Thursday , 2 July 2026

Philadelphia Union vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
Philadelphia Union
0 – 0
Full Time
Sporting Kansas City
Sat 1 Apr 2023 · 23:30 UTC Subaru Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 17' William Agada
Nathan Harriel 18' Y
Daniel Gazdag 40' Y
Jose Andres Martinez 72' Y
Y 90' Remi Walter

Overview

Match Preview

Philadelphia Union vs Sporting Kansas City — MLS at Subaru Park.

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

2
2
1
Philadelphia Union 5 games · Avg 2.0 goals Sporting Kansas City
Last 5 meetings
2023-04-01 Philadelphia Union 0–0 Sporting Kansas City 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 history
20% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season
0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

Philadelphia Union are 15th (7 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (11 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Philadelphia Union
0-15
2/3
16-30
1/4
31-45
2/2
46-60
2/1
61-75
2/1
76+
2/2
■ 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' 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.

Lineups

Philadelphia Union Lineups

4-3-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jim Curtin

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sergio Santos 2
Jay Simpson 2
Jay Simpson 2
Jamiro 1
Alan Pulido 1
Alejandro Bedoya 1
Remi Walter 1
Jack Elliott 1

Head to Head

2023-04-01 Philadelphia Union 0–0 Sporting Kansas City 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

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 W

Sporting 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 accuracy
3 / 4
1.62 Philadelphia Union xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.89 Sporting Kansas City xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Philadelphia Union52% Draw27% Sporting Kansas City21%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.51
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✓ Correct
Philadelphia Union37% Draw47% Sporting Kansas City16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.6%
1 – 0
12.2%
2 – 0
10.4%
0 – 0
Actual
2 – 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.