Austin FC vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Austin FC vs Sporting Kansas City — MLS at Q2 Stadium.
- Austin FC 27 games · 31 pts (2026/26)
- Sporting Kansas City 26 games · 21 pts (2026/26)
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville SC | 27 | 60 |
| 2 | Internacional CF Miami | 27 | 46 |
| 3 | New England Revolution | 27 | 46 |
| 4 | Charlotte FC | 27 | 43 |
| 5 | Chicago Fire FC | 26 | 42 |
| 6 | Philadelphia Union | 27 | 39 |
| 7 | Orlando City SC | 27 | 34 |
| 8 | New York City FC | 27 | 33 |
| 9 | FC Cincinnati | 26 | 33 |
| 10 | New York Red Bulls | 26 | 33 |
| 11 | D.C. United SC | 26 | 30 |
| 12 | Columbus Crew SC | 27 | 29 |
| 13 | Toronto FC | 27 | 29 |
| 14 | Atlanta United FC | 27 | 27 |
| 15 | Montreal Impact FC | 27 | 24 |
| 16 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 26 | 50 |
| 17 | FC Dallas | 27 | 47 |
| 18 | San Jose Earthquakes | 27 | 45 |
| 19 | St. Louis City | 26 | 44 |
| 20 | Houston Dynamo | 27 | 44 |
| 21 | Los Angeles FC | 28 | 41 |
| 22 | Colorado Rapids SC | 27 | 36 |
| 23 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 28 | 36 |
| 24 | Seattle Sounders FC | 26 | 35 |
| 25 | San Diego FC | 27 | 32 |
| 26 | Portland Timbers | 27 | 32 |
| 27 | Real Salt Lake | 27 | 32 |
| 28 | Austin FC | 27 | 31 |
| 29 | Minnesota United FC | 27 | 29 |
| 30 | Sporting Kansas City | 26 | 21 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Nov | Sporting Kansas City | H | 3–1 | W |
| 31 Oct | FC Dallas | A | 1–2 | L |
| 24 Oct | Houston Dynamo | H | 2–1 | W |
| 21 Oct | San Jose Earthquakes | A | 0–4 | L |
| 17 Oct | Minnesota United FC | H | 0–1 | L |
| 02 Oct | Real Salt Lake | H | 2–1 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Nov | Austin FC | A | 1–3 | L |
| 31 Oct | Minnesota United FC | A | 1–2 | L |
| 28 Oct | Los Angeles Galaxy | H | 2–0 | W |
| 23 Oct | Seattle Sounders FC | A | 2–1 | W |
| 18 Oct | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | A | 1–2 | L |
| 03 Oct | Houston Dynamo | H | 4–2 | W |
Season Stats
| Austin FC | Sporting Kansas City | |
|---|---|---|
| #28 | Position | #30 |
| 31 | Points | 21 |
| 27 | Played | 26 |
| 7 / 10 / 10 | W / D / L | 6 / 3 / 17 |
| 35 | Scored | 31 |
| 47 | Conceded | 63 |
| -12 | GD | -32 |
| 1.15 | PPG | 0.81 |
| 26% | Win % | 23% |
Key Stats
75%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
H2H (12 games)
67%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
22%
Clean Sheets
Austin FC this season
Austin FC this season
4%
Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season
Sporting Kansas City this season
Austin FC are 28th (31 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (21 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Austin FC
0-15
5/4
16-30
4/5
31-45
2/4
46-60
3/6
61-75
3/3
76+
12/15
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sporting Kansas City
0-15
3/8
16-30
7/7
31-45
5/8
46-60
2/6
61-75
4/11
76+
4/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Austin FC
| Christian Ramirez | 9 G | 2 A |
| Myrto Uzuni | 6 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' What a night it is going to be! Austin FC welcome Sporting Kansas City for this crunch clash at Q2 Stadium.
- 1' What composure from Sebastian Driussi! The Argentina international strokes it home. 1-0.
- 6' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
- 11' Sporting Kansas City has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
- 16' Sporting Kansas City looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Manu Garcia scoring 1 goals.
- 21' Nicolas Isimat-Mirin has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 21.
- 22' Against the run of play, Julio Cascante has scored! This game has turned on its head.
- 27' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Alexander Ring made 294 appearances and scored 24 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 32' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 37' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Andreu Fontas suffering a number of foals already.
- 42' Jon Gallagher has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 47' Austin FC is showing some good football. However, Austin FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 50' The referee calls foul for Jon Gallagher. He receives a Yellow card.
- 55' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 60' Jared Stroud has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 60 minutes.
- 61' Orrin McKinze Gaines is ready to make an impact after coming on for Moussa Djitte at the 61 minute mark.
- 65' The deadlock is broken! Johnny Russell gets on the scoresheet on 65 minutes.
- 68' Cameron Duke is replacing Gadi Kinda for the Sporting Kansas City side.
- 73' Daniel Salloi is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Austin FC tonight.
- 76' A tactical swap from Austin FC — Cecilio Dominguez on, Jared Stroud off on 76 minutes.
- 77' Sporting Kansas City make a change. Johnny Russell trudges off to be replaced by Grayson Barber on 77 minutes.
- 82' A quiet spell here at Q2 Stadium. Austin FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 87' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 87 minutes.
- 90' Another substitution for Austin FC to replace Diego Fagundez by Freddy Kleemann on 90 minute.
- Game over. The scoreline of 3-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.
Lineups
Austin FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 14
- 18
- 41
- 8
- 25
- 7
- 21
- 17
- 99
- 20
- 15
Bench
- 31
- 23
-
10
Cecilio Dominguez ↑ 76'
- 6
-
19
Freddy Kleemann ↑ 90'
- 4
-
27
Orrin McKinze Gaines ↑ 61'
- 33
Coach
Josh Wolff
Sporting Kansas City Lineups
Starting XI
- 5
- 54
- 36
-
7
Johnny Russell ↓ Grayson Barber 77'
- 8
- 29
- 6
- 20
- 11
-
17
Gadi Kinda ↓ Cameron Duke 68'
- 3
Bench
- 32
- 15
- 4
- 96
-
28
Cameron Duke ↑ 68'
- 1
- 48
-
19
Grayson Barber ↑ 77'
- 46
Coach
Peter Vermes
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Sebastian Driussi | 5 |
| Johnny Russell | 3 |
| Jon Gallagher | 3 |
| Julio Cascante | 2 |
| Stephen Afrira | 2 |
| Jader Obrian | 2 |
| Alan Pulido | 2 |
| Khiry Shelton | 1 |
Head to Head
Austin FC Form
Sporting Kansas City Form
2021-11-04
Austin FC
3–1
Sporting Kansas City
L
2021-10-31
Minnesota United FC
2–1
Sporting Kansas City
L
2021-10-28
Sporting Kansas City
2–0
Los Angeles Galaxy
W
2021-10-23
Seattle Sounders FC
1–2
Sporting Kansas City
W
2021-10-18
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
2–1
Sporting Kansas City
L
2021-10-03
Sporting Kansas City
4–2
Houston Dynamo
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.11
Austin FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.24
Sporting Kansas City xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 64% + Both teams to score 62%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Austin FC win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.35
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 | 43% |
|
57% |
| ± 4.5 | 25% |
|
75% |
Double Chance
Austin FC or Draw
78%
Draw or Sporting Kansas City
45%
Austin FC or Sporting Kansas City
77%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Austin FC win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10%
2 – 1
9.3%
2 – 0
7.8%
1 – 0
6.9%
3 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
5.7%
1 – 2
5.5%
3 – 0
5.4%
0 – 0
5%
3 – 2
4.1%
0 – 1
3.7%
4 – 1
3.5%
Asian Handicap — Austin FC
| Handicap | Austin FC covers | Push | Sporting Kansas City covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 18% | — | 82% |
| -2 | 18% | 17% | 65% |
| -1.5 | 35% | — | 65% |
| -1 | 35% | 21% | 44% |
| -0.5 | 56% | — | 44% |
| +0.5 | 79% | — | 21% |
| +1 | 79% | 12% | 9% |
| +1.5 | 91% | — | 9% |
| +2 | 91% | 6% | 3% |
| +2.5 | 97% | — | 3% |
Clean Sheet
Austin FC keeps clean sheet
30%
✓
Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
13%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.