Austin FC vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2024

Austin FC

3 – 2

Full Time

Sporting Kansas City

Sun 19 May 2024 · 00:30 UTC Q2 Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Julio Cascante 23' Y

Zan Kolmanic 71' Y

Y 88' Fontas

Daniel Pereira 89' Y

Jhojan Valencia 90' Y

Y 90' Nemanja Radoja

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

2024-05-19 Austin FC 3–2 Sporting Kansas City 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

Recent Form

Austin FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 May	Sporting Kansas City	H	3–2	W
16 May	Houston Dynamo	H	1–0	W
12 May	FC Dallas	A	1–2	L
05 May	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	0–0	D
27 Apr	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	2–0	W
21 Apr	Houston Dynamo	A	1–0	W

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
19 May	Austin FC	A	2–3	L
12 May	Houston Dynamo	H	1–2	L
05 May	Real Salt Lake	A	0–1	L
28 Apr	Minnesota United FC	A	1–2	L
21 Apr	St. Louis City	H	3–3	D
14 Apr	Internacional CF Miami	H	2–3	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' The wait is over. Sporting Kansas City get us underway at Q2 Stadium.
5' It is a cagey affair so far. Austin FC in their trying to find a way past Sporting Kansas City's compact .
10' The 31-year-old Brendan Hines-Ike has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
15' Willy Agada is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Austin FC tonight.
18' Johnny Russell adds to his 0 season tally! Sporting Kansas City lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
23' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Julio Cascante on 23 minutes.
28' Goal! Jader Obrian scores his 24 goal in 300 matches.
33' Austin FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sporting Kansas City's shape.
38' Sporting Kansas City are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
39' Assisted by Jhojan Valencia with the perfectly-timed delivery and Jader Obrian makes no mistake. 2-1!
44' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Austin FC and Sporting Kansas City are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
46' Against the run of play, Sebastian Driussi has scored! This game has turned on its head.
46' Austin FC make a change. Julio Cascante trudges off to be replaced by Leo Vaisanen on 46 minutes.
51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
56' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Austin FC and Sporting Kansas City are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
61' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
63' A stunning finish from Jake Davis — that came from absolutely nowhere!
64' Sporting Kansas City make a change. Daniel Salloi trudges off to be replaced by Marinos Tzionis on 64 minutes.
65' Jader Obrian makes way for Ethan Finlay at the 65 minute mark. A tactical switch from Austin FC.
70' Austin FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
71' That is a card for Austin FC. Zan Kolmanic will be fuming at that decision.
71' Alexander Ring gets the nod from Austin FC. He replaces Owen Wolff and will look to change the dynamic.
76' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
81' The home supporters are growing impatient. Austin FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
83' Sporting Kansas City manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Stephen Afrira is hanging Johnny Russell on the field on 83 minute.
86' Matt Hedges is ready to make an impact after coming on for Sebastian Driussi at the 86 minute mark.
88' The referee has no hesitation. Fontas is booked for Sporting Kansas City — card on 88.
89' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Daniel Pereira.
90' Poor challenge from Jhojan Valencia. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
The points are shared — Austin FC 3-2 Sporting Kansas City. Honours even.

Lineups

Austin FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

7
Emiliano Rigoni
2
Matt Hedges ↑ 86'
30
Stefan Cleveland
9
Gyasi Zardes ↑ 46'
16
Hector Jimenez
13
Ethan Finlay ↑ 65'
8
Alexander Ring ↑ 71'
15
Leo Vaisanen ↑ 46'
19
CJ Fodrey

Coach Josh Wolff

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

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

2024-05-19 Austin FC 3–2 Sporting Kansas City W 2024-05-16 Austin FC 1–0 Houston Dynamo W 2024-05-12 FC Dallas 2–1 Austin FC L 2024-05-05 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–0 Austin FC D 2024-04-27 Austin FC 2–0 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2024-04-21 Houston Dynamo 0–1 Austin FC W

Sporting Kansas City Form

2024-05-19 Austin FC 3–2 Sporting Kansas City L 2024-05-12 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Houston Dynamo L 2024-05-05 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2024-04-28 Minnesota United FC 2–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2024-04-21 Sporting Kansas City 3–3 St. Louis City D 2024-04-14 Sporting Kansas City 2–3 Internacional CF Miami L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.19 Austin FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.37 Sporting Kansas City xG

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

Match Result

✓ Correct

Austin FC59% Draw21% Sporting Kansas City20%

Actual: Austin FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.56

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	47%	53%
± 4.5	29%	71%

Double Chance

Austin FC or Draw

80%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

41%

Austin FC or Sporting Kansas City

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Austin FC41% Draw39% Sporting Kansas City20%

Actual: Austin FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.4%

2 – 1

2 – 0

6.8%

3 – 1

6.5%

2 – 2

6.1%

1 – 0

5.7%

1 – 2

5.7%

3 – 0

4.9%

3 – 2

Actual

0 – 0

4.2%

4 – 1

3.6%

0 – 1

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Austin FC

Handicap	Austin FC covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	18%	—	82%
-2	18%	17%	66%
-1.5	34%	—	66%
-1	34%	21%	45%
-0.5	55%	—	45%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	13%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Austin FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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