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 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

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	#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' The wait is over. Sporting Kansas City get us underway at Children's Mercy Park.
5' What composure from William Agada! The Nigeria international strokes it home. 1-0.
10' Seattle Sounders FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
15' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sporting Kansas City must find a spark to ignite this game.
20' Sporting Kansas City have won 435 goals from 281 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
23' Jordan Morris has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 23 minutes.
28' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Ethan Dobbelaere suffering a number of foals already.
33' A quiet spell here at Children's Mercy Park. Sporting Kansas City seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
38' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
43' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. John Pulskamp made 281 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
46' A change in the Sporting Kansas City ranks — Roger Espinoza exits the field as Felipe Hernandez enters on 46.
51' Seattle Sounders FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
53' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Ben Sweat.
54' Sensational shot from Jordan Morris. Seattle Sounders FC is back in the lead.
59' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
61' The crowd applauds Khiry Shelton as he leaves the pitch. Johnny Russell steps in for Sporting Kansas City.
63' It’s a booking for Sporting Kansas City player. Ben Sweat gets a Red card.
68' 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.
69' What a strike from Jordan Morris! The score is 1-3.
70' A tactical swap from Sporting Kansas City — Cameron Duke on, Erik Thommy off on 70 minutes.
75' Seattle Sounders FC is showing some good football. However, Seattle Sounders FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
77' GOAL! Jordan Morris fires home to make it 1-4!
78' Fresh legs for Seattle Sounders FC! Fredy Montero comes on to replace Leo Chu.
83' The travelling Seattle Sounders FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
84' The Seattle Sounders FC bench stirs into life. Joao Paulo is withdrawn and Danny Leyva gets his opportunity.
87' The Seattle Sounders FC manager makes a substitution. Cristian Roldan departs to be replaced by Sota Kitahara.
Full Time. Seattle Sounders FC beats Sporting Kansas City

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
Danny Musovski	3
Raul Ruidiaz	3
Cristian Roldan	3
Graham Zusi	2
William Agada	2
Graham Zusi	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

2 / 4

0.75 Sporting Kansas City xG

Expected Goals

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

2.11 Seattle Sounders FC xG

I would bet for: Seattle Sounders FC to win 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Kansas City17% Draw23% Seattle Sounders FC60%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes47% 0% No53%

Avg goals/match: 2.86

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw

41%

Draw or Seattle Sounders FC

83%

Sporting Kansas City or Seattle Sounders FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Kansas City10% Draw42% Seattle Sounders FC48%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 2

12.6%

0 – 1

11.6%

1 – 1

9.7%

1 – 2

9.2%

0 – 3

8.6%

0 – 0

7.4%

1 – 3

6.5%

0 – 4

4.6%

1 – 0

3.6%

1 – 4

Actual

2 – 2

3.4%

2 – 1

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap	Sporting Kansas City covers	Push	Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	3%	97%
-1.5	3%	—	97%
-1	3%	8%	89%
-0.5	11%	—	89%
+0.5	32%	—	68%
+1	32%	24%	44%
+1.5	56%	—	44%
+2	56%	21%	23%
+2.5	77%	—	23%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

48% ✓

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