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 13 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
Sporting Kansas City 14 games · 11 pts (2026/26)

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

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
#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' The ball is rolling at Lumen Field. Seattle Sounders FC are looking to make home advantage count against Sporting Kansas City.
4' Erik Thommy makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Sporting Kansas City are in front.
8' Seattle Sounders FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
10' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Alex Roldan.
12' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Remi Walter.
17' The 21-year-old Reed Baker-Whiting has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
22' Sporting Kansas City fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
27' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Sporting Kansas City winning 0% of all matches.
31' The Mexico Alan Pulido breaks the deadlock on 31 minutes. 0-2!
36' 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.
41' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
46' Sporting Kansas City ring the changes. Gadi Kinda has done his job and it is now time for Felipe Hernandez to step up.
51' Sporting Kansas City started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
56' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
57' Seattle Sounders FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Fredy Montero is hanging Leo Chu on the field on 57 minute.
62' Over 62 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
65' Logan Ndenbe is having his name booked by the referee on 65.
66' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Nicolas Lodeiro makes it 1-2.
71' It is a cagey affair so far. Seattle Sounders FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Sporting Kansas City's compact 4-3-3.
76' Roger Espinoza gets the nod from Sporting Kansas City. He replaces Erik Thommy and will look to change the dynamic.
79' Sporting Kansas City ring the changes. Daniel Salloi has done his job and it is now time for Khiry Shelton to step up.
81' A meaty challenge results in booking for Albert Rusnak 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' Time for substitution for Sporting Kansas City. Alan Pulido is replaced by Graham Zusi.
90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Johnny Russell on 90.
Another three points for Sporting Kansas City.

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

1 / 4

2.02 Seattle Sounders FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.78 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: Seattle Sounders FC to win 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Seattle Sounders FC58% Draw24% Sporting Kansas City18%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes47% 0% No53%

Avg goals/match: 2.8

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	52%	48%
± 3.5	31%	69%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw

82%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

42%

Seattle Sounders FC or Sporting Kansas City

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Seattle Sounders FC46% Draw43% Sporting Kansas City11%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

12.2%

1 – 0

11.7%

1 – 1

10.3%

2 – 1

9.3%

3 – 0

0 – 0

7.8%

3 – 1

6.3%

4 – 0

0 – 1

2 – 2

3.6%

1 – 2

Actual

4 – 1

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap	Seattle Sounders FC covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	21%	—	79%
-2	21%	20%	59%
-1.5	41%	—	59%
-1	41%	24%	35%
-0.5	65%	—	35%
+0.5	87%	—	13%
+1	87%	9%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

46% ✓

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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