Sporting Kansas City vs Seattle Sounders tickets MLS

Two out-of-sorts sides met at Children's Mercy Park in Kansas City on Saturday 2 May 2026 at 1.30pm, with Sporting Kansas City having lost their previous three MLS outings and Seattle Sounders arriving on a run of six straight defeats. That backdrop gave the early-afternoon kickoff an edge of its own, both teams badly needing to arrest the slide. The two clubs had already faced off earlier that same season, sharing the points in a 1-1 draw, while their most recent encounter before that, back in August 2025 at Lumen Field, had ended 5-2 in Seattle's favour. History between the pair pointed to open, high-scoring football, and this meeting carried the weight of two sides looking to turn their form around.