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 34 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
New York Red Bulls 34 games · 42 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

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	#11
26	Points	42
34	Played	34
7 / 5 / 22	W / D / L	12 / 6 / 16
40	Scored	48
81	Conceded	62
-41	GD	-14
0.76	PPG	1.24
21%	Win %	35%

Key Stats

83% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

6% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

24% Clean Sheets
New York Red Bulls this season

Sporting Kansas City are 30th (26 pts). New York Red Bulls are 11th (42 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sporting Kansas City

0-15

3/12

16-30

8/10

31-45

9/9

46-60

3/7

61-75

6/15

76+

5/14

■ Scored ■ Conceded

New York Red Bulls

0-15

7/7

16-30

4/3

31-45

8/7

46-60

7/10

61-75

4/6

76+

8/9

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sporting Kansas City

Andre Luiz

7 G

1 A

New York Red Bulls

Julian Hall	13 G	3 A
Jorge Ruvalcaba	8 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Children's Mercy Park!
3' What a moment for Jorge Ruvalcaba! That strike on 3 puts his side firmly in control.
4' What composure from Jorge Ruvalcaba! The Mexico international strokes it home. 0-2.
9' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with New York Red Bulls winning 100% of all matches.
14' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Michael Bradley will be considering his options from the bench.
19' New York Red Bulls looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Jorge Ruvalcaba scoring 2 goals.
24' The energy levels are beginning to show. Raphaël Wicky might look to freshen things up shortly.
29' Sporting Kansas City are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against New York Red Bulls's shape.
34' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sporting Kansas City needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
39' New York Red Bulls fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
44' Dylan Nealis has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
45' New York Red Bulls receives a card for a hard tackle on 45.
48' Against the run of play, Jorge Ruvalcaba has scored! This game has turned on its head.
53' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
58' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Capita made 103 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
63' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
64' Calvin Harris is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 3 goals this season for the .
69' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sporting Kansas City must find a spark to ignite this game.
74' Taylor Calheira, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
79' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
84' A quiet spell here at Children's Mercy Park. Sporting Kansas City seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
87' It’s gonna be a card for Nehuen Benedetti.
The points are shared — Sporting Kansas City 1-2 New York Red Bulls. Honours even.

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
Jorge Ruvalcaba	2
Marc Rzatkowski	2
Johnny Russell	2
Marc Rzatkowski	2
Caden Clark	1
Bradley Wright-Phillips	1
Aaron Long	1
Johnny Russell	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

1.46 Sporting Kansas City xG

Expected Goals

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

1.8 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 City31% Draw26% New York Red Bulls43%

Actual: New York Red Bulls win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.26

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	41%	59%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw

58%

Draw or New York Red Bulls

69%

Sporting Kansas City or New York Red Bulls

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Kansas City24% Draw42% New York Red Bulls34%

Actual: New York Red Bulls win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

7.1%

2 – 2

6.3%

0 – 1

6.2%

0 – 2

6.2%

0 – 0

5.4%

1 – 3

5.2%

1 – 0

4.9%

2 – 0

4.1%

2 – 3

3.9%

0 – 3

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap	Sporting Kansas City covers	Push	New York Red Bulls covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	9%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	16%	70%
-0.5	30%	—	70%
+0.5	55%	—	45%
+1	55%	20%	25%
+1.5	75%	—	25%
+2	75%	14%	11%
+2.5	89%	—	11%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

New York Red Bulls keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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