{"id":59887,"date":"2026-09-25T20:24:34","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T00:24:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/us\/?post_type=news&p=59887"},"modified":"2026-09-25T20:32:31","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T00:32:31","slug":"match-preview-seattle-sounders-vs-sporting-kc-10-01-26-mls","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/us\/news\/mls\/match-preview-seattle-sounders-vs-sporting-kc-10-01-26-mls\/","title":{"rendered":"Seattle Sounders vs Sporting KC: Predictions, Picks, Odds & Lineups"},"content":{"rendered":"

Seattle Sounders<\/a> host Sporting KC<\/a> at Lumen Field on Thursday, October 1 (9:30 PM ET \/ 8:30 PM CT \/ 6:30 PM PT).<\/strong><\/p>\n

Seattle Sounders have no fresh absences to work around. Paul Rothrock leads the Sounders with 5 goals from 31 shots, and Albert Rusn\u00e1k has created 58 chances to go with 4 goals of his own. Cristian Roldan, a defensive midfielder, has also chipped in with 4 goals from 24 shots. Sporting KC likewise have a clean bill of health, with Calvin Harris (3 goals, 46 shots) and Taylor Calheira (3 goals from 21 shots) set to lead their attack at Lumen Field.<\/p>\n

Seattle sit 10th in the Western Conference<\/a> on 32 points from 25 games, close enough to the playoff picture<\/a> to make every point count, while Sporting KC are 15th on 18 points with a goal difference of -34 that speaks to how often they’ve been cut open at the back. That gap should show at Lumen Field: Rusn\u00e1k and Rothrock have the quality to work Sporting KC’s defense repeatedly, and with Sporting shipping goals at the rate their numbers suggest, the value sits in a game with goals at both ends rather than a stalemate.<\/p>\n

US viewers can watch Seattle Sounders vs Sporting KC on Apple TV’s MLS Season Pass.<\/p>\n\n\n