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Seattle Sounders vs Sporting Kansas City: result 2-1 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 24Kick-off on October 2, 2026 at 01:30 AM (UTC)Lumen Field, Seattle, Washington

Seattle Sounders
2-1
Sporting Kansas City

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What was the result of Seattle Sounders vs Sporting Kansas City?

Seattle Sounders won 2-1 on October 2, 2026.

Goalscorers

  • 44′André LuizSporting Kansas City
  • 51′S. GomezSeattle Sounders
  • 90′C. RoldanSeattle Sounders

What had the model predicted before the match?

Before kick-off, the Footlab AI model gave a Seattle Sounders win at 64%: prediction correct. Most likely score announced: 2-1. Actual score: 2-1.

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Official lineup for Seattle Sounders vs Sporting Kansas City

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Seattle Sounders

4-2-3-1
  1. 19D. Musovski
  1. 17P. Arriola
  2. 11A. Rusnák
  3. 13J. Morris
  1. 7C. Roldan
  2. 45P. Kingston
  1. 5N. Tolo
  2. 25J. Ragen
  3. 39S. Hawkins
  4. 16A. Roldan
  1. 26A. Thomas

Sporting Kansas City

4-4-2
  1. 17S. Afrifa
  2. 19T. Calheira
  1. 14C. Harris
  2. 4L. Johnsen
  3. 20K. Agyabeng
  4. 11André Luiz
  1. 18E. Karić
  2. 28Wyatt Meyer
  3. 15Jansen Miller
  4. 13J. Reynolds
  1. 30S. Cleveland
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Seattle Sounders have 3 wins, 5 draws and 7 defeats; Sporting Kansas City have 5, 1 and 9.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Seattle Sounders
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 27, 2026Minnesota United FC(home)3-1Major League Soccer
Sep 24, 2026Real Salt Lake(home)2-0Major League Soccer
Sep 20, 2026Colorado Rapids(away)3-3Major League Soccer
Sep 13, 2026Los Angeles Galaxy(away)1-1Major League Soccer
Sep 6, 2026New York Red Bulls(home)0-0Major League Soccer
Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 27, 2026Houston Dynamo(away)2-0Major League Soccer
Sep 20, 2026Philadelphia Union(home)3-4Major League Soccer
Sep 13, 2026Los Angeles FC(home)3-1Major League Soccer
Sep 6, 2026FC Dallas(away)3-4Major League Soccer
Aug 30, 2026Vancouver Whitecaps(home)0-3Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 3 Seattle Sounders wins, 1 draw, 2 Sporting Kansas City wins.

DateScoreCompetition
May 2, 2026Sporting Kansas City 1-1 Seattle SoundersMajor League Soccer
Aug 25, 2025Seattle Sounders 5-2 Sporting Kansas CityMajor League Soccer
Jul 13, 2025Sporting Kansas City 2-3 Seattle SoundersMajor League Soccer
Sep 15, 2024Seattle Sounders 2-0 Sporting Kansas CityMajor League Soccer
Jun 9, 2024Sporting Kansas City 2-1 Seattle SoundersMajor League Soccer
May 7, 2023Seattle Sounders 1-2 Sporting Kansas CityMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Sporting Kansas City vs Seattle Sounders on May 2, 2026

How many goals should we expect?

Seattle Sounders score 1.3 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Sporting Kansas City score 1.5 and concede 2.1.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Seattle Sounders1.31.539/159/15
Sporting Kansas City1.52.1110/1511/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Seattle Sounders sit 7th in Major League Soccer (38 points from 27 matches) and Sporting Kansas City sit 15th (21 points from 27 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
7Seattle Sounders271089353538
15Sporting Kansas City276318326521

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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