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

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MLS · 2025

Sporting Kansas City

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Seattle Sounders FC

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 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

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 Atletico de Madrid	H	1–3	L
16 Jun	Botafogo FR	A	1–2	L

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' It’s Showtime! The match between Sporting Kansas City and Seattle Sounders FC is underway.
5' Sporting Kansas City are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Seattle Sounders FC backline.
10' Mexico international Obed Vargas has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
15' GOAL! Jordan Morris fires home to make it 0-1!
20' It is a cagey affair so far. Sporting Kansas City in their trying to find a way past Seattle Sounders FC's compact .
25' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
27' GOAL! Albert Rusnak fires home to make it 0-2!
32' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
36' Sporting Kansas City receives a card for a hard tackle on 36.
39' The referee calls foul for Jon Bell. He receives a card.
44' Sporting Kansas City is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
45' A moment of madness from Cristian Roldan on 45 minutes earns him a card. Seattle Sounders FC will be frustrated.
46' Time for substitution for Seattle Sounders FC. Jordan Morris is replaced by Danny Musovski.
48' The crowd applauds Memo Rodriguez as he leaves the pitch. Jake Davis steps in for Sporting Kansas City.
53' Magnificent from Jesus Ferreira! That is 64 goals in 281 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
58' Magomed Suleymanov has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
63' Paul Rothrock makes way for Ryan Kent at the 63 minute mark. A tactical switch from Seattle Sounders FC.
67' A goal from the Serbia international Dejan Joveljic! He fires home on 67 to make it 1-3!
72' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
77' Supporters expect more eagerness from Joaquin Fernandez, as he is very good at scoring at Children's Mercy Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
78' Manu Garcia catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 78.
78' Reed Baker-Whiting gets the nod from Seattle Sounders FC. He replaces Alex Roldan and will look to change the dynamic.
80' Another substitution for Sporting Kansas City to replace Daniel Salloi by Mason Toye on 80 minute.
81' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Obed Vargas on 81 minutes.
82' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Albert Rusnak.
82' Albert Rusnak makes way for Danny Leyva at the 82 minute mark. A tactical switch from Seattle Sounders FC.
84' The Sporting Kansas City bench stirs into life. Khiry Shelton is withdrawn and Andrew Brody gets his opportunity.
89' Sporting Kansas City are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Seattle Sounders FC's shape.
90' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Nouhou Tolo on 90 minutes.
The final score is 2-3.

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 Atletico de Madrid L 2025-06-16 Botafogo FR 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.17 Sporting Kansas City xG

Expected Goals

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

2.15 Seattle Sounders FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 63% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Kansas City25% Draw24% Seattle Sounders FC51%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.32

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	63%	37%
± 3.5	42%	58%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw

49%

Draw or Seattle Sounders FC

75%

Sporting Kansas City or Seattle Sounders FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Kansas City17% Draw40% Seattle Sounders FC43%

Actual: Seattle Sounders FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.9%

1 – 2

9.4%

0 – 2

8.3%

0 – 1

7.2%

1 – 3

6.7%

0 – 3

5.8%

2 – 2

5.5%

2 – 1

5.2%

0 – 0

5.1%

2 – 3

Actual

1 – 4

3.7%

1 – 0

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap	Sporting Kansas City covers	Push	Seattle Sounders FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	5%	92%
-1.5	8%	—	92%
-1	8%	11%	81%
-0.5	19%	—	81%
+0.5	42%	—	58%
+1	42%	22%	37%
+1.5	63%	—	37%
+2	63%	18%	19%
+2.5	81%	—	19%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

Seattle Sounders FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

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