The Seattle Sounders have made some solid progress in terms of their playoff positioning over the past month or so. Once near the bottom of the table, the Sounders now sit seventh and are just five points out of fourth with at least game in hand on the entire field.
In order to keep their climb going, though, they’ll need to maximize opportunities like today’s game against Sporting KC. Normally one of the conference’s powers, Sporting KC has struggled out of the gate and currently sit 12th in the table, only one point clear of last.