Philadelphia Union vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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Philadelphia Union

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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

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

Philadelphia Union 34 games · 50 pts (2026/26)
Sporting Kansas City 34 games · 26 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

Philadelphia Union 6 games · Avg 2.8 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

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

Sporting Kansas City

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
#6	Position	#30
50	Points	26
34	Played	34
14 / 8 / 12	W / D / L	7 / 5 / 22
66	Scored	40
52	Conceded	81
+14	GD	-41
1.47	PPG	0.76
41%	Win %	21%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

24% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

6% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

Philadelphia Union are 6th (50 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Philadelphia Union

0-15

4/6

16-30

6/7

31-45

8/7

46-60

12/2

61-75

17/5

76+

8/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sporting Kansas City

0-15

3/12

16-30

8/10

31-45

9/9

46-60

3/7

61-75

6/15

76+

5/14

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Philadelphia Union

Milan Iloski	19 G	2 A
Bruno Damiani	13 G	3 A
Cavan Sullivan	9 G	6 A

Sporting Kansas City

Andre Luiz

7 G

1 A

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Philadelphia Union vs Sporting Kansas City — let the football do the talking.
5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
10' Daniel Salloi is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Philadelphia Union so far.
15' Nemanja Radoja, a Serbia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
17' William Agada picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
18' The referee calls foul for Nathan Harriel. He receives a Yellow card.
23' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Philadelphia Union and Sporting Kansas City are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
28' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Philadelphia Union side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
33' 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.
38' The energy levels are beginning to show. Peter Vermes might look to freshen things up shortly.
39' Time for substitution for Sporting Kansas City. Nemanja Radoja is replaced by Roger Espinoza.
40' That is a Yellow card for Philadelphia Union. Daniel Gazdag will be fuming at that decision.
45' With 0 assists to his name this season, Tim Melia is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sporting Kansas City.
50' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Philadelphia Union and Sporting Kansas City are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
55' A quiet spell here at Subaru Park. Philadelphia Union seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
60' 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.
62' Time for substitution for Philadelphia Union. Leon Flach is replaced by Jack McGlynn.
63' The crowd applauds William Agada as he leaves the pitch. Alan Pulido steps in for Sporting Kansas City.
68' Philadelphia Union are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
72' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Jose Andres Martinez.
72' Time for substitution for Philadelphia Union. Mikael Uhre is replaced by Quinn Sullivan.
77' Khiry Shelton is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sporting Kansas City tonight.
82' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 82 minutes.
85' The Philadelphia Union manager makes a substitution. Nathan Harriel departs to be replaced by Olivier Mbaizo.
86' The supporters are chanting for Joaquin Torres. He replaces Jose Andres Martinez on 86 minute.
90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Remi Walter.
celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Philadelphia Union Lineups

4-3-1-2

Starting XI

18
Andre Blake
3
Jack Elliott
11
Alejandro Bedoya
9
Julian Carranza
7
Mikael Uhre ↓ Quinn Sullivan 72'
10
Daniel Gazdag
8
Jose Andres Martinez ↓ Joaquin Torres 86'
5
Jakob Glesnes
31
Leon Flach ↓ Jack McGlynn 62'
2
Matthew Real
26
Nathan Harriel ↓ Olivier Mbaizo 85'

Bench

15
Olivier Mbaizo ↑ 85'
19
Joaquin Torres ↑ 86'
12
Joe Bendik
6
Andres Perea
33
Quinn Sullivan ↑ 72'
16
Jack McGlynn ↑ 62'
20
Jesus Bueno
17
Damion Lowe
25
Chris Donovan

Coach Jim Curtin

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Andre Luiz	2
Jay Simpson	2
Jay Simpson	2
Sergio Santos	2
Milan Iloski	1
Bruno Damiani	1
Cavan Sullivan	1
Wyatt Meyer	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 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

0 / 4

2.19 Philadelphia Union xG

Expected Goals

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

0.84 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: Philadelphia Union to win 61% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Philadelphia Union61% Draw22% Sporting Kansas City17%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 3.03

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Philadelphia Union or Draw

83%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

39%

Philadelphia Union or Sporting Kansas City

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Philadelphia Union48% Draw41% Sporting Kansas City11%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

11.4%

1 – 0

10.1%

1 – 1

9.7%

2 – 1

9.4%

3 – 0

8.1%

3 – 1

6.8%

0 – 0

Actual

4 – 0

4.4%

2 – 2

4 – 1

3.8%

1 – 2

3.6%

0 – 1

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

Handicap	Philadelphia Union covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	23%	—	77%
-2	23%	20%	56%
-1.5	44%	—	56%
-1	44%	23%	33%
-0.5	67%	—	33%
+0.5	88%	—	12%
+1	88%	8%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

44% ✗

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

12% ✗

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