Austin FC vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2026

Austin FC

1 – 2

Full Time

Sporting Kansas City

Sun 17 May 2026 · 00:30 UTC Q2 Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Mikkel Desler 45+1' 1–0

1–1 79' Manu Garcia

1–2 82' Stephen Afrira

Y 28' Capita

Y 47' Jake Davis

Oleksandr Svatok 57' Y

Ilie Sanchez 61' Y

Y 63' Zorhan Bassong

Jayden Nelson 71' Y

CJ Fodrey 86' Y

Overview

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Austin FC vs Sporting Kansas City — MLS at Q2 Stadium.

Austin FC 34 games · 34 pts (2026/26)
Sporting Kansas City 34 games · 26 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

Austin FC 13 games · Avg 3.3 goals Sporting Kansas City

Last 5 meetings

2026-05-17 Austin FC 1–2 Sporting Kansas City 2025-09-07 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Austin FC 2025-02-23 Austin FC 1–0 Sporting Kansas City 2024-06-30 Sporting Kansas City 2–0 Austin FC 2024-05-19 Austin FC 3–2 Sporting Kansas City

Recent Form

Austin FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 May	Sporting Kansas City	H	1–2	L
14 May	San Diego FC	A	0–5	L
10 May	Minnesota United FC	A	1–0	W
03 May	St. Louis City	H	2–0	W
26 Apr	Houston Dynamo	H	2–0	W
23 Apr	San Jose Earthquakes	A	1–5	L

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 May	Austin FC	A	2–1	W
14 May	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	3–1	W
10 May	Portland Timbers	A	0–6	L
02 May	Seattle Sounders FC	H	1–1	D
26 Apr	Chicago Fire FC	A	0–5	L
18 Apr	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	0–3	L

Season Stats

Austin FC		Sporting Kansas City
#29	Position	#30
34	Points	26
34	Played	34
8 / 10 / 16	W / D / L	7 / 5 / 22
42	Scored	40
65	Conceded	81
-23	GD	-41
1.00	PPG	0.76
24%	Win %	21%

Key Stats

77% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)

69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

18% Clean Sheets
Austin FC this season

6% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

Austin FC are 29th (34 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Austin FC

0-15

5/6

16-30

4/6

31-45

3/5

46-60

5/11

61-75

5/10

76+

14/17

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sporting Kansas City

0-15

3/12

16-30

8/10

31-45

9/9

46-60

3/7

61-75

6/15

76+

5/14

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Austin FC

Christian Ramirez	9 G	2 A
Myrto Uzuni	9 G	1 A

Sporting Kansas City

Andre Luiz

7 G

1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Austin FC launch into their encounter with Sporting Kansas City.
5' Sporting Kansas City are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
10' Taylor Calheira is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Austin FC so far.
15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Austin FC and Sporting Kansas City are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ian James, as he is very good at scoring at Q2 Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
25' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
28' That is a card for Sporting Kansas City. Capita will be fuming at that decision.
33' named a 4-4-2 earlier, and opted for a 4-4-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
38' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Nico Estevez will be considering his options from the bench.
43' The travelling Sporting Kansas City supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
46' What a strike from Mikkel Desler! The score is 1-0.
47' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Jake Davis on 47 minutes.
52' The energy levels are beginning to show. Raphaël Wicky might look to freshen things up shortly.
57' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Oleksandr Svatok.
61' The referee calls foul for Ilie Sanchez. He receives a card.
63' Zorhan Bassong picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
68' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
71' It’s a booking for Austin FC player. Jayden Nelson gets a card.
76' Austin FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 76.
79' Manu Garcia makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Sporting Kansas City are in front.
82' A goal from the Canada international Stephen Afrira! He fires home on 82 to make it 1-2!
86' CJ Fodrey was booked on 86.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Austin FC.

Lineups

Austin FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nico Estevez

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Raphaël Wicky

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Sebastian Driussi	5
Johnny Russell	3
Stephen Afrira	3
Jon Gallagher	3
Julio Cascante	2
Myrto Uzuni	2
Jader Obrian	2
Alan Pulido	2

Head to Head

Austin FC Form

2026-05-17 Austin FC 1–2 Sporting Kansas City L 2026-05-14 San Diego FC 5–0 Austin FC L 2026-05-10 Minnesota United FC 0–1 Austin FC W 2026-05-03 Austin FC 2–0 St. Louis City W 2026-04-26 Austin FC 2–0 Houston Dynamo W 2026-04-23 San Jose Earthquakes 5–1 Austin FC L

Sporting Kansas City Form

2026-05-17 Austin FC 1–2 Sporting Kansas City W 2026-05-14 Sporting Kansas City 3–1 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2026-05-10 Portland Timbers 6–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2026-05-02 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC D 2026-04-26 Chicago Fire FC 5–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2026-04-18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–0 Sporting Kansas City L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.13 Austin FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.21 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 64% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Austin FC53% Draw24% Sporting Kansas City23%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.34

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	42%	58%
± 4.5	25%	75%

Double Chance

Austin FC or Draw

77%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

47%

Austin FC or Sporting Kansas City

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Austin FC42% Draw40% Sporting Kansas City18%

Actual: Austin FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10%

2 – 1

9.4%

2 – 0

1 – 0

3 – 1

6.6%

2 – 2

5.6%

3 – 0

5.6%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 0

3 – 2

0 – 1

3.7%

4 – 1

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Austin FC

Handicap	Austin FC covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	18%	—	82%
-2	18%	17%	64%
-1.5	36%	—	64%
-1	36%	22%	43%
-0.5	57%	—	43%
+0.5	80%	—	20%
+1	80%	12%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Austin FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.