The Sounders are 11-8-7 this season and currently rank as the No. 4 team in the Western Conference. With a total of 41 points on the table, they are five points behind the Vancouver Whitecaps and 11 points behind conference-leading San Diego. In the team's two league games, it beat the LA Galaxy, 4-0, followed by a 1-0 loss to Minnesota.

The Sounders came into the weekend fourth in the MLS’ Western Conference, one point ahead of Los Angeles FC for fifth, but five points back of the Whitecaps for third. KC is 13th in the conference, eight points behind the San Jose Earthquakes for the last Wild Card spot.

BOTTOM LINE: Sporting Kansas City looks to stop a three-game losing streak with a victory over the Seattle Sounders. The Sounders are 11-7-5 against Western Conference opponents. The Sounders have a 5-3 record in one-goal matches. Sporting KC is 5-11-4 in Western Conference games. Sporting KC is 1-6-2 when it scores just one goal.