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Major League Soccer
May 7, 2023 at 9.30pm UK
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Sporting Kansas

Seattle
1 - 2
Kansas

Lodeiro (66' pen.)
Roldan (8'), Rusnak (81')
FT(HT: 0-2)
Thommy (4'), Pulido (31')
Walter (12'), Ndenbe (65'), Russell (90+5')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Major League Soccer clash between Seattle Sounders and Sporting Kansas City, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Salt Lake 0-0 Seattle
Sunday, April 30 at 2.30am in Major League Soccer
Last Game: Kansas 0-2 Montreal
Sunday, April 30 at 1.30am in Major League Soccer

We said: Seattle Sounders 2-0 Sporting Kansas City

The last thing you want to hear if you support Kansas City is one of your leaders, Johnny Russell, publicly saying they do not know how to fix their issues, that alone has to be worrisome and it makes it difficult to imagine they can find a way through one of the top defensive units in MLS.

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Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Seattle Sounders win with a probability of 63.5%. A draw had a probability of 21.1% and a win for Sporting Kansas City had a probability of 15.4%.

The most likely scoreline for a Seattle Sounders win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.91%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.65%) and 2-1 (9.81%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.03%), while for a Sporting Kansas City win it was 0-1 (5.13%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 4.2% likelihood.

Result
Seattle SoundersDrawSporting Kansas City
63.5% (-0.00099999999999767 -0) 21.09% (0.0019999999999989 0) 15.4% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
Both teams to score 48.86% (-0.010999999999996 -0.01)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
53.02% (-0.011000000000003 -0.01)46.98% (0.0079999999999956 0.01)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
30.77% (-0.011000000000003 -0.01)69.23% (0.0080000000000098 0.01)
Seattle Sounders Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
85.86% (-0.0049999999999955 -0)14.13% (0.0020000000000007 0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
58.21% (-0.007000000000005 -0.01)41.79% (0.0039999999999978 0)
Sporting Kansas City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
56.9% (-0.012999999999998 -0.01)43.09% (0.0080000000000027 0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
20.63% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)79.37% (0.0069999999999908 0.01)
Score Analysis
    Seattle Sounders 63.49%
    Sporting Kansas City 15.4%
    Draw 21.09%
Seattle SoundersDrawSporting Kansas City
1-0 @ 11.91%
2-0 @ 11.65%
2-1 @ 9.81% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
3-0 @ 7.6% (0.0010000000000003 0)
3-1 @ 6.4% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
4-0 @ 3.72% (0.0010000000000003 0)
4-1 @ 3.13% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
3-2 @ 2.69% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
5-0 @ 1.46%
4-2 @ 1.32% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
5-1 @ 1.23% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
Other @ 2.56%
Total : 63.49%
1-1 @ 10.03%
0-0 @ 6.09% (0.0019999999999998 0)
2-2 @ 4.13% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
Other @ 0.84%
Total : 21.09%
0-1 @ 5.13% (0.00099999999999945 0)
1-2 @ 4.22% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
0-2 @ 2.16%
1-3 @ 1.19%
2-3 @ 1.16% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
Other @ 1.55%
Total : 15.4%

How you voted: Seattle vs Kansas

Seattle Sounders
90.9%
Draw
9.1%
Sporting Kansas City
0.0%
11
Head to Head
Mar 26, 2023 12.30am
Kansas
1-4
Seattle
Agade (5')
Sweat (53')
Sweat (63')
Morris (23', 54', 69', 77')
Oct 2, 2022 10pm
Kansas
1-0
Seattle
Agade (41')
Thommy (28')
Jun 25, 2022 8pm
Seattle
3-0
Kansas
Bruin (8'), Morris (71'), Roldan (76')
Morris (64')
Oct 23, 2021 8.30pm
gameweek 41
Seattle
1-2
Kansas
Benezet (58')
Paulo (35'), Rowe (51'), Roldan (55'), Gomez Andrade (76'), Montero (89')
Walter (4'), Russell (79')
Melia (56'), Kinda (63'), Espinoza (74')
Sep 27, 2021 12am
gameweek 36
Kansas
1-2
Seattle
Russell (60')
Zusi (90+5')
Roldan (31'), Bruin (55')
Tolo (16'), Gomez Andrade (54'), Roldan (86')
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Eastern Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Inter MiamiInter Miami1163226161021
2FC CincinnatiCincinnati10532129318
3New York Red BullsNY Red Bulls104511410417
4Toronto105141113-216
5Columbus Crew10361129315
6New York City FCNY City104241110114
7Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia83411511413
8DC United103431415-113
9Atlanta UnitedAtlanta9333139412
10CF MontrealMontreal93331216-412
11Charlotte FCCharlotte FC103251013-311
12Chicago Fire102441118-710
13Orlando City92341117-69
14Nashville SCNashville91531017-78
15New England RevolutionNew England9117618-124

Western Conference

TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Real Salt LakeSalt Lake10532179818
2Los Angeles GalaxyLA Galaxy105322117418
3Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver95221810817
4Minnesota UnitedMinnesota Utd95221510517
5Los Angeles FCLos Angeles104331816215
6Colorado RapidsColorado104331615115
7Austin FCAustin104331413115
8Houston DynamoHouston9414910-113
9St Louis City92611514112
10Sporting Kansas CityKansas102531818011
11Portland TimbersPortland102442021-110
12Dallas9225912-38
13Seattle SoundersSeattle91351011-16
14San Jose EarthquakesEarthquakes101181425-114


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