Major League Soccer

Sep 16, 2024 at 12.15am UK

CenturyLink Field

Seattle
2 - 0
Kansas

Ragen (19', 19'), Rothrock (40', 40')
Baker-Whiting (29'), Baker-Whiting (29')

FT(HT: 4-0)

Salloi (38'), Salloi (38'), Bassong (46'), Bassong (46')

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

Seattle Sounders

All competitions

Major League Soccer

Last Game: Columbus Crew 0-4 Seattle
Sunday, September 8 at 12.30am in Major League Soccer

Goals
for

Sporting Kansas City

All competitions

Major League Soccer

Last Game: NY Red Bulls 1-1 Kansas
Sunday, September 8 at 12.30am in Major League Soccer

Goals
for

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 57.3%. A draw had a probability of 22.4% and a win for Sporting Kansas City had a probability of 20.32%.

The most likely scoreline for a Seattle Sounders win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.32%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.92%) and 2-0 (9.69%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.57%), while for a Sporting Kansas City win it was 0-1 (5.64%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 9.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Seattle Sounders would win this match.

Result
Seattle Sounders	Draw	Sporting Kansas City
57.3% ( 0.04)	22.37% ( 0)	20.32% ( -0.05)

Both teams to score 54.25% (

-0.08)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

55.39% (

-0.07)

44.61% (

0.07)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

33.02% (

-0.06)

66.97% (

0.07)

Seattle Sounders Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

84.68% (

-0.01)

15.32% (

0.01)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

55.94% (

-0.02)

44.06% (

0.02)

Sporting Kansas City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

64.07% (

-0.08)

35.93% (

0.08)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

27.29% (

-0.08)

72.71% (

0.09)

Score Analysis

Seattle Sounders 57.3%

Sporting Kansas City 20.32%

Draw 22.37%

Seattle Sounders	Draw	Sporting Kansas City
1-0 @ 10.32% ( 0.02) 2-1 @ 9.92% 2-0 @ 9.69% ( 0.02) 3-1 @ 6.2% ( -0) 3-0 @ 6.06% ( 0.01) 3-2 @ 3.17% ( -0.01) 4-1 @ 2.91% ( -0) 4-0 @ 2.84% ( 0) 4-2 @ 1.49% ( -0) 5-1 @ 1.09% ( -0) 5-0 @ 1.07% ( 0) Other @ 2.55% Total : 57.3%	1-1 @ 10.57% ( 0.01) 0-0 @ 5.51% ( 0.02) 2-2 @ 5.07% ( -0.01) 3-3 @ 1.08% ( -0.01) Other @ 0.14% Total : 22.37%	0-1 @ 5.64% ( 0) 1-2 @ 5.41% ( -0.01) 0-2 @ 2.88% ( -0) 1-3 @ 1.85% ( -0.01) 2-3 @ 1.73% ( -0.01) 0-3 @ 0.98% ( -0) Other @ 1.83% Total : 20.32%