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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 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

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
14 Points 17
18 Played 18
4 / 2 / 12 W / D / L 4 / 5 / 9
18 Scored 22
46 Conceded 36
-28 GD -14
0.78 PPG 0.94
22% Win % 22%

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
28% Clean Sheets
Austin FC this season

Sporting Kansas City are 30th (14 pts). Austin FC are 29th (17 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
Austin FC
0-15
5/3
16-30
1/3
31-45
2/3
46-60
1/4
61-75
1/1
76+
6/13
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sporting Kansas City
Dejan Joveljic 8 G 1 A
Austin FC
Myrto Uzuni 6 G
Christian Ramirez 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Sporting Kansas City is hosting Austin FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' Austin FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 7' Jon Gallagher puts Austin FC on the lead.
  • 12' Sporting Kansas City is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 17' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 22' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 27' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 32' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Josh Wolff will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 37' Alexander Ring has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 42' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jhohan Romana.
  • 45' Austin FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 45.
  • 50' The energy levels are beginning to show. Peter Vermes might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 54' Sporting Kansas City ring the changes. Roger Espinoza has done his job and it is now time for Gadi Kinda to step up.
  • 56' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Ilie Sanchez.
  • 58' It is a substitution in Sporting Kansas City team. Roberto Puncec is replaced by Kaveh Rad on 58 minute.
  • 59' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Luis Martins.
  • 61' The supporters are chanting for Rodney Redes. He replaces Jared Stroud on 61 minute.
  • 66' Austin FC is showing some good football. However, Austin FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 67' A moment of madness from Alexander Ring on 67 minutes earns him a Red card. Austin FC will be frustrated.
  • 71' Austin FC make a change. Jon Gallagher trudges off to be replaced by Sebastian Berhalter on 71 minutes.
  • 72' The Austin FC manager makes a substitution. Cecilio Dominguez departs to be replaced by Julio Cascante.
  • 77' The travelling Austin FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 82' A goal from the Spain international Ilie Sanchez! He fires home on 82 to make it 1-1!
  • 85' A change in the Sporting Kansas City ranks — Kaveh Rad exits the field as Khiry Shelton enters on 85.
  • 87' The referee has no hesitation. Daniel Pereira is booked for Austin FC — Yellow card on 87.
  • 90' Brilliant from the ! Gadi Kinda makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 90.
  • Full Time. Sporting Kansas City beats Austin FC

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
1.55 Sporting Kansas City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.61 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: 3.16
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 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
11.5%
1 – 2
8.2%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
6.3%
0 – 1
6%
0 – 0
5.9%
1 – 0
5.8%
0 – 2
5.4%
2 – 0
5.1%
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 62% — 38%
+1 62% 19% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 12% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Austin FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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