Philadelphia Union vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Philadelphia Union vs Sporting Kansas City — MLS at Subaru Park.
- Philadelphia Union 15 games · 7 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 01 Apr Sporting Kansas City H 0–0 D 25 Mar Orlando City SC H 1–2 L 18 Mar Montreal Impact FC A 2–3 L 12 Mar Chicago Fire FC H 1–0 W 05 Mar Internacional CF Miami A 0–2 L 26 Feb Columbus Crew SC H 4–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 01 Apr Philadelphia Union A 0–0 D 26 Mar Seattle Sounders FC H 1–4 L 19 Mar FC Dallas A 1–2 L 12 Mar Los Angeles Galaxy H 0–0 D 05 Mar Colorado Rapids SC A 0–0 D 28 Feb Portland Timbers A 0–1 L Season Stats
Philadelphia Union Sporting Kansas City #15 Position #30 7 Points 11 15 Played 14 1 / 4 / 10 W / D / L 3 / 2 / 9 18 Scored 14 30 Conceded 36 -12 GD -22 0.47 PPG 0.79 7% Win % 21% Key Stats
40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)20% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history20% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this seasonPhiladelphia Union are 15th (7 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (11 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Philadelphia Union0-152/316-301/431-452/246-602/161-752/176+2/2■ Scored ■ ConcededSporting Kansas City0-15–/616-302/331-452/346-601/361-752/576+2/4■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Subaru Park. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sporting Kansas City that had 281 games and scored 435 goals.
- 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Alan Pulido, as he is very good at scoring at Subaru Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 15' It’s high time Peter Vermes made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 17' William Agada is having his name booked by the referee on 17.
- 18' Philadelphia Union receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 18.
- 23' 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 Khiry Shelton suffering a number of foals already.
- 28' Philadelphia Union started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 28.
- 33' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 38' Philadelphia Union is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 39' Sporting Kansas City manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Roger Espinoza is hanging Nemanja Radoja on the field on 39 minute.
- 40' The referee calls foul for Daniel Gazdag. He receives a Yellow card.
- 45' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Philadelphia Union needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 50' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 55' 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.
- 60' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 62' Jack McGlynn is replacing Leon Flach for the Philadelphia Union side.
- 63' The whistle greets William Agada as he departs to be replaced by Alan Pulido.
- 68' The travelling Sporting Kansas City supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 72' Philadelphia Union receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 72.
- 72' Another change for Philadelphia Union made on 72 minute. Mikael Uhre leaves to be changed by Quinn Sullivan.
- 77' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 77 minutes.
- 82' It looks like no one’s ball. Philadelphia Union is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 85' Time for substitution for Philadelphia Union. Nathan Harriel is replaced by Olivier Mbaizo.
- 86' Joaquin Torres is replacing Jose Andres Martinez for the Philadelphia Union side.
- 90' Sporting Kansas City receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
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Lineups
Philadelphia Union Lineups
4-3-1-2Starting XI
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Mikael Uhre ↓ Quinn Sullivan 72'
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- 8
- 5
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31
Leon Flach ↓ Jack McGlynn 62'
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26
Nathan Harriel ↓ Olivier Mbaizo 85'
Bench
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15
Olivier Mbaizo ↑ 85'
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19
Joaquin Torres ↑ 86'
- 12
- 6
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33
Quinn Sullivan ↑ 72'
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16
Jack McGlynn ↑ 62'
- 20
- 17
- 25
Coach Jim CurtinSporting Kansas City Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
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- 26
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6
Nemanja Radoja ↓ Roger Espinoza 39'
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7
Johnny Russell ↓ Khiry Shelton 63'
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- 29
- 20
- 4
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23
William Agada ↓ Alan Pulido 63'
- 19
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Bench
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Alan Pulido ↑ 63'
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15
Roger Espinoza ↑ 39'
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Khiry Shelton ↑ 63'
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- 28
- 1
- 3
- 17
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Jay Simpson 2 Sergio Santos 2 Jay Simpson 2 Jack Elliott 1 Ilie Sanchez 1 Jamiro 1 Alan Pulido 1 Alejandro Bedoya 1 Head to Head
Philadelphia Union Form
2023-04-01 Philadelphia Union 0–0 Sporting Kansas City D 2023-03-25 Philadelphia Union 1–2 Orlando City SC L 2023-03-18 Montreal Impact FC 3–2 Philadelphia Union L 2023-03-12 Philadelphia Union 1–0 Chicago Fire FC W 2023-03-05 Internacional CF Miami 2–0 Philadelphia Union L 2023-02-26 Philadelphia Union 4–1 Columbus Crew SC WSporting Kansas City Form
2023-04-01 Philadelphia Union 0–0 Sporting Kansas City D 2023-03-26 Sporting Kansas City 1–4 Seattle Sounders FC L 2023-03-19 FC Dallas 2–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2023-03-12 Sporting Kansas City 0–0 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2023-03-05 Colorado Rapids SC 0–0 Sporting Kansas City D 2023-02-28 Portland Timbers 1–0 Sporting Kansas City L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.62 Philadelphia Union xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.89 Sporting Kansas City xGI would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.51Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 90% 10% ± 1.5 71% 29% ± 2.5 45% 55% ± 3.5 25% 75% ± 4.5 12% 88% Double Chance
Philadelphia Union or Draw 78%Draw or Sporting Kansas City 48%Philadelphia Union or Sporting Kansas City 73%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12.6%1 – 0 12.2%2 – 0 10.4%0 – 0 Actual2 – 1 9.2%0 – 1 6.2%3 – 0 5.5%3 – 1 5%1 – 2 5%2 – 2 4.1%0 – 2 3.1%3 – 2 2.3%Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union
Handicap Philadelphia Union covers Push Sporting Kansas City covers -2.5 12% — 88% -2 12% 17% 71% -1.5 29% — 71% -1 29% 24% 47% -0.5 53% — 47% +0.5 81% — 19% +1 81% 13% 7% +1.5 93% — 7% +2 93% 5% 2% +2.5 98% — 2% Clean Sheet
Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet 41% ✗Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet 21% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.