Austin FC vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2025

Austin FC

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Sporting Kansas City

Sun 23 Feb 2025 · 01:30 UTC Q2 Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 35' Erik Thommy

Mikkel Desler 36' Y

Ilie Sanchez 58' Y

Y 59' Nemanja Radoja

Brandon Vazquez 62' Y

Y 85' Dejan Joveljic

Y 90' Jake Davis

Overview

Match Preview

Austin FC vs Sporting Kansas City — MLS at Q2 Stadium.

Austin FC 18 games · 17 pts (2026/26)
Sporting Kansas City 18 games · 14 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	18	40
2	Internacional CF Miami	18	38
3	New England Revolution	18	30
4	Chicago Fire FC	17	29
5	New York City FC	18	26
6	FC Cincinnati	18	26
7	Charlotte FC	18	25
8	New York Red Bulls	18	25
9	D.C. United SC	18	23
10	Columbus Crew SC	18	20
11	Orlando City SC	18	20
12	Toronto FC	18	17
13	Philadelphia Union	18	16
14	Montreal Impact FC	18	16
15	Atlanta United FC	18	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	34
17	Los Angeles FC	19	34
18	San Jose Earthquakes	18	33
19	Houston Dynamo	18	32
20	FC Dallas	18	27
21	Real Salt Lake	17	27
22	St. Louis City	18	26
23	Portland Timbers	18	24
24	Seattle Sounders FC	17	24
25	Minnesota United FC	18	24
26	Colorado Rapids SC	18	22
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	22
28	San Diego FC	18	21
29	Austin FC	18	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	18	14

Head-to-Head

Austin FC 12 games · Avg 3.3 goals Sporting Kansas City

Last 5 meetings

2025-02-23 Austin FC 1–0 Sporting Kansas City 2024-06-30 Sporting Kansas City 2–0 Austin FC 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

Recent Form

Austin FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Feb	Sporting Kansas City	H	1–0	W
20 Oct	Colorado Rapids SC	H	3–2	W
06 Oct	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	1–2	L
03 Oct	Portland Timbers	A	1–0	W
29 Sep	Real Salt Lake	H	2–2	D
22 Sep	Houston Dynamo	H	0–1	L

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Feb	Austin FC	A	0–1	L
20 Oct	FC Dallas	A	1–2	L
06 Oct	Los Angeles FC	H	0–3	L
29 Sep	St. Louis City	A	1–3	L
22 Sep	Minnesota United FC	H	0–2	L
19 Sep	Colorado Rapids SC	H	4–1	W

Season Stats

Austin FC		Sporting Kansas City
#29	Position	#30
17	Points	14
18	Played	18
4 / 5 / 9	W / D / L	4 / 2 / 12
22	Scored	18
36	Conceded	46
-14	GD	-28
0.94	PPG	0.78
22%	Win %	22%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

28% Clean Sheets
Austin FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

Austin FC are 29th (17 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (14 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Austin FC

0-15

5/3

16-30

1/3

31-45

2/3

46-60

1/4

61-75

1/1

76+

6/13

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sporting Kansas City

0-15

–/7

16-30

3/4

31-45

3/6

46-60

2/4

61-75

2/8

76+

3/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Austin FC

Myrto Uzuni	6 G
Christian Ramirez	5 G	1 A

Sporting Kansas City

Dejan Joveljic

8 G

1 A

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds Q2 Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Austin FC and Sporting Kansas City.
5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
10' Austin FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sporting Kansas City backline.
15' It looks like no one’s ball. Austin FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Austin FC and Sporting Kansas City are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
25' Sporting Kansas City has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
30' 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 Nemanja Radoja suffering a number of foals already.
35' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Erik Thommy on 35 minutes.
36' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Mikkel Desler.
41' The travelling Sporting Kansas City supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
46' A tactical swap from Sporting Kansas City — Dejan Joveljic on, Willy Agada off on 46 minutes.
51' It is a cagey affair so far. Austin FC in their trying to find a way past Sporting Kansas City's compact .
56' Sporting Kansas City looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Manu Garcia scoring 1 goals.
58' Ilie Sanchez is having his name booked by the referee on 58.
59' Sporting Kansas City receives a card for a hard tackle on 59.
62' Brandon Vazquez has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 62.
67' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
72' The Austin FC manager makes a substitution. Jader Obrian departs to be replaced by Jon Gallagher.
73' The Sporting Kansas City manager makes a substitution. Joaquin Fernandez departs to be replaced by Dany Rosero.
76' Magnificent from Osman Bukari! That is 17 goals in 8 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
79' The crowd applauds Owen Wolff as he leaves the pitch. Diego Rubio steps in for Austin FC.
84' Magomed Suleymanov is replacing Erik Thommy for the Sporting Kansas City side.
85' Dejan Joveljic catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 85.
90' Sporting Kansas City player sees a card in front of him.
90' The whistle greets Mikkel Desler as he departs to be replaced by CJ Fodrey.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Austin FC 1-0 Sporting Kansas City.

Lineups

Austin FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

21
Manu Garcia ↑ 46'
14
Tim Leibold
9
Dejan Joveljic ↑ 46'
22
Zorhan Bassong ↑ 72'
93
Magomed Suleymanov ↑ 84'
5
Dany Rosero ↑ 73'
30
Stephen Afrira
36
Ryan Schewe
2
Ian James

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Sebastian Driussi	5
Jon Gallagher	3
Johnny Russell	3
Alan Pulido	2
Julio Cascante	2
Stephen Afrira	2
Jader Obrian	2
Gadi Kinda	1

Head to Head

Austin FC Form

2025-02-23 Austin FC 1–0 Sporting Kansas City W 2024-10-20 Austin FC 3–2 Colorado Rapids SC W 2024-10-06 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Austin FC L 2024-10-03 Portland Timbers 0–1 Austin FC W 2024-09-29 Austin FC 2–2 Real Salt Lake D 2024-09-22 Austin FC 0–1 Houston Dynamo L

Sporting Kansas City Form

2025-02-23 Austin FC 1–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2024-10-20 FC Dallas 2–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2024-10-06 Sporting Kansas City 0–3 Los Angeles FC L 2024-09-29 St. Louis City 3–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2024-09-22 Sporting Kansas City 0–2 Minnesota United FC L 2024-09-19 Sporting Kansas City 4–1 Colorado Rapids SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.95 Austin FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.24 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Austin FC55% Draw23% Sporting Kansas City22%

Actual: Austin FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.19

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

Austin FC or Draw

78%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

45%

Austin FC or Sporting Kansas City

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Austin FC39% Draw42% Sporting Kansas City19%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.8%

2 – 1

9.4%

2 – 0

7.8%

1 – 0

Actual

3 – 1

6.1%

1 – 2

5.9%

2 – 2

5.8%

0 – 0

5.7%

3 – 0

0 – 1

4.4%

3 – 2

3.8%

0 – 2

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Austin FC

Handicap	Austin FC covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	16%	69%
-1.5	31%	—	69%
-1	31%	22%	47%
-0.5	53%	—	47%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	13%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Austin FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✗

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

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