Seattle Sounders vs Sporting Kansas City match stats & report

1–2 Full time

Major League Soccer · USA · Regular Season - 16 · Lumen Field, Seattle, Washington · Ref V. Rivas

Seattle Sounders stats & fixtures · Sporting Kansas City stats & fixtures

Seattle Sounders lost to Sporting Kansas City 1–2 in Major League Soccer on 7 May 2023. Expected goals finished 1.49–0.83. Seattle Sounders had 60% of the ball.

Seattle Sounders vs Sporting Kansas City match statistics

Seattle SoundersSporting Kansas City

60% Ball possession 40%
1.49 Expected goals (xG) 0.83
11 Total shots 11
3 Shots on target 5
7 Shots off target 4
1 Blocked shots 2
7 Shots inside the box 6
5 Corners 8
15 Fouls 7
1 Offsides 2
2 Yellow cards 3
566 Passes 370
86% Pass accuracy 78%
3 Goalkeeper saves 2

Goals and cards

4' Goal E. Thommy (assist G. Kinda) Sporting Kansas City
8' Yellow card A. Roldan Seattle Sounders
12' Yellow card R. Walter Sporting Kansas City
31' Goal Alan Pulido (assist E. Thommy) Sporting Kansas City
65' Yellow card L. Ndenbe Sporting Kansas City
66' Penalty scored N. Lodeiro Seattle Sounders
81' Yellow card A. Rusnak Seattle Sounders
90+5' Yellow card J. Russell Sporting Kansas City

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Seattle Sounders

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 B. Schmetzer

24 S. Frei

16 A. Roldan 25 J. Ragen 28 Y. Gomez Andrade 21 R. Baker-Whiting

73 O. Vargas 11 A. Rusnak

23 Léo Chú 19 Heber 10 N. Lodeiro

13 J. Morris

Bench F. Montero , C. Baker , D. Teves , S. Cleveland , S. Kitahara , E. Dobbelaere , X. Arreaga , A. Thomas

Sporting Kansas City

Confirmed 4-3-3 P. Vermes

29 T. Melia

18 L. Ndenbe 3 Andreu Fontàs 5 D. Rosero 17 J. Davis

26 E. Thommy 54 R. Walter 10 G. Kinda

20 D. Sallói 9 Alan Pulido 7 J. Russell

Bench F. Hernández , R. Espinoza , K. Shelton , G. Zusi , J. Pulskamp , M. Tzionis , S. Afrifa , R. Voloder , R. Castellanos

Form guide

Seattle Sounders at home

4–2–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.4 per game
Conceded: 1.7 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 6.0 per game
Shots on target: 5.5 per game

36% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Sporting Kansas City away

2–0–8 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.1 per game
Conceded: 2.8 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 4.6 per game
Shots on target: 4.5 per game

36% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Seattle Sounders vs Sporting Kansas City head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
26 Mar 23	Sporting Kansas City v Seattle Sounders	1–4
2 Oct 22	Sporting Kansas City v Seattle Sounders	1–0
25 Jun 22	Seattle Sounders v Sporting Kansas City	3–0

Only 3 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Seattle Sounders vs Sporting Kansas City head-to-head record