Sporting Kansas City takes on the Seattle Sounders in Western Conference action

Seattle Sounders FC (8-6-6, sixth in the Western Conference) vs. Sporting Kansas City (6-10-5, 12th in the Western Conference)

Kansas City, Missouri; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Seattle +118, Sporting Kansas City +198, Draw +267; over/under is 2.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: Sporting Kansas City and the Seattle Sounders square off in Western Conference action.

Sporting KC is 5-8-4 against Western Conference opponents. Sporting KC has a 1-5-1 record when it scores a single goal.

The Sounders are 8-6-4 in Western Conference games. The Sounders are 3-2 in one-goal matches.

Saturday’s game is the first time these teams square off this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Dejan Joveljic has scored 12 goals and added two assists for Sporting KC. Manu Garcia has one goal and four assists over the past 10 games.

Albert Rusnak has scored seven goals and added three assists for the Sounders. Ryan Kent has three assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Sporting KC: 3-3-4, averaging 1.6 goals, 3.4 shots on goal and 3.9 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.7 goals per game.

Sounders: 5-3-2, averaging 1.5 goals, 3.9 shots on goal and 4.9 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.4 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Sporting KC: Robert Voloder (injured), Logan Ndenbe (injured), Dany Rosero (injured), Nemanja Radoja (injured).

Sounders: Stuart Russell Hawkins (injured), Yeimar Gomez Andrade (injured), Kim Kee-Hee (injured), Joao Paulo (injured), Paul Arriola (injured).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.