Austin FC vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
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
Recent Form
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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)
H2H (12 games)
67%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
33%
Clean Sheets
Austin FC this season
Austin FC this season
0%
Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season
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' KICK OFF: Austin FC gets underway.
- 5' Sporting Kansas City 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.
- 10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Austin FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 15' Ian James needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 20' Capita has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
- 25' It looks like no one’s ball. Austin FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 28' A meaty challenge results in booking for Capita on 28.
- 33' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 33 minutes.
- 38' Sporting Kansas City looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Manu Garcia scoring 1 goals.
- 43' It’s high time Raphaël Wicky made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 46' What a strike from Mikkel Desler! The score is 1-0.
- 47' Jake Davis is having his name booked by the referee on 47.
- 52' Austin FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 57' That looks like a foul for a card for Oleksandr Svatok.
- 61' Ilie Sanchez was booked on 61.
- 63' It’s a booking for Sporting Kansas City player. Zorhan Bassong gets a card.
- 68' Sporting Kansas City started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 68.
- 71' It’s gonna be a card for Jayden Nelson.
- 76' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Lasse Berg Johnsen made 2 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 79' Goal! Manu Garcia scores his 3 goal in 420 matches.
- 82' Stephen Afrira puts Sporting Kansas City on the lead.
- 86' CJ Fodrey is having his name booked by the referee on 86.
- With this win, Sporting Kansas City is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
Lineups
Austin FC Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
- 6
- 21
- 1
- 5
- 10
- 3
- 15
- 29
- 11
- 30
- 33
Bench
- 9
- 23
- 17
- 7
- 8
- 12
- 19
- 20
- 35
Coach
Nico Estevez
Sporting Kansas City Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
- 9
- 30
- 22
- 7
- 11
- 4
- 8
- 99
- 19
- 28
- 2
Bench
- 6
- 1
- 23
- 93
- 13
- 17
- 57
- 14
- 16
Coach
Raphaël Wicky
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 |
| Mikkel Desler | 1 |
Head to Head
Austin FC Form
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
2.22
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 61%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Sporting Kansas City win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.36
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 95% |
|
5% |
| ± 1.5 | 85% |
|
15% |
| ± 2.5 | 64% |
|
36% |
| ± 3.5 | 43% |
|
57% |
| ± 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
✓ CorrectActual: Austin FC win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.6%
2 – 1
9.4%
2 – 0
8.5%
1 – 0
7.2%
3 – 1
6.9%
3 – 0
6.1%
2 – 2
5.3%
0 – 0
4.9%
1 – 2
Actual
3 – 2
4%
4 – 1
3.9%
4 – 0
3.4%
Asian Handicap — Austin FC
| Handicap | Austin FC covers | Push | Sporting Kansas City covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 20% | — | 80% |
| -2 | 20% | 18% | 61% |
| -1.5 | 39% | — | 61% |
| -1 | 39% | 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.