Thursday , 2 July 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 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

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 #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)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season
33% Clean Sheets
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' It’s Showtime! The match between Sporting Kansas City and Austin FC is underway.
  • 5' Argentina international Emiliano Rigoni has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sporting Kansas City and Austin FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 15' 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.
  • 19' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Alan Pulido makes it 1-0.
  • 24' Kendall McIntosh has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 29' Nick Lima has been relatively quiet despite scoring 9 goals in his last 279 appearances.
  • 34' 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.
  • 39' Marinos Tzionis has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 44' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 47' What composure from Robert Castellanos! The USA international strokes it home. 2-0.
  • 52' The referee has no hesitation. Julio Cascante is booked for Austin FC — card on 52.
  • 57' Brilliant from the ! Alan Pulido makes it 3-0 with a superb finish on 57.
  • 60' Gyasi Zardes was booked on 60.
  • 61' Sebastian Driussi makes no mistake. The score reads 3-1 and Austin FC are in front.
  • 61' Nemanja Radoja is having his name booked by the referee on 61.
  • 66' Austin FC come into this ranked 18 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 71' Sporting Kansas City are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 76' 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.
  • 77' The crowd applauds Alan Pulido as he leaves the pitch. Khiry Shelton steps in for Sporting Kansas City.
  • 82' 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.
  • 87' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Erik Thommy on 87 minutes.
  • 87' The Austin FC manager makes a substitution. Aleksandar Radovanovic departs to be replaced by Will Bruin.
  • 89' Khiry Shelton has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 89 minutes.
  • 90' Felipe Hernandez is replacing Erik Thommy for the Sporting Kansas City side.
  • 4-1 the final result. Austin FC will be bitterly disappointed.

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 2
Jader Obrian 2
Alan Pulido 2
Julio Cascante 2
Ethan Finlay 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
2.06 Sporting Kansas City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.74 Austin FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Kansas City46% Draw23% Austin FC31%
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
70%
Draw or Austin FC
54%
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
8.9%
2 – 1
8%
2 – 2
6.9%
1 – 2
6.8%
3 – 1
5.4%
2 – 0
4.8%
3 – 2
4.7%
1 – 0
4.1%
2 – 3
4%
1 – 3
3.9%
0 – 2
3.5%
0 – 0
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap Sporting Kansas City covers Push Austin FC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 13% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 19% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 16% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 10% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
Austin FC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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