Seattle Sounders FC (6-1-1, fifth in the Western Conference) vs. Sporting Kansas City (1-7-1, 16th in the Western Conference)
Kansas City, Missouri; Saturday, 2:30 p.m. EDT
LINE: Seattle -144, Sporting Kansas City +343, Draw +296; over/under is 2.5 goals
BOTTOM LINE: Sporting Kansas City will try to break a five-game skid when it hosts the Seattle Sounders.
Sporting KC is 1-6-0 against Western Conference teams. Sporting KC has a 7-0-2 record in games it records two goals.
The Sounders are 6-1-1 in Western Conference games. The Sounders lead the MLS conceding only four goals.
The teams meet Saturday for the first time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Dejan Joveljic has scored four goals with one assist for Sporting KC. Shapi Suleymanov has one goal.
Cristian Roldan has scored three goals for the Sounders. Paul Rothrock has three goals and one assist.
SEASON SO FAR: Sporting KC: Averaging 0.8 goals, 2.4 shots on goal and 2.9 corner kicks through nine games while allowing 2.8 goals per game.
Sounders: Averaging 1.5 goals, 5.3 shots on goal and 4.8 corner kicks through eight games while allowing 0.5 goals per game.
NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Sporting KC: Ryan Schewe (injured), Justin Reynolds (injured), Diego Henrique Borges da Silva (injured), Zorhan Bassong (injured).
Sounders: Ryan Sailor (injured), Nikola Petkovic (injured), Pedro De La Vega (injured), Cristian Roldan (injured), Yeimar Gomez Andrade (injured), Kim Kee-Hee (injured), Paul Arriola (injured), Albert Rusnak (injured).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
