Sporting Kansas City vs Seattle Sounders FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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Sporting Kansas City

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Seattle Sounders FC

Sun 26 May 2019 · 22:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 13' Roman Torres

Benny Feilhaber 26' Y

Yohan Croizet 34' Y

Y 60' Nicolas Lodeiro

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Sporting Kansas City vs Seattle Sounders FC — MLS .

Sporting Kansas City 18 games · 14 pts (2026/26)
Seattle Sounders FC 17 games · 24 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Andrew Bigelow
Referee Chris Penso
Referee C.J. Morgante
Referee Jon Freemon
Referee Elvis Osmanovic

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	18	40
2	Internacional CF Miami	18	38
3	New England Revolution	18	30
4	Chicago Fire FC	17	29
5	New York City FC	18	26
6	FC Cincinnati	18	26
7	Charlotte FC	18	25
8	New York Red Bulls	18	25
9	D.C. United SC	18	23
10	Columbus Crew SC	18	20
11	Orlando City SC	18	20
12	Toronto FC	18	17
13	Philadelphia Union	18	16
14	Montreal Impact FC	18	16
15	Atlanta United FC	18	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	34
17	Los Angeles FC	19	34
18	San Jose Earthquakes	18	33
19	Houston Dynamo	18	32
20	FC Dallas	18	27
21	Real Salt Lake	17	27
22	St. Louis City	18	26
23	Portland Timbers	18	24
24	Seattle Sounders FC	17	24
25	Minnesota United FC	18	24
26	Colorado Rapids SC	18	22
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	22
28	San Diego FC	18	21
29	Austin FC	18	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	18	14

Head-to-Head

Sporting Kansas City 16 games · Avg 3.7 goals Seattle Sounders FC

Last 5 meetings

2019-05-26 Sporting Kansas City 3–2 Seattle Sounders FC 2018-09-01 Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 Sporting Kansas City 2018-04-15 Sporting Kansas City 2–2 Seattle Sounders FC

Recent Form

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 May	Seattle Sounders FC	H	3–2	W
19 May	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	1–1	D
12 May	D.C. United SC	A	0–1	L
06 May	Atlanta United FC	H	0–3	L
28 Apr	New England Revolution	H	4–4	D
21 Apr	San Jose Earthquakes	A	1–4	L

Seattle Sounders FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 May	Sporting Kansas City	A	2–3	L
18 May	Philadelphia Union	A	0–0	D
16 May	Orlando City SC	H	2–1	W
12 May	Houston Dynamo	H	1–0	W
05 May	Minnesota United FC	A	1–1	D
28 Apr	Los Angeles FC	H	1–1	D

Season Stats

Sporting Kansas City		Seattle Sounders FC
#30	Position	#24
14	Points	24
18	Played	17
4 / 2 / 12	W / D / L	7 / 3 / 7
18	Scored	20
46	Conceded	22
-28	GD	-2
0.78	PPG	1.41
22%	Win %	41%

Key Stats

81% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

81% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

29% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

Sporting Kansas City are 30th (14 pts). Seattle Sounders FC are 24th (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sporting Kansas City

0-15

–/7

16-30

3/4

31-45

3/6

46-60

2/4

61-75

2/8

76+

3/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Seattle Sounders FC

0-15

2/2

16-30

4/4

31-45

2/3

46-60

2/2

61-75

–/2

76+

5/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sporting Kansas City

Dejan Joveljic

8 G

1 A

Seattle Sounders FC

Paul Rothrock

5 G

1 A

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Sporting Kansas City and Seattle Sounders FC is underway.
5' Ilie Sanchez has been relatively quiet despite scoring 20 goals in his last 285 appearances.
10' Stefan Frei needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
13' The referee calls foul for Roman Torres. He receives a Yellow card.
18' Cristian Roldan has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 20 appearances with only 3 goals this season.
23' Kelvin Leerdam has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
26' Sporting Kansas City player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
29' Magnificent from Johnny Russell! That is 73 goals in 285 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
34' Yohan Croizet picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
38' Seattle Sounders FC ring the changes. Kim Keehee has done his job and it is now time for Xavier Arreaga to step up.
43' Raul Ruidiaz, a Peru , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
46' GOAL! Johnny Russell scores on 45. Assisted by Ilie Sanchez
51' United States international Seth Sinovic has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
56' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sporting Kansas City and Seattle Sounders FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
60' Nouhou Tolo gets the nod from Seattle Sounders FC. He replaces Handwalla Bwana and will look to change the dynamic.
60' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Nicolas Lodeiro on 60 minutes.
61' Another substitution for Seattle Sounders FC to replace Handwalla Bwana by Nouhou Tolo on 61 minute.
63' What composure from Raul Ruidiaz! The Peru international strokes it home. 2-1.
68' What a strike from Johnny Russell! The score is 3-1.
71' Kelvin Leerdam makes no mistake. The score reads 3-2 and Seattle Sounders FC are in front.
75' The crowd applauds Benny Feilhaber as he leaves the pitch. Gianluca Busio steps in for Sporting Kansas City.
78' The Seattle Sounders FC bench stirs into life. Jordy Delem is withdrawn and Will Bruin gets his opportunity.
79' Time for substitution for Sporting Kansas City. Matt Besler is replaced by Graham Smith.
84' Seattle Sounders FC have won 453 goals from 288 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
89' Jimmy Medranda has so much to prove this time. He replaces Yohan Croizet on 89 minute.
Game over. The scoreline of 3-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

13
Gianluca Busio ↑ 75'
18
Eric Dick
94
Jimmy Medranda ↑ 89'
16
Graham Smith ↑ 79'
24
Gedion Zelalem

Coach Peter Vermes

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brian Schmetzer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jordan Morris	9
Johnny Russell	8
Raul Ruidiaz	3
Cristian Roldan	3
Danny Musovski	3
Felipe Gutierrez	2
Dejan Joveljic	2
Nicolas Lodeiro	2

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.42 Sporting Kansas City xG

Expected Goals

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

1.9 Seattle Sounders FC xG

I would bet for: Sporting Kansas City or Seattle Sounders FC 75% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Kansas City33% Draw25% Seattle Sounders FC42%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.32

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	63%	37%
± 3.5	42%	58%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw

58%

Draw or Seattle Sounders FC

67%

Sporting Kansas City or Seattle Sounders FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Kansas City23% Draw42% Seattle Sounders FC35%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–2 not predicted

3 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

10.6%

1 – 2

8.9%

2 – 1

6.7%

0 – 2

6.5%

2 – 2

6.3%

0 – 1

6.2%

1 – 3

5.6%

0 – 0

5.2%

1 – 0

4.4%

0 – 3

2 – 3

2 – 0

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap	Sporting Kansas City covers	Push	Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	8%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	15%	72%
-0.5	28%	—	72%
+0.5	52%	—	48%
+1	52%	20%	27%
+1.5	73%	—	27%
+2	73%	15%	13%
+2.5	87%	—	13%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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

Sporting Kansas City vs Seattle Sounders FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Sporting Kansas City Form

Seattle Sounders FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Clean Sheet