Sporting Kansas City vs Seattle Sounders Predictions

Sporting Kansas City vs Seattle Sounders predictions for this match in the MLS. Seattle Sounders visit Sporting Kansas City this weekend, aiming for a vital win to close the gap on MLS Western Conference leaders. Read on for all our free predictions and betting tips.

MLS Playoffs | Jul 13 2025 at 1:30 am UK at Children’s Mercy Park

Sporting Kansas City vs Seattle Sounders Predictions

Are Goals on the Menu in This Western Conference Clash?

• Kansas Can’t Keep It Clean: Sporting Kansas City have failed to keep a clean sheet in any of their last four home matches, conceding nine goals in that span.
• Sounders Leak Goals Away: Seattle have shipped 17 goals across their 10 away games in MLS this season, managing only one clean sheet on their travels.
• Scoring Spree for Kansas City: The hosts have found the net in seven straight league games, scoring 14 times and averaging two goals per match during that run.

Best Bet for Sporting Kansas City vs Seattle Sounders

It’s Western Conference action this weekend as Sporting Kansas City prepare to host Seattle Sounders at Children’s Mercy Park in a match that promises to shake things up in the playoff race. While these two sides may currently be sitting in different corners of the table, there’s not as much daylight between them as it might seem. Kansas City are clinging onto their playoff hopes, currently just three points off the mark, while Seattle, despite being in a better position, haven’t exactly been blowing teams away lately.

Kansas City come into this one off the back of a morale-boosting run where they’ve managed to win two of their last three outings, seeing off Charlotte and Colorado Rapids in the process. For a side that looked flat earlier this year, that’s a decent bit of momentum. They’ve also become far more reliable in the final third, having scored in each of their last seven games and racking up 14 goals across that period. That’s not elite form, but it’s enough to keep you honest.

Seattle, meanwhile, are finding their feet again after getting battered at the Club World Cup. You’d think a trio of defeats at the hands of Botafogo, PSG and Atleti might leave scars, but the Sounders seem to have come home with a bit of backbone. A 2-0 win over Austin followed by a hard-fought draw with Columbus suggests they’ve remembered how to compete. Still, they’re vulnerable on the road. And with injuries to key men like Frei and Joao Paulo, it’s far from a full-strength squad making the trip.

Best Bet for Sporting Kansas City vs Seattle Sounders

Both Teams to Score

At BettingTips4You.com, we don’t believe in chucking a dozen different bets your way. We handpick just one—our Best Bet—for each match. Why? Because quality beats quantity, and when we get it right (which we tend to do), it’s easy to track. For this clash, our chosen prediction is both teams to find the net.

Now, let’s get into the logic. Kansas City have been incredibly consistent in one department recently—finding the net. They’ve now scored in seven straight league games, hitting 14 goals along the way. Even more encouraging for the home fans is the fact they’ve done this while playing pretty open football, which inevitably leaves space at the back. They haven’t managed a single clean sheet in their last four at home. So yes, they’ll score—but they’ll probably concede too.

As for Seattle, they haven’t been prolific travellers, scoring under a goal per game away from home this season. But there are reasons to believe that changes here. For one, Sporting’s backline has been leaky, conceding nine times in their last four home matches. Secondly, Seattle’s recent performances have shown more attacking intent—especially with players like Morris and Rusnak starting to click again.

And let’s not forget, these two tend to get involved in lively encounters when they meet. Four goals were shared the last time they clashed in Kansas, and the current form suggests another entertaining encounter could be on the cards.

As BettingTips4You.com expert Mark Wighan put it:

“With Kansas City’s habit of scoring and leaking, and Seattle needing points but missing key players, this is one of those classic MLS ties where both teams hitting the net is almost a given.”

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Likely Scoreline

The most likely outcome feels like a 2-2 draw. Kansas City are scoring freely but can’t defend, while Seattle have enough quality to take advantage of that—even without some of their first-team regulars. A share of the points with goals for both sides looks the most balanced outcome based on recent form.

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