Sunday , 16 August 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 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

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
#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' We are underway at Subaru Park. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Sporting Kansas City have won 437 goals from 282 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Philadelphia Union that had 286 games and scored 477 goals.
  • 15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 17' Sporting Kansas City receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 17.
  • 18' A meaty challenge results in booking for Nathan Harriel on 18.
  • 23' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 28' The home supporters are growing impatient. Philadelphia Union must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 33' Nathan Harriel is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sporting Kansas City tonight.
  • 38' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Philadelphia Union and Sporting Kansas City are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 39' Roger Espinoza is ready to make an impact after coming on for Nemanja Radoja at the 39 minute mark.
  • 40' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Daniel Gazdag.
  • 45' Philadelphia Union is showing some good football. However, Philadelphia Union are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 50' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 55' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 60' The travelling Sporting Kansas City supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 62' The supporters are chanting for Jack McGlynn. He replaces Leon Flach on 62 minute.
  • 63' Another change for Sporting Kansas City made on 63 minute. William Agada leaves to be changed by Alan Pulido.
  • 68' It’s high time Jim Curtin made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 72' The referee shows Philadelphia Union player a Yellow card on 72.
  • 72' The Philadelphia Union bench stirs into life. Mikael Uhre is withdrawn and Quinn Sullivan gets his opportunity.
  • 77' It looks surprising Philadelphia Union does not make any changes. Jack Elliott has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 82' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Philadelphia Union side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 85' The supporters are chanting for Olivier Mbaizo. He replaces Nathan Harriel on 85 minute.
  • 86' Joaquin Torres has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jose Andres Martinez on 86 minute.
  • 90' Controversy at the stadium! Remi Walter argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • The final score is 0-0.

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
Jay Simpson 2
Jay Simpson 2
Sergio Santos 2
Jack Elliott 1
Ilie Sanchez 1
Jamiro 1
Alan Pulido 1
Alejandro Bedoya 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
1.82 Philadelphia Union xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.86 Sporting Kansas City xG
I would bet for: Philadelphia Union to win 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Philadelphia Union56% Draw25% Sporting Kansas City19%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.68
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Philadelphia Union or Draw
81%
Draw or Sporting Kansas City
44%
Philadelphia Union or Sporting Kansas City
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Philadelphia Union41% Draw45% Sporting Kansas City14%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
11.8%
1 – 1
11.6%
2 – 0
11.1%
2 – 1
9.4%
0 – 0
Actual
3 – 0
6.6%
3 – 1
5.7%
0 – 1
5%
1 – 2
4.4%
2 – 2
4.1%
4 – 0
3%
4 – 1
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

Handicap Philadelphia Union covers Push Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 18% 66%
-1.5 34% — 66%
-1 34% 24% 41%
-0.5 59% — 41%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 11% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
43% ✗
Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
17% ✗

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