Sporting Kansas City and Seattle Sounders will face off at Children's Mercy Park on Saturday in a battle of two former Western Conference powerhouses.
Sporting KC have struggled in the 2024 MLS campaign, sitting bottom of the Western Conference on just 11 points after winning just two of their games.
They are currently riding on a 10-game winless streak following a 3-1 loss to Minnesota United last time out. Seattle, meanwhile, played out a 1-1 draw against Real Salt Lake and are seven points better off in the table, but two below the playoff line.
Here, GOAL brings you everything you need to know about how to watch, including TV channel, streaming details and more.
Sporting Kansas City vs Seattle Sounders FC kick-off time
| Date: | Saturday, June 8, 2024 |
| Kick-off time: | 8:30 pm ET/ 5:30 pm ET |
| Venue: | Children's Mercy Park |
The match will be played at the Children's Mercy Park on Saturday, June 8, 2024, with kick-off at 8:30 pm ET/ 5:30 pm ET for fans in the US.
How to watch Sporting Kansas City vs Seattle Sounders FC online - TV channels & live streams
The match will be shown live on Apple TV in the US. Live updates can be found here on GOAL.
How to watch anywhere with VPN
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Team news & squads
Sporting Kansas City team news
Kansas City will be without the services of Erik Thommy (knee), Kayden Pierre (sore ankle), and Remi Walter (knee) due to respective injury concerns, while Logan Ndenbe is out for the season because of a torn ACL.
Sporting Kansas City possible XI: Melia; Davis, Rosero, Castellanos, Bassong; Rodriguez, Radoja, Hernandez; Salloi, Kinda, Russell
| Position | Players |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers: | Pulskamp, Melia, Schewe |
| Defenders: | Voloder, Fontas, Castellanos, Rindov, Leibold, Bassong, Davis |
| Midfielders: | Radoja, Hernandez, Cisneros, Flores, Rodriguez, Thommy |
| Forwards: | Pulido, Agada, Shelton, Afrifa, Vargas, Salloi, Tzionis, Russell |
Seattle Sounders FC team news
Jon Bell missed out on Seattle's draw versus RSL because of a sore hamstring. Nathan is still sidelined with a quad issue, and Braudilio Rodrigues is struggling with his right hamstring. Leo Chu is working his way back from a groin injury and took part in full practice this week. Pedro de la Vega is listed as day-to-day due to a hamstring issue.
Seattle Sounders possible XI: Frei; A. Roldan, Andrade, Ragen, Baker; Paulo, Vargas; C. Roldan, Rusnak, Morris; Ruidiaz
| Position | Players |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers: | Thomas, Castro, Frei |
| Defenders: | Andrade, Arreaga, Ragen, Hawkins, Nouhou, A. Roldan, Baker |
| Midfielders: | Leyva, Kitahara, C. Roldan, Vargas, Paulo, Baker-Whiting, Rusnak, Chu |
| Forwards: | Ruidiaz, Morris, Musovski, Rothrock, Teves |
Head-to-Head Record
| Date | Match | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| 08/05/23 | Seattle Sounders FC 1-2 Sporting Kansas City | MLS |
| 26/03/23 | Sporting Kansas City 1-4 Seattle Sounders FC | MLS |
| 03/10/22 | Sporting Kansas City 1-0 Seattle Sounders FC | MLS |
| 26/06/22 | Seattle Sounders FC 3-0 Sporting Kansas City | MLS |
| 24/10/21 | Seattle Sounders FC 1-2 Sporting Kansas City | MLS |