The Seattle Sounders are hosting Sporting Kansas City on Sunday in their second and final meeting of the regular season. Here is everything you need to know:
WHEN AND WHERE: Kickoff is at 4:15 p.m. PT at Lumen Field (TICKETS).
WHERE TO WATCH: The match will be televised on FS1 as well as available to watch for FREE on Apple TV.
WHERE TO LISTEN: The match will air on iHeartMedia Seattle and in Spanish on El Rey 1360AM.
2024 RECORDS AND STANDINGS: Sounders: 12-9-7 (43 points, 5th West), SKC: 7-14-7 (28 points, 12thWest)
FORM GUIDE (all competitions, most recent first): Seattle: WLLWL, Sporting: DWWLL
PREVIOUS MEETING: Sporting KC defeated the Sounders 2-1 at Children’s Mercy Park in Kansas City on June 8. Jordan Morris and Johnny Russell traded first-half goals before Reed Baker-Whiting was sent off in the 73rd minute and forced the Sounders down to 10 men. Alenis Vargas scored the match-winner in the 85thminute.
RUNNING RIOT: The Sounders enter the weekend fresh off a 4-0 rout over 10-man Columbus Crew SC. Albert Rusnák scored his first professional hat trick en route to being named the MLS Player of the Matchday.
MASSIVE HOMESTAND: Seattle has four of its final six MLS matches at Lumen Field to end the regular season, including three straight beginning with this Sunday’s contest. After SKC, the Sounders will welcome the San Jose Earthquakes and Houston Dynamo to close out September.
POROUS DEFENSE: Sporting has conceded 53 times this season, which is tied for the second-worst in the Western Conference and tied for the fourth-worst in the league.
OPEN CUP RUN: While results may not be going well for SKC in league play, they defeated USL Championship side Indy Eleven to advance to the U.S. Open Cup Final against LAFC on Sept. 25.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Willy Agada, F
Agada leads SKC with nine goals in just over 1,300 minutes this season. The 24-year-old Nigerian offers a complementary look up front with fellow forward Alan Pulido.
