Seattle Sounders vs Sporting Kansas City

One of the most highly-anticipated fixtures on the MLS Easter Conference football schedule pits Seattle Sounders against Sporting Kansas City at Lumen Field.

Injury-hit Seattle Sounders have alternated between winning (2) and losing (1) across their last three MLS outings, having drawn back-to-back league fixtures beforehand. A narrow 1-0 away defeat to Minnesota United on Matchday 14 remains Seattle’s solitary reverse in 15 MLS matches this season (W9, D5) as they enter this round harboring a five-point lead on second-placed Sporting Kansas City. Indeed, the Western Conference table-toppers are one of just three sides yet to lose at home this term (GP8 – W5, D3), conceding the lowest average of 0.5 goals per home MLS match. Additionally, the ‘Sounders’ are one of only two teams in the whole of MLS yet to concede in the first half at home this season. Yet, the high-scoring theme has highlighted their recent home H2Hs, with their last two meetings here featuring over 2.5 goals and both sides scoring.

Meanwhile, Kansas City’s three-match winning MLS streak suffered a setback last time out as they could only manage a dismal 1-1 draw with San Jose Earthquakes at home. A lack of consistency on foreign turf has seen the ‘Wizards’ win three of their six away MLS fixtures while losing the other three, with 66.67 of those results (win/loss) witnessing the victor come from behind to seal all three points (4/6). After halting a three-game losing H2H run on the road with a 3-2 victory in their most recent trip to Seattle, Kansas City could post consecutive MLS wins on this ground for the first time in the franchise’s history. That could be easier said than done, considering they’ve drawn a blank in four of their last seven top-flight H2Hs here.