Ace Football previews the Major League Soccer round 11 match between Sporting Kansas City and Seattle Sounders FC and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Sporting Kansas City enjoy home advantage, when visitors Seattle Sounders FC swing by this coming Saturday for a clash in the Major League Soccer. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
The Sporting Kansas City go into the game in rank 15 in the Western Conference, while the Seattle Sounders FC rank 4 in the Western Conference.
Team form: Sporting Kansas City vs Seattle Sounders FC
Sporting Kansas City Form
In their last three matches, Sporting Kansas City lost 1-3 against San Jose Earthquakes, 3-0 against Vancouver Whitecaps and 5-0 against Chicago Fire FC. Sporting Kansas City did not win any of their last six Major League Soccer matches at the Sporting Park. They came through these matches with a record of two draws and four defeats, in which they conceded 12 and scored four goals.
Seattle Sounders FC Form
Seattle Sounders FC look fabulous with three wins on the trot, starting off against Tigres, who were defeated by 3-1. Then, St. Louis City got outclassed in a 4-1 win, before beating FC Dallas by 2-1. Seattle Sounders FC managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Major League Soccer away matches, in which they scored 13 while also conceding 12 times. They also experienced one draw and two defeats.
Betting facts for Sporting Kansas City and Seattle Sounders FC
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Sporting Kansas City and Seattle Sounders FC. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- Sporting Kansas City have lost the last 6 matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 11 of the last 13 Sporting Kansas City matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Sporting Kansas City have lost the last 6 matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Sporting Kansas City have lost the last 5 matches in a row in the Major League Soccer while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 10 of the last 12 Sporting Kansas City matches in the Major League Soccer, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 4 Seattle Sounders FC away matches in the Major League Soccer, the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In 9 of the last 10 Seattle Sounders FC away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Seattle Sounders FC matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Seattle Sounders FC matches in the Major League Soccer, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 4 Seattle Sounders FC away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players on top: Sporting Kansas City vs Seattle Sounders FC
Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Dejan Joveljic, who is performing well for Sporting Kansas City. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Major League Soccer outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Seattle Sounders FC.The visitors will be looking to Cristian Roldan to find the net once again, after managing two Major League Soccer goals for Seattle Sounders FC in recent matches.
Popular betting markets: Sporting Kansas City vs Seattle Sounders FC
Full-time result
Sporting Kansas City won just one of their last 10 games at home, while drawing three. They lost six at Sporting Park in this run of matches. Seattle Sounders FC won six of their last 10 away games, whilst drawing one and losing three. Sporting Kansas City lost their last 5 matches. Seattle Sounders FC didn’t lose any of their previous 6 outings.
Both teams to score
Amazingly, Sporting Kansas City scored the first goal of the match in just three out of the last ten games at home. Seattle Sounders FC scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Seattle Sounders FC should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in on Saturday, as Sporting Kansas City only managed one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Seattle Sounders FC claimed five clean sheets in their last 10 games. Sporting Kansas City have scored in 11 consecutive home meetings with Seattle Sounders FC.
Total goals
Sporting Kansas City saw over 2.5 goals in eight of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Seattle Sounders FC’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.7 goals in these matches. Amazingly, Sporting Kansas City failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 9 matches.
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