Seattle Sounders FC vs Sporting Kansas City
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Match info
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Lumen Field, Seattle, Washington, USA
- Attendance
- 28,587
Where to watch
United States
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Match preview
Seattle Sounders FC vs Sporting Kansas City finished 2–1 in the MLS, played on Friday, October 2, 2026 at 01:30 UTC. The timeline, lineups, statistics and head-to-head record are in the other tabs.
Venue: Lumen Field, Seattle, Washington.
- Full-time90+6'
- 90+3'
In: Yeimar Gómez
Out: Albert Rusnák
- 90+1'
- 90'
- 89'
In: Mark Bronnik
Out: Peter Kingston
- 79'
In: Jacob Bartlett
Out: Lasse Berg Johnsen
- 76'
In: Seymour Reid
Out: Stephen Afrifa
- 76'
In: Shapi Suleymanov
Out: André Luiz
- 76'
In: Zorhan Bassong
Out: Calvin Harris
- 63'
In: Caden Clark
Out: Paul Arriola
- 63'
Out: Stuart Hawkins
- 61'
- 51'
- Period end45+1'
- Period start45'
- 45'
In: Sebastian Gomez
Out: Daniel Musovski
- 44'
- Kick-off
Seattle Sounders FC
Formation: 4-2-3-1
Starting lineup
- 26Andy ThomasG
- 16Alex RoldanRB
- 5Nouhou ToloLB
- 7Cristian RoldanLM
- 39Stuart HawkinsCD-R63'
- 25Jackson RagenCD-L
- 13Jordan MorrisAM-R
- 45Peter KingstonRM89'
- 19Daniel MusovskiF45'
- 11Albert RusnákAM90'
- 17Paul ArriolaAM-L63'
Substitutes
- 81Mark BronnikSUB89'
- 24Stefan FreiSUB
- 8Caden ClarkSUB63'
- 4Ryan SailorSUB
- 35Antino LopezSUB
- 28Yeimar GómezSUB90'
- 90Sebastian GomezSUB45'
- 85Kalani Kossa-RienziSUB63'
Sporting Kansas City
Formation: 4-4-2
Starting lineup
- 30Stefan ClevelandG
- 13Justin ReynoldsRB
- 18Emir KaricLB
- 20Kwaku AgyabengCM-R
- 15Jansen MillerCD-R
- 28Wyatt MeyerCD-L
- 11André LuizRM76'
- 4Lasse Berg JohnsenCM-L79'
- 17Stephen AfrifaCF-L76'
- 19Taylor CalheiraCF-R
- 14Calvin HarrisLM76'
Substitutes
- 42Alexander CunninghamSUB
- 22Zorhan BassongSUB76'
- 2Ian JamesSUB
- 99Jayden ReidSUB
- 1John PulskampSUB
- 29Seymour ReidSUB76'
- 93Shapi SuleymanovSUB76'
- 23Ethan BartlowSUB
- 16Jacob BartlettSUB79'
Overview
- 58.6%Ball possession41.4%
- 21Total shots22
- 7Shots on target11
- 11Corner kicks6
- 7Fouls4
- 1Offsides2
- 9Saves5
- 1Yellow cards1
- 0Red cards0
Attack
- 7Blocked shots3
- 30%Shot accuracy50%
- 0Penalty kicks0
- 0Penalty goals0
- 17Crosses18
- 5Accurate crosses6
- 30%Cross accuracy30%
Passing
- 555Passes388
- 488Accurate passes334
- 90%Pass accuracy90%
- 45Long balls32
- 25Accurate long balls13
- 60%Long ball accuracy40%
Defending
- 14Tackles11
- 9Successful tackles10
- 60%Tackle success90%
- 10Interceptions11
- 29Clearances18
- 29Effective clearances18
0Seattle wins
1draws
0Kansas City wins
Form
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (Play-offs) |  Vancouver Whitecaps | 26 | +33 | 50 |
| 3 (Play-offs) |  FC Dallas | 27 | +8 | 47 |
| 4 (Play-offs) |  San Jose Earthquakes | 27 | +10 | 45 |
| 5 (Play-offs) |  Houston Dynamo FC | 27 | +2 | 44 |
| 7 (Play-offs) |  Seattle Sounders FC | 27 | 0 | 38 |
| 8 (Play-offs) |  Colorado Rapids | 27 | 0 | 36 |
| 9 (Play-offs) |  LA Galaxy | 28 | -7 | 36 |
| 10 |  Portland Timbers | 27 | -3 | 32 |
| 14 |  Minnesota United FC | 27 | -9 | 29 |
| 15 | Sporting Kansas City | 27 | -33 | 21 |