Seattle Sounders vs Sporting Kansas City

25 August 2025 · MLS · 2025 · Referee Chris Penso

Full time 5 – 2

Half-time: 2–1

K. Kossa-Rienzi 11’
D. Musovski 45+1’, 50’, 75’ (pen)
S. Brunell 61’

M. Toye 36’
C. Baker 53’ (og)

Match summary

Seattle Sounders won comfortably, 5-2 at home to Sporting Kansas City. Seattle Sounders led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, K. Kossa-Rienzi put Seattle Sounders ahead in the 11th minute, M. Toye equalised in the 36th minute, and D. Musovski put Seattle Sounders back in front with a header in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Musovski made it 3-1 with a header in the 50th minute, Baker's own goal pulled one back to make it 3-2 in the 53rd minute, S. Brunell made it 4-2 in the 61st minute, and Musovski made it 5-2 from the penalty spot in the 75th minute.

The chances backed that up: Seattle Sounders created 4.34 expected goals (xG) from 21 shots to Sporting Kansas City's 1.50 from 12.

Match stats

52% Possession 48%

21 Shots 12

7 Shots on target 4

4 Corners 3

560 Passes 508

88.8% Pass accuracy 85.2%

16 Tackles 18

7 Fouls 10

0 Yellow cards 1

2 Offsides 1

Key events

Seattle Sounders Sporting Kansas City

Kick-off

G. MinoungouShot on target

7’

K. Kossa-RienziRight foot shot

1-0

11’

C. RoldánShot on target

16’

33’

D. JoveljićShot on target

36’

M. ToyeRight foot shot

1-1

D. MusovskiHeader

2-1

45+1’

Half-time2-1

A. RoldánC. Roldán

46’

J. RagenY. Gómez

46’

Second half underway

D. MusovskiHeader

3-1

50’

53’

C. BakerOwn goal

3-2

S. BrunellLeft foot shot

4-2

61’

66’

J. BartlettJ. Davis

66’

S. SuleymanovD. Sallói

66’

I. JamesJ. Miller

75’

S. AfrifaM. Toye

75’

L. NdenbeT. Leibold

D. MusovskiPenalty

5-2

75’

P. RothrockR. Baker-Whiting

78’

O. D. RosarioD. Musovski

84’

J. FerreiraS. Brunell

84’

85’

S. Afrifa

90’

R. VoloderShot on target

90+4’

S. MuñozShot on target

Full-time5-2

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Seattle Sounders 4.34 xGSporting Kansas City 1.50 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Sporting Kansas City attacking Seattle Sounders attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

Hover or tap a shot for the player, minute and xG.

Lineups

Seattle Sounders 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Sporting Kansas City 4-4-2 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


S. Frei	90′	3	2	29	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders6 players


R. Baker-Whiting Taken off	78′	–	1	–	1	–	40	1	–	1	–
Y. Gómez Taken off	45′	1	1	–	2	1	47	–	–	–	–
J. Bell	90′	–	1	–	1	–	73	–	–	–	–
C. Baker	90′	1	1	–	2	1	74	–	–	–	–
J. Ragen Came on as a substitute	45′	1	–	–	4	2	27	1	–	–	–
A. Roldán Came on as a substitute	45′	2	2	–	2	–	42	–	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


S. Brunell Taken off	84′	1	–	41	–	0.03	3	–	8	1	3	–
C. Roldán Taken off	45′	–	–	36	1	0.02	–	–	1	–	1	–
K. Kossa-Rienzi	90′	1	–	33	–	0.04	3	1	4	1	–	–
D. Leyva	90′	–	1	63	4	0.21	3	1	10	1	5	–
G. Minoungou	90′	–	1	39	5	0.26	2	2	2	2	–	–
P. Rothrock Came on as a substitute	12′	–	–	5	1	0.31	–	1	–	–	–	–
J. Ferreira Came on as a substitute	13′	–	–	2	–	0.00	–	–	1	–	1	–

Forwards2 players


D. Musovski Taken off	84′	3	–	5	3	2.12	0.00	–	3	–	7	–
O. D. Rosario Came on as a substitute	13′	–	–	3	–	0.79	0.00	–	2	–	2	–

Goalkeeper1 player


J. Pulskamp	90′	2	5	25	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders6 players


K. Shelton	90′	2	1	–	6	1	55	–	–	–	–
J. Miller Taken off	66′	3	2	–	4	1	37	2	–	–	–
R. Voloder	90′	4	2	–	6	2	53	–	–	–	–
T. Leibold Taken off	75′	1	–	–	3	1	40	–	–	1	–
I. James Came on as a substitute	24′	–	1	–	–	–	16	–	–	–	–
L. Ndenbe Came on as a substitute	15′	–	–	–	–	–	15	–	–	–	–

Midfielders5 players


D. Sallói	66′	–	–	29	–	0.05	2	–	2	–	–	–
J. Davis Taken off	66′	–	–	44	1	0.07	2	–	2	2	–	–
Z. Bassong	90′	–	–	71	2	0.44	3	–	5	2	1	–
S. Muñoz	90′	–	–	32	1	0.04	–	–	3	–	2	–
J. Bartlett Came on as a substitute	24′	–	–	23	1	0.05	–	1	–	1	–	–

Forwards3 players


D. Joveljić	90′	–	–	3	1	0.31	0.03	1	4	1	30	–
M. Toye Taken off	75′	1	–	1	1	0.52	0.03	–	3	–	15	–
S. Afrifa Came on as a substitute	15′	–	–	1	–	0.03	0.02	–	2	–	12	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

Seattle Sounders D W D W L

Sporting Kansas City L D L L L

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Sporting Kansas City 2-3 Seattle Sounders, 13 Jul 25 Next meeting: Sporting Kansas City 1-1 Seattle Sounders, 02 May 26 All Seattle Sounders vs Sporting Kansas City meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.