Major League Soccer: Seattle Sounders FC vs Sporting Kansas City – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Major League Soccer round 24 match between Seattle Sounders FC and Sporting Kansas City and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

When Sporting Kansas City come to Lumen Field for the Major League Soccer match this coming Friday, Seattle Sounders FC will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Seattle Sounders FC approach round 24 as number 9 in the Major League Soccer table with 35 points on their account so far. With 26 rounds behind them, Sporting Kansas City have amassed 21 points, placing them as number 15 in the standings.

Form: Seattle Sounders FC vs Sporting Kansas City

Seattle Sounders FC Form

Seattle Sounders FC recorded two wins and a draw in their last three matches. They started off drawing 3-3 with Colorado Rapids. Next up was a 2-0 win against Real Salt Lake, before Minnesota United were defeated in 3-1 win. Seattle Sounders FC managed to win two of their past six home matches in the Major League Soccer. In the remaining four, they drew two and lost two, as they scored eight and conceded seven goals.

Sporting Kansas City Form

The results have been up and down for Sporting Kansas City, who beat Los Angeles FC by 3-1. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 3-4 against Philadelphia Union, before claiming a victory in a 0-2 game against Houston Dynamo FC. Sporting Kansas City managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Major League Soccer. On top of winning once they also drew zero as well as losing five, while scoring 15 time and letting in eight.

Betting stats for Seattle Sounders FC and Sporting Kansas City

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Seattle Sounders FC and Sporting Kansas City. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

In-form players: Seattle Sounders FC vs Sporting Kansas City

Dejan Joveljic has three strikes in six Major League Soccer matches for Seattle Sounders FC, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Sporting Kansas City. The visitors are looking to Andre Luiz, who has provided his team with four Major League Soccer goals.

Popular markets: Seattle Sounders FC vs Sporting Kansas City

Full-time result

Seattle Sounders FC claimed a modest three wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing five. Sporting Kansas City won two of their last 10 games away, drew zero and lost eight of the games in this run. Seattle Sounders FC didn’t lose any of their previous 7 matches. Seattle Sounders FC have not lost to Sporting Kansas City in 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Seattle Sounders FC scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Sporting Kansas City scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Seattle Sounders FC managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Sporting Kansas City kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches. Seattle Sounders FC have scored in 10 consecutive home meetings with Sporting Kansas City.

Total goals

Seattle Sounders FC saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.4 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Sporting Kansas City, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.3 times goals per game themselves.