SPORTING KC 0, SOUNDERS 3: Jesús Ferreira finishes off a give-and-go with Albert Rusnák on the counter.

SPORTING KC 0, SOUNDERS 2: Albert Rusnák converts a penalty after VAR deemed that Daniel Salloi handled a cross in the box.

SPORTING KC 0, SOUNDERS 1: Jordan Morris got his 100th career goal contribution, heading in a cross from Paul Rothrock.

LINEUPS: Jordan Morris makes his return to the starting lineup, while Alex Roldan moves back to right back.

The Seattle Sounders face a Peter Vermes-less Sporting KC for the first time ever today when they visit Children’s Mercy Park. Vermes was fired back in March after KC started 0-5-1 and have been pretty respectable ever since, playing at a clip of 1.47 ppg under interim coach Kerry Zivagnin that has allowed them to climb to within three points of the playoff line.

The actual results, though, mask a team that has been giving up a remarkable amount of chances. Sporting KC allow more xG than any team in the league, something that has actually gotten worse since the coaching change. Included in that is a defense that allows 2.0 actual goals per game at home.

The Sounders have probably been better than their record shows on the road, as well. They are 2-5-3 away from Lumen Field, but have the ninth best road xGD in the league.

Notes

• This is the Sounders’ first road game in over a month and their first time outside of the West Coast in two months.
• The Sounders have an all-time record of 5-7-2 on the road against Kansas City.
• Andrew Thomas will be in goal for the Sounders today after Stefan Frei was forced out of the previous game with a concussion.

Absences: Injury, international duty and suspension

Sporting KC

OUT: Jacob Bartlett – Suspended; Dany Rosero – Ankle; Erik Thommy – Hip

Sounders

OUT: Paul Arriola - Knee; Stefan Frei - Head; Kalani Kossa-Rienzi - Suspended; Stuart Hawkins - Quad; João Paulo - Knee

QUESTIONABLE: Yeimar Gómez Andrade - Hamstring; Kim Kee-hee - Calf

Recent form

Sporting KC: WDWLL
Sounders: WDLLW

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Officials

REF: Elijio Arreguin; AR1: Corey Rockwell; AR2: Walt Heatherly; 4TH: Sergii Boiko; VAR: Michael Radchuk; AVAR: Fabio Tovar

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How to Watch

Match date/kickoff time: Saturday, 5:30 PM PT

Venue: Children’s Mercy Park, Kansas City, Kan.

Global Streaming English: MLS Season Pass (Nate Bukaty & Devon Kerr)

Global Streaming Spanish: MLS Season Pass (Raúl Guzman & Ashley Gonzalez)

Local Radio: 93.3 KJR-FM iHeartMedia (Danny Jackson & Brad Evans)

Local Spanish Radio: El Rey 1360 AM (Rodriguez, Maqueda, Tapia)

Is this game available to stream for free? No

Will Sounders radio be available as an alternate feed? No