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 14 games · 11 pts (2026/26)
Seattle Sounders FC 13 games · 24 pts (2026/26)

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

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	#21
11	Points	24
14	Played	13
3 / 2 / 9	W / D / L	7 / 3 / 3
14	Scored	17
36	Conceded	11
-22	GD	+6
0.79	PPG	1.85
21%	Win %	54%

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

38% Clean Sheets
Seattle Sounders FC this season

Sporting Kansas City are 30th (11 pts). Seattle Sounders FC are 21st (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Sporting Kansas City and Seattle Sounders FC is underway.
5' 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.
10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
15' Sporting Kansas City are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Seattle Sounders FC's shape.
16' It’s a booking for Seattle Sounders FC player. Joao Paulo gets a Yellow card.
17' The referee calls foul for Joao Paulo. He receives a Yellow card.
22' It is a cagey affair so far. Sporting Kansas City in their trying to find a way past Seattle Sounders FC's compact .
27' Seattle Sounders FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
31' A stunning finish from Cristian Roldan — that came from absolutely nowhere!
36' 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.
41' Seattle Sounders FC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Paul Rothrock scoring 1 goals.
46' Seattle Sounders FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
51' It’s high time Peter Vermes made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
54' That is a Yellow card for Seattle Sounders FC. Yeimar Gomez will be fuming at that decision.
55' Raul Ruidiaz does the damage! The net is bulging and Seattle Sounders FC surge ahead!
57' It is a substitution in Sporting Kansas City team. Roger Espinoza is replaced by Remi Walter on 57 minute.
60' Brilliant from the ! Johnny Russell makes it 1-2 with a superb finish on 60.
65' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
69' The Seattle Sounders FC manager makes a substitution. Brad Smith departs to be replaced by Jimmy Medranda.
72' The Seattle Sounders FC bench stirs into life. Will Bruin is withdrawn and Kelyn Rowe gets his opportunity.
76' Sporting Kansas City manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nicolas Isimat-Mirin is hanging Jose Mauri on the field on 76 minute.
81' It looks surprising Seattle Sounders FC does not make any changes. Shane O'Neill has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
84' A change in the Seattle Sounders FC ranks — Joao Paulo exits the field as Danny Leyva enters on 84.
86' Cristian Roldan catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 86.
90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Graham Zusi on 90 minutes.
Another three points for Seattle Sounders FC.

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
Graham Zusi	2
Paul Rothrock	2
Felipe Gutierrez	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

1.2 Sporting Kansas City xG

Expected Goals

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

1.71 Seattle Sounders FC xG

I would bet for: Sporting Kansas City or Seattle Sounders FC 73% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Kansas City30% Draw27% Seattle Sounders FC43%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 2.91

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw

57%

Draw or Seattle Sounders FC

70%

Sporting Kansas City or Seattle Sounders FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Kansas City21% Draw45% Seattle Sounders FC34%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.1%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

8.5%

0 – 2

7.9%

0 – 0

7.3%

2 – 1

6.5%

1 – 0

5.7%

2 – 2

5.5%

1 – 3

5.2%

0 – 3

4.4%

2 – 0

3.9%

2 – 3

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap	Sporting Kansas City covers	Push	Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	7%	89%
-1.5	11%	—	89%
-1	11%	15%	74%
-0.5	26%	—	74%
+0.5	52%	—	48%
+1	52%	22%	26%
+1.5	74%	—	26%
+2	74%	15%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

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