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Sporting Kansas City vs Austin FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
Sporting Kansas City
1 – 1
Full Time
Austin FC
Sat 12 Jun 2021 · 19:00 UTC Children's Mercy Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Remi Walter 32' Y
Y 79' Matt Besler
Y 90' Nick Lima

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
2021-06-12 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Austin FC 2021-05-09 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Austin FC

Recent Form

Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Jun Austin FC H 1–1 D
30 May Houston Dynamo H 3–2 W
23 May San Jose Earthquakes A 3–1 W
16 May Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 3–0 W
13 May Houston Dynamo A 0–1 L
09 May Austin FC H 2–1 W
Austin FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Jun Sporting Kansas City A 1–1 D
31 May Seattle Sounders FC A 0–0 D
24 May Nashville SC A 0–1 L
15 May Los Angeles Galaxy A 0–2 L
09 May Sporting Kansas City A 1–2 L
02 May Minnesota United FC A 1–0 W

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' That's the starting whistle at Children's Mercy Park. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Sporting Kansas City and Austin FC.
  • 5' A quiet spell here at Children's Mercy Park. Austin FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 20' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 25' The travelling Austin FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 26' A goal from the Paraguay international Cecilio Dominguez! He fires home on 26 to make it 0-1!
  • 31' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sporting Kansas City and Austin FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 32' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Remi Walter.
  • 37' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 41' Felipe Hernandez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Remi Walter on 41 minute.
  • 42' The supporters are chanting for Jaylin Lindsey. He replaces Graham Zusi on 42 minute.
  • 47' Sporting Kansas City are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 52' Sporting Kansas City are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 57' Luis Martins needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 58' Sebastian Berhalter gets the nod from Austin FC. He replaces Tomas Pochettino and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 59' Sebastian Berhalter is replacing Tomas Pochettino for the Austin FC side.
  • 64' Sporting Kansas City are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Austin FC's shape.
  • 69' Austin FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 70' Kekuta Manneh is replacing Cecilio Dominguez for the Austin FC side.
  • 71' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Daniel Salloi makes no mistake. 1-1!
  • 76' Sporting Kansas City are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Austin FC backline.
  • 79' Jhohan Romana is ready to make an impact after coming on for Diego Fagundez at the 79 minute mark.
  • 79' Matt Besler picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 84' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sporting Kansas City and Austin FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 87' Time for substitution for Sporting Kansas City. Felipe Hernandez is replaced by Wilson Harris.
  • 90' Nick Lima was booked on 90.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Sporting Kansas City 1-1 Austin FC.

Lineups

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

Austin FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Josh Wolff

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sebastian Driussi 5
Jon Gallagher 3
Johnny Russell 3
Jader Obrian 2
Alan Pulido 2
Julio Cascante 2
Stephen Afrira 2
Mikkel Desler 1

Head to Head

2021-06-12 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Austin FC 2021-05-09 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Austin FC

Sporting Kansas City Form

2021-06-12 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Austin FC D 2021-05-30 Sporting Kansas City 3–2 Houston Dynamo W 2021-05-23 San Jose Earthquakes 1–3 Sporting Kansas City W 2021-05-16 Sporting Kansas City 3–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2021-05-13 Houston Dynamo 1–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2021-05-09 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Austin FC W

Austin FC Form

2021-06-12 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Austin FC D 2021-05-31 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 Austin FC D 2021-05-24 Nashville SC 1–0 Austin FC L 2021-05-15 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–0 Austin FC L 2021-05-09 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Austin FC L 2021-05-02 Minnesota United FC 0–1 Austin FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.52 Sporting Kansas City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.38 Austin FC xG
I would bet for: Sporting Kansas City or Austin FC 74% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sporting Kansas City44% Draw26% Austin FC30%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 2.9
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw
70%
Draw or Austin FC
56%
Sporting Kansas City or Austin FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sporting Kansas City29% Draw45% Austin FC26%
Actual: Austin FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
8.4%
1 – 2
7.7%
1 – 0
7.5%
0 – 0
7.3%
0 – 1
6.7%
2 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
5.8%
0 – 2
5.2%
3 – 1
4.3%
1 – 3
3.5%
3 – 0
3.1%

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% 20% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 18% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Austin FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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