Austin FC vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2026

Austin FC

1 – 2

Full Time

Sporting Kansas City

Sun 17 May 2026 · 00:30 UTC Q2 Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Mikkel Desler 45+1' 1–0

1–1 79' Manu Garcia

1–2 82' Stephen Afrira

Y 28' Capita

Y 47' Jake Davis

Oleksandr Svatok 57' Y

Ilie Sanchez 61' Y

Y 63' Zorhan Bassong

Jayden Nelson 71' Y

CJ Fodrey 86' Y

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

2026-05-17 Austin FC 1–2 Sporting Kansas City 2025-09-07 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Austin FC 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

Recent Form

Austin FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 May	Sporting Kansas City	H	1–2	L
14 May	San Diego FC	A	0–5	L
10 May	Minnesota United FC	A	1–0	W
03 May	St. Louis City	H	2–0	W
26 Apr	Houston Dynamo	H	2–0	W
23 Apr	San Jose Earthquakes	A	1–5	L

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 May	Austin FC	A	2–1	W
14 May	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	3–1	W
10 May	Portland Timbers	A	0–6	L
02 May	Seattle Sounders FC	H	1–1	D
26 Apr	Chicago Fire FC	A	0–5	L
18 Apr	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	0–3	L

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' It’s Showtime! The match between Austin FC and Sporting Kansas City is underway.
5' Austin FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sporting Kansas City backline.
10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sporting Kansas City needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
15' The 25-year-old Joseph Rosales has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
20' Sporting Kansas City are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
25' 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.
28' Capita has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 28.
33' 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 Calvin Harris suffering a number of foals already.
38' A quiet spell here at Q2 Stadium. Austin FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
43' It is a cagey affair so far. Austin FC in their 4-4-2 trying to find a way past Sporting Kansas City's compact 4-4-2.
46' Magnificent from Mikkel Desler! That is 6 goals in 6 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
47' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jake Davis on 47.
52' Dejan Joveljic is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sporting Kansas City so far.
57' It’s gonna be a card for Oleksandr Svatok.
61' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Ilie Sanchez.
63' The referee shows Sporting Kansas City player a card on 63.
68' The energy levels are beginning to show. Nico Estevez might look to freshen things up shortly.
71' It’s gonna be a card for Jayden Nelson.
76' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Austin FC and Sporting Kansas City are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
79' Manu Garcia is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
82' A stunning finish from Stephen Afrira — that came from absolutely nowhere!
86' That is a card for Austin FC. CJ Fodrey will be fuming at that decision.
Game over. The scoreline of 1-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Austin FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nico Estevez

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Raphaël Wicky

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Austin FC Form

2026-05-17 Austin FC 1–2 Sporting Kansas City L 2026-05-14 San Diego FC 5–0 Austin FC L 2026-05-10 Minnesota United FC 0–1 Austin FC W 2026-05-03 Austin FC 2–0 St. Louis City W 2026-04-26 Austin FC 2–0 Houston Dynamo W 2026-04-23 San Jose Earthquakes 5–1 Austin FC L

Sporting Kansas City Form

2026-05-17 Austin FC 1–2 Sporting Kansas City W 2026-05-14 Sporting Kansas City 3–1 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2026-05-10 Portland Timbers 6–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2026-05-02 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC D 2026-04-26 Chicago Fire FC 5–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2026-04-18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–0 Sporting Kansas City L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.2 Austin FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.14 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 64% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Austin FC55% Draw23% Sporting Kansas City22%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 3.34

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	42%	58%
± 4.5	25%	75%

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 FC44% Draw40% Sporting Kansas City16%

Actual: Austin FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.7%

2 – 1

9.4%

2 – 0

8.6%

1 – 0

7.3%

3 – 1

6.9%

3 – 0

6.1%

2 – 2

5.3%

0 – 0

1 – 2

Actual

3 – 2

4 – 1

3.8%

0 – 1

3.4%

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%	22%	40%
-0.5	60%	—	40%
+0.5	82%	—	18%
+1	82%	11%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Austin FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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