Austin FC vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

Austin FC

2 – 1

Full Time

Sporting Kansas City

Sun 16 Jul 2023 · 00:30 UTC Q2 Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Gyasi Zardes 17' 1–0

Ethan Finlay 19' 2–0

2–1 33' Dany Rosero

Y 8' Fontas

Y 53' Jake Davis

Julio Cascante 59' 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

2023-07-16 Austin FC 2–1 Sporting Kansas City 2023-06-11 Sporting Kansas City 4–1 Austin FC 2022-08-14 Austin FC 4–3 Sporting Kansas City 2022-07-31 Sporting Kansas City 0–2 Austin FC 2021-11-04 Austin FC 3–1 Sporting Kansas City

Recent Form

Austin FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Jul	Sporting Kansas City	H	2–1	W
13 Jul	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	1–2	L
09 Jul	Minnesota United FC	A	4–1	W
01 Jul	Internacional CF Miami	A	1–1	D
25 Jun	Houston Dynamo	H	3–0	W
22 Jun	FC Dallas	H	3–0	W

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Jul	Austin FC	A	1–2	L
13 Jul	Real Salt Lake	H	2–2	D
09 Jul	Houston Dynamo	A	2–2	D
02 Jul	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	3–0	W
25 Jun	Chicago Fire FC	H	0–1	L
22 Jun	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	2–2	D

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' That's the starting whistle at Q2 Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Austin FC and Sporting Kansas City.
5' A quiet spell here at Q2 Stadium. Austin FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
8' The referee calls foul for Fontas. He receives a card.
13' Fresh legs for Austin FC! Jhojan Valencia comes on to replace Daniel Pereira.
17' Brilliant from the ! Gyasi Zardes makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 17.
19' GOAL! Ethan Finlay scores on 19. Assisted by Diego Fagundez
24' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
29' It is a cagey affair so far. Austin FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Sporting Kansas City's compact 4-3-3.
33' A stunning finish from Dany Rosero — that came from absolutely nowhere!
38' Owen Wolff is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sporting Kansas City tonight.
42' The whistle greets Sebastian Driussi as he departs to be replaced by Rodney Redes.
46' Alan Pulido is ready to make an impact after coming on for Stephen Afrira at the 46 minute mark.
51' Kipp Keller has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 207 appearances.
53' Jake Davis catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 53.
57' The supporters are chanting for Gadi Kinda. He replaces Erik Thommy on 57 minute.
59' Julio Cascante was booked on 59.
64' Sporting Kansas City come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
66' Another change for Sporting Kansas City made on 66 minute. Nemanja Radoja leaves to be changed by Felipe Gutierrez.
71' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
76' Fontas, a Spain , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
81' The whistle greets Daniel Salloi as he departs to be replaced by Tim Leibold.
84' Austin FC ring the changes. Diego Fagundez has done his job and it is now time for Will Bruin to step up.
89' Sporting Kansas City are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
The points are shared — Austin FC 2-1 Sporting Kansas City. Honours even.

Lineups

Austin FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

14
Tim Leibold ↑ 81'
9
Alan Pulido ↑ 46'
7
Johnny Russell ↑ 46'
13
Felipe Gutierrez ↑ 66'
15
Roger Espinoza
11
Khiry Shelton
10
Gadi Kinda ↑ 57'
4
Robert Voloder
1
John Pulskamp

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Austin FC Form

2023-07-16 Austin FC 2–1 Sporting Kansas City W 2023-07-13 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Austin FC L 2023-07-09 Minnesota United FC 1–4 Austin FC W 2023-07-01 Internacional CF Miami 1–1 Austin FC D 2023-06-25 Austin FC 3–0 Houston Dynamo W 2023-06-22 Austin FC 3–0 FC Dallas W

Sporting Kansas City Form

2023-07-16 Austin FC 2–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2023-07-13 Sporting Kansas City 2–2 Real Salt Lake D 2023-07-09 Houston Dynamo 2–2 Sporting Kansas City D 2023-07-02 Sporting Kansas City 3–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2023-06-25 Sporting Kansas City 0–1 Chicago Fire FC L 2023-06-22 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–2 Sporting Kansas City D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.24 Austin FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.35 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Austin FC58% Draw21% Sporting Kansas City21%

Actual: Austin FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.59

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	68%	32%
± 3.5	48%	52%
± 4.5	29%	71%

Double Chance

Austin FC or Draw

80%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

42%

Austin FC or Sporting Kansas City

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Austin FC42% Draw39% Sporting Kansas City19%

Actual: Austin FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.2%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

6.9%

3 – 1

6.7%

2 – 2

1 – 0

5.7%

1 – 2

5.5%

3 – 0

5.1%

3 – 2

4.5%

0 – 0

4.1%

4 – 1

3.8%

0 – 1

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Austin FC

Handicap	Austin FC covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	19%	—	81%
-2	19%	17%	64%
-1.5	36%	—	64%
-1	36%	21%	44%
-0.5	56%	—	44%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	12%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Austin FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

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