Sporting Kansas City (6-17-3, 16th in the Western Conference) vs. Seattle Sounders FC (9-9-8, 10th in the Western Conference)
Seattle; Thursday, 9:30 p.m. EDT
LINE: Seattle -208, Sporting Kansas City +439, Draw +373; over/under is 3.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: A game after shutting out the Houston Dynamo 2-0, Sporting Kansas City faces the Seattle Sounders.
The Sounders are 9-8-5 against Western Conference teams. The Sounders are fifth in the Western Conference giving up only 34 goals.
Sporting KC is 6-13-2 in Western Conference games. Sporting KC has a 32-50 record in matches decided by one goal.
Thursday's game is the second time these teams match up this season. The last meeting finished tied 1-1.
TOP PERFORMERS: Paul Rothrock has scored five goals with one assist for the Sounders. Dejan Joveljic has three goals over the past 10 games.
Joveljic has eight goals and one assist for Sporting KC. Andre Luiz has four goals and one assist over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Sounders: 13-5-12, averaging 4.2 goals, 13.8 shots on goal and 15.3 corner kicks per game while allowing 4.2 goals per game.
Sporting KC: 10-15-5, averaging 3.9 goals, 12.6 shots on goal and 11.7 corner kicks per game while allowing 6.9 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Sounders: Nikola Petkovic (injured), Pedro De La Vega (injured), Paul Rothrock (injured), Jesus Ferreira (injured), Dejan Joveljic (injured).
Sporting KC: Capita (injured), Jake Davis (injured), Or Blorian (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
