Match summary
Before kickoff, Austin were 13th in the table but 5th on points from the last five league games.
Austin vs Sporting KCResult, Lineups & H2H
Q2 Stadium
Austin vs Sporting KC in numbers
What stands outUpdated 2026-09-27
- Sporting KC won 2-1 after trailing 0-1.Trailed from the 45th minute; timeline of 3 goals matches the final score.
- Stephen Afrifa's 82nd-minute goal decided the match.Sporting KC's goal 2 of 2 put them ahead for good; the goal timeline matches the 2-1 final score.
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Austin2W 1D 2L
AustinSporting KC
7Pointsof 154
7Goals scored4
12Goals conceded16
2Clean sheets0
0Scored in a row1
0Unbeaten in a row1
2Without a win0
2Conceded in a row13
Head to head5 meetings · May 2024 – Feb 2026
- Austin wins
- 3
- Draws
- 0
- Sporting KC wins
- 2
2.6goals per meeting
40%both teams scored
40%3+ goals
60%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsAustin 3W 0D 2L · 2.6 goals per game
Meetings
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 195 earlier results
AustinSporting KC
#13Position#15
14Points13 v 12 games8
-8Goal difference-22
1.38Scored per gameleague avg 1.630.92
2Conceded per game2.75
#5Form table position#13
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
AustinSporting KC
- Yellow Card · Austin · CJ Fodrey86'
- Substitution · Austin · CJ Fodrey · InOut: Mikkel Desler84'
- 82'Goal · Sporting KC · Stephen Afrifa1-2
- 82'Substitution · Sporting KC · Ethan Bartlow · InOut: Ian James
- 79'Goal · Sporting KC · Manu García1-1
- 75'Substitution · Sporting KC · Stephen Afrifa · InOut: Taylor Calheira
- Substitution · Austin · Daniel Pereira · InOut: Ilie Sánchez73'
- Substitution · Austin · Brandon Vazquez · InOut: Facundo Torres73'
- Yellow Card · Austin · Jayden Nelson71'
- 64'Substitution · Sporting KC · Manu García · InOut: Zorhan Bassong
- 64'Substitution · Sporting KC · Justin Reynolds · InOut: Jake Davis
- 63'Yellow Card · Sporting KC · Zorhan Bassong
- Yellow Card · Austin · Ilie Sánchez61'
- Substitution · Austin · Jayden Nelson · InOut: Christian Ramirez60'
- Substitution · Austin · Jon Gallagher · InOut: Owen Wolff60'
- Yellow Card · Austin · Oleksandr Svatok57'
- 47'Yellow Card · Sporting KC · Jake Davis
- 46'Substitution · Sporting KC · Shapi Suleymanov · InOut: Capita
- Goal · Austin · Mikkel Desler1-045'
- 28'Yellow Card · Sporting KC · Capita
Match Statistics
Match stats
AustinSporting KC
46%Ball Possession54%
8Shots Total20
3Shots On Target8
3Corners7
13Fouls21
4Yellow Cards3
0Offsides1
6Saves2
372Passes423
4Shots Off Target5
55Attacks111
22Dangerous Attacks57
3Shots Inside Box13
5Shots Outside Box7
1Goals2
21Free Kicks13
1Shots Blocked7
5Substitutions5
12Tackles20
1Assists1
314Accurate Passes347
8Total Crosses24
3Accurate Crosses5
11Interceptions6
52Duels Won54
0Big Chances Created2
0Big Chances Missed2
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-4-2 · 4-4-2
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.6 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 32(72%) | - | - | |
| 7.2 | 90' | 0 | 1 | - | 25(85%) | - | 8/12 | |
Jon Bell DF | 7.0 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 45(86%) | 1 | 4/5 |
| 7.0 | 17' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 19(100%) | 1 | 5/6 | |
| 7.0 | 84' | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 40(82%) | - | 3/7 | |
| 6.8 | 17' | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 2(100%) | - | 1/1 | |
| 6.8 | 73' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 25(80%) | 2 | 6/11 | |
| 6.6 | 60' | 0 | 0 | - | 26(88%) | 3 | 7/13 | |
| 6.6 | 60' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 10(80%) | - | 0/4 | |
| 6.5 | 73' | 0 | 0 | - | 26(85%) | 1 | 3/5 | |
| 6.5 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 40(93%) | 1 | 7/14 | |
| 6.5 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 23(87%) | - | 0/5 | |
| 6.3 | 6' | 0 | 0 | - | 4(50%) | - | 0/3 | |
| 6.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 34(91%) | - | 2/6 | |
| 6.2 | 30' | 0 | 0 | - | 12(83%) | 2 | 4/7 | |
| 6.0 | 30' | 0 | 0 | - | 9(60%) | 1 | 3/8 |