Thursday , 2 July 2026

Sporting Kansas City vs Nashville SC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2023
Sporting Kansas City
0 – 3
Full Time
Nashville SC
Thu 21 Sep 2023 · 00:30 UTC Children's Mercy Park HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 29' Fafa Picault
0–2 66' Hany Mukhtar
0–3 76' Jack Maher
Y 52' Alex Muyl
Y 82' Taylor Washington
Y 90' Shaq Moore
Dany Rosero 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Sporting Kansas City vs Nashville SC — 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

2
2
Sporting Kansas City 4 games · Avg 3.0 goals Nashville SC
Last 5 meetings
2023-09-21 Sporting Kansas City 0–3 Nashville SC 2022-06-19 Nashville SC 1–2 Sporting Kansas City 2022-04-10 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Nashville SC 2020-10-11 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Nashville SC

Recent Form

Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Nashville SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 history
0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season
43% Clean Sheets
Nashville SC this season

Sporting Kansas City are 30th (11 pts). Nashville SC are 1st (33 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
Nashville SC
0-15
2/1
16-30
4/3
31-45
–/1
46-60
3/–
61-75
3/2
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Sporting Kansas City to score. At the same time, Nashville SC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' It’s high time Gary Smith made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jake Davis, as he is very good at scoring at Children's Mercy Park with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 20' Brian Anunga needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 25' Nashville SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 29' Fafa Picault puts Nashville SC on the lead.
  • 34' 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.
  • 39' The travelling Nashville SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 44' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 46' The Sporting Kansas City manager makes a substitution. Nemanja Radoja departs to be replaced by Gadi Kinda.
  • 51' Alex Muyl has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 52' The referee shows Nashville SC player a card on 52.
  • 57' It looks like no one’s ball. Sporting Kansas City is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 62' Nashville SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 62.
  • 66' GOAL! Hany Mukhtar scores on 66.
  • 69' It is a substitution in Nashville SC team. Walker Zimmerman is replaced by Josh Bauer on 69 minute.
  • 70' Another substitution for Nashville SC to replace Anibal Godoy by Brian Anunga on 70 minute.
  • 71' The whistle greets Alan Pulido as he departs to be replaced by Willy Agada.
  • 75' Felipe Gutierrez is replacing Erik Thommy for the Sporting Kansas City side.
  • 76' Goal! Jack Maher scores his 7 goal in 211 matches.
  • 78' Robert Voloder has so much to prove this time. He replaces Fontas on 78 minute.
  • 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' It is a substitution in Nashville SC team. Fafa Picault is replaced by Jacob Shaffelburg on 87 minute.
  • 90' Nashville SC player sees a card in front of him.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Sporting Kansas City.

Lineups

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

Nashville SC Lineups

4-3-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Smith

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Fafa Picault 1
Hany Mukhtar 1
Gerso Fernandes 1
Jack Maher 1
Erik Hurtado 1
Walker Zimmerman 1
Remi Walter 1
David Romney 1

Head to Head

2023-09-21 Sporting Kansas City 0–3 Nashville SC 2022-06-19 Nashville SC 1–2 Sporting Kansas City 2022-04-10 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Nashville SC 2020-10-11 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Nashville SC

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 L

Nashville SC Form

2023-09-21 Sporting Kansas City 0–3 Nashville SC W 2023-09-03 Nashville SC 1–1 Charlotte FC D 2023-08-30 Internacional CF Miami 0–0 Nashville SC D 2023-08-26 Atlanta United FC 4–0 Nashville SC L 2023-07-15 FC Cincinnati 3–1 Nashville SC L 2023-07-13 Nashville SC 0–2 Philadelphia Union L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.97 Sporting Kansas City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.47 Nashville SC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + Nashville SC to win 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Kansas City21% Draw22% Nashville SC57%
Actual: Nashville SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 3.44
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✓ Correct
Sporting Kansas City12% Draw37% Nashville SC51%
Actual: Nashville SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
9.8%
1 – 2
9.2%
1 – 1
8.5%
0 – 3
Actual
0 – 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.