Sunday , 16 August 2026

Sporting Kansas City vs Philadelphia Union, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2024
Sporting Kansas City
1 – 1
Full Time
Philadelphia Union
Sun 3 Mar 2024 · 01:30 UTC Children's Mercy Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 48' Alejandro Bedoya
Y 58' Damion Lowe
Johnny Russell 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

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

Recent Form

Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Mar Philadelphia Union H 1–1 D
25 Feb Houston Dynamo A 1–1 D
22 Oct Minnesota United FC H 3–1 W
08 Oct Real Salt Lake A 3–2 W
01 Oct St. Louis City A 1–4 L
24 Sep Houston Dynamo H 2–1 W
Philadelphia Union
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Mar Sporting Kansas City A 1–1 D
25 Feb Chicago Fire FC H 2–2 D
21 Oct New England Revolution A 1–2 L
07 Oct Nashville SC H 0–0 D
04 Oct Atlanta United FC H 3–2 W
30 Sep Columbus Crew SC A 1–1 D

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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Children's Mercy Park!
  • 5' The 31-year-old Jose Martinez has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 10' It looks like no one’s ball. Sporting Kansas City is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 19' GOAL! Remi Walter fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 24' It’s high time Peter Vermes made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 29' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Jim Curtin will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 34' Chris Donovan is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sporting Kansas City tonight.
  • 39' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 44' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 46' The Philadelphia Union bench stirs into life. Jeremy Rafanello is withdrawn and Daniel Gazdag gets his opportunity.
  • 48' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Alejandro Bedoya on 48 minutes.
  • 53' With 2 assists to his name this season, Daniel Salloi is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Philadelphia Union.
  • 57' Time for substitution for Philadelphia Union. Chris Donovan is replaced by Mikkel Uhre.
  • 58' Damion Lowe catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 58.
  • 63' It is a cagey affair so far. Sporting Kansas City in their trying to find a way past Philadelphia Union's compact .
  • 68' Johnny Russell is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Philadelphia Union so far.
  • 73' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sporting Kansas City that had 285 games and scored 439 goals.
  • 78' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 80' Sporting Kansas City ring the changes. Erik Thommy has done his job and it is now time for Memo Rodriguez to step up.
  • 83' Philadelphia Union manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Markus Anderson is hanging Jack McGlynn on the field on 83 minute.
  • 87' It is a substitution in Sporting Kansas City team. Daniel Salloi is replaced by Stephen Afrira on 87 minute.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Johnny Russell. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Sporting Kansas City 1-1 Philadelphia Union.

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
Alejandro Bedoya 1
Remi Walter 1
Jack Elliott 1
Ilie Sanchez 1
Jamiro 1

Head to Head

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

Sporting Kansas City Form

2024-03-03 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Philadelphia Union D 2024-02-25 Houston Dynamo 1–1 Sporting Kansas City D 2023-10-22 Sporting Kansas City 3–1 Minnesota United FC W 2023-10-08 Real Salt Lake 2–3 Sporting Kansas City W 2023-10-01 St. Louis City 4–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2023-09-24 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Houston Dynamo W

Philadelphia Union Form

2024-03-03 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Philadelphia Union D 2024-02-25 Philadelphia Union 2–2 Chicago Fire FC D 2023-10-21 New England Revolution 2–1 Philadelphia Union L 2023-10-07 Philadelphia Union 0–0 Nashville SC D 2023-10-04 Philadelphia Union 3–2 Atlanta United FC W 2023-09-30 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 Philadelphia Union D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.33 Sporting Kansas City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.62 Philadelphia Union xG
I would bet for: Sporting Kansas City or Philadelphia Union 74% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sporting Kansas City36% Draw26% Philadelphia Union38%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 2.95
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw
62%
Draw or Philadelphia Union
64%
Sporting Kansas City or Philadelphia Union
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sporting Kansas City24% Draw45% Philadelphia Union31%
Actual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
8.8%
0 – 1
7.6%
2 – 1
7.2%
0 – 0
7%
0 – 2
6.8%
1 – 0
6.1%
2 – 2
5.8%
1 – 3
4.7%
2 – 0
4.6%
0 – 3
3.6%
2 – 3
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap Sporting Kansas City covers Push Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 9% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 17% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 57% — 43%
+1 57% 20% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 13% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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