Seattle Sounders FC vs Sporting Kansas City: preview, form, head-to-head and how to watch

Match overview

Seattle Sounders FC host Sporting Kansas City in MLS on Friday, 2 October 2026, with kick-off scheduled for 01:30 UTC.

The match is scheduled to be played at Lumen Field in Seattle, Washington. All times on this page are shown in UTC; the match page converts the kick-off to your local time zone.

Where the teams stand

The table shows Seattle Sounders FC in 9th place (35 points from 26 matches) and Sporting Kansas City in 15th place (21 points from 26 matches). Seattle Sounders FC hold a 14 points advantage over Sporting Kansas City in the standings.

Seattle Sounders FC are currently in the play-off places. Seattle Sounders FC have scored 33 goals and conceded 34 goals in the league, a goal difference of -1. Sporting Kansas City have scored 31 goals and conceded 63 goals in the league, a goal difference of -32.

Recent form

Seattle Sounders FC: 2 wins, 3 draws and 0 defeats in their last 5 matches (D-D-D-W-W), scoring 9 goals and conceding 5 goals. Seattle Sounders FC are unbeaten in 5 matches.

Sporting Kansas City: 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats in their last 5 matches (L-L-W-L-W), scoring 11 goals and conceding 12 goals.

Seattle Sounders FC arrive in better form, taking 9 of a possible 15 points from their recent matches, compared with 6 for Sporting Kansas City.

Head-to-head

We hold 1 meeting between the two sides. The record stands at 0 wins for Seattle Sounders FC, 0 wins for Sporting Kansas City and 1 draw. The most recent meeting came on Saturday, 2 May 2026: Sporting Kansas City 1-1 Seattle Sounders FC.

Across 1 meeting, the sides have produced 2 goals, an average of 2 per game.

Key numbers to watch

In their recent matches Seattle Sounders FC averaged 1.8 goals scored and 1 conceded per game, while Sporting Kansas City averaged 2.2 scored and 2.4 conceded.

Sporting Kansas City have the sharper recent attack, averaging 2.2 goals per game over their last 5 matches. Seattle Sounders FC have been harder to score against, conceding 1 goals per game over the same spell.

How to watch

Broadcast listings stored for this match: Apple TV (United States).

Rights differ from country to country, so check your local listings before kick-off.

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