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 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

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
#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)

67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

22% Clean Sheets
Austin FC this season

4% Clean Sheets
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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Austin FC and Sporting Kansas City has kicked off!
5' Sporting Kansas City looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Manu Garcia scoring 1 goals.
8' Sporting Kansas City receives a card for a hard tackle on 8.
13' Jhojan Valencia is ready to make an impact after coming on for Daniel Pereira at the 13 minute mark.
17' A goal from the USA international Gyasi Zardes! He fires home on 17 to make it 1-0!
19' Ethan Finlay has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 19 minutes.
24' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 24 minutes.
29' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Sporting Kansas City winning 0% of all matches.
33' Dany Rosero makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and Sporting Kansas City are in front.
38' A quiet spell here at Q2 Stadium. Sporting Kansas City seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
42' The Austin FC manager makes a substitution. Sebastian Driussi departs to be replaced by Rodney Redes.
46' Stephen Afrira makes way for Alan Pulido at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sporting Kansas City.
51' Austin FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sporting Kansas City backline.
53' Poor challenge from Jake Davis. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
57' The Sporting Kansas City bench stirs into life. Erik Thommy is withdrawn and Gadi Kinda gets his opportunity.
59' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Julio Cascante.
64' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
66' Sporting Kansas City manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Felipe Gutierrez is hanging Nemanja Radoja on the field on 66 minute.
71' It looks like no one’s ball. Austin FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
76' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
81' Sporting Kansas City ring the changes. Daniel Salloi has done his job and it is now time for Tim Leibold to step up.
84' The supporters are chanting for Will Bruin. He replaces Diego Fagundez on 84 minute.
89' The travelling Sporting Kansas City supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
Full Time. Austin FC beats 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
Jader Obrian	2
Alan Pulido	2
Julio Cascante	2
Stephen Afrira	2
Diego Fagundez	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

2.32 Austin FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.3 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: 3.62

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

8.9%

2 – 0

7.2%

3 – 1

6.9%

2 – 2

5.8%

1 – 0

5.7%

3 – 0

5.4%

1 – 2

5.1%

3 – 2

4.5%

4 – 1

4.1%

0 – 0

3.9%

4 – 0

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Austin FC

Handicap	Austin FC covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	20%	—	80%
-2	20%	18%	62%
-1.5	38%	—	62%
-1	38%	21%	41%
-0.5	59%	—	41%
+0.5	80%	—	20%
+1	80%	11%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	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.