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 15 games · 14 pts (2026/26)
Sporting Kansas City 14 games · 11 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	14	33
2	Internacional CF Miami	15	31
3	Chicago Fire FC	14	26
4	New England Revolution	14	25
5	New York Red Bulls	15	22
6	Charlotte FC	15	21
7	FC Cincinnati	15	20
8	New York City FC	15	19
9	D.C. United SC	15	18
10	Columbus Crew SC	15	16
11	Toronto FC	14	14
12	Montreal Impact FC	14	14
13	Orlando City SC	15	14
14	Atlanta United FC	14	11
15	Philadelphia Union	15	7
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	14	32
17	San Jose Earthquakes	15	32
18	Real Salt Lake	14	26
19	FC Dallas	15	25
20	Los Angeles FC	15	24
21	Seattle Sounders FC	13	24
22	Houston Dynamo	14	22
23	Minnesota United FC	15	22
24	Los Angeles Galaxy	15	20
25	San Diego FC	15	17
26	Colorado Rapids SC	15	16
27	St. Louis City	14	16
28	Portland Timbers	14	14
29	Austin FC	15	14
30	Sporting Kansas City	14	11

Head-to-Head

Austin FC 12 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
14	Points	11
15	Played	14
3 / 5 / 7	W / D / L	3 / 2 / 9
19	Scored	14
31	Conceded	36
-12	GD	-22
0.93	PPG	0.79
20%	Win %	21%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

33% Clean Sheets
Austin FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

Austin FC are 29th (14 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (11 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Austin FC

0-15

4/2

16-30

1/1

31-45

2/2

46-60

1/4

61-75

1/1

76+

4/12

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sporting Kansas City

0-15

–/6

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/3

46-60

1/3

61-75

2/5

76+

2/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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.
5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Austin FC that had 188 games and scored 263 goals.
8' Controversy at the stadium! Fontas argues furiously but the card stands.
13' Jhojan Valencia is ready to make an impact after coming on for Daniel Pereira at the 13 minute mark.
17' What a strike from Gyasi Zardes! The score is 1-0.
19' Against the run of play, Ethan Finlay has scored! This game has turned on its head.
24' Austin FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
29' Diego Fagundez has been relatively quiet despite scoring 47 goals in his last 281 appearances.
33' Assisted by Daniel Salloi with the perfectly-timed delivery and Dany Rosero makes no mistake. 2-1!
38' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
42' Time for substitution for Austin FC. Sebastian Driussi is replaced by Rodney Redes.
46' Sporting Kansas City manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Alan Pulido is hanging Stephen Afrira on the field on 46 minute.
51' Both keepers have barely been tested. Austin FC and Sporting Kansas City are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
53' That looks like a foul for a card for Jake Davis.
57' Sporting Kansas City make a change. Erik Thommy trudges off to be replaced by Gadi Kinda on 57 minutes.
59' Julio Cascante catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 59.
64' Austin FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
66' The Sporting Kansas City bench stirs into life. Nemanja Radoja is withdrawn and Felipe Gutierrez gets his opportunity.
71' Austin FC have won 263 goals from 188 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
76' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 76 minutes.
81' Tim Leibold is replacing Daniel Salloi for the Sporting Kansas City side.
84' Fresh legs for Austin FC! Will Bruin comes on to replace Diego Fagundez.
89' The travelling Sporting Kansas City supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Sporting Kansas City.

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
Jon Gallagher	3
Johnny Russell	3
Stephen Afrira	2
Jader Obrian	2
Alan Pulido	2
Julio Cascante	2
Ethan Finlay	1

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

2.34 Austin FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.29 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 69% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Austin FC60% Draw21% Sporting Kansas City19%

Actual: Austin FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.63

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	69%	31%
± 3.5	48%	52%
± 4.5	30%	70%

Double Chance

Austin FC or Draw

81%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

40%

Austin FC or Sporting Kansas City

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Austin FC44% Draw38% Sporting Kansas City18%

Actual: Austin FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

8.8%

2 – 0

7.3%

3 – 1

1 – 0

5.8%

2 – 2

5.8%

3 – 0

5.6%

1 – 2

3 – 2

4.5%

4 – 1

4.1%

0 – 0

3.9%

4 – 0

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Austin FC

Handicap	Austin FC covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	21%	—	79%
-2	21%	18%	61%
-1.5	39%	—	61%
-1	39%	21%	41%
-0.5	59%	—	41%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	11%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	5%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Austin FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

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