Sporting Kansas City vs Austin FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Sporting Kansas City vs Austin FC — MLS at Children's Mercy Park.
- Sporting Kansas City 14 games · 11 pts (2026/26)
- Austin FC 15 games · 14 pts (2026/26)
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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)
H2H (12 games)
67%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
0%
Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season
Sporting Kansas City this season
33%
Clean Sheets
Austin FC this season
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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Sporting Kansas City and Austin FC has kicked off!
- 5' 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.
- 10' The 33-year-old Khiry Shelton has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
- 15' It’s high time Josh Wolff made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 20' Austin FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 25' Austin FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
- 26' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Cecilio Dominguez makes no mistake. 0-1!
- 31' Remi Walter has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 1 cards already picked up this season.
- 32' That is a Yellow card for Sporting Kansas City. Remi Walter will be fuming at that decision.
- 37' Sporting Kansas City are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Austin FC's shape.
- 41' Fresh legs for Sporting Kansas City! Felipe Hernandez comes on to replace Remi Walter.
- 42' Another change for Sporting Kansas City made on 42 minute. Graham Zusi leaves to be changed by Jaylin Lindsey.
- 47' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sporting Kansas City and Austin FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 52' Rodney Redes has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 57' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sporting Kansas City needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 58' The Austin FC manager makes a substitution. Tomas Pochettino departs to be replaced by Sebastian Berhalter.
- 59' Another change for Austin FC made on 59 minute. Tomas Pochettino leaves to be changed by Sebastian Berhalter.
- 64' It is a cagey affair so far. Sporting Kansas City in their trying to find a way past Austin FC's compact .
- 69' Ireland international Jon Gallagher has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 70' Kekuta Manneh gets the nod from Austin FC. He replaces Cecilio Dominguez and will look to change the dynamic.
- 71' What composure from Daniel Salloi! The Hungary international strokes it home. 1-1.
- 76' Austin FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 79' The crowd applauds Diego Fagundez as he leaves the pitch. Jhohan Romana steps in for Austin FC.
- 79' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Matt Besler.
- 84' A quiet spell here at Children's Mercy Park. Sporting Kansas City seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 87' The Sporting Kansas City manager makes a substitution. Felipe Hernandez departs to be replaced by Wilson Harris.
- 90' Poor challenge from Nick Lima. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
- The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.
Lineups
Sporting Kansas City Lineups
Starting XI
-
54
Remi Walter ↓ Felipe Hernandez 41'
- 36
- 7
-
8
Graham Zusi ↓ Jaylin Lindsey 42'
- 29
- 6
- 20
- 10
- 15
- 11
- 3
Bench
-
2
Jaylin Lindsey ↑ 42'
-
21
Felipe Hernandez ↑ 41'
- 4
- 96
- 28
- 13
- 1
- 48
- 19
Coach
Peter Vermes
Austin FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 5
- 24
-
14
Diego Fagundez ↓ Jhohan Romana 79'
- 18
- 41
- 8
- 7
- 21
- 10
-
17
Jon Gallagher ↓ Manny Perez 59'
-
20
Jared Stroud ↓ Rodney Redes 70'
Bench
- 31
-
23
Kekuta Manneh ↑ 70'
-
6
Sebastian Berhalter ↑ 59'
-
2
Manny Perez ↑ 59'
-
3
Jhohan Romana ↑ 79'
-
11
Rodney Redes ↑ 70'
- 9
- 4
- 1
Coach
Josh Wolff
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Sebastian Driussi | 5 |
| Jon Gallagher | 3 |
| Johnny Russell | 3 |
| Stephen Afrira | 2 |
| Jader Obrian | 2 |
| Alan Pulido | 2 |
| Julio Cascante | 2 |
| Manu Garcia | 1 |
Head to Head
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
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.52
Sporting Kansas City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.39
Austin FC xG
I would bet for:
Sporting Kansas City or Austin FC 74% + Both teams to score 59%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.91
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 93% |
|
7% |
| ± 1.5 | 79% |
|
21% |
| ± 2.5 | 55% |
|
45% |
| ± 3.5 | 33% |
|
67% |
| ± 4.5 | 18% |
|
82% |
Double Chance
Sporting Kansas City or Draw
70%
Draw or Austin FC
56%
Sporting Kansas City or Austin FC
74%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Austin FC win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
8.4%
1 – 2
7.7%
1 – 0
7.4%
0 – 0
7.2%
0 – 1
6.6%
2 – 0
6.2%
2 – 2
5.9%
0 – 2
5.2%
3 – 1
4.3%
1 – 3
3.6%
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% | 19% | 61% |
| -0.5 | 39% | — | 61% |
| +0.5 | 66% | — | 34% |
| +1 | 66% | 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.