Sporting Kansas City vs Philadelphia Union, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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Sporting Kansas City

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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

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Sporting Kansas City vs Philadelphia Union — MLS .

Sporting Kansas City 18 games · 14 pts (2026/26)
Philadelphia Union 18 games · 16 pts (2026/26)

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	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 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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	#13
14	Points	16
18	Played	18
4 / 2 / 12	W / D / L	4 / 4 / 10
18	Scored	25
46	Conceded	33
-28	GD	-8
0.78	PPG	0.89
22%	Win %	22%

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

22% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

Sporting Kansas City are 30th (14 pts). Philadelphia Union are 13th (16 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

Philadelphia Union

0-15

3/3

16-30

1/5

31-45

3/3

46-60

3/1

61-75

4/2

76+

4/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sporting Kansas City

Dejan Joveljic

8 G

1 A

Philadelphia Union

Milan Iloski

8 G

1 A

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at . Sporting Kansas City are looking to make home advantage count against Philadelphia Union.
5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Johnny Russell, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sporting Kansas City and Philadelphia Union are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
11' Magnificent from Ilie Sanchez! That is 20 goals in 285 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
16' 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.
21' Warren Creavalle, a Guyana , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
22' Sporting Kansas City receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 22.
27' Seth Sinovic is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sporting Kansas City so far.
31' Philadelphia Union receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 31.
36' It looks surprising Sporting Kansas City does not make any changes. Gianluca Busio has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
37' Sporting Kansas City receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 37.
42' The 40-year-old Tim Melia has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
47' Philadelphia Union is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
52' 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.
57' Sporting Kansas City are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
60' The referee does not hesitate — a Red card for Marco Fabian on 60 minutes.
65' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
70' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
73' Fafa Picault makes way for Sergio Santos at the 73 minute mark. A tactical switch from Philadelphia Union.
78' The Sporting Kansas City bench stirs into life. Gianluca Busio is withdrawn and Kelyn Rowe gets his opportunity.
79' The crowd applauds Cory Burke as he leaves the pitch. Ilsinho steps in for Philadelphia Union.
80' GOAL! Jack Elliott scores on 80.
80' Another change for Sporting Kansas City made on 80 minute. Johnny Russell leaves to be changed by Daniel Salloi.
84' The whistle greets Ilie Sanchez as he departs to be replaced by Yohan Croizet.
89' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
Sporting Kansas City celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jim Curtin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.67 Sporting Kansas City xG

Expected Goals

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

1.58 Philadelphia Union xG

I would bet for: Sporting Kansas City or Philadelphia Union 76% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Kansas City45% Draw24% Philadelphia Union31%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.25

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	41%	59%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw

69%

Draw or Philadelphia Union

55%

Sporting Kansas City or Philadelphia Union

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Kansas City30% Draw43% Philadelphia Union27%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.1%

2 – 1

8.2%

1 – 2

7.8%

2 – 2

6.5%

1 – 0

5.7%

0 – 0

5.5%

0 – 1

5.4%

2 – 0

Actual

0 – 2

4.9%

3 – 1

4.5%

1 – 3

4.1%

3 – 2

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap	Sporting Kansas City covers	Push	Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	12%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	19%	61%
-0.5	39%	—	61%
+0.5	64%	—	36%
+1	64%	18%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	11%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

21% ✗

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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

Sporting Kansas City vs Philadelphia Union, 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

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Sporting Kansas City Form

Philadelphia Union 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