Saturday , 17 October 2026

Sporting Kansas City vs Philadelphia Union, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Sporting Kansas City
3 – 4
Full Time
Philadelphia Union
Sun 20 Sep 2026 · 00:30 UTC Children's Mercy Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Andre Luiz 5' 1–0
Andre Luiz 10' 2–0
Wyatt Meyer 16' 3–0
3–1 64' Bruno Damiani
3–2 66' Cavan Sullivan
3–3 68' Milan Iloski
3–4 73' Zorhan Bassong og
Kwaku Agyabeng 45' Y
Y 49' Jesus Bueno
Lasse Berg Johnsen 53' Y
Y 70' Cavan Sullivan
Y 80' Kai Wagner
Y 90' Danley Jean Jacques
Zorhan Bassong 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Sporting Kansas City vs Philadelphia Union — MLS at Children's Mercy Park.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 29 66
2 Internacional CF Miami 29 52
3 New England Revolution 29 49
4 Chicago Fire FC 29 48
5 Charlotte FC 29 46
6 Philadelphia Union 29 45
7 Orlando City SC 29 38
8 FC Cincinnati 28 36
9 New York Red Bulls 29 36
10 New York City FC 29 33
11 Toronto FC 29 33
12 D.C. United SC 28 33
13 Columbus Crew SC 29 32
14 Atlanta United FC 29 30
15 Montreal Impact FC 29 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 29 52
17 St. Louis City 29 51
18 FC Dallas 29 50
19 San Jose Earthquakes 29 47
20 Houston Dynamo 29 46
21 Los Angeles FC 30 45
22 Seattle Sounders FC 29 41
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 30 39
24 Colorado Rapids SC 29 38
25 San Diego FC 29 33
26 Portland Timbers 29 33
27 Real Salt Lake 29 33
28 Minnesota United FC 29 31
29 Austin FC 29 31
30 Sporting Kansas City 29 22

Head-to-Head

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Sporting Kansas City 6 games · Avg 2.8 goals Philadelphia Union
Last 5 meetings
2026-09-20 Sporting Kansas City 3–4 Philadelphia Union 2024-03-03 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Philadelphia Union 2023-04-01 Philadelphia Union 0–0 Sporting Kansas City 2020-07-31 Philadelphia Union 3–1 Sporting Kansas City 2019-03-10 Sporting Kansas City 2–0 Philadelphia Union

Recent Form

Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Sep Philadelphia Union H 3–4 L
13 Sep Los Angeles FC H 3–1 W
06 Sep FC Dallas A 3–4 L
29 Aug Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 0–3 L
23 Aug Atlanta United FC A 1–2 L
19 Aug St. Louis City H 1–1 D
Philadelphia Union
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Sep Sporting Kansas City A 4–3 W
14 Sep San Diego FC A 5–0 W
09 Sep FC Cincinnati H 5–0 W
05 Sep Montreal Impact FC H 2–0 W
29 Aug New York Red Bulls A 3–1 W
22 Aug Austin FC A 1–1 D

Season Stats

Sporting Kansas City Philadelphia Union
#30 Position #6
22 Points 45
29 Played 29
6 / 4 / 19 W / D / L 13 / 6 / 10
35 Scored 59
72 Conceded 46
-37 GD +13
0.76 PPG 1.55
21% Win % 45%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
3% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season
24% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

Sporting Kansas City are 30th (22 pts). Philadelphia Union are 6th (45 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sporting Kansas City
0-15
3/10
16-30
7/9
31-45
7/9
46-60
2/7
61-75
6/12
76+
4/11
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Philadelphia Union
0-15
4/6
16-30
4/7
31-45
7/5
46-60
11/1
61-75
15/3
76+
7/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sporting Kansas City
Andre Luiz 7 G 1 A
Philadelphia Union
Milan Iloski 18 G 2 A
Bruno Damiani 11 G 3 A
Cavan Sullivan 7 G 5 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Children's Mercy Park that hosts another battle between Sporting Kansas City and Philadelphia Union.
  • 5' Andre Luiz does the damage! The net is bulging and Sporting Kansas City surge ahead!
  • 10' The deadlock is broken! Andre Luiz gets on the scoresheet on 10 minutes.
  • 15' The 21-year-old Ezekiel Alladoh has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 16' GOAL! Wyatt Meyer scores on 16.
  • 21' Sporting Kansas City are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 26' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 31' 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 Kwaku Agyabeng suffering a number of foals already.
  • 36' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sporting Kansas City and Philadelphia Union are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 41' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jesus Bueno, as he is very good at scoring at Children's Mercy Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 45' A meaty challenge results in booking for Kwaku Agyabeng on 45.
  • 46' The crowd applauds Indiana Vassilev as he leaves the pitch. Quinn Sullivan steps in for Philadelphia Union.
  • 49' It’s gonna be a card for Jesus Bueno.
  • 51' Jesus Bueno has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 51.
  • 53' Lasse Berg Johnsen has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 53.
  • 58' It’s high time Raphaël Wicky made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 63' Philadelphia Union has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 64' Frankie Westfield has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 64 minutes.
  • 66' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Cavan Sullivan makes it 3-2.
  • 67' Seymour Reid is replacing Taylor Calheira for the Sporting Kansas City side.
  • 68' What a strike from Milan Iloski! The score is 3-3.
  • 70' Cavan Sullivan catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 70.
  • 70' Another change for Sporting Kansas City made on 70 minute. Lasse Berg Johnsen leaves to be changed by Zorhan Bassong.
  • 73' The Canada Zorhan Bassong breaks the deadlock on 73 minutes. 4-3!
  • 78' Stephen Afrira has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 2 cards already picked up this season.
  • 80' Controversy at the stadium! Kai Wagner argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 82' Time for substitution for Philadelphia Union. Jovan Lukic is replaced by Alejandro Bedoya.
  • 87' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Bradley Carnell will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 90' Danley Jean Jacques catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 90.
  • 90' Agustin Anello has so much to prove this time. He replaces Bruno Damiani on 90 minute.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 3-4 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Raphaël Wicky

Philadelphia Union Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bradley Carnell

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Andre Luiz 2
Jay Simpson 2
Jay Simpson 2
Sergio Santos 2
Wyatt Meyer 1
Alejandro Bedoya 1
Jack Elliott 1
Remi Walter 1

Head to Head

2026-09-20 Sporting Kansas City 3–4 Philadelphia Union 2024-03-03 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Philadelphia Union 2023-04-01 Philadelphia Union 0–0 Sporting Kansas City 2020-07-31 Philadelphia Union 3–1 Sporting Kansas City 2019-03-10 Sporting Kansas City 2–0 Philadelphia Union

Sporting Kansas City Form

2026-09-20 Sporting Kansas City 3–4 Philadelphia Union L 2026-09-13 Sporting Kansas City 3–1 Los Angeles FC W 2026-09-06 FC Dallas 4–3 Sporting Kansas City L 2026-08-29 Sporting Kansas City 0–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2026-08-23 Atlanta United FC 2–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2026-08-19 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 St. Louis City D

Philadelphia Union Form

2026-09-20 Sporting Kansas City 3–4 Philadelphia Union W 2026-09-14 San Diego FC 0–5 Philadelphia Union W 2026-09-09 Philadelphia Union 5–0 FC Cincinnati W 2026-09-05 Philadelphia Union 2–0 Montreal Impact FC W 2026-08-29 New York Red Bulls 1–3 Philadelphia Union W 2026-08-22 Austin FC 1–1 Philadelphia Union D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.51 Sporting Kansas City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.78 Philadelphia Union xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 79% + Both teams to score 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Kansas City22% Draw21% Philadelphia Union57%
Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes72% 0% No28%
Avg goals/match: 4.29
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 92%
8%
± 2.5 79%
21%
± 3.5 61%
39%
± 4.5 42%
58%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw
42%
Draw or Philadelphia Union
78%
Sporting Kansas City or Philadelphia Union
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sporting Kansas City18% Draw34% Philadelphia Union48%
Actual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–4 not predicted
3 – 4
Actual
1 – 2
7.9%
1 – 3
7.1%
1 – 1
6.5%
2 – 2
5.8%
0 – 2
5.5%
2 – 3
5.3%
1 – 4
5%
0 – 3
4.9%
2 – 1
4.3%
2 – 4
3.7%
0 – 1
3.6%
0 – 4
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap Sporting Kansas City covers Push Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 5% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 10% 81%
-0.5 19% — 81%
+0.5 37% — 63%
+1 37% 19% 43%
+1.5 57% — 43%
+2 57% 18% 26%
+2.5 74% — 26%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
7% ✓
Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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