New York City FC vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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Sporting Kansas City

Fri 26 Jul 2019 · 23:30 UTC HT 45+4' · FT 45+7'

Y 45' Roger Espinoza

Maxime Chanot 45' Y

R 62' Roger Espinoza

Y 80' Gerso Fernandes

Y 82' Gerso Fernandes

Y 90' Botond Barath

Overview

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New York City FC vs Sporting Kansas City — MLS .

New York City FC 18 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
Sporting Kansas City 18 games · 14 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Philippe Briere
Referee Rubiel Vazquez
Referee David Gantar
Referee Brian Dunn
Referee Jon Freemon

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

New York City FC 4 games · Avg 2.0 goals Sporting Kansas City

Last 5 meetings

2019-07-26 New York City FC 3–1 Sporting Kansas City 2018-03-05 Sporting Kansas City 0–2 New York City FC

Recent Form

New York City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Jul	Sporting Kansas City	H	3–1	W
21 Jul	Colorado Rapids SC	A	2–1	W
14 Jul	New York Red Bulls	A	1–2	L
07 Jul	Portland Timbers	H	0–1	L
03 Jul	Seattle Sounders FC	H	3–0	W
29 Jun	Philadelphia Union	H	4–2	W

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Jul	New York City FC	A	1–3	L
21 Jul	FC Dallas	H	0–2	L
14 Jul	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	3–0	W
07 Jul	Chicago Fire FC	H	1–0	W
04 Jul	Los Angeles FC	H	1–5	L
30 Jun	Real Salt Lake	A	0–2	L

Season Stats

New York City FC		Sporting Kansas City
#5	Position	#30
26	Points	14
18	Played	18
7 / 5 / 6	W / D / L	4 / 2 / 12
31	Scored	18
24	Conceded	46
+7	GD	-28
1.44	PPG	0.78
39%	Win %	22%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)

25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

17% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

New York City FC are 5th (26 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (14 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York City FC

0-15

4/–

16-30

3/4

31-45

2/4

46-60

3/2

61-75

2/2

76+

2/6

■ 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)

New York City FC

Nicolas Fernandez Marcau	11 G	3 A
Hannes Wolf	5 G	1 A
Agustin Ojeda	4 G	3 A

Sporting Kansas City

Dejan Joveljic

8 G

1 A

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against New York City FC and Sporting Kansas City has kicked off!
5' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both New York City FC and Sporting Kansas City are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
10' The home supporters are growing impatient. New York City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
15' New York City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Krisztian Nemeth made 285 appearances and scored 11 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
25' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both New York City FC and Sporting Kansas City are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
30' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering New York City FC that had 289 games and scored 459 goals.
35' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
40' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
41' Anton Tinnerholm does the damage! The net is bulging and New York City FC surge ahead!
45' Sporting Kansas City receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 45.
50' Seth Sinovic has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
52' The whistle greets Maxi Moralez as he departs to be replaced by Ebenezer Ofori.
54' The Brazil Heber breaks the deadlock on 54 minutes. 2-0!
58' Sporting Kansas City ring the changes. Krisztian Nemeth has done his job and it is now time for Erik Hurtado to step up.
62' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Red card for Roger Espinoza.
67' Sporting Kansas City fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
70' It is a substitution in New York City FC team. Alexandru Mitrita is replaced by Gary Mackay-Steven on 70 minute.
73' GOAL! Ilie Sanchez scores on 73. Assisted by Benny Feilhaber
77' Alexander Ring adds to his 0 season tally! New York City FC lead 3-1 — and this changes everything.
80' The referee shows Sporting Kansas City player a Yellow card on 80.
82' A meaty challenge results in booking for Gerso Fernandes on 82.
82' The supporters are chanting for Daniel Salloi. He replaces Gerso Fernandes on 82 minute.
87' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
88' The Sporting Kansas City bench stirs into life. Seth Sinovic is withdrawn and Yohan Croizet gets his opportunity.
90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Botond Barath on 90 minutes.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for New York City FC players.

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

3
Anton Tinnerholm
22
Ronald Matarrita
10
Maxi Moralez ↓ Ebenezer Ofori 52'
4
Maxime Chanot
8
Alexander Ring C
6
Alexander Callens
1
Sean Johnson
16
James Sands
28
Alexandru Mitrita ↓ Gary Mackay-Steven 70'
9
Heber ↓ Valentin Castellanos 82'
55
Keaton Parks

Bench

Coach Domenec Torrent

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

4
Fontas
10
Yohan Croizet ↑ 88'
20
Daniel Salloi ↑ 82'
18
Eric Dick
94
Jimmy Medranda
19
Erik Hurtado ↑ 58'
24
Gedion Zelalem

Coach Peter Vermes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Anton Tinnerholm	1
Alexander Ring	1
Heber	1
Daniel Salloi	1
Andres Perea	1
Maxi Moralez	1
Jesus Medina	1
Maxi Moralez	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.75 New York City FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.89 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: New York City FC to win 71% + Over 2.5 goals 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct

New York City FC71% Draw17% Sporting Kansas City12%

Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 3.64

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

New York City FC or Draw

88%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

29%

New York City FC or Sporting Kansas City

83%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

New York City FC56% Draw34% Sporting Kansas City10%

Actual: New York City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

10.1%

3 – 0

8.9%

2 – 1

8.6%

3 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

7.1%

1 – 1

7.1%

4 – 0

6.1%

4 – 1

5.4%

0 – 0

3.8%

2 – 2

3.8%

3 – 2

3.5%

5 – 0

3.4%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap	New York City FC covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	34%	—	66%
-2	34%	21%	45%
-1.5	55%	—	45%
-1	55%	20%	25%
-0.5	75%	—	25%
+0.5	91%	—	9%
+1	91%	6%	3%
+1.5	97%	—	3%
+2	97%	2%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

42% ✓

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

7% ✓

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

New York City FC vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

New York City FC Form

Sporting Kansas City Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Clean Sheet