Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Sporting Kansas City vs Charlotte FC, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2025
Sporting Kansas City
2 – 1
Full Time
Charlotte FC
Thu 26 Jun 2025 · 00:30 UTC Children's Mercy Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 55' Eryk Williamson
Y 63' Wilfried Zaha
Joaquin Fernandez 66' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Sporting Kansas City vs Charlotte 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

1
Sporting Kansas City 1 games · Avg 3.0 goals Charlotte FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-06-26 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Charlotte FC

Recent Form

Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Jun Charlotte FC H 2–1 W
15 Jun FC Dallas H 2–4 L
09 Jun Los Angeles FC A 1–3 L
01 Jun Houston Dynamo A 3–1 W
25 May New England Revolution H 3–3 D
18 May San Diego FC A 0–0 D
Charlotte FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Jun Sporting Kansas City A 1–2 L
14 Jun Philadelphia Union A 1–2 L
31 May Toronto FC A 2–0 W
28 May New York Red Bulls A 2–4 L
24 May Columbus Crew SC H 3–2 W
17 May Chicago Fire FC H 1–4 L

Season Stats

Sporting Kansas City Charlotte FC
#30 Position #4
21 Points 43
26 Played 27
6 / 3 / 17 W / D / L 12 / 7 / 8
31 Scored 47
63 Conceded 38
-32 GD +9
0.81 PPG 1.59
23% Win % 44%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
4% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season
26% Clean Sheets
Charlotte FC this season

Sporting Kansas City are 30th (21 pts). Charlotte FC are 4th (43 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
Charlotte FC
0-15
5/3
16-30
7/5
31-45
5/2
46-60
3/7
61-75
5/4
76+
6/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Charlotte FC
Pep Biel 12 G 7 A
Idan Gorno 6 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Sporting Kansas City is hosting Charlotte FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' Sporting Kansas City is showing some good football. However, Sporting Kansas City are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sporting Kansas City side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 15' Sporting Kansas City have won 450 goals from 292 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 20' The 23-year-old Jansen Miller has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 25' A quiet spell here at Children's Mercy Park. Sporting Kansas City seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 30' It’s high time Kerry Zavagnin made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 34' Idan Gorno makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Charlotte FC are in front.
  • 39' The energy levels are beginning to show. Kerry Zavagnin might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 44' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 49' Erik Thommy is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Charlotte FC tonight.
  • 54' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 55' It’s gonna be a card for Eryk Williamson.
  • 60' Charlotte FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 63' That is a card for Charlotte FC. Wilfried Zaha will be fuming at that decision.
  • 66' It’s a booking for Sporting Kansas City player. Joaquin Fernandez gets a card.
  • 66' The whistle greets Eryk Williamson as he departs to be replaced by Brandt Bronico.
  • 69' Santiago Munoz has so much to prove this time. He replaces Magomed Suleymanov on 69 minute.
  • 74' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 78' It is a substitution in Charlotte FC team. Wilfried Zaha is replaced by Kerwin Vargas on 78 minute.
  • 83' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 85' Daniel Salloi makes way for Mason Toye at the 85 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sporting Kansas City.
  • 88' A tactical swap from Charlotte FC — Nick Scardina on, Liel Abada off on 88 minutes.
  • 90' The crowd applauds Dejan Joveljic as he leaves the pitch. Ian James steps in for Sporting Kansas City.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Sporting Kansas City 2-1 Charlotte FC.

Lineups

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kerry Zavagnin

Charlotte FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dean Smith

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Dejan Joveljic 1
Mason Toye 1
Idan Gorno 1

Head to Head

2025-06-26 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Charlotte FC

Sporting Kansas City Form

2025-06-26 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Charlotte FC W 2025-06-15 Sporting Kansas City 2–4 FC Dallas L 2025-06-09 Los Angeles FC 3–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2025-06-01 Houston Dynamo 1–3 Sporting Kansas City W 2025-05-25 Sporting Kansas City 3–3 New England Revolution D 2025-05-18 San Diego FC 0–0 Sporting Kansas City D

Charlotte FC Form

2025-06-26 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Charlotte FC L 2025-06-14 Philadelphia Union 2–1 Charlotte FC L 2025-05-31 Toronto FC 0–2 Charlotte FC W 2025-05-28 New York Red Bulls 4–2 Charlotte FC L 2025-05-24 Charlotte FC 3–2 Columbus Crew SC W 2025-05-17 Charlotte FC 1–4 Chicago Fire FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.67 Sporting Kansas City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.09 Charlotte FC xG
I would bet for: Sporting Kansas City or Charlotte FC 77% + Over 2.5 goals 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sporting Kansas City38% Draw23% Charlotte FC39%
Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes71% 0% No29%
Avg goals/match: 3.76
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 71%
29%
± 3.5 51%
49%
± 4.5 32%
68%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw
61%
Draw or Charlotte FC
62%
Sporting Kansas City or Charlotte FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sporting Kansas City25% Draw39% Charlotte FC36%
Actual: Charlotte FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9%
1 – 2
8.2%
2 – 2
6.8%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 3
5.7%
0 – 2
5.2%
2 – 3
4.7%
0 – 1
4.4%
3 – 2
3.8%
3 – 1
3.6%
0 – 0
3.6%
0 – 3
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap Sporting Kansas City covers Push Charlotte FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 9% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 15% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 53% — 47%
+1 53% 19% 28%
+1.5 72% — 28%
+2 72% 14% 14%
+2.5 86% — 14%

Clean Sheet

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

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