With eight wins in 14 meetings (57.1%), Sporting Kansas City is the only Western Conference team to win more than half of its games against the Sounders since the start of the 2015 season. Only Portland (9 in 21 games) has more wins over the Sounders in MLS in that time.
The Sounders continued their strong post-CCL play with a 1–1 draw against league-leading LAFC on Saturday. Seattle has collected 13 points in its last six matches (W4 D2 L0), equaling NYCFC (5 games) and Vancouver (7 games) for most in MLS in that time.
Sporting Kansas City pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the season on Sunday, ending Nashville’s long home unbeaten streak. The win ended a 10-match road winless run for SKC (D2 L8), who now look for consecutive road wins for the first time since July-August 2021.
Jordan Morris took on a different role than usual, provider, in Saturday’s draw against LAFC. Morris set up five chances for teammates, a single-match career high, after creating just six chances in his first 10 league appearances combined this season.
Sporting Kansas City has been a slow starter this season, as it’s the only team in MLS without a goal in the opening 20 minutes of matches in 2022. SKC hasn’t started too far behind, though, as its conceded just twice within the game’s first 20 minutes.
