LINEUPS: There are three changes to the Sounders lineup from last week: Stefan Frei returns to goal, Obed Vargas returns from international duty and Georgi Minoungou replaces Pedro de la Vega, who is on the bench.
The Seattle Sounders are now in the final stretch of their playoff campaign, as they have the first of three consecutive home games that will likely determine their place in the Western Conference. If they take all nine points, they have a good chance of finishing in the top four and securing home-court advantage in the first round. If they slip up in any of the games, they will likely just be fighting to stay out of the play-in game.
The first of those games is against Sporting KC, a team that has struggled this year but has had success at Lumen Field in the past. Sporting KC is 4-1-0 in its last five road games in Seattle, including a 2-1 win here last year. Overall, the two teams are 12-12-4 against each other in all competitions.
A Sounders win today would move them up to fifth place and just one point from third place in the Western Conference standings. A loss would put them in seventh place, just three points from the playoffs, with each of their chasing teams having a game in hand.
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- The Sounders have conceded fewer home goals (12) than any other team in MLS this year. They also conceded the fewest home goals last year.
- With his hat trick last week, Albert Rusnák now has 20 goal involvements (8 goals, 12 assists) during the MLS season. He is the ninth Sounder to accomplish the feat and the first since Nicolás Lodeiro in 2018.
- Jordan Morris set a career high last week with his 15th goal in all competitions, having previously scored 14 goals in a season twice (2016, 2023).
- Mauro Rosales (2011-2013) will be honored as a Sounders legend before today’s game.
Absences: injury, international appearance and suspension
Sounder
Out: João Paulo – calf; Nouhou – not injured
QUESTIONABLE: Léo Chú – Knee
Sporting Kansas City
OUT: Jake Davis – suspension; Joaquin Fernandez – groin; Nemanja Radoja – groin
QUESTIONABLE: Logan Ndenbe – Thigh
Sounder: WLWLW (3-2-0)
Sporting Kansas City: DWDLW (2-1-2)
Jersey Matchup
officer
Referee: Drew Fischer; AR1: Felisha Mariscal; AR2: Eduardo Jeff; 4th: Elton Garcia; VAR: Edvin Jurisevic; AVAR: Joshua Patlak
How to watch
Match date/kick-off time: Sunday, 4:24 p.m. PT
Venue: Lumen Field, Seattle
Global Streaming English: MLS Season Pass (Max Bretos and Brian Dunseth)
Global Streaming Spanish: MLS Season Pass (Jorge Perez-Navarro & Marcelo Balboa)
English television: FS1 (Joe Malfa & Jamie Watson)
Local Radio: 950 KJR-AM Seattle, iHeartMedia (Danny Jackson, Brad Evans and Michelle Ludtka-Furbus)
National Radio: Sirius XM FC 157 (Simulcast)
Local Spanish radio: El Rey 1360 p.m. (Rodriguez, Maqueda, Tapia)
Can this game be streamed for free? Yes
Will Sounders Radio be available as an alternative feed? Yes
Lineups
Highlights will be published as the game progresses.
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