Match Report
10 points and 1 places separated them: Austin 14th with 25, Sporting KC 15th with 15. Sporting KC's recent output lagged their position: 30th on form over five rounds while 15th in the table. Against a league average of 1.6 goals per team per game, Austin ran at 1.26 scored and 1.83 conceded, Sporting KC at 1 and 2.57.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 3 Austin wins, 2 for Sporting KC, 0 draws, at 2.6 goals per meeting.
Q2 Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 20,738. On the scoreboard, Austin led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 1-2.
Goal scorers
Austin: Mikkel Desler (45') · Sporting KC: Manu García (79'), Stephen Afrifa (82')
Key stats
Possession: Austin 46% · Sporting KC 54% · Total shots: 8-20 · On target: 3-8 · Corners: 3-7