Sporting Kansas City aims for first win of the season, visits the Seattle Sounders

Updated May. 6, 2023 2:14 a.m. ET

Sporting Kansas City (0-7-3, 15th in the Western Conference) vs. Seattle Sounders FC (6-2-2, first in the Western Conference)

Seattle; Sunday, 4:30 p.m. EDT

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLS LINE: Seattle -152, Sporting Kansas City +393, Draw +292; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: Sporting Kansas City seeks its first win of the season when it visits the Seattle Sounders.

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The Sounders are 6-1-2 against Western Conference opponents. The Sounders rank second in the Western Conference with 17 goals led by Jordan Morris with eight.

Sporting KC is 0-5-2 in Western Conference games. Sporting KC is fourth in the league with 50 shots on goal, averaging 5.0 per game.

The matchup Sunday is the second meeting of the season between the two teams. The Sounders won the last game 4-1.

TOP PERFORMERS: Morris has scored eight goals for the Sounders. Leo Chu has one goal and four assists over the past 10 games.

William Agada has one goal for Sporting KC. Johnny Russell has scored one goal over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Sounders: 6-2-2, averaging 1.7 goals, 4.4 shots on goal and 5.1 corner kicks per game while allowing 0.7 goals per game.

Sporting KC: 0-7-3, averaging 0.3 goals, 5.0 shots on goal and 5.9 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.5 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Sounders: Nouhou Tolo (injured), Jacob Castro (injured), Cristian Roldan (injured), Raul Ruidiaz (injured), Joao Paulo (injured).

Sporting KC: William Agada (injured), Kayden Pierre (injured), Kortne Ford (injured), Tim Leibold (injured), Nemanja Radoja (injured), Graham Zusi (injured).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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