Sunday , 16 August 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 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

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 #7
14 Points 25
18 Played 18
4 / 2 / 12 W / D / L 7 / 4 / 7
18 Scored 29
46 Conceded 27
-28 GD +2
0.78 PPG 1.39
22% Win % 39%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season
26% Clean Sheets
Charlotte FC this season

Sporting Kansas City are 30th (14 pts). Charlotte FC are 7th (25 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sporting Kansas City
0-15
–/7
16-30
3/4
31-45
3/6
46-60
2/4
61-75
2/8
76+
3/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Charlotte FC
0-15
4/2
16-30
4/5
31-45
4/1
46-60
1/3
61-75
2/4
76+
4/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sporting Kansas City
Dejan Joveljic 8 G 1 A
Charlotte FC
Pep Biel 8 G 5 A
Idan Gorno 4 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' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 10' With 3 assists to his name this season, Pep Biel is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Charlotte FC.
  • 15' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jacob Bartlett suffering a number of foals already.
  • 20' Charlotte FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 25' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 30' Jake Davis has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 34' The deadlock is broken! Idan Gorno gets on the scoresheet on 34 minutes.
  • 39' Supporters expect more eagerness from Souleyman Doumbia, as he is very good at scoring at Children's Mercy Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 44' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 49' The energy levels are beginning to show. Dean Smith might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 54' A quiet spell here at Children's Mercy Park. Charlotte FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 55' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Eryk Williamson.
  • 60' Sporting Kansas City are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 63' Poor challenge from Wilfried Zaha. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 66' The referee has no hesitation. Joaquin Fernandez is booked for Sporting Kansas City — card on 66.
  • 66' Brandt Bronico is ready to make an impact after coming on for Eryk Williamson at the 66 minute mark.
  • 69' It is a substitution in Sporting Kansas City team. Magomed Suleymanov is replaced by Santiago Munoz on 69 minute.
  • 74' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sporting Kansas City and Charlotte FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 78' Charlotte FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kerwin Vargas is hanging Wilfried Zaha on the field on 78 minute.
  • 83' Djibril Diani has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 85' A change in the Sporting Kansas City ranks — Daniel Salloi exits the field as Mason Toye enters on 85.
  • 88' Nick Scardina has so much to prove this time. He replaces Liel Abada on 88 minute.
  • 90' The Sporting Kansas City manager makes a substitution. Dejan Joveljic departs to be replaced by Ian James.
  • 2-1 the final result. Charlotte FC will be bitterly disappointed.

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
1.6 Sporting Kansas City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.06 Charlotte FC xG
I would bet for: Sporting Kansas City or Charlotte FC 77% + Over 2.5 goals 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sporting Kansas City37% Draw23% Charlotte FC40%
Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes69% 0% No31%
Avg goals/match: 3.66
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 70%
30%
± 3.5 49%
51%
± 4.5 31%
69%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw
60%
Draw or Charlotte FC
63%
Sporting Kansas City or Charlotte FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sporting Kansas City24% Draw39% Charlotte FC37%
Actual: Charlotte FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.3%
1 – 2
8.4%
2 – 2
6.7%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 3
5.7%
0 – 2
5.5%
0 – 1
4.8%
2 – 3
4.6%
0 – 0
3.9%
0 – 3
3.7%
3 – 2
3.6%
1 – 0
3.6%

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
14% ✓
Charlotte FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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