Shots, possession, cards, corners, and other published match statistics.
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The Seattle Sounders vs Sporting Kansas City stats tab covers Major League Soccer (USA), Regular Season - 16 on 7 May 2023. It compares 7 available match stats from this fixture, including shots, possession, corners, fouls and cards when those numbers are available. These stats help explain the pattern of the game beyond the scoreline.
Shots on target: Seattle Sounders 3, Sporting Kansas City 5; Shots off target: Seattle Sounders 7, Sporting Kansas City 4; Possession: Seattle Sounders 60%, Sporting Kansas City 40%; Corner kicks: Seattle Sounders 5, Sporting Kansas City 8; Fouls: Seattle Sounders 15, Sporting Kansas City 7; Yellow cards: Seattle Sounders 2, Sporting Kansas City 3. These are the quickest comparison points for checking attacking threat, control of the ball and match discipline.
Sporting Kansas City led shots on target, 5 to 3 over Seattle Sounders, Seattle Sounders had more possession, 60% to 40% over Sporting Kansas City, and Sporting Kansas City led corner kicks, 8 to 5 over Seattle Sounders. Read together with the timeline, those numbers show which team created more direct pressure and which side spent more of the game controlling territory or possession.
Seattle Sounders committed more fouls, 15 to 7 over Sporting Kansas City and Sporting Kansas City had more yellow cards, 3 to 2 over Seattle Sounders. Fouls and cards add useful context because a team can lead the attacking numbers while still being disrupted by stoppages, bookings or defensive pressure.
