It’s almost time for MLS action happening on Sunday as Sporting Kansas City come up against Seattle Sounders FC.
View all Sporting Kansas City v Seattle Sounders FC tips, stats and our pre-match poll below - along with the latest match odds.
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Sporting Kansas City
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Sporting Kansas City, following on from their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after a 1-2 MLS success versus Colorado Rapids.
In that game, Sporting Kansas City managed 33% possession and 5 attempts at goal with 2 on target. For Sporting Kansas City, the scorers were Dejan Joveljić (4') and Erik Thommy (53'). Colorado Rapids had 24 attempts at goal with 8 of them on target. Navarro (89') was the scorer for Colorado Rapids.
Matches with Sporting Kansas City have tended to be absorbing ones recently with a lot of goalmouth action being a common characteristic. Over their past 6 games, the sum of 22 goals have gone in for both teams combined (at an average of 3.67 goals per game) with 11 of those being chalked up by Sporting Kansas City.
Seattle Sounders FC
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Last time out, Seattle Sounders FC drew 1-1 in the MLS match with Columbus Crew.
In that match, Seattle Sounders FC managed 43% possession and 8 shots on goal with 2 on target. The scorer for Seattle Sounders FC was Paul Rothrock (43'). At the other end, Columbus Crew got 9 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. Diego Rossi (27') scored for Columbus Crew.
The numbers tell their own story, and Seattle Sounders FC have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, with opponents netting 11 goals in total. Defensively, Seattle Sounders FC seem to have a bit of a soft underbelly. We will see whether or not that trend will be continued on in this game.
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Head to head
Checking out their prior head to head duels stretching back to 25/06/2022, there has been little between the sides with Sporting Kansas City winning 3 of those games, Seattle Sounders FC 3 and 0 being drawn after 90 minutes of play.
A combined sum of 17 goals were yielded between them throughout the course of those matches, with 6 for SKC and 11 belonging to The Sounders. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 2.83.
The last league contest between these clubs was MLS match day 41 on 15/09/2024 and the score finished Seattle Sounders FC 2-0 Sporting Kansas City.
That day, Seattle Sounders FC managed 52% possession and 15 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. The goals were scored by Jackson Ragen (19') and Paul Rothrock (40').
On the other side, Sporting Kansas City had 12 shots on goal with 2 on target.
The referee was Drew Fischer.
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Team News: Sporting Kansas City
Robert Voloder (Broken collarbone), Dany Rosero (Ankle injury) and Nemanja Radoja (Hamstring injury) will be missing for Sporting Kansas City gaffer Kerry Zavagnin.
It looks as if SKC should make use of the 4-3-3 system for this one and select John Pulskamp, Khiry Shelton, Jansen Miller, Joaquín Fernández, Tim Leibold, Memo Rodríguez, Manu García, Zorhan Bassong, M. Suleymanov, Dejan Joveljić and Erik Thommy.
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Team News: Seattle Sounders FC
From our viewpoint, The Sounders might make use of a 4-2-3-1 system, choosing Stefan Frei, Reed Baker-Whiting, Alex Roldan, Jackson Ragen, Nouhou Tolo, Obed Vargas, Cristian Roldan, Jesús Ferreira, Albert Rusnák, Paul Rothrock and Danny Musovski.
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Prediction
When taking all factors into account, Seattle Sounders FC have it within them to convert a lot of goal-scoring opportunities.
At the same time, Sporting Kansas City may well find it hard getting on the scoresheet, although we do see them getting enough chances to score, too.
We reckon that it will be a fairly comfortable 1-3 margin for Seattle Sounders FC at the end of this one.
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⚽️ What are the top odds for the game?
Checking the betting prices for this game on the 90 minute result market, a win for Sporting Kansas City can be had for 2.9, backing a drawn result is 3.9 & taking a punt on the winner to be Seattle Sounders FC gets 2.15. These are the most competitive market prices available right now.
Victor Martins,
06:02 10/07/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
⚽️ Team Focus:
Sporting Kansas City
Formed: 1995
Stadium: Children's Mercy Park (18,491)
Captain: Erik Thommy
Chairman: Jake Reid
Manager: Kerry Zavagnin
Competitions: MLS (Parent), MLS (Western Conference)