Sporting Kansas City vs Orlando City SC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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Wed 23 Sep 2020 · 23:30 UTC Children's Mercy Park HT 45' · FT 45+6'

Y 9' Rodrigo Schlegel

Matt Besler 24' Y

Khiry Shelton 51' Y

Y 77' Mauricio Pereyra

Y 78' Andres Perea

Gadi Kinda 85' Y

Overview

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Sporting Kansas City vs Orlando City SC — MLS at Children's Mercy Park.

Sporting Kansas City 34 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
Orlando City SC 34 games · 46 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee C. Blanchard
Referee Daniel Radford
Referee Alejandro Mariscal
Referee Matthew Nelson
Referee Victor Rivas

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 2.3 goals Orlando City SC

Last 5 meetings

2020-09-23 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Orlando City SC 2019-08-14 Orlando City SC 1–0 Sporting Kansas City 2018-09-09 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Orlando City SC

Recent Form

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Sep	Orlando City SC	H	1–2	L
19 Sep	FC Dallas	H	2–3	L
14 Sep	Minnesota United FC	H	1–0	W
06 Sep	Houston Dynamo	A	1–2	L
03 Sep	FC Dallas	H	1–1	D
30 Aug	Colorado Rapids SC	A	1–1	D

Orlando City SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Sep	Sporting Kansas City	A	2–1	W
19 Sep	Chicago Fire FC	H	4–1	W
12 Sep	Internacional CF Miami	H	2–1	W
06 Sep	Atlanta United FC	H	1–1	D
03 Sep	Nashville SC	A	1–1	D
29 Aug	Atlanta United FC	A	3–1	W

Season Stats

Sporting Kansas City		Orlando City SC
#30	Position	#9
26	Points	46
34	Played	34
7 / 5 / 22	W / D / L	13 / 7 / 14
40	Scored	63
81	Conceded	78
-41	GD	-15
0.76	PPG	1.35
21%	Win %	38%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

6% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

18% Clean Sheets
Orlando City SC this season

Sporting Kansas City are 30th (26 pts). Orlando City SC are 9th (46 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

Orlando City SC

0-15

5/5

16-30

10/10

31-45

5/8

46-60

10/10

61-75

7/5

76+

13/15

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sporting Kansas City

Andre Luiz

7 G

1 A

Orlando City SC

Martin Ojeda	16 G	4 A
Antoine Griezmann	14 G	6 A
Tyrese Spicer	6 G

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. Orlando City SC get us underway at Children's Mercy Park.
5' A quiet spell here at Children's Mercy Park. Sporting Kansas City seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
9' Rodrigo Schlegel was booked on 9.
14' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
19' Ruan is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sporting Kansas City tonight.
24' Poor challenge from Matt Besler. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
29' 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.
34' Tim Melia has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
36' Orlando City SC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Tesho Akindele on 36.
38' Benji Michel does the damage! The net is bulging and Orlando City SC surge ahead!
43' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Orlando City SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
46' Another change for Sporting Kansas City made on 46 minute. Matt Besler leaves to be changed by Winston Reid.
51' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Khiry Shelton on 51 minutes.
53' Johnny Russell is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
58' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
63' Time for substitution for Orlando City SC. Jhegson Mendez is replaced by Mauricio Pereyra.
65' Felipe Hernandez makes way for Alan Pulido at the 65 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sporting Kansas City.
70' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Peter Vermes will be considering his options from the bench.
71' Orlando City SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Christopher Mueller is hanging Benji Michel on the field on 71 minute.
76' Sporting Kansas City are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
77' Mauricio Pereyra catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 77.
78' The referee calls foul for Andres Perea. He receives a Yellow card.
79' Nani makes way for Alex De John at the 79 minute mark. A tactical switch from Orlando City SC.
84' Orlando City SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
85' The referee calls foul for Gadi Kinda. He receives a Yellow card.
88' Erik Hurtado is ready to make an impact after coming on for Gerso Fernandes at the 88 minute mark.
The points are shared — Sporting Kansas City 1-2 Orlando City SC. Honours even.

Lineups

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

Orlando City SC Lineups

Starting XI

2
Ruan
17
Nani C ↓ Alex De John 79'
15
Rodrigo Schlegel
13
Tesho Akindele ↓ Daryl Dike 71'
1
Pedro Gallese
6
Robin Jansson
8
Jhegson Mendez ↓ Mauricio Pereyra 63'
11
Junior Urso
24
Kyle Smith
19
Benji Michel ↓ Christopher Mueller 71'
21
Andres Perea

Bench

Coach Óscar Pareja

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Tesho Akindele	2
Nani	2
Felipe Gutierrez	1
Ramiro Enrique	1
Tyrese Spicer	1
Benji Michel	1
Nicolas Rodriguez	1
Johnny Russell	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.45 Sporting Kansas City xG

Expected Goals

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

2.08 Orlando City SC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 67% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Kansas City27% Draw24% Orlando City SC49%

Actual: Orlando City SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.53

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	67%	33%
± 3.5	46%	54%
± 4.5	28%	72%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw

52%

Draw or Orlando City SC

73%

Sporting Kansas City or Orlando City SC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Kansas City22% Draw40% Orlando City SC38%

Actual: Orlando City SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.7%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 2

6.4%

0 – 2

6.3%

2 – 1

6.2%

1 – 3

6.1%

0 – 1

5.5%

2 – 3

4.4%

0 – 0

4.3%

0 – 3

4.3%

1 – 0

3.6%

1 – 4

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap	Sporting Kansas City covers	Push	Orlando City SC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	8%	88%
-1.5	12%	—	88%
-1	12%	14%	74%
-0.5	26%	—	74%
+0.5	49%	—	51%
+1	49%	20%	31%
+1.5	69%	—	31%
+2	69%	15%	15%
+2.5	85%	—	15%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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

Sporting Kansas City vs Orlando City SC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Orlando City SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Sporting Kansas City Form

Orlando City SC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Clean Sheet