Seattle Sounders v Sporting Kansas City result

Full-time · Seattle Sounders 1–2 Sporting Kansas City

Major League Soccer · Sun, 07 May 2023 21:30 BST · Lumen Field

Updated 9 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Seattle Sounders · Sporting Kansas City · Head-to-head

Seattle Sounders 1–2 Sporting Kansas City — Sporting Kansas City won this Major League Soccer match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Sporting Kansas City won 2–1 at Lumen Field in Major League Soccer on Sunday 7 May. Expected goals (xG) tell a different story: Seattle Sounders created the better chances, 1.49 xG to 0.83 (the provider’s expected goals for this match). Context.

The goals

Sporting Kansas City led 2–0 at half-time. The goals — Sporting Kansas City: E. Thommy (4’, assisted by G. Kinda) and A. Pulido (31’, assisted by E. Thommy); Seattle Sounders: Nicolás Lodeiro (66’ pen).

Discipline

V. Rivas showed five yellow cards — against 4.8 yellows a game across the last 15 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Seattle Sounders: Alex Roldán (8’) and Albert Rusnák (81’); Sporting Kansas City: R. Walter (12’), L. Ndenbe (65’) and J. Russell (90+5’).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, E. Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) 8.4, Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders) 6.4 and A. Pulido (Sporting Kansas City) 5.3 led the match.

Next up

Seattle Sounders next travel to San Diego on 25 October 2026.

Sporting Kansas City next host Austin on 25 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Seattle Sounders: San Diego v Seattle Sounders, Sunday 25 October — the preview. Next for Sporting Kansas City: Sporting Kansas City v Austin, Sunday 25 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Seattle Sounders 1–2 Sporting Kansas City · Major League Soccer
Venue: Lumen Field · Seattle, Washington
Referee: V. Rivas
Head-to-head (last 6): Seattle Sounders 3 · draws 0 · Sporting Kansas City 3 · 3.17 goals/game
Recent form: Seattle Sounders 3W 1D 1L · Sporting Kansas City 1W 0D 4L

Seattle Sounders 1–2 Sporting Kansas City (Major League Soccer): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 9 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

2 / 0.75

Goals

against 1.25 / 1.75 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.17 / 4.57

Corners

against 5.33 / 4.29 · 3 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 6 matches

4.17 / 3.43

Shots on target

against 4.67 / 5 · 1 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 6 matches

1.67 / 2.29

Cards

against 2.83 / 2 · 1 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 6 matches

4.8 yellows

Referee · V. Rivas

2.13 home / 2.67 away

over 15 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 30 April 2023. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 30 April 2023. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Seattle Sounders for / against	Line	Sporting Kansas City for / against
Goals scored	2 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.75 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.17 for · 5.33 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	4.57 for · 4.29 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	12.67 for · 14.17 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	11.29 for · 12.29 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	4.17 for · 4.67 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	3.43 for · 5 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	7.5 for · 10.67 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	10.57 for · 10.57 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	1.67 for · 2.83 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	2.29 for · 2 against n 7 Last 5

Referee: V. Rivas — 4.8 yellow cards a game, 0.27 red cards, 22.27 fouls over 15 matches (2.13 to the home side, 2.67 to the away side).

Home 2.13Away 2.67

Seattle Sounders

Seattle Sounders — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 April 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Léo Chú n 8	57.8	2.3 6/4	1.6 6/2	—
F. Montero n 8	18	1.9 2/1	2.5 3/1	—
D. Leyva n 8	18.5	1.8 3/0	3.6 4/2	—
D. Teves n 5	10.8	1.7 1/0	0 0/0	—
João Paulo n 8	83.6	1.5 8/3	2.6 7/7	—

Seattle Sounders — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 April 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
F. Montero n 8	18	3.1 4/1	1.3 2/0
Héber n 8	48.4	3 4/4	2.3 4/3
R. Ruidíaz n 8	46.4	2.9 6/4	1.7 6/1
Nicolás Lodeiro n 8	89.9	1.6 7/3	0.8 4/1
Léo Chú n 8	57.8	1.6 5/2	1 4/1

Seattle Sounders — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 April 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Léo Chú n 8	57.8	0.2 1/0	0.8 2/1
Jordan Morris n 8	80.9	0.7 2/1	0 0/0
Héber n 8	48.4	0.7 3/0	0 0/0
F. Montero n 8	18	0 0/0	0.6 1/0
R. Ruidíaz n 8	46.4	0.5 2/0	0 0/0

Seattle Sounders — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 April 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
João Paulo n 8	83.6	4 8/6
J. Atencio n 8	54.3	2.9 6/5
Nouhou Tolo n 8	79.8	2.3 6/4
K. Rowe n 8	54.6	2.3 5/4
Cristian Roldán n 8	86.1	2.2 6/6

Seattle Sounders — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 April 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Stefan Frei n 8	90	3.1 7/5

Sporting Kansas City

Sporting Kansas City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 April 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
G. Kinda n 8	58.8	2.7 7/4	1.7 5/3	—
Felipe Hernández n 8	34.3	2.3 5/2	1.6 2/1	—
M. Tzionis n 8	29.8	2.3 5/1	1.1 3/0	—
W. Agada n 8	72.1	1.7 6/3	0.9 3/2	—
Robert Castellanos n 4	65.8	1.7 3/1	0 0/0	—

Sporting Kansas City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 April 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
W. Agada n 8	72.1	2 6/3	0.8 5/0
Dániel Sallói n 8	87	1.7 7/4	1.2 5/2
E. Thommy n 8	81.6	1.7 6/3	1 4/1
G. Kinda n 8	58.8	1.5 5/3	0.6 2/1
J. Russell n 8	76.3	1.2 6/2	0.6 4/0

Sporting Kansas City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 April 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
G. Kinda n 8	58.8	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
M. Tzionis n 8	29.8	0.4 1/0	0 0/0
Dániel Sallói n 8	87	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
W. Agada n 8	72.1	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
J. Russell n 8	76.3	0.1 1/0	0 0/0

Sporting Kansas City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 April 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
C. Duke n 8	40.5	2.5 4/2
Graham Zusi n 8	86.8	2.1 5/3
N. Radoja n 8	51.5	2 7/2
Felipe Hernández n 8	34.3	2 3/2
M. Tzionis n 8	29.8	1.9 2/1

Sporting Kansas City — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 April 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. Pulskamp n 8	90	2.8 6/5
Timothy Melia n 8	94.8	2.5 5/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Seattle Sounders		Sporting Kansas City
60%	Possession	40%
1.49	Expected goals (xG)	0.83
11	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
1	Offsides	2
15	Fouls	7
2	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	0
3	Saves	2
566	Passes	370
86%	Pass accuracy	78%

Seattle Sounders player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Stefan Frei	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
Y. Gomez Andrade	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	7
Jackson Ragen	90	0	1	0	0	1	0	7.2
Alex Roldán	90	0	1	0	3	5	Y	6.3
Albert Rusnák	90	0	1	0	1	1	Y	6.9
Nicolás Lodeiro	90	1	3	1	3	0	0	7.3
Héber	90	0	1	1	3	0	0	6.7
Jordan Morris	90	0	2	1	0	0	0	6.7
Obed Vargas	84	0	0	0	0	4	0	6.7
R. Baker-Whiting	57	0	1	0	0	4	0	6.9
Léo Chú	57	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
Cody Baker sub	33	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.6
F. Montero sub	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
D. Teves sub	13	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6

Sporting Kansas City player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Timothy Melia	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
J. Davis	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.9
D. Rosero	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
Andreu Fontàs	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.9
L. Ndenbe	90	0	0	1	0	1	4	Y	6.3
R. Walter	90	0	0	1	0	0	2	Y	6.9
J. Russell	90	0	0	0	0	2	0	Y	7.5
A. Pulido	85	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	6.9
Dániel Sallói	79	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	6.9
E. Thommy	76	1	1	2	2	1	1	0	8.2
G. Kinda	45	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	6.9
Felipe Hernández sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	6.6
Róger Espinoza sub	14	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.2
Graham Zusi sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Khiry Shelton sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Seattle Sounders v Sporting Kansas City — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Seattle SoundersWLWWD

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 2 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Sporting Kansas CityLLLWL

Last 5: 1W 0D 4L · 0.8 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Seattle Sounders 3 · 0 draws · Sporting Kansas City 3 · 3.17 goals/game

2023-03-26 Sporting Kansas City 1–4 Seattle Sounders
2022-10-02 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Seattle Sounders
2022-06-25 Seattle Sounders 3–0 Sporting Kansas City
2021-10-23 Seattle Sounders 1–2 Sporting Kansas City
2021-09-26 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Seattle Sounders
2021-07-26 Seattle Sounders 1–3 Sporting Kansas City

League standing · 2023

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Seattle Sounders#2 pos53 pts34 pl+9 GD

Sporting Kansas City#8 pos44 pts34 pl-3 GD

Goals per game

Seattle Sounders scored1.21

Sporting Kansas City scored1.41

Seattle Sounders conceded0.94

Sporting Kansas City conceded1.5

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Seattle Sounders and Sporting Kansas City?: In their last 6 meetings, Seattle Sounders won 3, Sporting Kansas City won 3 and there were 0 draws, averaging 3.17 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Seattle Sounders and Sporting Kansas City?: Recent form — Seattle Sounders 3W 1D 1L; Sporting Kansas City 1W 0D 4L.

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