Thursday , 2 July 2026

Sporting Kansas City vs Philadelphia Union, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
Sporting Kansas City
2 – 0
Full Time
Philadelphia Union
Sun 10 Mar 2019 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Graham Zusi 22' Y
Y 31' Marco Fabian
Gianluca Busio 37' Y
R 60' Marco Fabian

Overview

Match Preview

Sporting Kansas City vs Philadelphia Union — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Chris Penso
  • Referee Brian Poeschel
  • Referee Nick Uranga
  • Referee Hilario Grajeda
  • Referee R. Mendoza
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

1
2
2
Sporting Kansas City 5 games · Avg 2.0 goals Philadelphia Union
Last 5 meetings
2019-03-10 Sporting Kansas City 2–0 Philadelphia Union 2018-09-23 Philadelphia Union 2–0 Sporting Kansas City

Recent Form

Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Mar Philadelphia Union H 2–0 W
04 Mar Los Angeles FC A 1–2 L
30 Nov Portland Timbers H 2–3 L
26 Nov Portland Timbers A 0–0 D
11 Nov Real Salt Lake H 4–2 W
05 Nov Real Salt Lake A 1–1 D
Philadelphia Union
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Mar Sporting Kansas City A 0–2 L
02 Mar Toronto FC H 1–3 L
31 Oct New York City FC A 1–3 L
28 Oct New York City FC A 1–3 L
21 Oct New York Red Bulls H 0–1 L
06 Oct Minnesota United FC H 5–1 W

Season Stats

Sporting Kansas City Philadelphia Union
#30 Position #15
11 Points 7
14 Played 15
3 / 2 / 9 W / D / L 1 / 4 / 10
14 Scored 18
36 Conceded 30
-22 GD -12
0.79 PPG 0.47
21% Win % 7%

Key Stats

40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
20% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season
20% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

Sporting Kansas City are 30th (11 pts). Philadelphia Union are 15th (7 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
Philadelphia Union
0-15
2/3
16-30
1/4
31-45
2/2
46-60
2/1
61-75
2/1
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Sporting Kansas City is hosting Philadelphia Union for another epic battle.
  • 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ray Gaddis, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 10' Warren Creavalle has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 11' Brilliant from the ! Ilie Sanchez makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 11.
  • 16' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 21' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 22' It’s a booking for Sporting Kansas City player. Graham Zusi gets a Yellow card.
  • 27' Sporting Kansas City are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 31' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Marco Fabian.
  • 36' Felipe Gutierrez has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 37' A moment of madness from Gianluca Busio on 37 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Sporting Kansas City will be frustrated.
  • 42' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Peter Vermes will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 47' Philadelphia Union fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 52' Philadelphia Union is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 57' 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.
  • 60' Controversy at the stadium! Marco Fabian argues furiously but the Red card stands.
  • 65' Sporting Kansas City started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 65.
  • 70' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 73' Another substitution for Philadelphia Union to replace Fafa Picault by Sergio Santos on 73 minute.
  • 78' The whistle greets Gianluca Busio as he departs to be replaced by Kelyn Rowe.
  • 79' Cory Burke makes way for Ilsinho at the 79 minute mark. A tactical switch from Philadelphia Union.
  • 80' Goal! Jack Elliott scores his 19 goal in 286 matches.
  • 80' Daniel Salloi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Johnny Russell on 80 minute.
  • 84' The Sporting Kansas City manager makes a substitution. Ilie Sanchez departs to be replaced by Yohan Croizet.
  • 89' It’s high time Jim Curtin made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-0.

Lineups

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jim Curtin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jay Simpson 2
Jay Simpson 2
Sergio Santos 2
Jack Elliott 1
Ilie Sanchez 1
Jamiro 1
Alan Pulido 1
Alejandro Bedoya 1

Head to Head

2019-03-10 Sporting Kansas City 2–0 Philadelphia Union 2018-09-23 Philadelphia Union 2–0 Sporting Kansas City

Sporting Kansas City Form

2019-03-10 Sporting Kansas City 2–0 Philadelphia Union W 2019-03-04 Los Angeles FC 2–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2018-11-30 Sporting Kansas City 2–3 Portland Timbers L 2018-11-26 Portland Timbers 0–0 Sporting Kansas City D 2018-11-11 Sporting Kansas City 4–2 Real Salt Lake W 2018-11-05 Real Salt Lake 1–1 Sporting Kansas City D

Philadelphia Union Form

2019-03-10 Sporting Kansas City 2–0 Philadelphia Union L 2019-03-02 Philadelphia Union 1–3 Toronto FC L 2018-10-31 New York City FC 3–1 Philadelphia Union L 2018-10-28 New York City FC 3–1 Philadelphia Union L 2018-10-21 Philadelphia Union 0–1 New York Red Bulls L 2018-10-06 Philadelphia Union 5–1 Minnesota United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.71 Sporting Kansas City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.42 Philadelphia Union xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 62% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Kansas City47% Draw25% Philadelphia Union28%
Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.13
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 38%
62%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw
72%
Draw or Philadelphia Union
53%
Sporting Kansas City or Philadelphia Union
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sporting Kansas City32% Draw43% Philadelphia Union25%
Actual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.5%
2 – 1
8.7%
1 – 2
7.3%
1 – 0
6.7%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 2
6.2%
0 – 0
6%
0 – 1
5.4%
3 – 1
5%
0 – 2
4.4%
3 – 2
3.6%
3 – 0
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap Sporting Kansas City covers Push Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 13% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 20% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 16% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
25% ✗
Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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