Atlanta United FC vs Sporting Kansas City

Atlanta United FC

2 - 1

Sporting Kansas City

🕒 Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00 Europe/London 📍 Mercedes-Benz Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ T. Penso 🔁 Regular Season - 21 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 21

Regular Season Table

Atlanta United FC 28 · Sporting Kansas City 30

Referee Stats

T. Penso

13 matches · 3.54 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.54
Reds avg	0.08
Penalties avg	0.08
Over 4.5 cards	31%
Home wins	38%
Draws	46%
Away wins	15%

Team Overview

Atlanta United FC (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-1-7

Goals For / Against

17 / 21

Avg: 1.42 / 1.75

Points

Avg: 1.08

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Sporting Kansas City (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-0-10

Goals For / Against

11 / 37

Avg: 0.92 / 3.08

Points

Avg: 0.50

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this MLS fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.08

PPG

0.50

1.42

0.92

1.75

3.08

75%

O2.5

92%

75%

BTTS

50%

17%

Score 1st

17%

League-position context

Atlanta United FC rank28th

Sporting Kansas City rank30th

Atlanta United FC points23

Sporting Kansas City points18

Atlanta United FC: #28 · 23 pts · GD -14

23 pts off the top 2. 18 pts off the play-off line. 5 pts from safety.

Sporting Kansas City: #30 · 18 pts · GD -33

28 pts off the top 2. 23 pts off the play-off line. 10 pts from safety.

5-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Atlanta United FC last 5 home

L L W W L

Points6/15

Weighted index33

Goals7-9

Record2-0-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Sporting Kansas City last 5 away

Points0/15

Weighted index0

Goals6-15

Record0-0-5

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Atlanta United FC trend breakdown

Over 2.575%

BTTS75%

BTTS + O2.575%

1H Over 0.567%

Also: Over 0.5 92% · Over 1.5 92% · Over 3.5 42% · 1H BTTS 25%

Sporting Kansas City trend breakdown

Over 2.592%

BTTS50%

BTTS + O2.550%

1H Over 0.583%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 50% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Atlanta United FC score at home75%

Atlanta United FC clean sheet at home8%

Sporting Kansas City score away50%

Sporting Kansas City clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Atlanta United FC score first17%

Atlanta United FC win after scoring first50%

Sporting Kansas City score first17%

Sporting Kansas City win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Atlanta United FC 25% · Sporting Kansas City 11%

Avg first goal minute: Atlanta United FC 42.5' · Sporting Kansas City 24.5'

Vs league average

Atlanta United FC score at home1.42 vs 1.83

Atlanta United FC concede at home1.75 vs 1.37

Sporting Kansas City score away0.92 vs 1.37

Sporting Kansas City concede away3.08 vs 1.83

Atlanta United FC score 22% below league average, while Sporting Kansas City score 33% below league average.

Defensive side: Atlanta United FC are 27% above league average at home, and Sporting Kansas City are 69% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games4

Avg goals3.00

BTTS50%

Over 2.575%

At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 3.

Atlanta United FC goal timing (home)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 4

61-75 4

46-60 3

16-30 2

76-90+ 1

0-15 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

16-30 5

46-60 5

61-75 4

0-15 3

31-45 1

Sporting Kansas City goal timing (away)

1H scored: 45% 2H scored: 55% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 4

16-30 2

31-45 2

0-15 1

46-60 1

61-75 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 10

31-45 7

16-30 6

61-75 6

0-15 5

46-60 4

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

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Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	4
Home Wins	3
Draws	0
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	3 (75.0%)
BTTS	2 (50.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	3
Home Wins	2
Draws	0
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (66.7%)
BTTS	2 (66.7%)

Atlanta United FC vs Sporting Kansas City Head-to-Head History by Season

2026-2027 Season

23 Aug 2026 Atlanta United FC vs Sporting Kansas City 2 - 1

2022-2023 Season

27 Feb 2022 Atlanta United FC vs Sporting Kansas City 3 - 1

2019-2020 Season

06 May 2019 Sporting Kansas City vs Atlanta United FC 0 - 3

2018-2019 Season

09 May 2018 Atlanta United FC vs Sporting Kansas City 0 - 2