Major League Soccer

Season 2026/2027

Major League Soccer

Austin vs Sporting Kansas City – Lineups & Match Details

Austin beat Sporting Kansas City 1-0. Austin had 59% possession against Sporting Kansas City's 41%. Shots on target: 2-2.

Major League Soccer · Regular Season - 1

Sunday, 23 February 2025

AustinAustin

1 - 0

Full Time

HT: 0 - 0

Sporting Kansas CitySporting Kansas City

Referee: Chris Penso, USA

Lineups

AustinAustin4-4-2
B. Stuver1B. StuverG
M. Desler3M. DeslerD
J. Cascante18J. CascanteD
B. Hines-Ike4B. Hines-IkeD
Guilherme Biro29Guilherme BiroD
J. Obrian7J. ObrianM
D. Pereira8D. PereiraM
I. Sanchez6I. SanchezM
O. Bukari11O. BukariM
B. Vazquez9B. VazquezF
O. Wolff33O. WolffF

Substitutes

17J. GallagherD
23Z. KolmanicD
21D. RubioF
30S. ClevelandG
15L. VaisanenD
19C. FodreyM
5O. SvatokD
14B. SabovicM
20N. DubersarskyM
Sporting Kansas CitySporting Kansas City4-3-3
J. Pulskamp1J. PulskampG
J. Davis17J. DavisD
J. Fernandez24J. FernandezD
R. Voloder4R. VoloderD
L. Ndenbe18L. NdenbeD
N. Radoja6N. RadojaM
J. Bartlett16J. BartlettM
M. Rodriguez8M. RodriguezM
D. Salloi10D. SalloiF
W. Agada23W. AgadaF
E. Thommy26E. ThommyF

Substitutes

22Z. BassongD
9D. JoveljicF
14T. LeiboldD
5D. RoseroD
30S. AfrifaF
36R. ScheweG
2I. JamesD
21M. GarciaM
93S. SuleymanovF

Match Events

90'S

M. Desler

Substitution 4

Statistics

Austin
59%41%
Sporting Kansas City
0.92Expected Goals (xG)0.54
12Total Shots7
2Shots on Target2
4Corners1
12Fouls16
1Offsides0
89Pass Accuracy (%)85
3Yellow Cards4
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Austin host Sporting Kansas City on Sunday, 23 February 2025. The kick-off time is 01:30 local. The fixture is part of the Major League Soccer schedule. Austin go into the match 6th in the table; Sporting Kansas City sit 15th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Austin have taken 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 win. Sporting Kansas City have collected 1 win, 0 draws and 4 losses over the same span. Recent run: 4 losses in a row.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 30 Jun 2024: Austin 0-2 Sporting Kansas City; 19 May 2024: Austin 3-2 Sporting Kansas City; 16 Jul 2023: Austin 2-1 Sporting Kansas City. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Austin beat Sporting Kansas City 1-0. The full-time whistle came with the totals Austin 1, Sporting Kansas City 0.

Stat highlights

Austin held 59% of the ball against 41% for Sporting Kansas City. Shots on target finished 2-2. Expected goals read 0.92 for Austin, 0.54 for Sporting Kansas City.

Verdict

The win nudges Austin forward and leaves Sporting Kansas City with work to do. Austin sat 6th and Sporting Kansas City 15th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.