Major League Soccer

Season 2026/2027

Major League Soccer

Sporting Kansas City vs Seattle Sounders – Lineups & Match Details

Sporting Kansas City and Seattle Sounders drew 1-1. Goals: P. Rothrock (2'), D. Joveljić (18'). Sporting Kansas City had 35% possession against Seattle Sounders's 65%. Shots on target: 7-9.

Major League Soccer · Regular Season - 11

Saturday, 2 May 2026

Sporting Kansas CitySporting Kansas City

1 - 1

Full Time

HT: 1 - 1

Seattle SoundersSeattle Sounders

Referee: S. Demianchuk

Lineups

Sporting Kansas CitySporting Kansas City4-2-3-1
Stefan Cleveland30Stefan ClevelandG
Jacob Davis8Jacob DavisD
Ethan Bartlow23Ethan BartlowD
Wyatt Meyer28Wyatt MeyerD
Jayden Reid99Jayden ReidD
Lasse Berg Johnsen4Lasse Berg JohnsenM
Jacob Bartlett16Jacob BartlettM
Capita7CapitaM
Manu GarcĂ­a6Manu GarcĂ­aM
Shapi Suleymanov93Shapi SuleymanovM
Dejan Joveljić9Dejan JoveljićF

Substitutes

11Calvin HarrisF
19Taylor CalheiraF
1John PulskampG
36Ryan ScheweG
2Ian JamesD
15Jansen MillerD
22Zorhan BassongD
14Macielo TschantretM
17Stephen AfrifaF
Seattle SoundersSeattle Sounders4-2-3-1
Andrew Thomas26Andrew ThomasG
Kalani Kossa-Rienzi85Kalani Kossa-RienziD
Alex Roldán16Alex RoldánD
Jackson Ragen25Jackson RagenD
Nouhou Tolo5Nouhou ToloD
Snyder Brunell37Snyder BrunellM
Cristian Roldán7Cristian RoldánM
Jordan Morris13Jordan MorrisM
JesĂşs Ferreira9JesĂşs FerreiraM
Paul Rothrock14Paul RothrockM
Daniel Musovski19Daniel MusovskiF

Substitutes

11Albert RusnákM
17Paul ArriolaF
95Osaze De RosarioF
45Peter KingstonM
31Hassani DotsonM
24Stefan FreiG
35Antino LopezD
33Cody BakerD
90Sebastian GomezM

Match Events

2'G

P. Rothrock

18'G

D. Joveljić

31'Y

J. Ragen

67'S

P. Rothrock

Substitution 1

67'S

J. Morris

Substitution 2

74'S

Capita

Substitution 1

76'S

D. Musovski

Substitution 3

84'S

Manu GarcĂ­a

Substitution 2

86'S

J. Ferreira

Substitution 4

86'S

K. Kossa-Rienzi

Substitution 5

90'Y

H. Dotson

Statistics

Sporting Kansas City
35%65%
Seattle Sounders
1.2Expected Goals (xG)1.66
10Total Shots26
7Shots on Target9
4Corners9
10Fouls7
0Offsides3
86Pass Accuracy (%)91
0Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Sporting Kansas City host Seattle Sounders on Saturday, 2 May 2026. The kick-off time is 18:30 local. The fixture is part of the Major League Soccer schedule. Sporting Kansas City go into the match 15th in the table; Seattle Sounders sit 4th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Sporting Kansas City have taken 0 wins, 0 draws and 5 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 5 losses in a row. Seattle Sounders have collected 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses over the same span. Recent run: 3 wins in a row.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 25 Aug 2025: Sporting Kansas City 2-5 Seattle Sounders; 13 Jul 2025: Sporting Kansas City 2-3 Seattle Sounders; 15 Sept 2024: Sporting Kansas City 0-2 Seattle Sounders. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Sporting Kansas City and Seattle Sounders drew 1-1. Sporting Kansas City scored through D. Joveljić 18'. Seattle Sounders replied with P. Rothrock 2'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 18 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Sporting Kansas City held 35% of the ball against 65% for Seattle Sounders. Shots on target finished 7-9. Expected goals read 1.20 for Sporting Kansas City, 1.66 for Seattle Sounders.

Verdict

The 1-1 draw gives both clubs a single point. Sporting Kansas City sat 15th and Seattle Sounders 4th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.