Seattle Sounders FC vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2024

Seattle Sounders FC

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Sporting Kansas City

Sun 15 Sep 2024 · 23:15 UTC Lumen Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Reed Baker-Whiting 29' Y

Y 37' Daniel Salloi

Y 46' Zorhan Bassong

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

2024-09-15 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Sporting Kansas City 2024-06-09 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC 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

Recent Form

Seattle Sounders FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Sep	Sporting Kansas City	H	2–0	W
07 Sep	Columbus Crew SC	A	4–0	W
01 Sep	Portland Timbers	A	0–1	L
24 Aug	Minnesota United FC	A	3–2	W
21 Jul	Los Angeles FC	H	0–3	L
18 Jul	St. Louis City	H	2–0	W

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Sep	Seattle Sounders FC	A	0–2	L
07 Sep	New York Red Bulls	A	1–1	D
25 Aug	Orlando City SC	H	3–0	W
21 Jul	St. Louis City	H	1–1	D
18 Jul	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	1–2	L
14 Jul	San Jose Earthquakes	A	2–1	W

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.
5' Erik Thommy has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
10' Robert Voloder has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 401 appearances.
15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Seattle Sounders FC that had 292 games and scored 457 goals.
19' What a strike from Jackson Ragen! The score is 1-0.
24' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
29' Reed Baker-Whiting is having his name booked by the referee on 29.
34' Seattle Sounders FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sporting Kansas City's shape.
37' Daniel Salloi is having his name booked by the referee on 37.
40' Paul Rothrock is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 3 goals this season for the .
45' Georgi Minoungou has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
46' Zorhan Bassong was booked on 46.
51' Both keepers have barely been tested. Seattle Sounders FC and Sporting Kansas City are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
56' 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.
58' Sporting Kansas City make a change. Alan Pulido trudges off to be replaced by Willy Agada on 58 minutes.
59' Zorhan Bassong makes way for Memo Rodriguez at the 59 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sporting Kansas City.
64' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 64 minutes.
66' Another change for Seattle Sounders FC made on 66 minute. Reed Baker-Whiting leaves to be changed by Jon Bell.
71' Sporting Kansas City looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Dejan Joveljic scoring 1 goals.
76' 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.
77' It is a substitution in Seattle Sounders FC team. Obed Vargas is replaced by Joshua Atencio on 77 minute.
80' Fresh legs for Sporting Kansas City! Alenis Vargas comes on to replace Daniel Salloi.
84' Danny Leyva is replacing Albert Rusnak for the Seattle Sounders FC side.
89' Tim Leibold is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Seattle Sounders FC tonight.
Seattle Sounders FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

11
Albert Rusnak ↓ Danny Leyva 84'
24
Stefan Frei
7
Cristian Roldan
16
Alex Roldan
13
Jordan Morris
28
Yeimar Gomez
21
Reed Baker-Whiting ↓ Jon Bell 66'
18
Obed Vargas ↓ Joshua Atencio 77'
25
Jackson Ragen
14
Paul Rothrock
93
Georgi Minoungou ↓ Pedro De la Vega 66'

Bench

9
Raul Ruidiaz
10
Pedro De la Vega ↑ 66'
75
Danny Leyva ↑ 84'
8
Joshua Atencio ↑ 77'
23
Leo Chu
15
Jon Bell ↑ 66'
26
Andrew Thomas
99
Dylan Teves
4
Nathan Cardoso

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
Danny Musovski	3
Raul Ruidiaz	3
Cristian Roldan	3
Will Bruin	2
Graham Zusi	2
William Agada	2

Head to Head

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2024-09-15 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Sporting Kansas City W 2024-09-07 Columbus Crew SC 0–4 Seattle Sounders FC W 2024-09-01 Portland Timbers 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC L 2024-08-24 Minnesota United FC 2–3 Seattle Sounders FC W 2024-07-21 Seattle Sounders FC 0–3 Los Angeles FC L 2024-07-18 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 St. Louis City W

Sporting Kansas City Form

2024-09-15 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2024-09-07 New York Red Bulls 1–1 Sporting Kansas City D 2024-08-25 Sporting Kansas City 3–0 Orlando City SC W 2024-07-21 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 St. Louis City D 2024-07-18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2024-07-14 San Jose Earthquakes 1–2 Sporting Kansas City W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.9 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 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Seattle Sounders FC56% Draw24% Sporting Kansas City20%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.87

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw

80%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

44%

Seattle Sounders FC or Sporting Kansas City

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Seattle Sounders FC41% Draw44% Sporting Kansas City15%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.3%

1 – 0

10.1%

2 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

9.6%

0 – 0

7.5%

3 – 0

6.3%

3 – 1

6.1%

1 – 2

4.8%

0 – 1

4.7%

2 – 2

4.6%

3 – 2

4 – 0

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap	Seattle Sounders FC covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	17%	—	83%
-2	17%	18%	66%
-1.5	34%	—	66%
-1	34%	23%	42%
-0.5	58%	—	42%
+0.5	82%	—	18%
+1	82%	11%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

39% ✗

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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