Sporting Kansas City vs Philadelphia Union

Sporting Kansas City

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Philadelphia Union

🕒 Sun, 20 Sep 2026 01:30 Europe/London 📍 unknown 🧑‍⚖️ E. Koroleva 🔁 Regular Season - 26 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 26

Regular Season Table

Sporting Kansas City 30 · Philadelphia Union 12

Referee Stats

E. Koroleva

1 matches · 7.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	7.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	100%
Home wins	0%
Draws	0%
Away wins	100%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (10-11).
Philadelphia Union controlled possession (55%).
Philadelphia Union had the sharper finishing (6-8 shots on target).

Team Overview

Sporting Kansas City (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-4-8

Goals For / Against

22 / 32

Avg: 1.47 / 2.13

Points

Avg: 0.87

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Philadelphia Union (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-2-7

Goals For / Against

34 / 32

Avg: 2.27 / 2.13

Points

Avg: 1.33

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

0.87

PPG

1.33

1.47

2.27

2.13

73%

O2.5

80%

BTTS

80%

33%

Score 1st

33%

League-position context

Sporting Kansas City rank30th

Philadelphia Union rank12th

Sporting Kansas City points22

Philadelphia Union points46

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.

Philadelphia Union: #12 · 46 pts · GD +13

9 pts off the top 2. 2 pts off the play-off line. 15 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Sporting Kansas City last 5 home

L D L W L

Points4/15

Weighted index22

Goals10-14

Record1-1-3

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.

Philadelphia Union last 5 away

W W W W D

Points13/15

Weighted index96

Goals16-6

Record4-1-0

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

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Sporting Kansas City trend breakdown

Over 2.573%

BTTS80%

BTTS + O2.567%

1H Over 0.593%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 93% · Over 3.5 53% · 1H BTTS 33%

Philadelphia Union trend breakdown

Over 2.580%

BTTS80%

BTTS + O2.573%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 93% · Over 3.5 60% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Sporting Kansas City score at home80%

Sporting Kansas City clean sheet at home0%

Philadelphia Union score away87%

Philadelphia Union clean sheet away7%

First-goal patterns

Sporting Kansas City score first33%

Sporting Kansas City win after scoring first60%

Philadelphia Union score first33%

Philadelphia Union win after scoring first40%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Sporting Kansas City 40% · Philadelphia Union 40%

Avg first goal minute: Sporting Kansas City 22.0' · Philadelphia Union 27.2'

Vs league average

Sporting Kansas City score at home1.47 vs 1.84

Sporting Kansas City concede at home2.13 vs 1.41

Philadelphia Union score away2.27 vs 1.41

Philadelphia Union concede away2.13 vs 1.84

Sporting Kansas City score 20% below league average, while Philadelphia Union score 61% above league average.

Defensive side: Sporting Kansas City are 51% above league average at home, and Philadelphia Union are 16% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.00

BTTS60%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 3.67 goals on average across the last 3.

Sporting Kansas City goal timing (home)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 7

16-30 6

46-60 5

31-45 4

0-15 2

76-90+ 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 10

46-60 7

0-15 6

31-45 6

76-90+ 4

16-30 0

Philadelphia Union goal timing (away)

1H scored: 22% 2H scored: 78% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 11

46-60 9

76-90+ 5

16-30 3

0-15 2

31-45 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 11

76-90+ 7

0-15 6

61-75 6

31-45 5

46-60 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

45%

55%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

360

447

Passes Accurate

284

375

Passes %

79%

84%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

-5'

-5' J. Bueno

5' ⚽

⚽

5' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

André Luiz

Normal Goal · Assist: L. Johnsen

10' ⚽

⚽

10' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

André Luiz

Normal Goal · Assist: C. Harris

16' ⚽

⚽

16' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

Wyatt Meyer

Normal Goal · Assist: E. Karić

45'

45' K. Agyabeng

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ K. Agyabeng

1st substitution · For: J. Bartlett

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ I. Vassilev

1st substitution · For: Q. Sullivan

53'

53' L. Johnsen

64' ⚽

⚽

64' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

B. Damiani

Normal Goal · Assist: F. Westfield

66' ⚽

⚽

66' ⚽ Goal · 3-2

Cavan Sullivan

Normal Goal · Assist: D. Jean-Jacques

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ T. Calheira

2nd substitution · For: J. Reid

68' ⚽

⚽

68' ⚽ Goal · 3-3

M. Iloski

Normal Goal · Assist: Q. Sullivan

70'

70' Cavan Sullivan

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ L. Johnsen

3rd substitution · For: Z. Bassong

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ S. Afrifa

4th substitution · For: O. Wolff

73' ⚽

⚽

73' ⚽ Goal · 3-4

Z. Bassong

Own Goal

79'

79' K. Wagner

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ Cavan Sullivan

2nd substitution · For: A. Bedoya

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ C. Harris

5th substitution · For: R. Ramos

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ J. Lukić

3rd substitution · For: J. Bueno

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ M. Iloski

4th substitution · For: E. Alladoh

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ B. Damiani

5th substitution · For: A. Anello

90+6'

90+6' D. Jean-Jacques

90+7'

90+7' Z. Bassong

Sporting Kansas City vs Philadelphia Union 3-4: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Philadelphia Union beat Sporting Kansas City 4-3 on Sunday, 20 September 2026 in MLS. The match was refereed by E. Koroleva. It was played at unknown.

First half: J. Bueno received a yellow card for Philadelphia Union during the match. Sporting Kansas City took an early lead at 5' when André Luiz scored, with the assist credited to L. Johnsen, making the score 1-0. Sporting Kansas City extended the lead at 10' when André Luiz scored, with the assist credited to C. Harris, making the score 2-0. Sporting Kansas City extended the lead at 16' when Wyatt Meyer scored, with the assist credited to E. Karić, making the score 3-0. K. Agyabeng received a yellow card for Sporting Kansas City at 45'.

Second half: Sporting Kansas City made their 1st substitution at 46', with K. Agyabeng replacing J. Bartlett. Philadelphia Union made their 1st substitution at 46', with I. Vassilev replacing Q. Sullivan. L. Johnsen received a yellow card for Sporting Kansas City at 53'. Philadelphia Union reduced the deficit at 64' when B. Damiani scored, with the assist credited to F. Westfield, making the score 3-1. Philadelphia Union reduced the deficit at 66' when Cavan Sullivan scored, with the assist credited to D. Jean-Jacques, making the score 3-2. Sporting Kansas City made their 2nd substitution at 68', with T. Calheira replacing J. Reid. Philadelphia Union leveled the score at 68' when M. Iloski scored, with the assist credited to Q. Sullivan, making the score 3-3. Cavan Sullivan received a yellow card for Philadelphia Union at 70'. Sporting Kansas City made their 3rd substitution at 71', with L. Johnsen replacing Z. Bassong. Sporting Kansas City made their 4th substitution at 71', with S. Afrifa replacing O. Wolff. Philadelphia Union took the lead at 73' when Z. Bassong scored (Own Goal), making the score 3-4. K. Wagner received a yellow card for Philadelphia Union at 79'. Philadelphia Union made their 2nd substitution at 82', with Cavan Sullivan replacing A. Bedoya. Sporting Kansas City made their 5th substitution at 83', with C. Harris replacing R. Ramos. Philadelphia Union made their 3rd substitution at 83', with J. Lukić replacing J. Bueno. Philadelphia Union made their 4th substitution at 83', with M. Iloski replacing E. Alladoh. Philadelphia Union made their 5th substitution at 90', with B. Damiani replacing A. Anello. D. Jean-Jacques received a yellow card for Philadelphia Union at 90+6'. Z. Bassong received a yellow card for Sporting Kansas City at 90+7'.

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