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Seattle Sounders vs Sporting Kansas City – Lineups & Match Details

Seattle Sounders beat Sporting Kansas City 2-1. Goals: André Luiz (44'), S. Gomez (51'), C. Roldan (90'). Seattle Sounders had 58% possession against Sporting Kansas City's 42%. Shots on target: 7-11.

Major League Soccer · Regular Season - 24

Friday, 2 October 2026

Seattle SoundersSeattle Sounders

2 - 1

Full Time

HT: 0 - 1

Sporting Kansas CitySporting Kansas City

Referee: Jair Antonio Maruffo, USA

Lineups

Seattle SoundersSeattle Sounders4-2-3-1
A. Thomas26A. ThomasG
A. Roldan16A. RoldanD
S. Hawkins39S. HawkinsD
J. Ragen25J. RagenD
N. Tolo5N. ToloD
P. Kingston45P. KingstonM
C. Roldan7C. RoldanM
J. Morris13J. MorrisM
A. Rusnák11A. RusnákM
P. Arriola17P. ArriolaM
D. Musovski19D. MusovskiF

Substitutes

8C. ClarkM
24S. FreiG
28Y. GómezD
90S. GomezM
85K. Kossa-RienziM
4R. SailorD
35Antino LopezD
81M. BronnikF
Sporting Kansas CitySporting Kansas City4-4-2
S. Cleveland30S. ClevelandG
J. Reynolds13J. ReynoldsD
Jansen Miller15Jansen MillerD
Wyatt Meyer28Wyatt MeyerD
E. Karić18E. KarićD
André Luiz11André LuizM
K. Agyabeng20K. AgyabengM
L. Johnsen4L. JohnsenM
C. Harris14C. HarrisM
T. Calheira19T. CalheiraF
S. Afrifa17S. AfrifaF

Substitutes

1J. PulskampG
99J. ReidD
29S. ReidF
93M. SuleymanovF
2I. JamesD
22Z. BassongD
23E. BartlowD
16J. BartlettD
42Alexander CunninghamD

Match Events

44'G

André Luiz

Assist: S. Afrifa

45'S

D. Musovski

Substitution 1

51'G

S. Gomez

Assist: J. Morris

61'Y

N. Tolo

63'S

S. Hawkins

Substitution 2

63'S

P. Arriola

Substitution 3

76'S

C. Harris

Substitution 1

76'S

André Luiz

Substitution 2

76'S

S. Afrifa

Substitution 3

79'S

L. Johnsen

Substitution 4

89'S

P. Kingston

Substitution 4

89'+1Y

J. Bartlett

90'G

C. Roldan

90'+3S

A. Rusnák

Substitution 5

Statistics

Seattle Sounders
58%42%
Sporting Kansas City
0Expected Goals (xG)0
21Total Shots22
7Shots on Target11
11Corners6
7Fouls4
1Offsides2
0Pass Accuracy (%)0
1Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Seattle Sounders host Sporting Kansas City on Friday, 2 October 2026 at Lumen Field. The kick-off time is 01:30 local. The fixture is part of the Major League Soccer schedule. Seattle Sounders go into the match 7th in the table; Sporting Kansas City sit 15th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Seattle Sounders have taken 2 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 2 wins in a row. Sporting Kansas City have collected 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 win.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 2 May 2026: Seattle Sounders 1-1 Sporting Kansas City; 25 Aug 2025: Seattle Sounders 5-2 Sporting Kansas City; 13 Jul 2025: Seattle Sounders 3-2 Sporting Kansas City. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Seattle Sounders beat Sporting Kansas City 2-1. Seattle Sounders scored through S. Gomez 51', C. Roldan 90'. Sporting Kansas City replied with André Luiz 44'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 90 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Seattle Sounders held 58% of the ball against 42% for Sporting Kansas City. Shots on target finished 7-11.

Verdict

The win nudges Seattle Sounders forward and leaves Sporting Kansas City with work to do. Seattle Sounders sat 7th and Sporting Kansas City 15th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.