Thursday , 2 July 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 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

4
1
7
Sporting Kansas City 12 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
11 Points 14
14 Played 15
3 / 2 / 9 W / D / L 3 / 5 / 7
14 Scored 19
36 Conceded 31
-22 GD -12
0.79 PPG 0.93
21% Win % 20%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season
33% Clean Sheets
Austin FC this season

Sporting Kansas City are 30th (11 pts). Austin FC are 29th (14 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
Austin FC
0-15
4/2
16-30
1/1
31-45
2/2
46-60
1/4
61-75
1/1
76+
4/12
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Sporting Kansas City welcome Austin FC for this crunch clash at Children's Mercy Park.
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 7' The deadlock is broken! Jon Gallagher gets on the scoresheet on 7 minutes.
  • 12' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 12 minutes.
  • 17' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sporting Kansas City and Austin FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 22' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 27' Colombia international Jhohan Romana has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 32' Rodney Redes has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 37' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 42' Controversy at the stadium! Jhohan Romana argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 45' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Alexander Ring on 45 minutes.
  • 50' Sporting Kansas City currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 54' The Sporting Kansas City bench stirs into life. Roger Espinoza is withdrawn and Gadi Kinda gets his opportunity.
  • 56' Ilie Sanchez has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 56.
  • 58' Sporting Kansas City ring the changes. Roberto Puncec has done his job and it is now time for Kaveh Rad to step up.
  • 59' Luis Martins has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 59.
  • 61' The Austin FC bench stirs into life. Jared Stroud is withdrawn and Rodney Redes gets his opportunity.
  • 66' Austin FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 67' Alexander Ring catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Red card on 67.
  • 71' The crowd applauds Jon Gallagher as he leaves the pitch. Sebastian Berhalter steps in for Austin FC.
  • 72' Time for substitution for Austin FC. Cecilio Dominguez is replaced by Julio Cascante.
  • 77' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sporting Kansas City side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 82' Brilliant from the ! Ilie Sanchez makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 82.
  • 85' Khiry Shelton is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kaveh Rad at the 85 minute mark.
  • 87' The referee has no hesitation. Daniel Pereira is booked for Austin FC — Yellow card on 87.
  • 90' The deadlock is broken! Gadi Kinda gets on the scoresheet on 90 minutes.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
1.56 Sporting Kansas City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.63 Austin FC xG
I would bet for: Sporting Kansas City or Austin FC 75% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Kansas City40% Draw25% Austin FC35%
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
66%
Draw or Austin FC
60%
Sporting Kansas City or Austin FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sporting Kansas City28% Draw43% Austin FC29%
Actual: Austin FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.4%
1 – 2
8.2%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
6.4%
0 – 1
6%
0 – 0
5.8%
1 – 0
5.7%
0 – 2
5.4%
2 – 0
5%
1 – 3
4.4%
3 – 1
4.1%
2 – 3
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap Sporting Kansas City covers Push Austin FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 11% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 18% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 61% — 39%
+1 61% 19% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 12% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

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

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