Austin 1-2 Sporting Kansas City — MLS, 17 May 2026
Sporting Kansas City beat Austin 2-1 in the MLS on 17 May 2026 at Q2 Stadium, Austin. Mikkel Desler, M. Garcia, Stephen Afrifa got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Austin have won 4 and Sporting Kansas City 1.
Match timeline
- 28'Foul
- 1-045'assist: Guilherme Biro
- Half-time1-0
- 46'
- 47'Foul
- 57'Foul
- 60'
- 60'
- 61'Foul
- 63'Foul
- 64'
- 64'
- 71'Time wasting
- 73'
- 73'
- 75'
- 1-179'
- 82'
- 1-282'
- 84'
- 86'Foul
- Full-time1-2
Player ratings
7.7
Top rated
Austin
- 7.3Bradley StuverG
- 7.3Mikkel DeslerD
- 7.0Facundo TorresM
- 7.0Joseph RosalesM
- 7.0Jonathan BellD
- 7.0Daniel PereiraM
- 6.9Ilie SánchezM
- 6.9Owen WolffM
- 6.9Guilherme BiroD
- 6.7Brandon VázquezF
- 6.7Jayden NelsonF
- 6.3Myrto UzuniF
- 6.3Christian RamirezF
- 6.2Jonathan GallagherD
- 6.2Calvin FodreyM
- 5.9Oleksandr SvatokD
Sporting Kansas City
- 7.7Manu GarcíaM
- 7.5Stephen AfrifaF
- 7.0Wyatt MeyerD
- 7.0Justin ReynoldsD
- 6.9Ian JamesD
- 6.9Lasse JohnsenM
- 6.9Taylor CalheiraF
- 6.9Magomed-Shapi SuleymanovF
- 6.7Zorhan BassongM
- 6.6Jayden ReidD
- 6.6Calvin HarrisM
- 6.5Stefan ClevelandG
- 6.5Dejan JoveljićF
- 6.2Jacob DavisD
- 6.2CapitaM
Line-ups
Sporting Kansas City4-4-2
Austin4-4-2
Substitutes
AustinDavy Arnaud
Substitutes
- 17Jonathan Gallagher60'D6.2
- 9Brandon Vázquez73'F6.7
- 23Z. KolmanicD
- 7Jayden Nelson71'60'F6.7
- 12Damian LasG
- 8Daniel Pereira73'M7.0
- 19Calvin Fodrey86'84'M6.2
- 35Mateja ĐorđevićD
- 20Nicolás DubersarskyM
Sporting Kansas CityRaphael Wicky
Substitutes
- 93Magomed-Shapi Suleymanov46'F6.9
- 6M. Garcia79'64'M7.7
- 1John PulskampG
- 23Ethan Bartlow82'D
- 13Justin Reynolds64'D7.0
- 16Jacob BartlettD
- 14M. TschantretM
- 17Stephen Afrifa82'75'F7.5
- 57Diego Borges
Team statistics
46%Possession54%
0.37Expected goals (xG)1.52
8Total shots20
3Shots on target8
4Shots off target5
1Blocked shots7
3Corners7
0Offsides1
13Fouls21
4Yellow cards3
6Goalkeeper saves2
-0.09Goals prevented-0.09
372Total passes423
314Accurate passes347
84%Pass accuracy82%
Austin
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley Stuver | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 7.3 |
| Mikkel Desler | 84 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 7.3 |
| Facundo Torres | 73 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 7.0 |
| Joseph Rosales | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Jonathan Bell | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Daniel Pereira | 17 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7.0 |
| Ilie Sánchez | 73 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Owen Wolff | 60 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Guilherme Biro | 90 | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Brandon Vázquez | 17 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Jayden Nelson | 30 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Myrto Uzuni | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Christian Ramirez | 60 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Jonathan Gallagher | 30 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.2 |
| Calvin Fodrey | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Oleksandr Svatok | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5.9 |
Sporting Kansas City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manu García | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 7.7 |
| Stephen Afrifa | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7.5 |
| Wyatt Meyer | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 7.0 |
| Justin Reynolds | 26 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Ian James | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 6.9 |
| Lasse Johnsen | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | – | 6.9 |
| Taylor Calheira | 75 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Magomed-Shapi Suleymanov | 45 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Zorhan Bassong | 64 | – | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Jayden Reid | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Calvin Harris | 90 | – | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Stefan Cleveland | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Dejan Joveljić | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 6.5 |
| Jacob Davis | 64 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 6.2 |
| Capita | 45 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 6.2 |
Recent Form
AustinLDWWL
- L14 May 26ASan Diego0-5
- D10 May 26AMinnesota United FC2-2
- W03 May 26HSt. Louis City2-0
- W26 Apr 26HHouston Dynamo2-0
- L23 Apr 26ASan Jose Earthquakes1-5
Sporting Kansas CityWLDLL
- W14 May 26HLos Angeles Galaxy3-1
- L10 May 26APortland Timbers0-6
- D02 May 26HSeattle Sounders1-1
- L26 Apr 26AChicago Fire0-5
- L18 Apr 26AVancouver Whitecaps0-3
Head-to-head
- 07 Sept 25Sporting Kansas City1-2Austin
- 23 Feb 25Austin1-0Sporting Kansas City
- 30 Jun 24Sporting Kansas City2-0Austin
- 19 May 24Austin3-2Sporting Kansas City
- 16 Jul 23Austin2-1Sporting Kansas City
- 11 Jun 23Sporting Kansas City4-1Austin
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