Sporting Kansas City vs New York Red Bulls, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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Sun 24 May 2026 · 00:30 UTC Children's Mercy Park HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 3' Jorge Ruvalcaba

0–2 45+3' Jorge Ruvalcaba

Calvin Harris 64' 1–2

Y 45' Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty

Y 87' Nehuen Benedetti

Overview

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Sporting Kansas City vs New York Red Bulls — MLS at Children's Mercy Park.

Sporting Kansas City 26 games · 21 pts (2026/26)
New York Red Bulls 26 games · 33 pts (2026/26)

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

Sporting Kansas City 6 games · Avg 3.0 goals New York Red Bulls

Last 5 meetings

2026-05-24 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 New York Red Bulls 2024-09-07 New York Red Bulls 1–1 Sporting Kansas City 2022-07-04 Sporting Kansas City 0–1 New York Red Bulls 2021-04-18 New York Red Bulls 1–2 Sporting Kansas City 2019-04-14 Sporting Kansas City 2–2 New York Red Bulls

Recent Form

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 May	New York Red Bulls	H	1–2	L
17 May	Austin FC	A	2–1	W
14 May	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	3–1	W
10 May	Portland Timbers	A	0–6	L
02 May	Seattle Sounders FC	H	1–1	D
26 Apr	Chicago Fire FC	A	0–5	L

New York Red Bulls

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 May	Sporting Kansas City	A	2–1	W
16 May	New York City FC	H	1–1	D
13 May	Columbus Crew SC	H	1–0	W
09 May	Chicago Fire FC	A	3–1	W
02 May	FC Dallas	H	0–0	D
25 Apr	FC Cincinnati	A	0–2	L

Season Stats

Sporting Kansas City		New York Red Bulls
#30	Position	#10
21	Points	33
26	Played	26
6 / 3 / 17	W / D / L	9 / 6 / 11
31	Scored	34
63	Conceded	48
-32	GD	-14
0.81	PPG	1.27
23%	Win %	35%

Key Stats

83% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

4% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

23% Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season

Sporting Kansas City are 30th (21 pts). New York Red Bulls are 10th (33 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

New York Red Bulls

0-15

6/4

16-30

2/3

31-45

5/6

46-60

5/8

61-75

2/6

76+

5/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

New York Red Bulls

Julian Hall	10 G	2 A
Jorge Ruvalcaba	7 G

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Sporting Kansas City welcome New York Red Bulls for this crunch clash at Children's Mercy Park.
3' Goal! Jorge Ruvalcaba scores his 7 goal in 376 matches.
4' Goal! Jorge Ruvalcaba scores his 7 goal in 376 matches.
9' The travelling New York Red Bulls supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
14' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
19' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Raphaël Wicky will be considering his options from the bench.
24' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
29' New York Red Bulls have won 424 goals from 289 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
34' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering New York Red Bulls that had 289 games and scored 424 goals.
39' Sporting Kansas City currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
44' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
45' That looks like a foul for a card for Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty.
48' GOAL! Jorge Ruvalcaba fires home to make it 0-3!
53' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Cade Cowell made 285 appearances and scored 12 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
58' Sporting Kansas City are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
63' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
64' Calvin Harris makes no mistake. The score reads 1-3 and Sporting Kansas City are in front.
69' Ian James, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
74' 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.
79' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
84' Lasse Berg Johnsen has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 2 appearances.
87' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Nehuen Benedetti on 87 minutes.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Sporting Kansas City 1-2 New York Red Bulls.

Lineups

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Raphaël Wicky

New York Red Bulls Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Bradley

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Marc Rzatkowski	2
Johnny Russell	2
Marc Rzatkowski	2
Jorge Ruvalcaba	2
Alan Pulido	1
Bradley Wright-Phillips	1
Julian Hall	1
Gianluca Busio	1

Head to Head

Sporting Kansas City Form

2026-05-24 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 New York Red Bulls L 2026-05-17 Austin FC 1–2 Sporting Kansas City W 2026-05-14 Sporting Kansas City 3–1 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2026-05-10 Portland Timbers 6–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2026-05-02 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC D 2026-04-26 Chicago Fire FC 5–0 Sporting Kansas City L

New York Red Bulls Form

2026-05-24 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 New York Red Bulls W 2026-05-16 New York Red Bulls 1–1 New York City FC D 2026-05-13 New York Red Bulls 1–0 Columbus Crew SC W 2026-05-09 Chicago Fire FC 1–3 New York Red Bulls W 2026-05-02 New York Red Bulls 0–0 FC Dallas D 2026-04-25 FC Cincinnati 2–0 New York Red Bulls L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.49 Sporting Kansas City xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.75 New York Red Bulls xG

I would bet for: Sporting Kansas City or New York Red Bulls 74% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Kansas City32% Draw26% New York Red Bulls42%

Actual: New York Red Bulls win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.24

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw

59%

Draw or New York Red Bulls

68%

Sporting Kansas City or New York Red Bulls

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Kansas City25% Draw42% New York Red Bulls33%

Actual: New York Red Bulls win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.1%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

7.3%

2 – 2

6.4%

0 – 1

6.2%

0 – 2

0 – 0

5.5%

1 – 0

5.1%

1 – 3

2 – 0

4.3%

2 – 3

3.8%

3 – 1

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap	Sporting Kansas City covers	Push	New York Red Bulls covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	9%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	17%	68%
-0.5	32%	—	68%
+0.5	57%	—	43%
+1	57%	20%	23%
+1.5	77%	—	23%
+2	77%	13%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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