Sporting Kansas City vs Seattle Sounders FC, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

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Sun 13 Jul 2025 · 00:30 UTC Children's Mercy Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Magomed Suleymanov 36' Y

Y 39' Jon Bell

Y 45' Cristian Roldan

Manu Garcia 78' Y

Y 81' Obed Vargas

Y 82' Albert Rusnak

R 90' Nouhou Tolo

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

2025-07-13 Sporting Kansas City 2–3 Seattle Sounders FC 2024-09-15 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Sporting Kansas City 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

Recent Form

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 Jul	Seattle Sounders FC	H	2–3	L
05 Jul	Colorado Rapids SC	A	2–1	W
29 Jun	Real Salt Lake	H	1–1	D
26 Jun	Charlotte FC	H	2–1	W
15 Jun	FC Dallas	H	2–4	L
09 Jun	Los Angeles FC	A	1–3	L

Seattle Sounders FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 Jul	Sporting Kansas City	A	3–2	W
06 Jul	Columbus Crew SC	H	1–1	D
29 Jun	Austin FC	H	2–0	W
23 Jun	Paris Saint-Germain FC	H	0–2	L
19 Jun	Club Atlético de Madrid	H	1–3	L
16 Jun	Botafogo FR	A	1–2	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' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
15' Brilliant from the ! Jordan Morris makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 15.
20' Sporting Kansas City are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Seattle Sounders FC's shape.
25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
27' A goal from the Slovakia international Albert Rusnak! He fires home on 27 to make it 0-2!
32' Seattle Sounders FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 32.
36' The referee has no hesitation. Magomed Suleymanov is booked for Sporting Kansas City — card on 36.
39' Jon Bell was booked on 39.
44' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
45' A moment of madness from Cristian Roldan on 45 minutes earns him a card. Seattle Sounders FC will be frustrated.
46' Danny Musovski is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jordan Morris at the 46 minute mark.
48' A change in the Sporting Kansas City ranks — Memo Rodriguez exits the field as Jake Davis enters on 48.
53' A goal from the USA international Jesus Ferreira! He fires home on 45 to make it 0-3!
58' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
63' Time for substitution for Seattle Sounders FC. Paul Rothrock is replaced by Ryan Kent.
67' What composure from Dejan Joveljic! The Serbia international strokes it home. 1-3.
72' It looks surprising Sporting Kansas City does not make any changes. Paul Rothrock has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
77' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
78' That looks like a foul for a card for Manu Garcia.
78' Seattle Sounders FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Reed Baker-Whiting is hanging Alex Roldan on the field on 78 minute.
80' Fresh legs for Sporting Kansas City! Mason Toye comes on to replace Daniel Salloi.
81' That looks like a foul for a card for Obed Vargas.
82' A meaty challenge results in booking for Albert Rusnak on 82.
82' Danny Leyva is replacing Albert Rusnak for the Seattle Sounders FC side.
84' Fresh legs for Sporting Kansas City! Andrew Brody comes on to replace Khiry Shelton.
89' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sporting Kansas City and Seattle Sounders FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
90' The referee has no hesitation. Nouhou Tolo is booked for Seattle Sounders FC — card on 90.
Sporting Kansas City will have plenty to reflect on. Seattle Sounders FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

21
Manu Garcia
24
Joaquin Fernandez
10
Daniel Salloi ↓ Mason Toye 80'
11
Khiry Shelton ↓ Andrew Brody 84'
8
Memo Rodriguez ↓ Jake Davis 48'
9
Dejan Joveljic
18
Logan Ndenbe ↓ Nemanja Radoja 80'
22
Zorhan Bassong
1
John Pulskamp
93
Magomed Suleymanov ↓ Santiago Munoz 48'
15
Jansen Miller

Bench

14
Tim Leibold
6
Nemanja Radoja ↑ 80'
3
Andrew Brody ↑ 84'
13
Mason Toye ↑ 80'
7
Santiago Munoz ↑ 48'
17
Jake Davis ↑ 48'
30
Stephen Afrira
36
Ryan Schewe
2
Ian James

Coach Kerry Zavagnin

Seattle Sounders FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

10
Pedro De la Vega ↑ 63'
77
Ryan Kent ↑ 63'
28
Yeimar Gomez
75
Danny Leyva ↑ 82'
21
Reed Baker-Whiting ↑ 78'
19
Danny Musovski ↑ 46'
29
Jacob Castro
33
Cody Baker
93
Georgi Minoungou

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

2025-07-13 Sporting Kansas City 2–3 Seattle Sounders FC L 2025-07-05 Colorado Rapids SC 1–2 Sporting Kansas City W 2025-06-29 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Real Salt Lake D 2025-06-26 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Charlotte FC W 2025-06-15 Sporting Kansas City 2–4 FC Dallas L 2025-06-09 Los Angeles FC 3–1 Sporting Kansas City L

Seattle Sounders FC Form

2025-07-13 Sporting Kansas City 2–3 Seattle Sounders FC W 2025-07-06 Seattle Sounders FC 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D 2025-06-29 Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 Austin FC W 2025-06-23 Seattle Sounders FC 0–2 Paris Saint-Germain FC L 2025-06-19 Seattle Sounders FC 1–3 Club Atlético de Madrid L 2025-06-16 Botafogo FR 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.44 Sporting Kansas City xG

Expected Goals

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

2.09 Seattle Sounders FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 67% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Kansas City29% Draw25% Seattle Sounders FC46%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.53

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	67%	33%
± 3.5	46%	54%
± 4.5	28%	72%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw

54%

Draw or Seattle Sounders FC

71%

Sporting Kansas City or Seattle Sounders FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Kansas City22% Draw40% Seattle Sounders FC38%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.7%

1 – 2

8.9%

0 – 2

6.4%

2 – 2

6.3%

1 – 3

6.2%

2 – 1

6.1%

0 – 1

5.6%

2 – 3

Actual

0 – 3

4.4%

0 – 0

4.3%

1 – 0

3.6%

1 – 4

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap	Sporting Kansas City covers	Push	Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	7%	88%
-1.5	12%	—	88%
-1	12%	14%	74%
-0.5	26%	—	74%
+0.5	49%	—	51%
+1	49%	20%	31%
+1.5	69%	—	31%
+2	69%	16%	15%
+2.5	85%	—	15%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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