Our prediction for this MLS match:
Sporting Kansas City
Match Time & Date:
26/03/2023
01:30
Prediction: 1-1
Seattle Sounders
Sporting Kansas City and Seattle Sounders face each other at Children’s Mercy Park in what is expected to be an interesting MLS game. The Wizards made a slow start to the season, with the team still eyeing their first win of the process, but they are surely capable of matching the Sounders on home soil. All Tim Melia, Johnny Russell, Gadi Kinda, Logan Ndenbe, and Kortne Thompson-Ford should miss out with injuries, while there are no suspended players in the home team.
Seattle, meanwhile, head into the match following a goalless draw with Los Angeles FC, and yet another close encounter is on the cards at Children’s Mercy Park. As for the visiting team, all Kellyn Acosta, Antonio Leone, and Maxime Crepeau are out of contention with injuries. In their last meeting in the Major League Soccer Sporting Kansas City defeated Dallas thanks to William Agada’s goal.
Highlighted Player (Johnny Russell):
After spending the greatest part of his career at Derby County, Johnny Russell joined Sporting Kansas City in 2018. Russell was born in Glasgow, the capital of Scotland, on April 8, 1990 and he started his youth career at Dundee United.
The 178-cm tall attacker was producing fine performances for the Scottish side from 2007 to 2013 when he moved to Derby County. The Rams booked their place in the Championship on several occassions, but they eventually failed to secure promotion to the Premier League. As a result, Johnny Russell decided to move to MLS, signing a three-year deal with Sporting Kansas city on January 31, 2018.
The Scotland international made his debut for the Wizards in the opening match of the 2019 season against New York City. Speaking of his debut for the national team, he played his first game for Scotland in November 2014 in a 3-1 loss to England. His main position is left winger, but he is capable of playing as both centre-forward and right winger as well.
Highlighted Team (Seattle Sounders):
Seattle Sounders are an American soccer club that compete in the Western Conference of Major League Soccer. The Sounders are owned by the likes of Joe Roth, Paul Allen, Drew Carey and Adrian Hanauer and they play their home games at CenturyLink Field.
The club won the 2016 MLS Cup, with the team beating Toronto FC on penalties in the trophy game at BMO Field. Swiss goalkeeper Stefan Frei won the MVP honor after pulling off several brilliant saves in the 2016 MLS Cup final.
Winning of the MLS Cup is undisputedly the club’s biggest success, but it has to be noted that the Sounders clinched the Supporters’ Shield trophy in 2014. Seattle hold rivalry with Portland Timbers, but Vancouver Whitecaps are regarded as the club’s bitter rivals as well.
Experienced attacker Clint Dempsey is undisputedly the club’s most significant star and he has been playing for the CenturyLink Field outfit since 2014. He scored eight goals in the league in the 2016 season and, no doubt, he helped the Sounders win their first ever MLS Cup.
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