MATCH PREVIEW

Seattle Sounders’ 14-point advantage over Sporting Kansas City sets Friday’s MLS question

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Seattle’s recent form, home record and team-news list frame Friday’s key pre-match question against Sporting Kansas City.

Before kickoff

Seattle Sounders’ 14-point advantage over Sporting Kansas City sets the central question for Friday at Lumen Field: can Seattle’s stronger recent form survive a lengthy availability list? The Major League Soccer regular-season meeting kicks off at 01:30 UTC, with the pre-match Western Conference table listing Seattle #9 on 35 points from 26 games and Sporting Kansas City #15 on 21 points from 26 games.

Seattle’s form against a depleted squad

Seattle’s most recent five results are Win, Win, Draw, Draw and Win, while Sporting Kansas City’s are Loss, Win, Loss, Win and Loss. Seattle list J. Ferreira, N. Petkovic, P. Rothrock and P. de La Vega as missing through injury; Sporting Kansas City list O. Blorian, Capita, J. Davis and M. Mosquera as unavailable, with Diego Borges questionable because of a groin injury. The key pre-kickoff issue is how those absences shape the contest, rather than an assumed result.

Home strength meets Sporting’s away record

Seattle’s home record this league season is 6W 3D 4L, with 21 goals scored, 19 conceded and 3 clean sheets. Sporting Kansas City’s away record is 3W 0D 10L, with 13 goals scored, 37 conceded and 1 clean sheet. Those figures provide the clearest contrast before Friday, while the provisional table places Seattle 14 points above Sporting Kansas City and 15 points behind Western Conference leader Vancouver Whitecaps.

Explore match and season data

Fri, Oct 2

Lumen Field

Seattle Sounders

9th in league

9W - 8D - 9L

Recent Form

WWDDD

Sporting Kansas City

15th in league

6W - 3D - 17L

Recent Form

WLWLL

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Goals/Game

1.3

1.2

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Conceded/Game

1.3

2.4

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Form Points

League Context

Standings source snapshot

These are the saved source standings. They may predate this match; they are not a live or recalculated post-match table.

9th35 pts

Matchday26

15th21 pts


1	Vancouver Whitecaps	DWLWL	26	15	5	6	59	26	50
2	FC Dallas	WDWWW	27	13	8	6	50	42	47
3	San Jose Earthquakes	WDWWD	27	13	6	8	49	39	45
4	Houston Dynamo	LDLWD	27	13	5	9	34	32	44
5	St. Louis City	WWDWD	26	12	8	6	45	36	44
6	Los Angeles FC	LDLWD	28	11	8	9	43	30	41
7	Colorado Rapids	LDWDL	27	11	3	13	38	38	36
8	Los Angeles Galaxy	WWDLW	28	9	9	10	37	44	36
9	Seattle Sounders	WWDDD	26	9	8	9	33	34	35
10	Portland Timbers	LLLDW	27	9	5	13	48	51	32
11	Real Salt Lake	WLLLL	27	9	5	13	40	44	32
12	San Diego	DDLLL	27	8	8	11	47	47	32
13	Austin	DDWDD	27	7	10	10	35	47	31
14	Minnesota United FC	LLLLL	27	7	8	12	40	49	29
15	Sporting Kansas City	WLWLL	26	6	3	17	31	63	21
1	Nashville SC	WWDLD	27	18	6	3	55	21	60
2	New England Revolution	LWWWL	27	14	4	9	45	36	46
3	Inter Miami	LDDDD	27	12	10	5	64	50	46
4	Charlotte	LWDWD	27	12	7	8	47	38	43
5	Chicago Fire	WLLDD	26	12	6	8	46	38	42
6	Philadelphia Union	WWWWW	27	11	6	10	54	44	39
7	Orlando City SC	LLWWW	27	10	4	13	48	64	34
8	New York Red Bulls	WWLDL	26	9	6	11	34	48	33
9	New York City FC	DLWLD	27	8	9	10	41	36	33
10	FC Cincinnati	LDDLL	26	8	9	9	55	64	33
11	DC United	DLDWD	26	6	12	8	34	42	30
12	Columbus Crew	WWLLW	27	8	5	14	39	43	29
13	Toronto FC	LLLWD	27	6	11	10	39	51	29
14	Atlanta United FC	DWDLD	27	7	6	14	32	45	27
15	CF Montreal	WLLLL	27	6	6	15	34	54	24