Austin vs Sporting Kansas City

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🕒 Sun, 17 May 2026 01:30 Europe/London 📍 Q2 Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ M. De Oliveira 🔁 Regular Season - 14 🏁 match finished
Season
2026-2027 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 14
Regular Season Table
Austin 27 · Sporting Kansas City 30
Referee Stats
2 matches · 5.50 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 5.50
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.50
Over 4.5 cards 50%
Home wins 0%
Draws 0%
Away wins 100%
How the match was won
  • Sporting Kansas City outshot their opponent (8-20).
  • Possession was balanced (46%-54%).
  • Sporting Kansas City had the sharper finishing (3-8 shots on target).

Team Overview

Austin (Home stats)

Games / Record

15
W-D-L: 4-6-5

Goals For / Against

21 / 21
Avg: 1.40 / 1.40

Points

18
Avg: 1.20

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

1
Sporting Kansas City (Away stats)

Games / Record

15
W-D-L: 3-0-12

Goals For / Against

14 / 43
Avg: 0.93 / 2.87

Points

9
Avg: 0.60

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

7

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.20
PPG
0.60
1.40
GF
0.93
1.40
GA
2.87
53%
O2.5
87%
73%
BTTS
47%
53%
Score 1st
27%

League-position context

Austin rank27th
Sporting Kansas City rank30th
Austin points31
Sporting Kansas City points22
Austin: #27 · 31 pts · GD -18
24 pts off the top 2. 17 pts off the play-off line. 2 pts from safety.
Sporting Kansas City: #30 · 22 pts · GD -39
33 pts off the top 2. 26 pts off the play-off line. 11 pts from safety.
9-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Austin last 5 home

L L D D D
Points3/15
Weighted index13
Goals7-11
Record0-3-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Sporting Kansas City last 5 away

L L W L L
Points3/15
Weighted index20
Goals7-12
Record1-0-4
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.

Austin trend breakdown

Over 2.553%
BTTS73%
BTTS + O2.553%
1H Over 0.573%
Also: Over 0.5 93% · Over 1.5 87% · Over 3.5 27% · 1H BTTS 20%

Sporting Kansas City trend breakdown

Over 2.587%
BTTS47%
BTTS + O2.547%
1H Over 0.587%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Austin score at home93%
Austin clean sheet at home27%
Sporting Kansas City score away53%
Sporting Kansas City clean sheet away7%

First-goal patterns

Austin score first53%
Austin win after scoring first50%
Sporting Kansas City score first27%
Sporting Kansas City win after scoring first50%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Austin 57% · Sporting Kansas City 10%
Avg first goal minute: Austin 41.1' · Sporting Kansas City 30.0'

Vs league average

Austin score at home1.40 vs 1.84
Austin concede at home1.40 vs 1.41
Sporting Kansas City score away0.93 vs 1.41
Sporting Kansas City concede away2.87 vs 1.84
Austin score 24% below league average, while Sporting Kansas City score 34% below league average.
Defensive side: Austin are 1% below league average at home, and Sporting Kansas City are 56% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.80
BTTS60%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 3.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Austin goal timing (home)

1H scored: 33% 2H scored: 67% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 11
0-15 4
31-45 3
61-75 3
46-60 2
16-30 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 6
16-30 4
61-75 4
31-45 3
46-60 2
0-15 1

Sporting Kansas City goal timing (away)

1H scored: 57% 2H scored: 43% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 4
76-90+ 4
16-30 3
0-15 1
46-60 1
61-75 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 13
16-30 8
31-45 7
61-75 7
0-15 6
46-60 5

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
3
8
Total Shots
8
20
Shots off Goal
4
5
Blocked Shots
1
7
Shots Inside Box
3
13
Shots Outside Box
5
7
Ball Possession
46%
54%
Corner Kicks
3
7
Fouls
13
21
Offsides
0
1
Yellow Cards
4
3
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
6
2
Total Passes
372
423
Passes Accurate
314
347
Passes %
84%
82%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
4
Away
3
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
4
28'
28' Capita
45' ⚽
⚽
45' ⚽ Goal · 1-0
M. Desler
Normal Goal · Assist: Guilherme Biro
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ Capita
1st substitution · For: M. Suleymanov
47'
47' J. Davis
57'
57' O. Svatok
60' ↑↓
↑↓
60' ⇄ C. Ramirez
1st substitution · For: J. Nelson
60' ↑↓
↑↓
60' ⇄ O. Wolff
2nd substitution · For: J. Gallagher
61'
61' Ilie Sánchez
63'
63' Z. Bassong
64' ↑↓
↑↓
64' ⇄ Z. Bassong
2nd substitution · For: Manu García
64' ↑↓
↑↓
64' ⇄ J. Davis
3rd substitution · For: J. Reynolds
71'
71' J. Nelson
73' ↑↓
↑↓
73' ⇄ F. Torres
3rd substitution · For: B. Vázquez
73' ↑↓
↑↓
73' ⇄ Ilie Sánchez
4th substitution · For: M. Đorđević
75' ↑↓
↑↓
75' ⇄ T. Calheira
4th substitution · For: S. Afrifa
79' ⚽
⚽
79' ⚽ Goal · 1-1
Manu García
Normal Goal · Assist: M. Suleymanov
82' ⚽
⚽
82' ⚽ Goal · 1-2
S. Afrifa
Normal Goal
84' ↑↓
↑↓
84' ⇄ M. Desler
5th substitution · For: C. Fodrey
86'
86' C. Fodrey

Austin vs Sporting Kansas City 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Sporting Kansas City beat Austin 2-1 on Sunday, 17 May 2026 in MLS. The match was refereed by M. De Oliveira. It was played at Q2 Stadium.

First half: Capita received a yellow card for Sporting Kansas City at 28'. Austin took the lead at 45' when M. Desler scored, with the assist credited to Guilherme Biro, making the score 1-0.

Second half: Sporting Kansas City made their 1st substitution at 46', with Capita replacing M. Suleymanov. J. Davis received a yellow card for Sporting Kansas City at 47'. O. Svatok received a yellow card for Austin at 57'. Austin made their 1st substitution at 60', with C. Ramirez replacing J. Nelson. Austin made their 2nd substitution at 60', with O. Wolff replacing J. Gallagher. Ilie Sánchez received a yellow card for Austin at 61'. Z. Bassong received a yellow card for Sporting Kansas City at 63'. Sporting Kansas City made their 2nd substitution at 64', with Z. Bassong replacing Manu García. Sporting Kansas City made their 3rd substitution at 64', with J. Davis replacing J. Reynolds. J. Nelson received a yellow card for Austin at 71'. Austin made their 3rd substitution at 73', with F. Torres replacing B. Vázquez. Austin made their 4th substitution at 73', with Ilie Sánchez replacing M. Đorđević. Sporting Kansas City made their 4th substitution at 75', with T. Calheira replacing S. Afrifa. Sporting Kansas City leveled the score at 79' when Manu García scored, with the assist credited to M. Suleymanov, making the score 1-1. Sporting Kansas City took the lead at 82' when S. Afrifa scored, making the score 1-2. Austin made their 5th substitution at 84', with M. Desler replacing C. Fodrey. C. Fodrey received a yellow card for Austin at 86'.

Austin used 5 substitutions while Sporting Kansas City used 4 substitutions. Austin got 4 yellow cards, while Sporting Kansas City got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Sporting Kansas City outshot their opponent (8-20).
  • Possession was balanced (46%-54%).
  • Sporting Kansas City had the sharper finishing (3-8 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games12
Home Wins7
Draws1
Away Wins4
Over 2.5 Goals8 (66.7%)
BTTS9 (75.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games6
Home Wins5
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals5 (83.3%)
BTTS5 (83.3%)

Austin vs Sporting Kansas City Head-to-Head History by Season