Thursday , 2 July 2026

Sporting Kansas City vs Orlando City SC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2021
Sporting Kansas City
1 – 1
Full Time
Orlando City SC
Fri 23 Apr 2021 · 23:30 UTC Children's Mercy Park HT 45+3' · FT 45+6'
Y 12' Kyle Smith
Y 61' Jhegson Mendez
Roberto Puncec 86' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Chris Penso
  • Referee Kyle Atkins
  • Referee Katie Nesbitt
  • Referee Joe Dickerson
  • Referee
5 games this season 🟨 2.2/game ⚽ 10.2 goals/game

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
1
3
Sporting Kansas City 6 games · Avg 2.3 goals Orlando City SC
Last 5 meetings
2021-04-23 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Orlando City SC 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Apr Orlando City SC H 1–1 D
18 Apr New York Red Bulls A 2–1 W
04 Dec Minnesota United FC H 0–3 L
22 Nov San Jose Earthquakes H 3–3 D
08 Nov Real Salt Lake A 2–0 W
28 Oct FC Cincinnati A 1–0 W
Orlando City SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Apr Sporting Kansas City A 1–1 D
17 Apr Atlanta United FC H 0–0 D
29 Nov New England Revolution H 1–3 L
21 Nov New York City FC H 1–1 D
08 Nov Nashville SC H 2–3 L
05 Nov Columbus Crew SC H 2–1 W

Season Stats

Sporting Kansas City Orlando City SC
#30 Position #13
11 Points 14
14 Played 15
3 / 2 / 9 W / D / L 4 / 2 / 9
14 Scored 23
36 Conceded 44
-22 GD -21
0.79 PPG 0.93
21% Win % 27%

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
7% Clean Sheets
Orlando City SC this season

Sporting Kansas City are 30th (11 pts). Orlando City SC are 13th (14 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
Orlando City SC
0-15
1/2
16-30
4/4
31-45
–/5
46-60
3/2
61-75
2/2
76+
1/8
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Children's Mercy Park. Sporting Kansas City are looking to make home advantage count against Orlando City SC.
  • 5' It is a cagey affair so far. Sporting Kansas City in their trying to find a way past Orlando City SC's compact .
  • 10' Remi Walter, a France , has 1 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 12' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Kyle Smith.
  • 13' Nicolas Isimat-Mirin does the damage! The net is bulging and Sporting Kansas City surge ahead!
  • 18' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 23' The travelling Orlando City SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 28' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 28 minutes.
  • 33' Khiry Shelton needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
  • 38' Orlando City SC 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.
  • 43' It looks surprising Orlando City SC does not make any changes. John Pulskamp has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 45' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Gianluca Busio makes it 2-0.
  • 46' The whistle greets Gadi Kinda as he departs to be replaced by Alan Pulido.
  • 49' What composure from Andres Perea! The USA international strokes it home. 2-1.
  • 54' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 57' Orlando City SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Christopher Mueller is hanging Benji Michel on the field on 57 minute.
  • 61' Orlando City SC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 61.
  • 63' The crowd applauds Nicolas Isimat-Mirin as he leaves the pitch. Roberto Puncec steps in for Sporting Kansas City.
  • 68' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Pedro Gallese suffering a number of foals already.
  • 73' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 74' The supporters are chanting for Johnny Russell. He replaces Daniel Salloi on 74 minute.
  • 77' Matheus Aias has so much to prove this time. He replaces Tesho Akindele on 77 minute.
  • 78' Nani doubles the advantage! 2-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 79' What composure from Nani! The Portugal international strokes it home. 2-3.
  • 84' A quiet spell here at Children's Mercy Park. Sporting Kansas City seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 86' It’s a booking for Sporting Kansas City player. Roberto Puncec gets a Yellow card.
  • 89' The crowd applauds Nani as he leaves the pitch. Joey DeZart steps in for Orlando City SC.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

Lineups

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

Orlando City SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Óscar Pareja

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Nani 2
Tesho Akindele 2
Tyrese Spicer 1
Benji Michel 1
Nicolas Rodriguez 1
Johnny Russell 1
Dejan Joveljic 1
Andres Perea 1

Head to Head

2021-04-23 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Orlando City SC 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

Sporting Kansas City Form

2021-04-23 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Orlando City SC D 2021-04-18 New York Red Bulls 1–2 Sporting Kansas City W 2020-12-04 Sporting Kansas City 0–3 Minnesota United FC L 2020-11-22 Sporting Kansas City 3–3 San Jose Earthquakes D 2020-11-08 Real Salt Lake 0–2 Sporting Kansas City W 2020-10-28 FC Cincinnati 0–1 Sporting Kansas City W

Orlando City SC Form

2021-04-23 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Orlando City SC D 2021-04-17 Orlando City SC 0–0 Atlanta United FC D 2020-11-29 Orlando City SC 1–3 New England Revolution L 2020-11-21 Orlando City SC 1–1 New York City FC D 2020-11-08 Orlando City SC 2–3 Nashville SC L 2020-11-05 Orlando City SC 2–1 Columbus Crew SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.53 Sporting Kansas City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.85 Orlando City SC xG
I would bet for: Sporting Kansas City or Orlando City SC 75% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sporting Kansas City36% Draw25% Orlando City SC39%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.38
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 43%
57%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw
61%
Draw or Orlando City SC
64%
Sporting Kansas City or Orlando City SC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sporting Kansas City25% Draw41% Orlando City SC34%
Actual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
8.6%
2 – 1
7.1%
2 – 2
6.5%
0 – 2
5.8%
0 – 1
5.7%
1 – 3
5.3%
0 – 0
4.9%
1 – 0
4.5%
2 – 3
4.1%
2 – 0
4%
3 – 1
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap Sporting Kansas City covers Push Orlando City SC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 9% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 16% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 56% — 44%
+1 56% 20% 25%
+1.5 75% — 25%
+2 75% 14% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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