Saturday , 14 November 2026

Sporting Kansas City vs Austin FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
Sporting Kansas City
2 – 1
Full Time
Austin FC
Sun 9 May 2021 · 23:30 UTC Children's Mercy Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 42' Jhohan Romana
Y 45' Alexander Ring
Ilie Sanchez 56' Y
Luis Martins 59' Y
R 67' Alexander Ring
Y 87' Daniel Pereira

Overview

Match Preview

Sporting Kansas City vs Austin FC — MLS at Children's Mercy Park.

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

4
1
8
Sporting Kansas City 13 games · Avg 3.3 goals Austin FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-05-09 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Austin FC

Recent Form

Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 May Austin FC H 2–1 W
01 May Real Salt Lake A 1–3 L
23 Apr Orlando City SC H 1–1 D
18 Apr New York Red Bulls A 2–1 W
04 Dec Minnesota United FC H 0–3 L
22 Nov San Jose Earthquakes H 3–3 D
Austin FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 May Sporting Kansas City A 1–2 L
02 May Minnesota United FC A 1–0 W
25 Apr Colorado Rapids SC A 3–1 W
17 Apr Los Angeles FC A 0–2 L

Season Stats

Sporting Kansas City Austin FC
#30 Position #29
26 Points 34
34 Played 34
7 / 5 / 22 W / D / L 8 / 10 / 16
40 Scored 42
81 Conceded 65
-41 GD -23
0.76 PPG 1.00
21% Win % 24%

Key Stats

77% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
6% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season
18% Clean Sheets
Austin FC this season

Sporting Kansas City are 30th (26 pts). Austin FC are 29th (34 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
Austin FC
0-15
5/6
16-30
4/6
31-45
3/5
46-60
5/11
61-75
5/10
76+
14/17
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sporting Kansas City
Andre Luiz 7 G 1 A
Austin FC
Christian Ramirez 9 G 2 A
Myrto Uzuni 9 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Sporting Kansas City and Austin FC get this one started.
  • 5' Austin 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.
  • 7' Jon Gallagher does the damage! The net is bulging and Austin FC surge ahead!
  • 12' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 17' Supporters expect more eagerness from Sebastian Berhalter, as he is very good at scoring at Children's Mercy Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 22' John Pulskamp is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sporting Kansas City so far.
  • 27' Daniel Pereira has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 32' It looks like no one’s ball. Austin FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 37' Portugal international Luis Martins has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 42' Austin FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 42.
  • 45' Alexander Ring was booked on 45.
  • 50' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jared Stroud made 302 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 54' Roger Espinoza makes way for Gadi Kinda at the 54 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sporting Kansas City.
  • 56' Ilie Sanchez has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 56.
  • 58' The crowd applauds Roberto Puncec as he leaves the pitch. Kaveh Rad steps in for Sporting Kansas City.
  • 59' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Luis Martins.
  • 61' Jared Stroud makes way for Rodney Redes at the 61 minute mark. A tactical switch from Austin FC.
  • 66' Rodney Redes has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 207 appearances.
  • 67' Alexander Ring was booked on 67.
  • 71' Sebastian Berhalter gets the nod from Austin FC. He replaces Jon Gallagher and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 72' Time for substitution for Austin FC. Cecilio Dominguez is replaced by Julio Cascante.
  • 77' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 82' GOAL! Ilie Sanchez fires home to make it 1-1!
  • 85' The Sporting Kansas City bench stirs into life. Kaveh Rad is withdrawn and Khiry Shelton gets his opportunity.
  • 87' Controversy at the stadium! Daniel Pereira argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 90' A goal from the Israel international Gadi Kinda! He fires home on 90 to make it 2-1!
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Sporting Kansas City players.

Lineups

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

Austin FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Josh Wolff

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.64 Sporting Kansas City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.55 Austin FC xG
I would bet for: Sporting Kansas City or Austin FC 75% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Kansas City43% Draw25% Austin FC32%
Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.19
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw
68%
Draw or Austin FC
57%
Sporting Kansas City or Austin FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sporting Kansas City30% Draw43% Austin FC27%
Actual: Austin FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.4%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
7.8%
2 – 2
6.4%
1 – 0
6%
0 – 0
5.8%
0 – 1
5.6%
2 – 0
5.5%
0 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
4.5%
1 – 3
4%
3 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap Sporting Kansas City covers Push Austin FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 12% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 19% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 18% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 11% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
Austin FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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