Sporting Kansas City vs Nashville SC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Sporting Kansas City vs Nashville SC — MLS at Children's Mercy Park.
- Sporting Kansas City 14 games · 11 pts (2026/26)
- Nashville SC 14 games · 33 pts (2026/26)
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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 21 Sep Nashville SC H 0–3 L 17 Sep Minnesota United FC A 1–0 W 09 Sep Internacional CF Miami A 2–3 L 03 Sep St. Louis City H 2–1 W 27 Aug San Jose Earthquakes H 3–0 W 16 Jul Austin FC A 1–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 21 Sep Sporting Kansas City A 3–0 W 03 Sep Charlotte FC H 1–1 D 30 Aug Internacional CF Miami A 0–0 D 26 Aug Atlanta United FC A 0–4 L 15 Jul FC Cincinnati A 1–3 L 13 Jul Philadelphia Union H 0–2 L Season Stats
Sporting Kansas City Nashville SC #30 Position #1 11 Points 33 14 Played 14 3 / 2 / 9 W / D / L 10 / 3 / 1 14 Scored 31 36 Conceded 11 -22 GD +20 0.79 PPG 2.36 21% Win % 71% Key Stats
75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season43% Clean Sheets
Nashville SC this seasonSporting Kansas City are 30th (11 pts). Nashville SC are 1st (33 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Sporting Kansas City0-15–/616-302/331-452/346-601/361-752/576+2/4■ Scored ■ ConcededNashville SC0-152/116-304/331-45–/146-603/–61-753/276+3/1■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Children's Mercy Park will turn into a battlefield for Sporting Kansas City and Nashville SC.
- 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
- 10' Fafa Picault needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 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.
- 20' Nashville SC 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.
- 25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 29' GOAL! Fafa Picault scores on 29. Assisted by Daniel Lovitz
- 34' It looks like no one’s ball. Nashville SC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 39' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Fontas made 277 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 44' It looks surprising Nashville SC does not make any changes. Erik Thommy has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 46' The whistle greets Nemanja Radoja as he departs to be replaced by Gadi Kinda.
- 51' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jack Maher, as he is very good at scoring at Children's Mercy Park with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
- 52' It’s gonna be a card for Alex Muyl.
- 57' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 62' The travelling Nashville SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 66' GOAL! Hany Mukhtar scores on 66.
- 69' Another substitution for Nashville SC to replace Walker Zimmerman by Josh Bauer on 69 minute.
- 70' The whistle greets Anibal Godoy as he departs to be replaced by Brian Anunga.
- 71' The Sporting Kansas City manager makes a substitution. Alan Pulido departs to be replaced by Willy Agada.
- 75' Another substitution for Sporting Kansas City to replace Erik Thommy by Felipe Gutierrez on 75 minute.
- 76' GOAL! Jack Maher scores on 76. Assisted by Hany Mukhtar
- 78' The whistle greets Fontas as he departs to be replaced by Robert Voloder.
- 81' The whistle greets Sean Davis as he departs to be replaced by Sam Surridge.
- 82' Nashville SC player sees a card in front of him.
- 87' Another substitution for Nashville SC to replace Fafa Picault by Jacob Shaffelburg on 87 minute.
- 90' Shaq Moore is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
- Another three points for Nashville SC.
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Lineups
Sporting Kansas City Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
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Erik Thommy ↓ Felipe Gutierrez 75'
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Nemanja Radoja ↓ Gadi Kinda 46'
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Alan Pulido ↓ Willy Agada 71'
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Fontas ↓ Robert Voloder 78'
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Bench
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Felipe Gutierrez ↑ 75'
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Gadi Kinda ↑ 46'
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Robert Voloder ↑ 78'
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Marinos Tzionis ↑ 75'
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Willy Agada ↑ 71'
Coach Peter VermesNashville SC Lineups
4-3-1-2Starting XI
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Anibal Godoy ↓ Brian Anunga 70'
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Sean Davis ↓ Sam Surridge 81'
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Walker Zimmerman ↓ Josh Bauer 69'
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Bench
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Sam Surridge ↑ 81'
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Jacob Shaffelburg ↑ 87'
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Taylor Washington ↑ 81'
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Brian Anunga ↑ 70'
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Josh Bauer ↑ 69'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Graham Zusi 1 Felipe Hernandez 1 Ake Arnaud Loba 1 Fafa Picault 1 Hany Mukhtar 1 Gerso Fernandes 1 Jack Maher 1 Erik Hurtado 1 Head to Head
Sporting Kansas City Form
2023-09-21 Sporting Kansas City 0–3 Nashville SC L 2023-09-17 Minnesota United FC 0–1 Sporting Kansas City W 2023-09-09 Internacional CF Miami 3–2 Sporting Kansas City L 2023-09-03 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 St. Louis City W 2023-08-27 Sporting Kansas City 3–0 San Jose Earthquakes W 2023-07-16 Austin FC 2–1 Sporting Kansas City LNashville SC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 40.97 Sporting Kansas City xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo2.47 Nashville SC xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + Nashville SC to win 58%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Nashville SC winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 3.44Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 95% 5% ± 1.5 85% 15% ± 2.5 65% 35% ± 3.5 44% 56% ± 4.5 26% 74% Double Chance
Sporting Kansas City or Draw 42%Draw or Nashville SC 79%Sporting Kansas City or Nashville SC 78%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Nashville SC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 120 – 2 9.8%1 – 2 9.2%1 – 1 8.5%0 – 3 Actual0 – 1 7.7%1 – 3 7.5%0 – 4 4.8%1 – 4 4.7%0 – 0 4.6%2 – 2 4.4%2 – 3 3.7%2 – 1 3.6%Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City
Handicap Sporting Kansas City covers Push Nashville SC covers -2.5 1% — 99% -2 1% 3% 96% -1.5 4% — 96% -1 4% 8% 88% -0.5 12% — 88% +0.5 31% — 69% +1 31% 21% 47% +1.5 53% — 47% +2 53% 20% 27% +2.5 73% — 27% Clean Sheet
Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet 9% ✓Nashville SC keeps clean sheet 39% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.