Sporting Kansas City vs Seattle Sounders FC, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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Sun 2 Oct 2022 · 21:00 UTC Children's Mercy Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Erik Thommy 27' Y

Erik Thommy 28' Y

Y 49' Xavier Arreaga

Y 77' Joshua Atencio

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

2022-10-02 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC 2022-06-25 Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 Sporting Kansas City 2021-10-23 Seattle Sounders FC 1–2 Sporting Kansas City 2021-09-26 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC 2021-07-26 Seattle Sounders FC 1–3 Sporting Kansas City

Recent Form

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Oct	Seattle Sounders FC	H	1–0	W
18 Sep	Minnesota United FC	H	4–1	W
14 Sep	D.C. United SC	H	3–0	W
11 Sep	Houston Dynamo	A	0–0	D
05 Sep	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	2–2	D
28 Aug	San Jose Earthquakes	H	1–0	W

Seattle Sounders FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Oct	Sporting Kansas City	A	0–1	L
28 Sep	FC Cincinnati	H	1–1	D
18 Sep	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	1–2	L
11 Sep	Austin FC	H	3–0	W
05 Sep	Houston Dynamo	H	2–1	W
31 Aug	Orlando City SC	A	2–3	L

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' Welcome to Children's Mercy Park that hosts another battle between Sporting Kansas City and Seattle Sounders FC.
5' Sporting Kansas City are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Erik Thommy, as he is very good at scoring at Children's Mercy Park with 10 goals in the last 9 games.
15' Xavier Arreaga has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sporting Kansas City and Seattle Sounders FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
25' Sporting Kansas City are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Seattle Sounders FC's shape.
27' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Erik Thommy.
28' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Erik Thommy.
33' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
38' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
41' A stunning finish from William Agada — that came from absolutely nowhere!
46' The Seattle Sounders FC manager makes a substitution. Danny Leyva departs to be replaced by Fredy Montero.
49' Controversy at the stadium! Xavier Arreaga argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
54' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sporting Kansas City and Seattle Sounders FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
59' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sporting Kansas City side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
64' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Peter Vermes will be considering his options from the bench.
65' The Seattle Sounders FC manager makes a substitution. Xavier Arreaga departs to be replaced by Will Bruin.
66' Sporting Kansas City ring the changes. Roger Espinoza has done his job and it is now time for Felipe Hernandez to step up.
71' Sporting Kansas City is showing some good football. However, Sporting Kansas City are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
76' It is a substitution in Seattle Sounders FC team. Jordan Morris is replaced by Jimmy Medranda on 76 minute.
77' A meaty challenge results in booking for Joshua Atencio on 77.
78' Kayden Pierre gets the nod from Sporting Kansas City. He replaces Graham Zusi and will look to change the dynamic.
81' The Seattle Sounders FC bench stirs into life. Joshua Atencio is withdrawn and Leo Chu gets his opportunity.
86' The 39-year-old Roger Espinoza has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
90' Fresh legs for Sporting Kansas City! Khiry Shelton comes on to replace Johnny Russell.
The final score is 1-0.

Lineups

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

5
Nicolas Isimat-Mirin
54
Remi Walter
26
Erik Thommy ↓ Kortne Ford 78'
7
Johnny Russell ↓ Khiry Shelton 90'
8
Graham Zusi ↓ Kayden Pierre 78'
20
Daniel Salloi
15
Roger Espinoza ↓ Felipe Hernandez 66'
2
Ben Sweat
1
John Pulskamp
23
William Agada
3
Andreu Fontas

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

11
Albert Rusnak
10
Nicolas Lodeiro
24
Stefan Frei
7
Cristian Roldan ↓ Ethan Dobbelaere 76'
5
Nouhou Tolo
16
Alex Roldan
13
Jordan Morris ↓ Jimmy Medranda 76'
28
Yeimar Gomez
3
Xavier Arreaga ↓ Will Bruin 66'
75
Danny Leyva ↓ Fredy Montero 46'
84
Joshua Atencio ↓ Leo Chu 81'

Bench

12
Fredy Montero ↑ 46'
94
Jimmy Medranda ↑ 76'
30
Stefan Cleveland
17
Will Bruin ↑ 66'
23
Leo Chu ↑ 81'
45
Ethan Dobbelaere ↑ 76'
25
Jackson Ragen

Coach Brian Schmetzer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Sporting Kansas City Form

2022-10-02 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC W 2022-09-18 Sporting Kansas City 4–1 Minnesota United FC W 2022-09-14 Sporting Kansas City 3–0 D.C. United SC W 2022-09-11 Houston Dynamo 0–0 Sporting Kansas City D 2022-09-05 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–2 Sporting Kansas City D 2022-08-28 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 San Jose Earthquakes W

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2022-10-02 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC L 2022-09-28 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 FC Cincinnati D 2022-09-18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC L 2022-09-11 Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 Austin FC W 2022-09-05 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Houston Dynamo W 2022-08-31 Orlando City SC 3–2 Seattle Sounders FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.49 Sporting Kansas City xG

Expected Goals

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

1.36 Seattle Sounders FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Kansas City46% Draw26% Seattle Sounders FC28%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 2.85

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw

71%

Draw or Seattle Sounders FC

54%

Sporting Kansas City or Seattle Sounders FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Kansas City29% Draw46% Seattle Sounders FC25%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.6%

2 – 1

8.4%

1 – 0

Actual

1 – 2

7.7%

0 – 0

7.6%

0 – 1

6.9%

2 – 0

6.3%

2 – 2

5.7%

0 – 2

5.3%

3 – 1

4.2%

1 – 3

3.5%

3 – 0

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap	Sporting Kansas City covers	Push	Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	12%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	20%	61%
-0.5	39%	—	61%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	18%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	10%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

26% ✗

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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