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Sporting Kansas City vs Atlanta United FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Mon 6 May 2019 · 01:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 66' Eric Remedi

Overview

Match Preview

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Match Details

  • Referee Allen Chapman
  • Referee Logan Brown
  • Referee Oscar Mitchell Carvalho
  • Referee Geoff Gamble
  • Referee R. Mendoza
9 games this season 🟨 2.7/game 8.2 goals/game

Head-to-Head

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Sporting Kansas City 3 games · Avg 3.0 goals Atlanta United FC

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 May Atlanta United FC H 0–3 L
28 Apr New England Revolution H 4–4 D
21 Apr San Jose Earthquakes A 1–4 L
14 Apr New York Red Bulls H 2–2 D
07 Apr FC Cincinnati A 1–1 D
30 Mar Montreal Impact FC H 7–1 W
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
06 May Sporting Kansas City A 3–0 W
27 Apr Colorado Rapids SC H 1–0 W
20 Apr FC Dallas H 1–2 L
13 Apr New England Revolution A 2–0 W
30 Mar Columbus Crew SC A 0–2 L
17 Mar Philadelphia Union H 1–1 D

Season Stats

Sporting Kansas City Atlanta United FC
#30 Position #15
14 Points 12
18 Played 18
4 / 2 / 12 W / D / L 3 / 3 / 12
18 Scored 19
46 Conceded 33
-28 GD -14
0.78 PPG 0.67
22% Win % 17%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season
11% Clean Sheets
Atlanta United FC this season

Sporting Kansas City are 30th (14 pts). Atlanta United FC are 15th (12 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
Atlanta United FC
0-15
/4
16-30
1/3
31-45
1/3
46-60
3/3
61-75
3/6
76+
4/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sporting Kansas City
Dejan Joveljic 8 G 1 A
Atlanta United FC
Aleksei Miranchuk 5 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Sporting Kansas City and Atlanta United FC.
  • 5' It looks surprising Sporting Kansas City does not make any changes. Brad Guzan has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 10' Tim Melia has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 17 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 20' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sporting Kansas City needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 30' Sporting Kansas City are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Atlanta United FC backline.
  • 35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Gonzalo Martinez made 183 appearances and scored 13 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 39' Magnificent from Josef Martinez! That is 148 goals in 286 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 44' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sporting Kansas City that had 284 games and scored 439 goals.
  • 47' Ezequiel Barco adds to his 3 season tally! Atlanta United FC lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 52' Daniel Salloi has been relatively quiet despite scoring 64 goals in his last 284 appearances.
  • 57' Kelyn Rowe, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 62' Atlanta United FC 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.
  • 65' A change in the Sporting Kansas City ranks — Kelyn Rowe exits the field as Gedion Zelalem enters on 65.
  • 66' The referee shows Atlanta United FC player a Yellow card on 66.
  • 71' Jeff Larentowicz gets the nod from Atlanta United FC. He replaces Eric Remedi and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 76' Brilliant from the ! Josef Martinez makes it 0-3 with a superb finish on 76.
  • 81' The Atlanta United FC manager makes a substitution. Josef Martinez departs to be replaced by Brek Shea.
  • 86' Atlanta United FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Atlanta United FC take all three points.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.37 Sporting Kansas City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.86 Atlanta United FC xG
I would bet for: Sporting Kansas City or Atlanta United FC 74% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Kansas City30% Draw26% Atlanta United FC44%
Actual: Atlanta United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.23
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw
56%
Draw or Atlanta United FC
70%
Sporting Kansas City or Atlanta United FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sporting Kansas City22% Draw42% Atlanta United FC36%
Actual: Atlanta United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11%
1 – 2
9%
0 – 2
6.8%
0 – 1
6.7%
2 – 1
6.7%
2 – 2
6.1%
1 – 3
5.6%
0 – 0
5.5%
1 – 0
4.7%
0 – 3
Actual
2 – 3
3.9%
2 – 0
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap Sporting Kansas City covers Push Atlanta United FC covers
-2.5 4% 96%
-2 4% 8% 88%
-1.5 12% 88%
-1 12% 15% 73%
-0.5 27% 73%
+0.5 52% 48%
+1 52% 21% 27%
+1.5 73% 27%
+2 73% 15% 12%
+2.5 88% 12%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
16%
Atlanta United FC keeps clean sheet
26%

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