Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

MLS · 2022
Sporting Kansas City
1 – 0
Full Time
Seattle Sounders FC
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

Match Preview

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

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

7
2
7
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Sporting Kansas City launch into their encounter with Seattle Sounders FC.
  • 5' It’s high time Brian Schmetzer made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' Daniel Salloi has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 2 goals to his name this season.
  • 15' A quiet spell here at Children's Mercy Park. Sporting Kansas City seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 20' Honduras international Roger Espinoza has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 25' Seattle Sounders FC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Paul Rothrock scoring 1 goals.
  • 27' Erik Thommy has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 27.
  • 28' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Erik Thommy.
  • 33' Supporters expect more eagerness from Fredy Montero, as he is very good at scoring at Children's Mercy Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 38' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 41' Against the run of play, William Agada has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 46' Fredy Montero is ready to make an impact after coming on for Danny Leyva at the 46 minute mark.
  • 49' Xavier Arreaga picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 54' Andreu Fontas is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sporting Kansas City tonight.
  • 59' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Seattle Sounders FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 64' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sporting Kansas City side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 65' Seattle Sounders FC ring the changes. Xavier Arreaga has done his job and it is now time for Will Bruin to step up.
  • 66' The crowd applauds Roger Espinoza as he leaves the pitch. Felipe Hernandez steps in for Sporting Kansas City.
  • 71' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 76' The supporters are chanting for Jimmy Medranda. He replaces Jordan Morris on 76 minute.
  • 77' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Joshua Atencio.
  • 78' Kayden Pierre is replacing Graham Zusi for the Sporting Kansas City side.
  • 81' The Seattle Sounders FC manager makes a substitution. Joshua Atencio departs to be replaced by Leo Chu.
  • 86' Remi Walter has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 1 cards already picked up this season.
  • 90' The whistle greets Johnny Russell as he departs to be replaced by Khiry Shelton.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Brian Schmetzer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

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

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
1.4 Sporting Kansas City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.34 Seattle Sounders FC xG
I would bet for: Sporting Kansas City or Seattle Sounders FC 74% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Kansas City44% Draw26% Seattle Sounders FC30%
Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.74
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw
70%
Draw or Seattle Sounders FC
56%
Sporting Kansas City or Seattle Sounders FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sporting Kansas City27% Draw47% Seattle Sounders FC26%
Actual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13%
0 – 0
8.4%
2 – 1
8.1%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
7.8%
0 – 1
7.7%
2 – 0
6.2%
0 – 2
5.7%
2 – 2
5.5%
3 – 1
3.8%
1 – 3
3.5%
3 – 0
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap Sporting Kansas City covers Push Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 11% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 19% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 19% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
27% ✗
Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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