Sporting Kansas City vs Seattle Sounders FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

Sporting Kansas City

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Seattle Sounders FC

Sun 26 Mar 2023 · 00:30 UTC Children's Mercy Park HT 45' · FT 45'

William Agada 5' 1–0

1–1 23' Jordan Morris

1–2 54' Jordan Morris

1–3 69' Jordan Morris

1–4 77' Jordan Morris

Ben Sweat 53' Y

Ben Sweat 63' YR

Overview

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

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

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

2023-03-26 Sporting Kansas City 1–4 Seattle Sounders FC 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

Recent Form

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Mar	Seattle Sounders FC	H	1–4	L
19 Mar	FC Dallas	A	1–2	L
12 Mar	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	0–0	D
05 Mar	Colorado Rapids SC	A	0–0	D
28 Feb	Portland Timbers	A	0–1	L
09 Oct	FC Dallas	A	1–2	L

Seattle Sounders FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Mar	Sporting Kansas City	A	4–1	W
18 Mar	Los Angeles FC	H	0–0	D
12 Mar	FC Cincinnati	A	0–1	L
05 Mar	Real Salt Lake	H	2–0	W
27 Feb	Colorado Rapids SC	H	4–0	W
09 Oct	San Jose Earthquakes	H	2–2	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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Sporting Kansas City and Seattle Sounders FC get this one started.
5' William Agada has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 5 minutes.
10' Andreu Fontas is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Seattle Sounders FC so far.
15' named a 4-3-3 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
20' Robert Voloder has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
23' Jordan Morris is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
28' It is a cagey affair so far. Sporting Kansas City in their 4-3-3 trying to find a way past Seattle Sounders FC's compact 4-2-3-1.
33' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Erik Thommy made 438 appearances and scored 28 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
38' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sporting Kansas City must find a spark to ignite this game.
43' Seattle Sounders FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
46' Felipe Hernandez is replacing Roger Espinoza for the Sporting Kansas City side.
51' USA international Jackson Ragen has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
53' A moment of madness from Ben Sweat on 53 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Sporting Kansas City will be frustrated.
54' Jordan Morris doubles the advantage! 1-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
59' Supporters expect more eagerness from Cristian Roldan, as he is very good at scoring at Children's Mercy Park with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
61' Fresh legs for Sporting Kansas City! Johnny Russell comes on to replace Khiry Shelton.
63' That is a Red card for Sporting Kansas City. Ben Sweat will be fuming at that decision.
68' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
69' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Jordan Morris makes it 1-3.
70' Cameron Duke gets the nod from Sporting Kansas City. He replaces Erik Thommy and will look to change the dynamic.
75' Stefan Frei is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Seattle Sounders FC tonight.
77' What a moment for Jordan Morris! That strike on 77 puts his side firmly in control.
78' Leo Chu makes way for Fredy Montero at the 78 minute mark. A tactical switch from Seattle Sounders FC.
83' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Seattle Sounders FC winning 0% of all matches.
84' Danny Leyva is replacing Joao Paulo for the Seattle Sounders FC side.
87' The whistle greets Cristian Roldan as he departs to be replaced by Sota Kitahara.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-4 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

54
Remi Walter
26
Erik Thommy ↓ Cameron Duke 70'
8
Graham Zusi ↓ Jake Davis 84'
20
Daniel Salloi
15
Roger Espinoza ↓ Felipe Hernandez 46'
11
Khiry Shelton ↓ Johnny Russell 61'
2
Ben Sweat
4
Robert Voloder
1
John Pulskamp
23
William Agada
3
Andreu Fontas

Bench

9
Alan Pulido
7
Johnny Russell ↑ 61'
29
Tim Melia
21
Felipe Hernandez ↑ 46'
28
Cameron Duke ↑ 70'
19
Robert Castellanos
17
Jake Davis ↑ 84'
82
Chris Rindov

Coach Peter Vermes

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

12
Fredy Montero ↑ 78'
30
Stefan Cleveland
75
Danny Leyva ↑ 84'
45
Ethan Dobbelaere ↑ 84'
92
Abdoulaye Cissoko
99
Dylan Teves ↑ 84'
77
Sota Kitahara ↑ 87'

Coach Brian Schmetzer

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jordan Morris	9
Johnny Russell	8
Raul Ruidiaz	3
Cristian Roldan	3
Danny Musovski	3
William Agada	2
Graham Zusi	2
Paul Rothrock	2

Head to Head

Sporting Kansas City Form

2023-03-26 Sporting Kansas City 1–4 Seattle Sounders FC L 2023-03-19 FC Dallas 2–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2023-03-12 Sporting Kansas City 0–0 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2023-03-05 Colorado Rapids SC 0–0 Sporting Kansas City D 2023-02-28 Portland Timbers 1–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2022-10-09 FC Dallas 2–1 Sporting Kansas City L

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2023-03-26 Sporting Kansas City 1–4 Seattle Sounders FC W 2023-03-18 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 Los Angeles FC D 2023-03-12 FC Cincinnati 1–0 Seattle Sounders FC L 2023-03-05 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Real Salt Lake W 2023-02-27 Seattle Sounders FC 4–0 Colorado Rapids SC W 2022-10-09 Seattle Sounders FC 2–2 San Jose Earthquakes D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.91 Sporting Kansas City xG

Expected Goals

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

2.03 Seattle Sounders FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 56% + Seattle Sounders FC to win 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Kansas City20% Draw25% Seattle Sounders FC55%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 2.94

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw

45%

Draw or Seattle Sounders FC

80%

Sporting Kansas City or Seattle Sounders FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Kansas City14% Draw42% Seattle Sounders FC44%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 2

10.7%

1 – 1

10.6%

0 – 1

10.1%

1 – 2

9.6%

0 – 3

7.1%

0 – 0

6.9%

1 – 3

6.5%

2 – 2

4.4%

2 – 1

4.3%

1 – 0

0 – 4

3.6%

1 – 4

Actual

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap	Sporting Kansas City covers	Push	Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	4%	95%
-1.5	5%	—	95%
-1	5%	10%	85%
-0.5	15%	—	85%
+0.5	38%	—	62%
+1	38%	23%	39%
+1.5	61%	—	39%
+2	61%	19%	20%
+2.5	80%	—	20%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

41% ✓

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