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 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

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
#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!
5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Seattle Sounders FC and Sporting Kansas City are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
10' Robert Voloder has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 11 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
15' The 33-year-old Khiry Shelton has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
19' Jackson Ragen does the damage! The net is bulging and Seattle Sounders FC surge ahead!
24' Sporting Kansas City is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
29' It’s gonna be a card for Reed Baker-Whiting.
34' A quiet spell here at Lumen Field. Seattle Sounders FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
37' It’s gonna be a card for Daniel Salloi.
40' Paul Rothrock adds to his 3 season tally! Seattle Sounders FC lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
45' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
46' The referee calls foul for Zorhan Bassong. He receives a card.
51' Supporters expect more eagerness from Johnny Russell, as he is very good at scoring at Lumen Field with 3 goals in the last 2 games.
56' Dany Rosero is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Seattle Sounders FC tonight.
58' Alan Pulido makes way for Willy Agada at the 58 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sporting Kansas City.
59' The whistle greets Zorhan Bassong as he departs to be replaced by Memo Rodriguez.
64' Seattle Sounders FC have won 477 goals from 305 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
66' Seattle Sounders FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jon Bell is hanging Reed Baker-Whiting on the field on 66 minute.
71' Seattle Sounders FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sporting Kansas City's shape.
76' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
77' Joshua Atencio is replacing Obed Vargas for the Seattle Sounders FC side.
80' Fresh legs for Sporting Kansas City! Alenis Vargas comes on to replace Daniel Salloi.
84' The Seattle Sounders FC bench stirs into life. Albert Rusnak is withdrawn and Danny Leyva gets his opportunity.
89' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sporting Kansas City that had 301 games and scored 461 goals.
It finishes all square. Seattle Sounders FC and Sporting Kansas City share the spoils 2-0.

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
Cristian Roldan	4
Raul Ruidiaz	3
Danny Musovski	3
Paul Rothrock	2
Felipe Gutierrez	2
Dejan Joveljic	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

1.89 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: 2.86

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

6.2%

3 – 1

1 – 2

4.9%

0 – 1

4.7%

2 – 2

4.7%

3 – 2

4 – 0

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap	Seattle Sounders FC covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	18%	66%
-1.5	34%	—	66%
-1	34%	23%	43%
-0.5	57%	—	43%
+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

38% ✗

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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