Sporting Kansas City
Football USA - MLS Children's Mercy Park Sat 12 Jul 20:30
Seattle Sounders FC
  1. Prediction
  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Injuries
  7. Squads
  8. Table

MLS Betting Preview: Sporting Kansas City vs Seattle Sounders

Sporting Kansas City host Seattle Sounders in this MLS match at Children's Mercy Park, with kick-off set for 20:30 on Saturday 12 July. Our betting preview features expert predictions, betting tips, the latest odds, H2H stats, team news and both predicted and confirmed lineups.

We’re Expecting Sporting to Cover the Line

We’ll split our stake by backing Sporting KC +0.25 at odds of -112 for this Asian Handicap wager. It means we have a return if they draw but a nice payout should the home team claim a victory against Seattle.

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Sounders Claimed 2-0 Win in Previous H2H

Sporting Kansas City won their last game 2-1. This was a road win against Colorado Rapids at Dick's Sporting Goods Park. The Missouri side had just 33% possession and recorded two shots on target, with Dejan Joveljic and Erik Thommy scoring one goal each.

Seattle Sounders drew 1-1 in their previous game. This was at home against Columbus Crew at Lumen Field. The Sounders had 43% possession and two shots on goal, with Paul Rothrock on the scoresheet.

Head-to-Head Statistics

It was Seattle who were victorious when they last faced Sporting. At Lumen Field, a 2-0 home triumph was recorded. In the past 10 H2H meetings, Sporting have won six and Seattle have triumphed in the remainder.

MLS G W D L GF GA GD GD P
26 Seattle Sounders logo Seattle Sounders 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
27 Sporting KC logo Sporting KC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
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Sporting Kansas City – Last 10 League Games

3 wins, 3 losses and 4 draws, averaging 1.6 goals from 3.7 shots on goal and 8.1 attempts. Sporting KC have had 45.2% possession and 3.8 corners per game. On average, they have conceded 1.7 goals from 6.2 shots on goal and 12.9 attempts, while the opposition have been awarded 5.2 corners.

Top goalscorer is Dejan Joveljic on 7 goals, while Erik Thommy and Santiago Munoz have both bagged 2. The leading assistor is Manu Garcia with 4.

Seattle Sounders – Last 10 League Games

Seattle have won 5, lost 3 and drawn 2, averaging 4.0 shots on goal, 9.2 attempts and 1.5 goals. Brian Schmetzer's team average 52.6% possession, 4.9 corners awarded and 3.7 corners against, while 1.4 goals have been conceded from 8.5 attempts and 4.3 shots on goal.

Albert Rusnak is top of the team’s scoring charts with 5 goals, Danny Musovski has 3 and Jesus Ferreira is on 2. Ryan Kent has managed to clock up 3 assists in the last 10 games.

Confirmed Lineups

Sporting KC confirmed lineup (4-3-3): John Pulskamp (GK), Khiry Shelton, Jansen Miller, Joaquin Fernandez, Logan Ndenbe, Memo Rodriguez, Manu Garcia, Zorhan Bassong, Magomed-Shapi Suleymanov, Dejan Joveljic, Daniel Salloi.

Seattle Sounders confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Andrew Thomas (GK), Alex Roldan, Jackson Ragen, Jon Bell, Nouhou Tolo, Obed Vargas, Cristian Roldan, Jesus Ferreira, Albert Rusnak, Paul Rothrock, Jordan Morris.

Sporting Kansas City vs Seattle Sounders Prediction & Betting Tips

Get ahead of the game with our Sporting Kansas City vs Seattle Sounders betting rundown, featuring our trusted match prediction, likely score outcome, corners betting edge, standout player prop plays and a fully loaded bet builder.

Match Prediction

Sporting KC +0.25 on the Asian Handicap could be the way forward at odds of -112. The home team should be able to avoid defeat in this MLS clash and we’re optimistic that they can land a win.

The formbook is always a good place to start ahead of making football predictions. The latest MLS team news is also an important port of call, while the stats we present always tell an interesting story.

Key Sporting Kansas City vs Seattle Sounders league stats:

  • The +0.25 line has been covered by SKC in 4 of their last 5 games at home.
  • The +0.25 line has been covered by SKC in 7 of their last 10 games.
  • The +0.25 line has been covered by SKC in 3 consecutive games.
  • The -0.25 line hasn’t been covered by Seattle in 4 of their last 5 games on the road.
  • The -0.25 line hasn’t been covered by Seattle in 8 of their last 10 games on the road.
  • The -0.25 line hasn’t been covered by Seattle in 3 consecutive games on the road.
  • The +0.25 line has been covered by SKC in 6 of their last 10 games against Seattle.
Sporting +0.25 Probability

When you look at the latest odds, our pick has a 52.9% chance of winning. After careful examination, our experts have this probability somewhere between 55-60%. It’s why we think it’s worth placing this wager.

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Our Match Prediction
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Correct Score Prediction

Sporting KC Sporting KC logo 2 - 1 Seattle logo Seattle

A 2-1 win in favor of Sporting KC can be backed at odds of +900. We like placing a bet on correct score due to the fun element and the big potential return.

Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Albert Rusnák Over 0.5 Shots On Target -164 BetMGM logo

Albert Rusnák (Seattle) can be wagered at -164 to have one or more shots on goal. He looks like an attractive pick and we’ll have a bet on this Shots on Target outcome as the betting odds stand out.

Latest Albert Rusnák Player Prop Odds

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Erik Thommy to Score +390 BetMGM logo

Erik Thommy (SKC) has managed two goals in his past four MLS matches. When it comes to him scoring, we think that the +390 available is attractive when betting on the Anytime Goalscorer market.

Latest Erik Thommy Player Prop Odds

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Corners Prediction

Under 10.5 Corners -147 BetMGM logo

Each of the previous six Seattle matches have featured under 10.5 corners. We can use these numbers for our gain, with odds of -147 that the sides fall short when it comes to the Total Corners line.

League Games
League Games
Last 10 Total For Against
Last 10 at Home Total For Against
Last 10 Away Total For Against
Sporting KC Logo Sporting KC
Total
9.00 3.80 5.20
Home
9.40 5.30 4.10
Away
8.80 2.90 5.90
Seattle Logo Seattle
Total
8.60 4.90 3.70
Home
8.80 5.50 3.30
Away
9.80 5.30 4.50
Latest Corner Odds

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Bet Builder Tips

Asian Handicap Sporting KC +0.25 -112
Both Team To Score Yes -185
Total Corners Under 10.5 -147

If you’re keen to place a bet builder, go for Sporting KC with the +0.25 Asian Handicap, both teams to score together with Under 10.5 corners.

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Sporting Kansas City vs Seattle Sounders Odds

The odds are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Sounders Favourites to Win According to Bookies

With an approximate 51% chance of succeeding, the bookies are being cautious with their -102 betting odds for Seattle Sounders triumphing in this MLS encounter. The +230 means that Sporting Kansas City are seen as having the lowest probability of succeeding.

If you fancy Seattle but want money back if the game ends in a draw, then you can secure odds of -204. Alternatively, there’s the chance to wager on Sporting at +140 on the Draw No Bet market.

Over 2.5 Goals is the market leader and that means three or more goals are predicted. BTTS Yes is available at -175 for anyone expecting Both Teams to Score.

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Danny Musovski Favourite to Find the Net First

Favourite Danny Musovski is +510 to be the First Goalscorer, while similar odds apply when it comes to him scoring the last goal.

Player Goals
Danny Musovski (Seattle)
First
+190
Anytime
+510
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Albert Rusnák (Seattle)
First
+210
Anytime
+540
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Jordan Morris (Seattle)
First
+230
Anytime
+575
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Jesús Ferreira (Seattle)
First
+260
Anytime
+650
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Player Shots On Target
Danny Musovski (Seattle)
Over 0.5
-213
Under 0.5
+114
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Albert Rusnák (Seattle)
Over 0.5
-172
Under 0.5
+102
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Jordan Morris (Seattle)
Over 0.5
-154
Under 0.5
-116
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Stephen Afrifa (SKC)
Over 0.5
-149
Under 0.5
-120
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Sporting Defeated in Four of Past Ten Home Clashes

Sporting have finished with four losses, three victories and three draws in the past 10 home games, scoring an average of 1.70 goals per match and conceding 2.00.

Seattle are winless in the last three away games. The Sounders have finished with five defeats, three draws and two wins in the last 10 away matches, netting an average of 0.70 goals per game and conceding 1.70.

When the sides last met at Children's Mercy Park, Sporting beat Seattle 2-1. The previous 5 H2H games at Children's Mercy Park have featured three Sporting wins and two Seattle triumphs.

Last 10 League Games W-D-L G GF GA O2.5 U2.5 B-Y B-No
Sporting Kansas City logo Sporting Kansas City Home Stats 3-3-4 3.70 1.70 2.00 6 4 7 3
Seattle Sounders logo Seattle Sounders Away Stats 2-3-5 2.40 0.70 1.70 4 6 4 6
  • W-D-L = Wins-Draws-Losses
  • G = Avg. Goals
  • GF = Avg. Goals For
  • GA = Avg. Goals Against
  • O2.5 = Matches Over 2.5 Goals
  • U2.5 = Matches Under 2.5 Goals
  • B-Y = Matches BTTS Yes
  • B-No = Matches BTTS No
Team Stats
Sporting KC logo Sporting KC League Stats
Seattle Sounders logo Seattle Sounders League Stats
Full-Time Result
  • 3 wins, 3 defeats and 4 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 3 wins, 4 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 home matches
Full-Time Result
  • 5 wins, 3 defeats and 2 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 2 wins, 5 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 away matches
Goals
Goals
Corners
Corners
Possession
Possession
Top Scorers & Assists
Top Scorers & Assists

Sporting Kansas City vs Seattle Sounders Lineups & Team News

Make sure you're up to date on the Sporting vs Seattle team news before betting. We’ll offer the predicted and confirmed MLS lineups along with the latest injury developments.

Sporting KC Confirmed Lineup 4-3-3

Seattle Sounders Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Sporting KC Confirmed Lineup 4-3-3

1 John Pulskamp
11 Khiry Shelton 15 Jansen Miller 24 Joaquin Fernandez 18 Logan Ndenbe
8 Memo Rodriguez 21 Manu Garcia 22 Zorhan Bassong
93 M. Suleymanov 9 Dejan Joveljic 10 Daniel Salloi
26 Andrew Thomas
16 Alex Roldan 25 Jackson Ragen 15 Jon Bell 5 Nouhou Tolo
18 Obed Vargas 7 Cristian Roldan
9 Jesus Ferreira 11 Albert Rusnak 14 Paul Rothrock
13 Jordan Morris

Seattle Sounders Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Sporting KC Substitutes

  • 2Ian James
  • 3Andrew Brody
  • 6Nemanja Radoja
  • 7Santiago Munoz
  • 13Mason Toye
  • 14Tim Leibold
  • 17Jacob Davis
  • 30Stephen Afrifa
  • 36Ryan Schewe

Seattle Sounders Substitutes

  • 10Pedro De la Vega
  • 19Danny Musovski
  • 21Reed Baker-Whiting
  • 28Yeimar Gomez
  • 29Jacob Castro
  • 33Cody Baker
  • 75Danny Leyva
  • 77Ryan Kent
  • 93Georgi Minoungou

Previous Sporting KC Lineups

04 Jul MLS
Colorado Rapids 1-2 Sporting KC
28 Jun MLS
Sporting KC 1-1 Real Salt Lake
25 Jun MLS
Sporting KC 2-1 Charlotte FC
14 Jun MLS
Sporting KC 2-4 FC Dallas
08 Jun MLS
Los Angeles FC 3-1 Sporting KC
31 May MLS
Houston Dynamo 1-3 Sporting KC

Previous Seattle Sounders Lineups

06 Jul MLS
Seattle Sounders 1-1 Columbus Crew
28 Jun MLS
Seattle Sounders 2-0 Austin FC
23 Jun FIFA Club World Cup
Seattle Sounders 0-2 PSG
19 Jun FIFA Club World Cup
Seattle Sounders 1-3 Atlético Madrid
15 Jun FIFA Club World Cup
Botafogo 2-1 Seattle Sounders
08 Jun MLS
Vancouver 3-0 Seattle Sounders

Injuries & Suspensions

Sporting KC Injury Table
Type Name Info
Calvin Harris Knee
Andrew Brody Other
Seattle Sounders Injury Table
Type Name Info
Pedro De la Vega Knee
Paul Arriola Cruciate ligame
Team Squads

Sporting KC Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Kerry Zavagnin

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
John Pulskamp 1 G 21 1890 21 0 0 2 2 0
Manu Garcia 21 M 21 1826 20 1 2 7 3 0
Dejan Joveljic 9 F 19 1593 18 2 12 2 2 0
Jansen Miller 15 D 18 1575 17 2 0 0 2 0
Jacob Bartlett 16 M 18 1434 18 2 0 0 6 0

Seattle Sounders Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Brian Schmetzer

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Cristian Roldan 7 M 19 1628 18 1 1 1 1 0
Stefan Frei 24 G 18 1620 18 1 0 0 0 0
Obed Vargas 18 M 17 1485 17 2 1 1 3 0
Nouhou Tolo 5 D 17 1432 17 1 1 1 4 1
Albert Rusnak 11 M 19 1382 15 4 7 3 1 0
USA FlagMLS Table
2026 Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Atlanta United 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
2 Austin FC 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
3 CF Montréal 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
4 Charlotte FC 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
5 Chicago Fire 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
6 Colorado Rapids 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
7 Columbus Crew 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
8 D.C. United 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
9 FC Cincinnati 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
10 FC Dallas 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
11 Houston Dynamo 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
12 Inter Miami 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
13 LA Galaxy 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
14 Los Angeles FC 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
15 Minnesota Utd 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
16 Nashville SC 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
17 NE Revolution 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
18 NYCFC 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
19 NY Red Bulls 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
20 Orlando City 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
21 Philadelphia 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
22 Portland Timbers 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
23 Real Salt Lake 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
24 San Diego 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
25 SJ Earthquakes 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
26 Seattle Sounders 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
27 Sporting KC 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
28 St. Louis 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
29 Toronto FC 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
30 Vancouver 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Atlanta United 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
2 Austin FC 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
3 CF Montréal 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
4 Charlotte FC 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
5 Chicago Fire 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
6 Colorado Rapids 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
7 Columbus Crew 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
8 D.C. United 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
9 FC Cincinnati 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
10 FC Dallas 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
11 Houston Dynamo 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
12 Inter Miami 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
13 LA Galaxy 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
14 Los Angeles FC 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
15 Minnesota Utd 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
16 Nashville SC 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
17 NE Revolution 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
18 NYCFC 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
19 NY Red Bulls 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
20 Orlando City 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
21 Philadelphia 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
22 Portland Timbers 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
23 Real Salt Lake 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
24 San Diego 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
25 SJ Earthquakes 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
26 Seattle Sounders 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
27 Sporting KC 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
28 St. Louis 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
29 Toronto FC 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
30 Vancouver 0 0 0 0 0:0 0