Philadelphia Union vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2026 MLS IS BACK QUARTER FINALS

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Sporting Kansas City

Fri 31 Jul 2020 · 00:00 UTC ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex HT 45+3' · FT 45+5'

Jose Andres Martinez 25' Y

Jack Elliott 53' Y

Y 71' Gerso Fernandes

Overview

Match Preview

Philadelphia Union vs Sporting Kansas City — MLS at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.

Philadelphia Union 18 games · 16 pts (2026/26)
Sporting Kansas City 18 games · 14 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Allen Chapman
Referee Robert Sibiga
Referee Jeremy Kieso
Referee Ramy Touchan
Referee Micheal Barwegen

9 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 8.2 goals/game

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

Philadelphia Union 5 games · Avg 2.0 goals Sporting Kansas City

Last 5 meetings

2020-07-31 Philadelphia Union 3–1 Sporting Kansas City 2019-03-10 Sporting Kansas City 2–0 Philadelphia Union 2018-09-23 Philadelphia Union 2–0 Sporting Kansas City

Recent Form

Philadelphia Union

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 Jul	Sporting Kansas City	H	3–1	W
26 Jul	New England Revolution	H	1–0	W
21 Jul	Orlando City SC	H	1–1	D
15 Jul	Internacional CF Miami	H	2–1	W
09 Jul	New York City FC	A	1–0	W
09 Mar	Los Angeles FC	A	3–3	D

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 Jul	Philadelphia Union	A	1–3	L
27 Jul	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	0–0	D
22 Jul	Real Salt Lake	A	2–0	W
18 Jul	Colorado Rapids SC	H	3–2	W
13 Jul	Minnesota United FC	H	1–2	L
08 Mar	Houston Dynamo	H	4–0	W

Season Stats

Philadelphia Union		Sporting Kansas City
#13	Position	#30
16	Points	14
18	Played	18
4 / 4 / 10	W / D / L	4 / 2 / 12
25	Scored	18
33	Conceded	46
-8	GD	-28
0.89	PPG	0.78
22%	Win %	22%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)

20% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

22% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

Philadelphia Union are 13th (16 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (14 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Philadelphia Union

0-15

3/3

16-30

1/5

31-45

3/3

46-60

3/1

61-75

4/2

76+

4/2

■ 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)

Philadelphia Union

Milan Iloski

8 G

1 A

Sporting Kansas City

Dejan Joveljic

8 G

1 A

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Philadelphia Union and Sporting Kansas City is underway.
5' Sporting Kansas City started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
15' Ray Gaddis has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
20' The energy levels are beginning to show. Peter Vermes might look to freshen things up shortly.
24' GOAL! Jamiro scores on 24. Assisted by Alejandro Bedoya
25' Jose Martinez catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 25.
26' What a strike from Sergio Santos! The score is 2-0.
31' Philadelphia Union are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
36' It is a cagey affair so far. Philadelphia Union in their trying to find a way past Sporting Kansas City's compact .
39' Sergio Santos with the second goal in the match!
44' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Johnny Russell made 285 appearances and scored 73 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
46' Alan Pulido makes no mistake. The score reads 3-1 and Sporting Kansas City are in front.
46' The Sporting Kansas City bench stirs into life. Luis Martins is withdrawn and Amadou Dia gets his opportunity.
51' Sporting Kansas City are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
53' That is a Yellow card for Philadelphia Union. Jack Elliott will be fuming at that decision.
53' Fresh legs for Philadelphia Union! Ilsinho comes on to replace Sergio Santos.
58' 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.
63' Graham Zusi, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
64' The Sporting Kansas City manager makes a substitution. Daniel Salloi departs to be replaced by Gerso Fernandes.
69' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Philadelphia Union and Sporting Kansas City are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
71' It’s a booking for Sporting Kansas City player. Gerso Fernandes gets a Yellow card.
71' Philadelphia Union make a change. Kacper Przybylko trudges off to be replaced by Andrew Wooten on 71 minutes.
76' A quiet spell here at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. Sporting Kansas City seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
81' 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.
84' Cameron Duke has so much to prove this time. He replaces Roger Espinoza on 84 minute.
86' Anthony Fontana has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jamiro on 86 minute.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-1.

Lineups

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jim Curtin

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jay Simpson	2
Jay Simpson	2
Sergio Santos	2
Jack Elliott	1
Ilie Sanchez	1
Jamiro	1
Alan Pulido	1
Alejandro Bedoya	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.17 Philadelphia Union xG

Expected Goals

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

1.09 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 62% + Philadelphia Union to win 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Philadelphia Union60% Draw22% Sporting Kansas City18%

Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 3.26

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	41%	59%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Philadelphia Union or Draw

82%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

40%

Philadelphia Union or Sporting Kansas City

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Philadelphia Union44% Draw40% Sporting Kansas City16%

Actual: Philadelphia Union win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.9%

2 – 1

9.5%

2 – 0

1 – 0

7.8%

3 – 1

Actual

3 – 0

6.3%

0 – 0

5.3%

2 – 2

5.2%

1 – 2

4.8%

3 – 2

3.8%

4 – 1

3.8%

0 – 1

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

Handicap	Philadelphia Union 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	83%	—	17%
+1	83%	11%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

34% ✓

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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

Philadelphia Union vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2026 MLS IS BACK QUARTER FINALS

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

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Philadelphia Union Form

Sporting Kansas City Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

Clean Sheet