- Sporting Kansas City's 1-0 victory over Seattle Sounders FC in the 2016 MLS regular season opener marks the first time Sporting KC has won in Seattle since April 2009.
- Sunday's match saw the MLS debut of Portuguese defender Nuno André Coelho at center back. He scored his first league goal for Sporting KC in the 73rd minute.
- Graham Zusi made his 150th career MLS start on Sunday (including postseason).
- Seattle played more than half the match with 10 men on the field after Oniel Fisher's 41st-minute red card.
- Sporting KC went undefeated against Seattle Sounders FC in 2015, playing twice to a draw and winning one at home. The club is now unbeaten in four straight against Seattle.
- Sporting KC maintained 59 percent possession throughout the game, putting four shots on goal to Seattle's two.
- All 13 regular season games between Sporting Kansas City and Seattle Sounders FC have been decided by one goal or less.
- Including Sunday's match, Sporting KC has a 3-7-3 all-time record against Seattle Sounders FC in the regular season.
- For the ninth time in 13 games in series history, Sporting KC and Seattle entered halftime scoreless.
- Sporting KC goalkeeper Tim Melia earned his third straight shutout against Seattle, making two saves in Sunday's match.
