Match Report
13 points and 9 places separated them: Sporting KC 15th with 11, Seattle Sounders 6th with 24. Seattle Sounders had been under-performing their position — 20th on five-round form against 6th in the table.
Sporting KC arrived off six straight defeats. Momentum sat with Seattle Sounders, winners of their last three. Over the last five, Sporting KC had taken 0 of 15 points to Seattle Sounders's 12.
GioScore's database holds 4 meetings between the two: 1 for Sporting KC, 3 for Seattle Sounders and 0 drawn, at 4.25 goals per meeting. This has been a host's fixture — the home side won 75% of the meetings. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 75% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 75%.
Goal scorers
Sporting KC: Dejan Joveljić (18') · Seattle Sounders: Paul Rothrock (2')
Key stats
Possession: Sporting KC 35% · Seattle Sounders 65% · Total shots: 10-26 · On target: 7-9 · Corners: 4-9