Sporting Kansas City vs Philadelphia Union, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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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

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

Sporting Kansas City 14 games · 11 pts (2026/26)
Philadelphia Union 15 games · 7 pts (2026/26)

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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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	#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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Children's Mercy Park!
5' Tim Leibold, a Germany , has 21 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Daniel Salloi made 281 appearances and scored 64 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
19' Remi Walter has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 19 minutes.
24' Sporting Kansas City are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Philadelphia Union backline.
29' Philadelphia Union come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
34' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
39' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sporting Kansas City and Philadelphia Union are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
44' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Peter Vermes will be considering his options from the bench.
46' The Philadelphia Union manager makes a substitution. Jeremy Rafanello departs to be replaced by Daniel Gazdag.
48' Alejandro Bedoya has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 48.
53' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
57' Another substitution for Philadelphia Union to replace Chris Donovan by Mikkel Uhre on 57 minute.
58' That looks like a foul for a card for Damion Lowe.
63' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sporting Kansas City must find a spark to ignite this game.
68' Jesus Bueno is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sporting Kansas City so far.
73' Sporting Kansas City is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
78' It is a cagey affair so far. Sporting Kansas City in their trying to find a way past Philadelphia Union's compact .
80' The supporters are chanting for Memo Rodriguez. He replaces Erik Thommy on 80 minute.
83' Another change for Philadelphia Union made on 83 minute. Jack McGlynn leaves to be changed by Markus Anderson.
87' Another substitution for Sporting Kansas City to replace Daniel Salloi by Stephen Afrira on 87 minute.
90' Sporting Kansas City player sees a card in front of him.
1-1 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

27
Kai Wagner ↑ 46'
11
Alejandro Bedoya ↑ 46'
2
Matt Real
10
Daniel Gazdag ↑ 46'
5
Jacob Glesnes
7
Mikkel Uhre ↑ 57'
28
Tai Baribo
35
Markus Anderson ↑ 83'

Coach Jim Curtin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

1.37 Sporting Kansas City xG

Expected Goals

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

1.46 Philadelphia Union xG

I would bet for: Sporting Kansas City or Philadelphia Union 73% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Kansas City38% Draw27% Philadelphia Union35%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 2.83

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw

65%

Draw or Philadelphia Union

62%

Sporting Kansas City or Philadelphia Union

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Kansas City26% Draw46% Philadelphia Union28%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

8.3%

2 – 1

7.8%

0 – 0

7.8%

0 – 1

7.7%

1 – 0

7.2%

0 – 2

6.2%

2 – 2

5.7%

2 – 0

5.5%

1 – 3

3 – 1

3.6%

0 – 3

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap	Sporting Kansas City covers	Push	Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	10%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	18%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	62%	—	38%
+1	62%	19%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	11%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

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