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Season 2026/2027

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Austin vs Sporting Kansas City ā€“ Lineups & Match Details

Sporting Kansas City beat Austin 2-1. Goals: M. Desler (45'), Manu GarcĆ­a (80'), S. Afrifa (82'). Austin had 46% possession against Sporting Kansas City's 54%. Shots on target: 3-8.

Major League Soccer Ā· Regular Season - 15

Sunday, 17 May 2026

AustinAustin

1 - 2

Full Time

HT: 1 - 0

Sporting Kansas CitySporting Kansas City

Referee: M. De Oliveira

Lineups

AustinAustin4-4-2
Brad Stuver1Brad StuverG
Mikkel Desler3Mikkel DeslerD
Oleksandr Svatok5Oleksandr SvatokD
Jonathan Bell15Jonathan BellD
Guilherme Biro29Guilherme BiroD
Facundo Torres11Facundo TorresM
Joseph Rosales30Joseph RosalesM
Ilie SƔnchez6Ilie SƔnchezM
Owen Wolff33Owen WolffM
Christian Ramirez21Christian RamirezF
Myrto Uzuni10Myrto UzuniF

Substitutes

17Jon GallagherD
7Jayden NelsonF
8Daniel PereiraM
9Brandon VƔzquezF
19Calvin FodreyM
12Damian LasG
23Žan KolmaničD
35Mateja ĐorđevićD
20Nicolas DubersarskyM
Sporting Kansas CitySporting Kansas City4-4-2
Stefan Cleveland30Stefan ClevelandG
Jacob Davis8Jacob DavisD
Ian James2Ian JamesD
Wyatt Meyer28Wyatt MeyerD
Jayden Reid99Jayden ReidD
Capita7CapitaM
Lasse Berg Johnsen4Lasse Berg JohnsenM
Zorhan Bassong22Zorhan BassongM
Calvin Harris11Calvin HarrisM
Dejan Joveljić9Dejan JoveljićF
Taylor Calheira19Taylor CalheiraF

Substitutes

93Shapi SuleymanovF
13Justin ReynoldsD
6Manu GarcĆ­aM
17Stephen AfrifaF
1John PulskampG
57Diego BorgesD
23Ethan BartlowD
14Macielo TschantretM
16Jacob BartlettD

Match Events

28'Y

Capita

45'+1G

M. Desler

46'S

Capita

Substitution 1

47'Y

J. Davis

57'Y

O. Svatok

60'S

O. Wolff

Substitution 1

60'S

C. Ramirez

Substitution 2

61'Y

Ilie SƔnchez

63'Y

Z. Bassong

64'S

Z. Bassong

Substitution 2

64'S

J. Davis

Substitution 3

71'Y

J. Nelson

73'S

F. Torres

Substitution 3

73'S

Ilie SƔnchez

Substitution 4

75'S

T. Calheira

Substitution 4

80'G

Manu GarcĆ­a

Assist: M. Suleymanov

82'G

S. Afrifa

84'S

M. Desler

Substitution 5

86'Y

C. Fodrey

Statistics

Austin
46%54%
Sporting Kansas City
0.46Expected Goals (xG)1.42
8Total Shots20
3Shots on Target8
3Corners7
13Fouls21
0Offsides1
85Pass Accuracy (%)83
4Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Austin host Sporting Kansas City on Sunday, 17 May 2026. The kick-off time is 00:30 local. The fixture is part of the Major League Soccer schedule. Austin go into the match 13th 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 loss. Sporting Kansas City have collected 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 win.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 7 Sept 2025: Austin 2-1 Sporting Kansas City; 23 Feb 2025: Austin 1-0 Sporting Kansas City; 30 Jun 2024: Austin 0-2 Sporting Kansas City. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Sporting Kansas City beat Austin 2-1. Austin scored through M. Desler 45'. Sporting Kansas City replied with Manu GarcĆ­a 80', S. Afrifa 82'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 82 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Austin held 46% of the ball against 54% for Sporting Kansas City. Shots on target finished 3-8. Expected goals read 0.46 for Austin, 1.42 for Sporting Kansas City.

Verdict

Sporting Kansas City take the three points; Austin look at a thin night for the home crowd. Austin sat 13th 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.