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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 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

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 #28
21 Points 31
26 Played 27
6 / 3 / 17 W / D / L 7 / 10 / 10
31 Scored 35
63 Conceded 47
-32 GD -12
0.81 PPG 1.15
23% Win % 26%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
4% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season
22% Clean Sheets
Austin FC this season

Sporting Kansas City are 30th (21 pts). Austin FC are 28th (31 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sporting Kansas City
0-15
3/8
16-30
7/7
31-45
5/8
46-60
2/6
61-75
4/11
76+
4/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Austin FC
0-15
5/4
16-30
4/5
31-45
2/4
46-60
3/6
61-75
3/3
76+
12/15
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Austin FC
Christian Ramirez 9 G 2 A
Myrto Uzuni 6 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at Children's Mercy Park as Sporting Kansas City face off against Austin FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 7' Goal! Jon Gallagher scores his 20 goal in 291 matches.
  • 12' Austin FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 12.
  • 17' Austin FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 22' It looks like no one’s ball. Sporting Kansas City is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 27' Austin FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 32' 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.
  • 37' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 42' Jhohan Romana was booked on 42.
  • 45' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Alexander Ring on 45 minutes.
  • 50' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Peter Vermes will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 54' Gadi Kinda gets the nod from Sporting Kansas City. He replaces Roger Espinoza and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 56' Ilie Sanchez catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 56.
  • 58' The whistle greets Roberto Puncec as he departs to be replaced by Kaveh Rad.
  • 59' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Luis Martins on 59 minutes.
  • 61' The supporters are chanting for Rodney Redes. He replaces Jared Stroud on 61 minute.
  • 66' It’s high time Josh Wolff made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 67' Poor challenge from Alexander Ring. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Red card.
  • 71' The supporters are chanting for Sebastian Berhalter. He replaces Jon Gallagher on 71 minute.
  • 72' A tactical swap from Austin FC — Julio Cascante on, Cecilio Dominguez off on 72 minutes.
  • 77' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Diego Fagundez suffering a number of foals already.
  • 82' What a strike from Ilie Sanchez! The score is 1-1.
  • 85' Khiry Shelton has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kaveh Rad on 85 minute.
  • 87' Austin FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 87.
  • 90' GOAL! Gadi Kinda scores on 90.
  • 2-1 the final result. Austin FC will be bitterly disappointed.

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
1.58 Sporting Kansas City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.62 Austin FC xG
I would bet for: Sporting Kansas City or Austin FC 75% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Kansas City41% Draw25% Austin FC34%
Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.2
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
59%
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
11.3%
1 – 2
8.1%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
6.4%
0 – 1
5.9%
1 – 0
5.7%
0 – 0
5.7%
0 – 2
5.3%
2 – 0
5.1%
1 – 3
4.4%
3 – 1
4.2%
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 62% — 38%
+1 62% 18% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 11% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Austin FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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