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

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MLS · 2025

Seattle Sounders FC

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Sporting Kansas City

Mon 25 Aug 2025 · 01:15 UTC Lumen Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 85' Stephen Afrira

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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Seattle Sounders FC and Sporting Kansas City has kicked off!
5' Ian James needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
10' Seattle Sounders FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
11' Against the run of play, Kalani Kossa-Rienzi has scored! This game has turned on its head.
16' Snyder Brunell has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 37 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
21' Supporters expect more eagerness from John Pulskamp, as he is very good at scoring at Lumen Field with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
26' It looks like no one’s ball. Seattle Sounders FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
31' Seattle Sounders FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
36' Mason Toye does the damage! The net is bulging and Sporting Kansas City surge ahead!
41' Seattle Sounders FC have won 477 goals from 305 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
46' A goal from the USA international Danny Musovski! He fires home on 45 to make it 2-1!
46' Alex Roldan is replacing Cristian Roldan for the Seattle Sounders FC side.
50' Danny Musovski doubles the advantage! 3-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
53' The deadlock is broken! Cody Baker gets on the scoresheet on 53 minutes.
58' Dejan Joveljic has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 20 cards already picked up this season.
61' Brilliant from the ! Snyder Brunell makes it 5-1 with a superb finish on 61.
66' Ian James gets the nod from Sporting Kansas City. He replaces Jansen Miller and will look to change the dynamic.
71' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
75' Magnificent from Danny Musovski! That is 21 goals in 304 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
76' The whistle greets Mason Toye as he departs to be replaced by Stephen Afrira.
77' Tim Leibold makes way for Logan Ndenbe at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sporting Kansas City.
78' The Seattle Sounders FC bench stirs into life. Reed Baker-Whiting is withdrawn and Paul Rothrock gets his opportunity.
83' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 83 minutes.
84' Seattle Sounders FC ring the changes. Danny Musovski has done his job and it is now time for Osaze De Rosario to step up.
85' That is a card for Sporting Kansas City. Stephen Afrira will be fuming at that decision.
90' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sporting Kansas City needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 5-2.

Lineups

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

24
Stefan Frei
7
Cristian Roldan ↓ Alex Roldan 46'
28
Yeimar Gomez ↓ Jackson Ragen 46'
75
Danny Leyva
15
Jon Bell
21
Reed Baker-Whiting ↓ Paul Rothrock 78'
19
Danny Musovski ↓ Osaze De Rosario 84'
33
Cody Baker
93
Georgi Minoungou
85
Kalani Kossa-Rienzi
37
Snyder Brunell ↓ Jesus Ferreira 84'

Bench

9
Jesus Ferreira ↑ 84'
10
Pedro De la Vega
5
Nouhou Tolo
16
Alex Roldan ↑ 46'
26
Andrew Thomas
18
Obed Vargas
25
Jackson Ragen ↑ 46'
14
Paul Rothrock ↑ 78'
95
Osaze De Rosario ↑ 84'

Coach Brian Schmetzer

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

14
Tim Leibold ↓ Logan Ndenbe 77'
10
Daniel Salloi ↓ Magomed Suleymanov 66'
11
Khiry Shelton
9
Dejan Joveljic
13
Mason Toye ↓ Stephen Afrira 76'
22
Zorhan Bassong
4
Robert Voloder
1
John Pulskamp
7
Santiago Munoz
17
Jake Davis ↓ Jacob Bartlett 66'
15
Jansen Miller ↓ Ian James 66'

Bench

6
Nemanja Radoja
3
Andrew Brody
18
Logan Ndenbe ↑ 77'
93
Magomed Suleymanov ↑ 66'
30
Stephen Afrira ↑ 76'
36
Ryan Schewe
16
Jacob Bartlett ↑ 66'
2
Ian James ↑ 66'

Coach Kerry Zavagnin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jordan Morris	9
Johnny Russell	8
Cristian Roldan	4
Danny Musovski	3
Raul Ruidiaz	3
Will Bruin	2
Graham Zusi	2
William Agada	2

Head to Head

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

2.82 Seattle Sounders FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.33 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 77% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Seattle Sounders FC66% Draw18% Sporting Kansas City16%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes69% 0% No31%

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

84%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

34%

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

7.5%

1 – 1

6.7%

2 – 0

6.4%

3 – 0

5.8%

2 – 2

5.4%

4 – 1

5.3%

3 – 2

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%	53%
-1.5	47%	—	53%
-1	47%	19%	33%
-0.5	67%	—	33%
+0.5	84%	—	16%
+1	84%	9%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	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.