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 18 games · 14 pts (2026/26)
Orlando City SC 18 games · 20 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	18	40
2	Internacional CF Miami	18	38
3	New England Revolution	18	30
4	Chicago Fire FC	17	29
5	New York City FC	18	26
6	FC Cincinnati	18	26
7	Charlotte FC	18	25
8	New York Red Bulls	18	25
9	D.C. United SC	18	23
10	Columbus Crew SC	18	20
11	Orlando City SC	18	20
12	Toronto FC	18	17
13	Philadelphia Union	18	16
14	Montreal Impact FC	18	16
15	Atlanta United FC	18	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	34
17	Los Angeles FC	19	34
18	San Jose Earthquakes	18	33
19	Houston Dynamo	18	32
20	FC Dallas	18	27
21	Real Salt Lake	17	27
22	St. Louis City	18	26
23	Portland Timbers	18	24
24	Seattle Sounders FC	17	24
25	Minnesota United FC	18	24
26	Colorado Rapids SC	18	22
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	22
28	San Diego FC	18	21
29	Austin FC	18	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	18	14

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	#11
14	Points	20
18	Played	18
4 / 2 / 12	W / D / L	6 / 2 / 10
18	Scored	30
46	Conceded	47
-28	GD	-17
0.78	PPG	1.11
22%	Win %	33%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

16% Clean Sheets
Orlando City SC this season

Sporting Kansas City are 30th (14 pts). Orlando City SC are 11th (20 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sporting Kansas City

0-15

–/7

16-30

3/4

31-45

3/6

46-60

2/4

61-75

2/8

76+

3/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Orlando City SC

0-15

2/2

16-30

5/6

31-45

–/6

46-60

6/3

61-75

5/2

76+

1/8

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sporting Kansas City

Dejan Joveljic

8 G

1 A

Orlando City SC

Martin Ojeda

11 G

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Sporting Kansas City and Orlando City SC is underway.
5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
9' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Rodrigo Schlegel on 9 minutes.
14' With 0 assists to his name this season, Daryl Dike is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Orlando City SC.
19' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sporting Kansas City must find a spark to ignite this game.
24' A moment of madness from Matt Besler on 24 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Sporting Kansas City will be frustrated.
29' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
34' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
36' The Canada Tesho Akindele breaks the deadlock on 36 minutes. 0-1!
38' The deadlock is broken! Benji Michel gets on the scoresheet on 38 minutes.
43' 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.
46' A change in the Sporting Kansas City ranks — Matt Besler exits the field as Winston Reid enters on 46.
51' The referee calls foul for Khiry Shelton. He receives a Yellow card.
53' What a moment for Johnny Russell! That strike on 53 puts his side firmly in control.
58' It is a cagey affair so far. Sporting Kansas City in their trying to find a way past Orlando City SC's compact .
63' Time for substitution for Orlando City SC. Jhegson Mendez is replaced by Mauricio Pereyra.
65' Alan Pulido is ready to make an impact after coming on for Felipe Hernandez at the 65 minute mark.
70' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 70 minutes.
71' Another change for Orlando City SC made on 71 minute. Benji Michel leaves to be changed by Christopher Mueller.
76' Sporting Kansas City are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
77' Mauricio Pereyra is having his name booked by the referee on 77.
78' The referee shows Orlando City SC player a Yellow card on 78.
79' The Orlando City SC bench stirs into life. Nani is withdrawn and Alex De John gets his opportunity.
84' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sporting Kansas City and Orlando City SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
85' Gadi Kinda is having his name booked by the referee on 85.
88' A tactical swap from Sporting Kansas City — Erik Hurtado on, Gerso Fernandes off on 88 minutes.
With this win, Orlando City SC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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
Remi Walter	1
Daniel Salloi	1
Felipe Gutierrez	1
Jake Davis	1
Felipe Gutierrez	1
Ramiro Enrique	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.43 Sporting Kansas City xG

Expected Goals

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

2.04 Orlando City SC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 66% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Kansas City27% Draw24% Orlando City SC49%

Actual: Orlando City SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.47

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	45%	55%
± 4.5	27%	73%

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

9.9%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 2

6.5%

2 – 2

6.3%

2 – 1

6.3%

1 – 3

0 – 1

5.8%

0 – 0

4.5%

2 – 3

4.3%

0 – 3

4.3%

1 – 0

3.8%

2 – 0

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%	30%
+1.5	70%	—	30%
+2	70%	15%	15%
+2.5	85%	—	15%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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