Kansas City v Seattle

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Sporting Kansas were dealt yet another defeat in the MLS last Sunday when they suffered a heavy 3-1 loss away from home at Minnesota Stars which also became a seventh defeat on the trot for Peter Vermes's side, leaving them sitting bottom of the Western Conference ladder, while Seattle Sounders earned a point in a 1-1 draw at home with the Conference leaders, Real Salt Lake.

Sporting Kansas find themselves stuck in an unwanted rut of poor results in the Western Conference and along with having lost their last seven games on the trot, the hosts have now failed to win any of their previous 10 matches overall in the MLS.

Within these 10 games, Sporting Kansas have been handed no fewer than eight defeats and this has left the hosts sitting bottom of the table and level on points with fellow basement dwellers, San Jose Earthquakes ahead of this weekend's action in the MLS.

The bigger picture shows Sporting Kansas have managed to capture just two wins out of their last 17 matches overall which were gained at the expense of San Jose Earthquakes and Toronto, while also slipping to 10 defeats as well.

Seattle Sounders occupy 10th place in the Western Conference standings and are just two points adrift of the Finals Series play-off spots ahead of this upcoming trip to Children's Mercy Park to take on a struggling Sporting Kansas outfit.

The visitors have produced a much more stable looking sequence of results in the MLS in recent weeks as Brian Schmetzer's side have been dealt just the single defeat out of their last seven games overall, which came in the form of a 2-0 loss away from home at the Conference leaders, Real Salt Lake.

However, three wins within this seven-game period also saw Seattle secure maximum points against the likes of Philadelphia Union, Portland Timber and St Louis City and even more impressive is the fact that all three of these victories were achieved on their travels.

Indeed, having won three of their last four games on the road, Seattle Sounders look the better equipped to take all three points in this upcoming encounter at Children's Mercy Park this weekend.

Sporting Kansas v Seattle Sounders Verdict

The outcomes of the previous six meetings between Sporting Kansas and Seattle Sounders have been shared equally between the two sides as each club has picked up three wins apiece.

However, two of Seattle Sounders' three aforementioned wins have been recorded on the road at Children's Mercy Park and with a solid set of results leading up to this upcoming fixture, the visitors look the more likely to capture all three points here as they look to break into the play-off pack.

Therefore, our main bet will be Seattle Sounders win @ 2.35

Other side bets worth considering:

Seattle Sounders win & Under 2.5 goals @ 5.50

Correct Score: Seattle Sounders 1-0 @ 9.00