Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Seattle Sounders FC vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2025
Seattle Sounders FC
5 – 2
Full Time
Sporting Kansas City
Mon 25 Aug 2025 · 01:15 UTC Lumen Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 85' Stephen Afrira

Overview

Match Preview

Seattle Sounders FC vs Sporting Kansas City — MLS at Lumen Field.

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

7
2
7
Seattle Sounders FC 16 games · Avg 3.7 goals Sporting Kansas City
Last 5 meetings
2025-08-25 Seattle Sounders FC 5–2 Sporting Kansas City 2025-07-13 Sporting Kansas City 2–3 Seattle Sounders FC 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

Recent Form

Seattle Sounders FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Aug Sporting Kansas City H 5–2 W
17 Aug Minnesota United FC A 0–1 L
11 Aug Los Angeles Galaxy A 4–0 W
26 Jul Atlanta United FC A 2–2 D
20 Jul San Jose Earthquakes H 3–2 W
17 Jul Colorado Rapids SC H 3–3 D
Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Aug Seattle Sounders FC A 2–5 L
17 Aug Orlando City SC A 1–3 L
10 Aug San Diego FC H 0–2 L
27 Jul Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 0–3 L
20 Jul New York City FC H 1–1 D
13 Jul Seattle Sounders FC H 2–3 L

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' What a night it is going to be! Seattle Sounders FC welcome Sporting Kansas City for this crunch clash at Lumen Field.
  • 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Seattle Sounders FC and Sporting Kansas City are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 10' It is a cagey affair so far. Seattle Sounders FC in their trying to find a way past Sporting Kansas City's compact .
  • 11' What composure from Kalani Kossa-Rienzi! The USA international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 16' Russia international Magomed Suleymanov has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 21' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 26' Cody Baker needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 31' It’s high time Brian Schmetzer made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 36' Against the run of play, Mason Toye has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 41' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 46' Danny Musovski is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
  • 46' Alex Roldan has so much to prove this time. He replaces Cristian Roldan on 46 minute.
  • 50' Assisted by Danny Leyva with the perfectly-timed delivery and Danny Musovski makes no mistake. 3-1!
  • 53' Cody Baker is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 58' The 24-year-old Georgi Minoungou has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 61' Brilliant from the ! Snyder Brunell makes it 5-1 with a superb finish on 61.
  • 66' Ian James has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jansen Miller on 66 minute.
  • 71' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 71 minutes.
  • 75' Magnificent from Danny Musovski! That is 20 goals in 294 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 76' Stephen Afrira has so much to prove this time. He replaces Mason Toye on 76 minute.
  • 77' Logan Ndenbe is replacing Tim Leibold for the Sporting Kansas City side.
  • 78' Another substitution for Seattle Sounders FC to replace Reed Baker-Whiting by Paul Rothrock on 78 minute.
  • 83' Sporting Kansas City fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 84' It is a substitution in Seattle Sounders FC team. Danny Musovski is replaced by Osaze De Rosario on 84 minute.
  • 85' Sporting Kansas City receives a card for a hard tackle on 85.
  • 90' Seattle Sounders FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sporting Kansas City's shape.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Seattle Sounders FC take all three points.

Lineups

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brian Schmetzer

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kerry Zavagnin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2025-08-25 Seattle Sounders FC 5–2 Sporting Kansas City 2025-07-13 Sporting Kansas City 2–3 Seattle Sounders FC 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

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2025-08-25 Seattle Sounders FC 5–2 Sporting Kansas City W 2025-08-17 Minnesota United FC 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC L 2025-08-11 Los Angeles Galaxy 0–4 Seattle Sounders FC W 2025-07-26 Atlanta United FC 2–2 Seattle Sounders FC D 2025-07-20 Seattle Sounders FC 3–2 San Jose Earthquakes W 2025-07-17 Seattle Sounders FC 3–3 Colorado Rapids SC D

Sporting Kansas City Form

2025-08-25 Seattle Sounders FC 5–2 Sporting Kansas City L 2025-08-17 Orlando City SC 3–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2025-08-10 Sporting Kansas City 0–2 San Diego FC L 2025-07-27 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2025-07-20 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 New York City FC D 2025-07-13 Sporting Kansas City 2–3 Seattle Sounders FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.83 Seattle Sounders FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.32 Sporting Kansas City xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 77% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Seattle Sounders FC67% Draw18% Sporting Kansas City15%
Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes68% 0% No32%
Avg goals/match: 4.15
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 77%
23%
± 3.5 58%
42%
± 4.5 39%
61%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw
85%
Draw or Sporting Kansas City
33%
Seattle Sounders FC or Sporting Kansas City
82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Seattle Sounders FC51% Draw34% Sporting Kansas City15%
Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–2 not predicted
5 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
8.2%
3 – 1
7.6%
1 – 1
6.7%
2 – 0
6.5%
3 – 0
5.9%
4 – 1
5.3%
2 – 2
5.3%
3 – 2
5%
1 – 0
4.3%
4 – 0
4.1%
1 – 2
3.9%
4 – 2
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap Seattle Sounders FC covers Push Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5 29% — 71%
-2 29% 19% 52%
-1.5 48% — 52%
-1 48% 19% 33%
-0.5 67% — 33%
+0.5 85% — 15%
+1 85% 9% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
7% ✓

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