Sporting Kansas City vs Seattle Sounders Prediction, Betting Tips, Lineups & Odds | 02 May 2026

MLS Betting Preview: Sporting Kansas City vs Seattle Sounders

Sporting Kansas City host Seattle Sounders at Children's Mercy Park, with kick-off set for 14:30 on Saturday 2 May.

It’s easy to feel confident about the prospect of Seattle winning when they meet Sporting KC, with this pick standing out on the Full-Time Result market. Take the odds of -161 that the visitors secure a win.

Sporting Kansas City lost on the road in their last game, making it five straight defeats. Chicago Fire won 5-0 at Soldier Field. Raphael Wicky's side had only 29% possession and one shot on target.

Seattle Sounders made it three consecutive wins after a 2-1 home success over Dallas at Lumen Field. The Sounders enjoyed 58% possession and recorded six shots on goal, while Jesus Ferreira and Jordan Morris were on the scoresheet.

Head-to-Head Statistics

Seattle have enjoyed three straight wins against Sporting. In the last clash, home side Seattle claimed a 5-2 victory at Lumen Field. The previous 10 H2H meetings have involved Seattle winning six times and Sporting registering four victories.

MLS		G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	GD	P
5	Seattle Sounders	8	6	1	1	12	4	8	12:4	19
30	Sporting KC	9	1	1	7	7	25	-18	7:25	4

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1 win, 7 losses and 2 draws, averaging 0.7 goals from 5.7 attempts and 2.4 shots on goal. Sporting KC have had 45.0% possession and 3.1 corners per match. On average, the opposition have scored 2.5 goals from 14.5 attempts and 5.6 shots on goal, while earning 6.4 corners.

Dejan Joveljic is the top scorer with 4 goals, while Jacob Bartlett, Magomed-Shapi Suleymanov and Lasse Berg Johnsen each have 1. Dejan Joveljic, Justin Reynolds and Calvin Harris are the leading assists makers with 1.

Seattle have 7 victories, 2 defeats and 1 draw, with an average of 2.5 goals from 5.4 shots on goal and 9.4 attempts. The Washington State club have averaged 52.1% possession, 4.6 corners taken and 6.6 corners against, while conceding 1.6 goals from 4.0 shots on goal and 10.1 attempts.

Jordan Morris, Cristian Roldan, Albert Rusnak and Paul Rothrock have scored 3, followed by Danny Musovski with 2. Jesus Ferreira has managed 6 assists in the last 10 games.

Predicted & Confirmed Lineups

Sporting KC predicted lineup (5-4-1): John Pulskamp (GK), Jake Davis, Ian James, Ethan Bartlow, Jansen Miller, Kwaku Agyabeng, Calvin Harris, Lasse Berg Johnsen, Manu García, Osvaldo Pedro Capemba Capita, Dejan Joveljić.

Seattle Sounders predicted lineup (4-2-3-1): Andrew Thomas (GK), Kalani Kossa-Rienzi, Alex Roldan, Jackson Ragen, Nouhou Tolo, Snyder Brunell, Hassani Dotson, Jordan Morris, Jesús Ferreira, Paul Rothrock, Danny Musovski.

Sporting Kansas City vs Seattle Sounders Prediction & Betting Tips

Head into Sporting Kansas City vs Seattle Sounders with expert betting insights, including our main match prediction, expected scoreline, top corners angle, key player props and a thoughtfully built bet builder.

Match Prediction

Seattle can land a return and we’ll confidently wager them for this MLS game. The odds of -161 look appealing when it comes to this pick, with a confident bet being made.

In order to come up with the best football predictions, we like to know the MLS team news and study the latest form. There are also plenty of numbers to crunch from the available stats.

Key Sporting Kansas City vs Seattle Sounders league stats:

• Seattle have won 4 of their last 5 games.
• Seattle have won 7 of their last 10 games.
• Seattle have won 3 consecutive games.
• SKC have lost their last 5 games.
• SKC have lost 16 of their last 20 games.
• SKC have lost 7 of their last 10 games.
• SKC have lost their last 3 games against Seattle.

According to the latest betting odds, our pick has a 61.7% chance of winning. However, our experts have this number between 65-70% based on their in-depth research. It is therefore regarded as a value bet.

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Our Match Prediction

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Correct Score Prediction

Sporting KC 0 - 2 Seattle

Seattle can be backed to win 2-0 when it comes to the correct score. We’ll go for the +650 that this happens and hopefully we’ll get a good run for our money.

Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Paul Rothrock to Score +250

Paul Rothrock (Seattle) has managed two goals in his past four MLS games on the road. We’ll bear these numbers in mind and take odds of +250 that he is able to feature on the scoresheet when we wager on Anytime Goalscorer.

Latest Paul Rothrock Player Prop Odds

Goalscorer

Anytime

+250

First

+750

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Corners Prediction

Sporting KC Under 4.5 Corners -137

In their past nine games, Sporting KC have not covered the 4.5 corners line. The Sporting Team Corners line could be on the high side based on the latest stats and -137 is available to back.

League Games

League Games

Last 10 Total For Against

Last 10 at Home Total For Against

Last 10 Away Total For Against

Sporting KC

Total

9.50 3.10 6.40

Home

9.10 5.70 3.40

Away

9.90 3.40 6.50

Seattle

Total

11.20 4.60 6.60

Home

9.60 4.70 4.90

Away

12.00 5.30 6.70

Latest Corner Odds

Total Corners

Over 10.5

+102

Under 10.5

-147

Sporting KC Corners

Over 4.5

-104

Under 4.5

-137

Seattle Corners

Over 5.5

-105

Under 5.5

-135

Most Corners

1

+145

X

+650

2

-147

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Sporting Kansas City vs Seattle Sounders Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

Seattle Sounders are the shortest price to win this MLS clash according to the bookies, with the favourites given a 62% probability due to their -161 betting odds. Sporting Kansas City are trading at a bigger price than their opponents and the outsiders can be backed at +380.

Seattle are -128 if you take them on the Asian Handicap at -0.75. Stakes are split between -0.5 and -1 which means you need a 2+ goal win for a full payout. A one-goal victory means a return with half your stake and the other half refunded.

You can find the shortest odds for Over 2.5 Goals, which means three goals or more being scored. BTTS betting is always a warm order and you can bet Yes at -189 on the Both Teams to Score market.

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Full-Time Result

1

+380

X

+320

2

-161

Half-Time Result

1

+340

X

+150

2

+112

Double Chance

1X

+120

12

-455

X2

-556

Draw No Bet

1

+240

2

-385

Asian Handicap

1 Hcp +0.75

-100

2 Hcp -0.75

-128

Total Goals

Under 2.5

+148

Over 2.5

-192

Both Teams to Score

Yes

-189

No

+135

There is +145 available that Danny Musovski finds the net anytime. If you’re interested in the favourite to score the first goal, then you are able to secure +450.

Danny Musovski (Seattle)

First

+145

Anytime

+450

Albert Rusnák (Seattle)

First

+160

Anytime

+480

Jordan Morris (Seattle)

First

+180

Anytime

+550

Dejan Joveljic (SKC)

First

+185

Anytime

+600

Jesús Ferreira (Seattle)

First

+210

Anytime

+600

Paul Rothrock (Seattle)

First

+250

Anytime

+750

Stephen Afrifa (SKC)

First

+290

Anytime

+850

Calvin Harris (SKC)

First

+340

Anytime

+1000

Cristian Roldan (Seattle)

First

+380

Anytime

+1100

Lasse Berg Johnsen (SKC)

First

+410

Anytime

+1200

Hassani Dotson (Seattle)

First

+475

Anytime

+1400

Alex Roldan (Seattle)

First

+650

Anytime

+1900

Yeimar Gómez (Seattle)

First

+650

Anytime

+2200

Jackson Ragen (Seattle)

First

+750

Anytime

+2200

Nouhou Tolo (Seattle)

First

+750

Anytime

+2200

Sporting KC have gone without a win at Children's Mercy Park in the last seven games. Raphael Wicky's side have clocked up six losses, three draws and one win in the past 10 home games, recording an average of 1.00 goals per match and conceding 1.90.

Seattle have avoided defeat in their last four away matches. The Sounders have clocked up four wins, three draws and three defeats in the past 10 away games, recording an average of 1.10 goals per match and conceding 1.10.

The most recent Children's Mercy Park meeting saw Seattle claim a 3-2 win over Sporting. The previous 6 H2H matches at Children's Mercy Park have involved each team landing three victories.

Last 10 League Games		W-D-L	G	GF	GA	O2.5	U2.5	B-Y	B-No
Sporting Kansas City Home Stats		1-3-6	2.90	1.00	1.90	5	5	6	4
Seattle Sounders Away Stats		4-3-3	2.20	1.10	1.10	5	5	5	5

• 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

Sporting Kansas City vs Seattle Sounders Lineups & Team News

Make sure to look over the Sporting vs Seattle team news before betting. We’ll bring you the expected and confirmed lineups for the MLS along with up-to-date injury news.

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