Saturday , 14 November 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 34 77
2 Internacional CF Miami 34 60
3 New England Revolution 34 58
4 Chicago Fire FC 34 55
5 Charlotte FC 34 54
6 Philadelphia Union 34 50
7 Columbus Crew SC 34 47
8 FC Cincinnati 34 46
9 Orlando City SC 34 46
10 New York City FC 34 42
11 New York Red Bulls 34 42
12 Toronto FC 34 39
13 Atlanta United FC 34 33
14 D.C. United SC 34 33
15 Montreal Impact FC 34 26
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 64
17 FC Dallas 34 58
18 St. Louis City 34 54
19 San Jose Earthquakes 34 52
20 Houston Dynamo 34 51
21 Los Angeles FC 34 47
22 Portland Timbers 34 46
23 Seattle Sounders FC 34 46
24 Real Salt Lake 34 45
25 Minnesota United FC 34 44
26 Los Angeles Galaxy 34 44
27 Colorado Rapids SC 34 43
28 San Diego FC 34 38
29 Austin FC 34 34
30 Sporting Kansas City 34 26

Head-to-Head

4
1
8
Sporting Kansas City 13 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 #29
26 Points 34
34 Played 34
7 / 5 / 22 W / D / L 8 / 10 / 16
40 Scored 42
81 Conceded 65
-41 GD -23
0.76 PPG 1.00
21% Win % 24%

Key Stats

77% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
69% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
6% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season
18% Clean Sheets
Austin FC this season

Sporting Kansas City are 30th (26 pts). Austin FC are 29th (34 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sporting Kansas City
0-15
3/12
16-30
8/10
31-45
9/9
46-60
3/7
61-75
6/15
76+
5/14
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Austin FC
0-15
5/6
16-30
4/6
31-45
3/5
46-60
5/11
61-75
5/10
76+
14/17
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sporting Kansas City
Andre Luiz 7 G 1 A
Austin FC
Christian Ramirez 9 G 2 A
Myrto Uzuni 9 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Children's Mercy Park. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sporting Kansas City and Austin FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jon Gallagher made 303 appearances and scored 20 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 15' It looks surprising Sporting Kansas City does not make any changes. Erik Thommy has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 19' A stunning finish from Alan Pulido — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 24' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 29' Sporting Kansas City currently sit 25 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 34' Over 34 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 39' Uruguay international Diego Fagundez has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 44' 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.
  • 47' The deadlock is broken! Robert Castellanos gets on the scoresheet on 47 minutes.
  • 52' It’s gonna be a card for Julio Cascante.
  • 57' Alan Pulido adds to his 0 season tally! Sporting Kansas City lead 3-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 60' Controversy at the stadium! Gyasi Zardes argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 61' A goal from the Argentina international Sebastian Driussi! He fires home on 61 to make it 3-1!
  • 61' Controversy at the stadium! Nemanja Radoja argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 66' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 71' Jhojan Valencia needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 76' 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.
  • 77' Fresh legs for Sporting Kansas City! Khiry Shelton comes on to replace Alan Pulido.
  • 82' Austin FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 87' The referee has no hesitation. Erik Thommy is booked for Sporting Kansas City — card on 87.
  • 87' The crowd applauds Aleksandar Radovanovic as he leaves the pitch. Will Bruin steps in for Austin FC.
  • 89' GOAL! Khiry Shelton fires home to make it 4-1!
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Felipe Hernandez. He replaces Erik Thommy on 90 minute.
  • It finishes all square. Sporting Kansas City and Austin FC share the spoils 4-1.

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
Stephen Afrira 3
Myrto Uzuni 2
Jader Obrian 2
Alan Pulido 2
Julio Cascante 2

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
2.13 Sporting Kansas City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.67 Austin FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Kansas City49% Draw23% Austin FC28%
Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes71% 0% No29%
Avg goals/match: 3.8
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
72%
Draw or Austin FC
51%
Sporting Kansas City or Austin FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sporting Kansas City37% Draw39% Austin FC24%
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 – 2
6.7%
1 – 2
6.5%
3 – 1
5.8%
2 – 0
5.2%
3 – 2
4.8%
1 – 0
4.3%
2 – 3
3.8%
3 – 0
3.6%
1 – 3
3.6%
0 – 0
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap Sporting Kansas City covers Push Austin FC covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 14% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 19% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 15% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
Austin FC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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