Sporting Kansas City vs Seattle Sounders FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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Sun 26 Sep 2021 · 23:00 UTC Children's Mercy Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 16' Joao Paulo

Y 16' Nouhou Tolo

Y 17' Joao Paulo

Y 54' Yeimar Gomez

Y 86' Cristian Roldan

Graham Zusi 90' Y

Overview

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Sporting Kansas City vs Seattle Sounders FC — MLS at Children's Mercy Park.

Sporting Kansas City 26 games · 21 pts (2026/26)
Seattle Sounders FC 26 games · 35 pts (2026/26)

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2021-09-26 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC 2021-07-26 Seattle Sounders FC 1–3 Sporting Kansas City 2019-08-05 Seattle Sounders FC 2–3 Sporting Kansas City 2019-05-26 Sporting Kansas City 3–2 Seattle Sounders FC 2018-09-01 Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 Sporting Kansas City

Recent Form

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Sep	Seattle Sounders FC	H	1–2	L
16 Sep	Minnesota United FC	H	4–0	W
12 Sep	Chicago Fire FC	H	2–0	W
04 Sep	Los Angeles FC	A	0–4	L
29 Aug	Colorado Rapids SC	H	1–1	D
21 Aug	Minnesota United FC	A	0–0	D

Seattle Sounders FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Sep	Sporting Kansas City	A	2–1	W
19 Sep	Real Salt Lake	A	0–1	L
11 Sep	Minnesota United FC	H	1–0	W
30 Aug	Portland Timbers	H	0–2	L
21 Aug	Columbus Crew SC	A	2–1	W
19 Aug	FC Dallas	A	1–0	W

Season Stats

Sporting Kansas City		Seattle Sounders FC
#30	Position	#24
21	Points	35
26	Played	26
6 / 3 / 17	W / D / L	9 / 8 / 9
31	Scored	33
63	Conceded	34
-32	GD	-1
0.81	PPG	1.35
23%	Win %	35%

Key Stats

81% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)

81% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

4% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

27% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

Sporting Kansas City are 30th (21 pts). Seattle Sounders FC are 24th (35 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Seattle Sounders FC

Dejan Joveljic	11 G	1 A
Paul Rothrock	5 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Sporting Kansas City is hosting Seattle Sounders FC for another epic battle.
5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sporting Kansas City and Seattle Sounders FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Alex Roldan is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sporting Kansas City.
15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
16' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Joao Paulo on 16 minutes.
17' A meaty challenge results in booking for Joao Paulo on 17.
22' The energy levels are beginning to show. Peter Vermes might look to freshen things up shortly.
27' Over 27 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
31' The deadlock is broken! Cristian Roldan gets on the scoresheet on 31 minutes.
36' Roger Espinoza has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
41' 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.
46' Seattle Sounders FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
51' The travelling Seattle Sounders FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
54' Seattle Sounders FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
55' Raul Ruidiaz adds to his 0 season tally! Seattle Sounders FC lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
57' The Sporting Kansas City manager makes a substitution. Roger Espinoza departs to be replaced by Remi Walter.
60' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Johnny Russell makes it 1-2.
65' Seattle Sounders FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
69' Jimmy Medranda has so much to prove this time. He replaces Brad Smith on 69 minute.
72' Fresh legs for Seattle Sounders FC! Kelyn Rowe comes on to replace Will Bruin.
76' The supporters are chanting for Nicolas Isimat-Mirin. He replaces Jose Mauri on 76 minute.
81' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
84' It is a substitution in Seattle Sounders FC team. Joao Paulo is replaced by Danny Leyva on 84 minute.
86' The referee has no hesitation. Cristian Roldan is booked for Seattle Sounders FC — Yellow card on 86.
90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Graham Zusi.
Seattle Sounders FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

32
Jose Mauri ↓ Nicolas Isimat-Mirin 76'
36
Luis Martins
7
Johnny Russell
8
Graham Zusi
29
Tim Melia
6
Ilie Sanchez
20
Daniel Salloi
15
Roger Espinoza ↓ Remi Walter 57'
11
Khiry Shelton
17
Gadi Kinda
3
Andreu Fontas

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

12
Fredy Montero
94
Jimmy Medranda ↑ 69'
22
Kelyn Rowe ↑ 72'
30
Stefan Cleveland
27
Shane O'Neill ↑ 69'
18
Spencer Richey
75
Danny Leyva ↑ 84'
23
Leo Chu

Coach Brian Schmetzer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Sporting Kansas City Form

2021-09-26 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC L 2021-09-16 Sporting Kansas City 4–0 Minnesota United FC W 2021-09-12 Sporting Kansas City 2–0 Chicago Fire FC W 2021-09-04 Los Angeles FC 4–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2021-08-29 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Colorado Rapids SC D 2021-08-21 Minnesota United FC 0–0 Sporting Kansas City D

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2021-09-26 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC W 2021-09-19 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC L 2021-09-11 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Minnesota United FC W 2021-08-30 Seattle Sounders FC 0–2 Portland Timbers L 2021-08-21 Columbus Crew SC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC W 2021-08-19 FC Dallas 0–1 Seattle Sounders FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.46 Sporting Kansas City xG

Expected Goals

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

1.64 Seattle Sounders FC xG

I would bet for: Sporting Kansas City or Seattle Sounders FC 73% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Kansas City35% Draw27% Seattle Sounders FC38%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.1

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw

62%

Draw or Seattle Sounders FC

65%

Sporting Kansas City or Seattle Sounders FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Kansas City26% Draw44% Seattle Sounders FC30%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.7%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

7.6%

0 – 1

6.6%

2 – 2

6.2%

0 – 0

6.2%

0 – 2

1 – 0

5.7%

2 – 0

4.8%

1 – 3

4.7%

3 – 1

3.7%

2 – 3

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap	Sporting Kansas City covers	Push	Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	10%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	17%	67%
-0.5	33%	—	67%
+0.5	59%	—	41%
+1	59%	19%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	12%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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