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

Seattle
1 - 2
Kansas

Lodeiro (66' pen.)
FT(HT: 0-2)
Thommy (4'), Pulido (31')

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

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')