Thursday , 2 July 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 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

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
#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' That's the starting whistle at Lumen Field. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Seattle Sounders FC and Sporting Kansas City.
  • 5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Georgi Minoungou made 284 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 11' Magnificent from Kalani Kossa-Rienzi! That is 3 goals in 284 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 16' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 21' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 26' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 26 minutes.
  • 31' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 36' A goal from the USA international Mason Toye! He fires home on 36 to make it 1-1!
  • 41' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Brian Schmetzer will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 46' Danny Musovski is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
  • 46' Alex Roldan is ready to make an impact after coming on for Cristian Roldan at the 46 minute mark.
  • 50' What composure from Danny Musovski! The USA international strokes it home. 3-1.
  • 53' Cody Baker adds to his 0 season tally! Seattle Sounders FC lead 4-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 58' Supporters expect more eagerness from Danny Leyva, as he is very good at scoring at Lumen Field with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 61' The USA Snyder Brunell breaks the deadlock on 61 minutes. 5-1!
  • 66' Ian James has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jansen Miller on 66 minute.
  • 71' 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 Jansen Miller suffering a number of foals already.
  • 75' Brilliant from the ! Danny Musovski makes it 6-1 with a superb finish on 75.
  • 76' Time for substitution for Sporting Kansas City. Mason Toye is replaced by Stephen Afrira.
  • 77' Logan Ndenbe is ready to make an impact after coming on for Tim Leibold at the 77 minute mark.
  • 78' The whistle greets Reed Baker-Whiting as he departs to be replaced by Paul Rothrock.
  • 83' Sporting Kansas City 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.
  • 84' A change in the Seattle Sounders FC ranks — Danny Musovski exits the field as Osaze De Rosario enters on 84.
  • 85' Controversy at the stadium! Stephen Afrira argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 90' It is a cagey affair so far. Seattle Sounders FC in their trying to find a way past Sporting Kansas City's compact .
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Seattle Sounders FC players.

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
Will Bruin 2
Graham Zusi 2
William Agada 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
2.9 Seattle Sounders FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.11 Sporting Kansas City xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 75% + Seattle Sounders FC to win 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Seattle Sounders FC70% Draw17% Sporting Kansas City13%
Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 4.01
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 75%
25%
± 3.5 55%
45%
± 4.5 36%
64%

Double Chance

Seattle Sounders FC or Draw
87%
Draw or Sporting Kansas City
30%
Seattle Sounders FC or Sporting Kansas City
83%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Seattle Sounders FC55% Draw33% Sporting Kansas City12%
Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–2 not predicted
5 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
8.3%
3 – 1
7.9%
2 – 0
7.9%
3 – 0
7.3%
1 – 1
6.6%
4 – 1
5.7%
4 – 0
5.2%
1 – 0
5.2%
2 – 2
4.5%
3 – 2
4.4%
5 – 1
3.4%
1 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Seattle Sounders FC

Handicap Seattle Sounders FC covers Push Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5 33% — 67%
-2 33% 20% 47%
-1.5 53% — 47%
-1 53% 19% 27%
-0.5 73% — 27%
+0.5 89% — 11%
+1 89% 7% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
6% ✓

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