Sporting Kansas City vs Seattle Sounders Predictions

• Both teams have scored in seven successive Sporting Kansas City games.
• Seattle have conceded 17 goals in 10 road games.
• The Sounders have lost five of their 10 MLS trips.

Goals the starting point in Kansas City

Sporting Kansas City host Seattle Sounders in the MLS on Saturday in a game where the result is hard to call.

Seattle have the stronger squad and that is reflected in their league position, seven points and six places above their hosts, but their road form is poor – with just nine points from 10 games on their travels so far.

SKC offer some appeal as the underdogs but their form at Children’s Mercy Park has been mixed, so the better angle for our main bet could be the goals markets and backing both teams to score stands out.

There have been goals at both ends in each of SKC’s last seven games and in three of Seattle’s last five, including their three outings at the Club World Cup.

The Sounders have struggled for goals on the road, scoring on average just 0.7 per-game away, but Sporting have shipped nine goals in total in their last four home fixtures so the visitors should be able to get on the scoresheet here.

Sporting have picked up a little at home with just one defeat in their last five games (W2, D2). They may be able to grind out a win over Seattle, who have just one point to show from their last three trips, and a 2-1 win for the hosts looks reasonable as a correct score play.