Seattle Sounders FC vs Sporting Kansas City: the preview
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DateThursday, October 1
Time21:30
StadiumLumen Field
MLS 2026 · Matchday 24
Key facts
- Sporting Kansas City won 2 of their 12 away games in the competition.
- Seattle Sounders FC are unbeaten in 4 games in the competition.
Current form
How each side arrives and where they stand.
Recent form
Seattle Sounders FC
Sporting Kansas City
13° with 28 points 7W · 7D · 9L · 25:30
15° with 18 points 5W · 3D · 16L · 26:59
D
D
D
D
L
L
Averages 0.83 goals for and 1.33 goals against per match
W
L
L
L
D
L
Averages 1.33 goals for and 2.17 goals against per match
| D | @ LA Galaxy | 1-1 |
| D | New York Red Bulls | 0-0 |
| D | Chicago Fire | 2-2 |
| D | @ FC Cincinnati | 1-1 |
| L | Austin FC | 1-2 |
| W | Los Angeles FC | 3-1 |
| L | @ FC Dallas | 3-4 |
| L | Vancouver Whitecaps | 0-3 |
| L | @ Atlanta United | 1-2 |
| D | St. Louis City | 1-1 |
Where they stand Group B
| Team | MP | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 23 | +31 | 46 |
| 2 | FC Dallas | 25 | +7 | 43 |
| 3 | Houston Dynamo | 25 | +4 | 43 |
| 4 | San Jose Earthquakes | 25 | +8 | 41 |
| 5 | St. Louis City | 25 | +7 | 41 |
| 6 | Los Angeles FC | 26 | +14 | 40 |
| 7 | Colorado Rapids | 25 | +1 | 35 |
| 8 | Portland Timbers | 25 | 0 | 32 |
| 9 | San Diego FC | 24 | +5 | 30 |
| 10 | LA Galaxy | 26 | -9 | 30 |
| 11 | Real Salt Lake | 24 | -2 | 29 |
| 12 | Minnesota United | 25 | -6 | 29 |
| 13 | Seattle Sounders FC | 23 | -5 | 28 |
| 14 | Austin FC | 24 | -13 | 26 |
| 15 | Sporting Kansas City | 24 | -33 | 18 |
How they play
Seattle Sounders FC
Sporting Kansas City
44.5%
44.8%
4.5
4.2
14
14.3
4.7
5.2
12.5
11.3
Average of the most recent matches with stats available (6 and 6 respectively).
The difference-makers
Who scores, when they score and who starts.
Who scores the goals
Seattle Sounders FC
| Paul Rothrock | 5 | goals | ||
| Kalani Kossa-Rienzi | 3 | goals | ||
| A. Rusnak | 3 | goals | ||
| Cristian Roldán | 3 | goals | ||
| Dejan Joveljić | 2 | goals |
Sporting Kansas City
| Dejan Joveljić | 8 | goals | ||
| Taylor Calheira | 3 | goals | ||
| Stephen Afrifa | 3 | goals | ||
| Calvin Harris | 3 | goals | ||
| Jacob Bartlett | 2 | goals |
When they score
Seattle Sounders FC 25 goals
4
1-15
5
16-30
2
31-45
4
46-60
2
61-75
8
76-90
Sporting Kansas City 26 goals
1
1-15
5
16-30
6
31-45
4
46-60
6
61-75
4
76-90
Head to head
What happened every time they met.
Head-to-head record
0Seattle Sounders FC won
1draws
0Sporting Kansas City won
Who scored in these meetings
P. Rothrock
1
D. Joveljic
1
Seattle Sounders FC
Sporting Kansas City
2
0
in 1 meeting
| Matchday | Match | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| 2/5/26 | Sporting Kansas City 1-1 Seattle Sounders FC | MLS 2026 |