by Fredy Montero on 57 minute.
62' Sporting Kansas City has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
65' A meaty challenge results in booking for Logan Ndenbe on 65.
66' Nicolas Lodeiro does the damage! The net is bulging and Seattle Sounders FC surge ahead!
71' Khiry Shelton has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 23 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
76' Roger Espinoza is replacing Erik Thommy for the Sporting Kansas City side.
79' Time for substitution for Sporting Kansas City. Daniel Salloi is replaced by Khiry Shelton.
81' The referee shows Seattle Sounders FC player a Yellow card on 81.
84' Seattle Sounders FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Dylan Teves is hanging Obed Vargas on the field on 84 minute.
85' The supporters are chanting for Graham Zusi. He replaces Alan Pulido on 85 minute.
90' Sporting Kansas City player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
Game over. The scoreline of 1-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
Raul Ruidiaz	3
Cristian Roldan	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%

1 – 0

9.6%

2 – 1

9.6%

0 – 0

3 – 0

6.2%

3 – 1

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.