Sporting Kansas City vs Seattle Sounders

13 July 2025 · MLS · 2025 · Referee Elijio Arreguin

Full time 2 – 3

Half-time: 0–3

Dejan Joveljić 67’ (pen)
Santiago Muñoz 90+6’ (pen)

Jordan Morris 15’
Albert Rusnák 27’ (pen)
Jesús Ferreira 45+8’

Match summary

Seattle Sounders won 3-2 away at Sporting Kansas City. Seattle Sounders led 3-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Jordan Morris put Seattle Sounders ahead with a header in the 15th minute, Albert Rusnák made it 0-2 from the penalty spot in the 27th minute, and Jesús Ferreira made it 0-3 in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Dejan Joveljić pulled one back to make it 1-3 from the penalty spot in the 67th minute and Santiago Muñoz made it 2-3 from the penalty spot in stoppage time.

Sporting Kansas City can feel hard done by, creating 3.49 expected goals (xG) from 23 shots to Seattle Sounders's 2.86 from 13. Seattle Sounders had a player sent off.

Match stats

48% Possession 52%

23 Shots 13

9 Shots on target 7

7 Corners 4

437 Passes 491

83.3% Pass accuracy 88.2%

10 Tackles 14

16 Fouls 16

2 Yellow cards 4

0 Red cards 1

0 Offsides 1

Key events

Sporting Kansas City Seattle Sounders

Kick-off

11’

Jesús FerreiraShot on target

15’

Jordan MorrisHeader

0-1

19’

Albert RusnákShot on target

20’

Jesús FerreiraShot on target

Dániel SallóiShot on target

21’

25’

Albert RusnákVAR: No penalty

27’

Albert RusnákPenalty

0-2

Dániel SallóiShot on target

32’

Shapi Suleymanov

36’

40’

Jonathan Bell

45+6’

Cristian Roldán

45+8’

Jesús FerreiraRight foot shot

0-3

Half-time0-3

Jacob DavisMemo Rodríguez

46’

Daniel MusovskiJordan Morris

Santiago MuñozShapi Suleymanov

46’

Shapi SuleymanovShot on target

47’

Jansen MillerShot on target

49’

Khiry SheltonShot on target

52’

53’

Albert RusnákShot on target

Second half underway

Jacob DavisShot on target

61’

63’

Pedro de la VegaJesús Ferreira

63’

Ryan KentPaul Rothrock

Dejan JoveljićPenalty

1-3

67’

Dejan JoveljićShot on target

73’

Manu García

77’

78’

Reed Baker-WhitingAlex Roldán

Nemanja RadojaLogan Ndenbe

80’

Mason ToyeDániel Sallói

80’

81’

Obed Vargas

82’

Danny LeyvaAlbert Rusnák

82’

Albert Rusnák

Andrew BrodyKhiry Shelton

84’

Santiago MuñozVAR: No penalty

90’

90+4’

Nouhou Tolo

Santiago MuñozPenalty

2-3

90+6’

Full-time2-3

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.

Sporting Kansas City 3.49 xGSeattle Sounders 2.86 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Seattle Sounders attacking Sporting Kansas City attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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

Lineups

Sporting Kansas City 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Seattle Sounders 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


John Pulskamp	90′	3	3	20	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders6 players


Khiry Shelton Taken off	84′	–	1	–	5	3	26	1	–	–	–
Jansen Miller	90′	–	3	–	5	1	37	2	–	–	–
Joaquín Fernández	90′	1	2	–	3	–	48	–	–	–	–
Logan Ndenbe Taken off	80′	–	1	–	–	–	41	–	–	–	–
Jacob Davis Came on as a substitute	45′	–	1	–	1	–	25	–	–	–	–
Andrew Brody Came on as a substitute	6′	1	–	–	1	–	9	–	–	–	–

Midfielders8 players


Memo Rodríguez Taken off	45′	–	–	29	–	0.04	2	–	2	–	–	–
Zorhan Bassong	90′	–	–	52	1	0.12	2	3	2	2	–	–
Shapi Suleymanov Taken off	45′	–	–	18	–	0.05	1	–	2	2	1	–
Manu García	90′	–	–	48	5	0.64	–	2	–	2	–	–
Dániel Sallói Taken off	80′	–	–	26	1	0.18	1	–	1	3	–	–
Santiago Muñoz Came on as a substitute	45′	1	–	13	–	0.03	–	–	3	1	3	–
Nemanja Radoja Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	22	–	0.03	1	–	2	1	–	–
Mason Toye Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	6	–	0.07	–	–	2	–	–	–

Forwards1 player


Dejan Joveljić	90′	1	–	3	2	1.32	0.02	1	4	2	17	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Andrew Thomas	90′	6	2	22	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Alex Roldán Taken off	78′	–	1	–	2	1	37	1	–	–	–
Jackson Ragen	90′	–	1	–	4	3	60	1	–	–	–
Jonathan Bell	90′	1	–	–	1	–	43	1	–	–	–
Nouhou Tolo	90′	2	1	–	4	1	47	1	–	–	–
Reed Baker-Whiting Came on as a substitute	12′	1	1	–	2	–	10	1	–	–	–

Midfielders8 players


Obed Vargas	90′	–	–	49	–	0.03	2	–	3	1	1	–
Cristian Roldán	90′	–	–	64	–	0.04	5	3	9	1	3	–
Jesús Ferreira Taken off	63′	1	–	35	–	0.05	–	–	–	–	–	–
Albert Rusnák Taken off	82′	1	1	44	3	0.71	–	–	1	1	–	–
Paul Rothrock Taken off	63′	–	1	32	6	0.34	1	–	3	2	1	–
Ryan Kent Came on as a substitute	27′	–	–	15	1	0.01	–	1	2	2	1	–
Pedro de la Vega Came on as a substitute	27′	–	–	14	–	0.01	1	2	4	–	2	–
Danny Leyva Came on as a substitute	8′	–	–	2	–	0.00	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards2 players


Jordan Morris Taken off	45′	1	–	1	1	0.27	0.02	–	3	1	11	–
Daniel Musovski Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	–	–	–	0.00	–	2	1	6	–

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

Sporting Kansas City L L W D W

Seattle Sounders W L L W D

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Seattle Sounders 2-0 Sporting Kansas City, 15 Sep 24 Next meeting: Seattle Sounders 5-2 Sporting Kansas City, 25 Aug 25 All Sporting Kansas City vs Seattle Sounders 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.