Seattle Sounders FC vs Sporting Kansas City Live Stream, Predictions

📊 Form Guide

Seattle Sounders FC

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Seattle Sounders FC head into this fixture following on from a 0-0 MLS drawn match vs Real Salt Lake.

In that match, Seattle Sounders FC had 57% possession and 12 shots on goal with 1 of them on target. At the other end, Real Salt Lake got 15 attempts on goal with 3 on target.

Fixtures featuring Seattle Sounders FC have usually been exciting encounters lately with a lot of goalmouth action being a common characteristic. Over their past 6 clashes, a grand total of 21 goals have flown in for both sides combined (at an average of 3.5 goals per game) with 12 of them being chalked up by Seattle Sounders FC.

Sporting Kansas City

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Following on from a losing effort in their last game against Montreal Impact in MLS action, Sporting Kansas City and their travelling fans will hope for a better result here.

In that match, Sporting Kansas City had 62% possession and 13 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target. On the other side, CF Montréal had 10 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. Bryce Duke (35') and Mathieu Choinière (45') scored for Montreal Impact.

The trend of at least one side getting a clean sheet in games featuring Sporting Kansas City has been noticeable in recent matches. Examining their last 6 outings shows that it has happened 5 times. During these clashes, opposing sides have managed a goal total of 8 while Sporting Kansas City have scored 4. However, we must now wait to see whether such a trend shall be maintained in this next match.

👥 Head to head

Checking out their prior head to head duels going back to 26/07/2021, neither club has come out on top overall with Seattle Sounders FC winning 3 of those games, Sporting Kansas City 3 and 0 being draws in normal time.

A sum of 19 goals were shared by the two clubs throughout the course of those matches, with 11 of them from The Sounders and 8 netted by SKC. That’s an average goals per game figure of 3.17.

The last league contest between these clubs was MLS match day 7 on 26/03/2023 when it finished Sporting Kansas City 1-4 Seattle Sounders FC.

That time, Sporting Kansas City had 47% possession and 7 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. The scorer was William Agada (5').

On the other side, Seattle Sounders FC had 13 shots at goal with 7 on target. Jordan Morris (23', 54', 69', 77') was the scorer.

The match was refereed by Alex Chilowicz.

📋 Team News: Seattle Sounders FC

There aren’t many personnel worries, with just the sole fitness concern for the Seattle Sounders FC gaffer Brian Schmetzer to contend with thanks to an otherwise robust group. Cristian Roldán (Concussion) is sidelined.

In our view, The Sounders will possibly line up in a 4-1-4-1 system, handing starts to Stefan Frei, Alex Roldan, Yeimar Gomez, Jackson Ragen, Kelyn Rowe, Albert Rusnák, Ethan Dobbelaere, Obed Vargas, Nicolas Lodeiro, Leo Chu and Jordan Morris.

📰 Team News: Sporting Kansas City

Sporting Kansas City manager Peter Vermes has to choose a team with limited availability. Willy Agada (Stress response of the bone) and Kortne Ford (Achilles tendon surgery) are not ready for selection.

We reckon that SKC seem likely to play in a 4-3-3 formation by sending out Tim Melia, Jake Davis, Daniel Rosero, Robert Voloder, Logan Ndenbe, Roger Espinoza, Remi Walter, Erik Thommy, Johnny Russell, Alan Pulido and Dániel Sallói.

🧠 Prediction

In this match, Sporting Kansas City should get enough chances to break down this Seattle Sounders FC side, however it is unlikely to be as many as the goals that they could concede.

We are anticipating a 2-1 winning margin for Seattle Sounders FC by the conclusion of the game. Could easily see this go either way.

Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Victor Martins, 01:14 03/05/2023