Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Sporting Kansas City vs Austin FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
Sporting Kansas City
4 – 1
Full Time
Austin FC
Sun 11 Jun 2023 · 00:30 UTC Children's Mercy Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Alan Pulido 19' 1–0
Robert Castellanos 47' 2–0
Alan Pulido 57' 3–0
3–1 61' Sebastian Driussi
Khiry Shelton 89' 4–1
Y 52' Julio Cascante
Y 60' Gyasi Zardes
Nemanja Radoja 61' Y
Erik Thommy 87' Y

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
2023-06-11 Sporting Kansas City 4–1 Austin FC 2022-08-14 Austin FC 4–3 Sporting Kansas City 2022-07-31 Sporting Kansas City 0–2 Austin FC 2021-11-04 Austin FC 3–1 Sporting Kansas City 2021-06-12 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Austin FC

Recent Form

Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Jun Austin FC H 4–1 W
04 Jun Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 1–1 D
01 Jun FC Dallas H 2–1 W
28 May Portland Timbers H 4–1 W
21 May St. Louis City A 0–4 L
18 May Los Angeles FC A 1–1 D
Austin FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Jun Sporting Kansas City A 1–4 L
04 Jun Real Salt Lake H 1–2 L
01 Jun Minnesota United FC H 2–1 W
28 May Houston Dynamo A 1–2 L
21 May Toronto FC H 1–0 W
18 May Seattle Sounders FC A 2–1 W

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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Sporting Kansas City and Austin FC has kicked off!
  • 5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sporting Kansas City that had 289 games and scored 440 goals.
  • 19' A goal from the Mexico international Alan Pulido! He fires home on 19 to make it 1-0!
  • 24' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 29' Austin FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 34' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Austin FC winning 0% of all matches.
  • 39' Austin FC come into this ranked 18 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 44' Sporting Kansas City are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 47' A goal from the USA international Robert Castellanos! He fires home on 47 to make it 2-0!
  • 52' Julio Cascante catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 52.
  • 57' What composure from Alan Pulido! The Mexico international strokes it home. 3-0.
  • 60' A meaty challenge results in booking for Gyasi Zardes on 60.
  • 61' What a strike from Sebastian Driussi! The score is 3-1.
  • 61' A moment of madness from Nemanja Radoja on 61 minutes earns him a card. Sporting Kansas City will be frustrated.
  • 66' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 71' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 76' The travelling Austin FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 77' Alan Pulido makes way for Khiry Shelton at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sporting Kansas City.
  • 82' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sporting Kansas City side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 87' A meaty challenge results in booking for Erik Thommy on 87.
  • 87' Time for substitution for Austin FC. Aleksandar Radovanovic is replaced by Will Bruin.
  • 89' What a moment for Khiry Shelton! That strike on 89 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 90' Felipe Hernandez is replacing Erik Thommy for the Sporting Kansas City side.
  • Another three points for Sporting Kansas City.

Lineups

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Austin FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

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
Alexander Ring 1

Head to Head

2023-06-11 Sporting Kansas City 4–1 Austin FC 2022-08-14 Austin FC 4–3 Sporting Kansas City 2022-07-31 Sporting Kansas City 0–2 Austin FC 2021-11-04 Austin FC 3–1 Sporting Kansas City 2021-06-12 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Austin FC

Sporting Kansas City Form

2023-06-11 Sporting Kansas City 4–1 Austin FC W 2023-06-04 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Sporting Kansas City D 2023-06-01 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 FC Dallas W 2023-05-28 Sporting Kansas City 4–1 Portland Timbers W 2023-05-21 St. Louis City 4–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2023-05-18 Los Angeles FC 1–1 Sporting Kansas City D

Austin FC Form

2023-06-11 Sporting Kansas City 4–1 Austin FC L 2023-06-04 Austin FC 1–2 Real Salt Lake L 2023-06-01 Austin FC 2–1 Minnesota United FC W 2023-05-28 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Austin FC L 2023-05-21 Austin FC 1–0 Toronto FC W 2023-05-18 Seattle Sounders FC 1–2 Austin FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.08 Sporting Kansas City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.73 Austin FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Kansas City47% Draw23% Austin FC30%
Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes72% 0% No28%
Avg goals/match: 3.81
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 72%
28%
± 3.5 52%
48%
± 4.5 33%
67%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw
70%
Draw or Austin FC
53%
Sporting Kansas City or Austin FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sporting Kansas City35% Draw39% Austin FC26%
Actual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–1 not predicted
4 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
8.8%
2 – 1
8%
2 – 2
6.8%
1 – 2
6.7%
3 – 1
5.5%
2 – 0
4.9%
3 – 2
4.7%
1 – 0
4.1%
2 – 3
4%
1 – 3
3.8%
0 – 0
3.4%
0 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap Sporting Kansas City covers Push Austin FC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 14% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 19% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 16% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
Austin FC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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