Seattle Sounders FC vs Sporting Kansas City Live Stream, Predictions

📏 Form Guide

Seattle Sounders FC

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Seattle Sounders FC enter this fixture coming off the back of a 1-1 MLS draw against Los Angeles FC.

In that game, Seattle Sounders FC managed 53% possession and 13 attempts at goal with 5 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Seattle Sounders FC was Albert Rusnák (58'). For their opponents, Los Angeles FC had 11 shots on goal with 7 on target. Cristián Arango (79') scored for Los Angeles FC.

Their most recent results show that there has been much resilience in the Seattle Sounders FC rearguard. Seattle Sounders FC have been mean at the back, with the tally of goals that have gone in at their end during their last 6 matches standing at 4. Nonetheless, we will just have to wait and see whether such a trend shall be replicated here in this match or not.

Sporting Kansas City

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Sporting Kansas City will go into the clash following a 6-0 Open Cup win vs Union Omaha in their last match.

The numbers tell their own story, and Sporting Kansas City have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 matches, letting opponents get 7 goals in total. In defence, Sporting Kansas City have seen their frailties exposed.

👥 Head to head

Checking on their past head to head clashes going back to 01/09/2018 shows us that Seattle Sounders FC have won 2 of these & Sporting Kansas City 4, with the tally of drawn games being 0.

Those games weren’t short on goals, either, with 24 in total at an average of 4 goals per meeting.

The previous league encounter between these clubs was MLS match day 42 on 23/10/2021 which finished with the scoreline of Seattle Sounders FC 1-2 Sporting Kansas City.

That time, Seattle Sounders FC had 49% possession and 15 shots on goal with 5 on target. Their only player to score was Nicolas Benezet (58').

At the other end, Sporting Kansas City had 8 attempts at goal with 3 on target. Rémi Walter (4') and Johnny Russell (79') scored.

The referee was Ismail Elfath.

🗞️ Team News: Seattle Sounders FC

We think that The Sounders will probably use a 4-2-3-1 system for this game and select Stefan Frei, Alex Roldan, Abdoulaye Cissoko, Jackson Ragen, Nouhou Tolo, Albert Rusnák, Obed Vargas, Cristian Roldan, Nicolas Lodeiro, Jordan Morris and Fredy Montero.

ℹ️ Team News: Sporting Kansas City

Sporting Kansas City boss Peter Vermes has to currently contend with reduced team options. Alan Pulido (Knee Surgery) and Gadi Kinda (Knee Surgery) miss out here.

There’s a good chance that SKC appear most likely to play in a 4-1-4-1 lineup, starting the game with Tim Melia, Graham Zusi, Andreu Fontas, Nicolas Isimat-Mirin, Logan Ndenbe, Remi Walter, Dániel Sallói, Oriol Rosell, Felipe Hernández, Johnny Russell and Khiry Shelton.

🔮 Prediction

It looks to us that Seattle Sounders FC will most probably score a couple of goals when they play Sporting Kansas City, who will be up against it scoring.

We therefore think that it’s going to be a comfortable 2-0 win for Seattle Sounders FC come full-time.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Andre Moura, 23:17 20/06/2022