Sporting Kansas City vs Seattle Sounders FC, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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Sun 9 Jun 2024 · 00:30 UTC Children's Mercy Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Jake Davis 45' Y

Y 61' Reed Baker-Whiting

Y 71' Yeimar Gomez

Johnny Russell 71' Y

YR 73' Reed Baker-Whiting

Khiry Shelton 90' Y

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

2024-06-09 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC 2023-05-07 Seattle Sounders FC 1–2 Sporting Kansas City 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

Recent Form

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Jun	Seattle Sounders FC	H	2–1	W
02 Jun	Minnesota United FC	A	1–3	L
30 May	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	1–2	L
26 May	Portland Timbers	A	1–2	L
19 May	Austin FC	A	2–3	L
12 May	Houston Dynamo	H	1–2	L

Seattle Sounders FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Jun	Sporting Kansas City	A	1–2	L
30 May	Real Salt Lake	H	1–1	D
26 May	St. Louis City	A	2–1	W
19 May	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	1–1	D
16 May	Real Salt Lake	A	0–2	L
12 May	Portland Timbers	A	2–1	W

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' The wait is over. Sporting Kansas City get us underway at Children's Mercy Park.
5' Seattle Sounders FC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Paul Rothrock scoring 1 goals.
10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
12' A goal from the USA international Jordan Morris! He fires home on 12 to make it 0-1!
17' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Brian Schmetzer will be considering his options from the bench.
19' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Johnny Russell makes no mistake. 1-1!
24' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Joshua Atencio made 288 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
29' Sporting Kansas City are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
34' The energy levels are beginning to show. Peter Vermes might look to freshen things up shortly.
39' 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.
44' Tim Leibold needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
45' Controversy at the stadium! Jake Davis argues furiously but the card stands.
50' Erik Thommy has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
55' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
60' It is a cagey affair so far. Sporting Kansas City in their trying to find a way past Seattle Sounders FC's compact .
61' Reed Baker-Whiting has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 61.
66' With 2 assists to his name this season, Daniel Salloi is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Seattle Sounders FC.
71' Seattle Sounders FC player sees a card in front of him.
72' Sporting Kansas City manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Alenis Vargas is hanging Daniel Salloi on the field on 72 minute.
73' Reed Baker-Whiting catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 73.
74' Cody Baker is ready to make an impact after coming on for Raul Ruidiaz at the 74 minute mark.
79' Seattle Sounders FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
81' Fresh legs for Seattle Sounders FC! Joshua Atencio comes on to replace Joao Paulo.
85' Alenis Vargas doubles the advantage! 2-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
85' Fresh legs for Seattle Sounders FC! Danny Musovski comes on to replace Tim Leibold.
88' Sporting Kansas City manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Zorhan Bassong is hanging Alan Pulido on the field on 88 minute.
90' Khiry Shelton has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 90.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Sporting Kansas City players.

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

Player	Goals
Jordan Morris	9
Johnny Russell	8
Raul Ruidiaz	3
Cristian Roldan	3
Danny Musovski	3
Paul Rothrock	2
Felipe Gutierrez	2
Dejan Joveljic	2

Head to Head

Sporting Kansas City Form

2024-06-09 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC W 2024-06-02 Minnesota United FC 3–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2024-05-30 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2024-05-26 Portland Timbers 2–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2024-05-19 Austin FC 3–2 Sporting Kansas City L 2024-05-12 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Houston Dynamo L

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2024-06-09 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC L 2024-05-30 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Real Salt Lake D 2024-05-26 St. Louis City 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC W 2024-05-19 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D 2024-05-16 Real Salt Lake 2–0 Seattle Sounders FC L 2024-05-12 Portland Timbers 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.19 Sporting Kansas City xG

Expected Goals

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

1.7 Seattle Sounders FC xG

I would bet for: Sporting Kansas City or Seattle Sounders FC 74% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Kansas City32% Draw26% Seattle Sounders FC42%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 2.89

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw

58%

Draw or Seattle Sounders FC

68%

Sporting Kansas City or Seattle Sounders FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Kansas City20% Draw45% Seattle Sounders FC35%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.1%

1 – 2

9.2%

0 – 1

8.6%

0 – 2

7.9%

0 – 0

7.4%

2 – 1

Actual

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%	75%
-0.5	25%	—	75%
+0.5	52%	—	48%
+1	52%	22%	26%
+1.5	74%	—	26%
+2	74%	15%	12%
+2.5	88%	—	12%

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.