Sporting Kansas City vs Austin Prediction

Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City·Ricardo Fierro 25/10/2026

AI Best Pick

Statistical forecasts for entertainment purposes only - not betting or financial advice.

Data Quality
Complete
Match Importance
4.4 / 10
AI Best Pick
70%Trust
Goals O/U
Over 2.5 Goals
1.46
SignalSOLIDModel44%SurpriseMediumGap+1.4%
Value Analysis
68%Trust
Total Cards
Cards Under 4.5
1.51
SignalGOODModel68%SurpriseMediumGap+4.0%
Sporting Kansas City Rest
7 days
Austin Rest
7 days

Sporting Kansas City vs Austin: result, form and history

Austin beat Sporting Kansas City 2-1 in the Major League Soccer on 25 Oct 2026. The two went into the match with similar recent form.

Austin have had the better of this fixture, winning 7 of the 10 previous meetings, which averaged 3.5 goals a game.

Match Forecasts

Match Result
1
41%2.20
X
25%3.85
2
34%2.90
Double Chance
1X
66%1.36
X2
59%1.67
Both Teams to Score
Yes
65%1.40
No
35%2.69
Goals
Projected Goals: 1.56 + 1.5 = 3.06
Over 1.5
84%1.14
Over 2.5
64%1.46
Over 3.5
44%2.14
Under 1.5
16%5.62
Under 2.5
36%2.64
Under 3.5
56%1.67
Corners
Projected Corners: 5.4 + 4.9 = 10.3
Over 8.5
68%1.47
Over 9.5
56%1.80
Over 10.5
45%2.23
Under 8.5
32%2.55
Under 9.5
44%2.00
Under 10.5
55%1.59
Cards
Projected Cards: 1.9 + 1.8 = 3.8
Over 3.5
52%1.67
Over 4.5
32%2.44
Under 3.5
48%2.10
Under 4.5
68%1.51

Match Events

21'Kwaku AgyabengFoul
32'Ervin Torres INBesard Sabovic out
37'Mikkel DeslerFoul
37'Jacob DavisFoul
45'Osvaldo Pedro Capemba INCalvin Harris out
46'Stephen AfrifaFoul
51'Ilie SánchezFoul
52'Zorhan BassongFoul
55'Stephen AfrifaAssist: André Luiz
64'Myrto Uzuni
68'Taylor Calheira INRuben Ramos Jr out
71'Mikkel Desler INPrzemyslaw Płacheta out
74'Zorhan Bassong INJacob Bartlett out
74'André Luiz INOwen Wolff out
76'Brandon Vazquez INChristian Ramirez out
86'Myrto Uzuni
90'Kwaku Agyabeng INShapi Suleymanov out
90+5'Owen WolffFoul

Lineups

Sporting Kansas City
4-4-2Coach: R. Wicky
Austin
3-4-3Coach: D. Arnaud
Avg rating6.67
Avg rating6.75
S. Cleveland7.030S. Cleveland
J. Davis6.48J. Davis
Jansen Miller6.715J. Miller
Wyatt Meyer6.928W. Meyer
E. Karić7.418E. Karić
André Luiz6.811A. Luiz
K. Agyabeng6.320K. Agyabeng
Z. Bassong6.322Z. Bassong
Capita6.57Capita
T. Calheira6.519T. Calheira
S. Afrifa7.417S. Afrifa
D. Las6.612D. Las
M. Desler6.73M. Desler
Ilie Sánchez6.26I. Sánchez
Guilherme Biro7.029G. Biro
J. Rosales6.630J. Rosales
Ervin Torres6.438E. Torres
Jorge Alastuey6.924J. Alastuey
J. Gallagher7.017J. Gallagher
M. Uzuni9.110M. Uzuni
B. Vázquez6.49B. Vázquez
F. Torres6.511F. Torres

Sporting Kansas City Substitutes

93M. Suleymanov90'for Kwaku Agyabeng
99J. Reid
24R. Ramos68'for Taylor Calheira6.8
1J. Pulskamp
2I. James
23E. Bartlow
33O. Wolff74'for André Luiz90+5'6.0
14C. Harris45'for Osvaldo Pedro Capemba6.9
16J. Bartlett74'for Zorhan Bassong6.3

Austin Substitutes

21C. Ramirez76'for Brandon Vazquez6.1
4B. Hines-Ike
14B. Šabović32'for Ervin Torres6.5
1B. Stuver
5O. Svatok
77P. Płacheta71'for Mikkel Desler6.3
32M. Burton
35M. Đorđević

Match Stats

Sporting Kansas CityAustin
44%Ball Possession56%
2Corner Kicks5
5Yellow Cards2
19Total Shots13
5Shots on Goal8
11Shots off Goal3
15Shots Inside Box7
4Shots Outside Box6
3Blocked Shots2
16Fouls11
5Goalkeeper Saves3
389Total Passes494
337Passes Accurate431
10Free Kicks16

Team Comparison

Sporting Kansas CitySporting Kansas City
AustinAustin
1438Elo Rating 1542
1.30Attack 1.19
0.36Defense 0.50
14%Hit Rate 0%
11.6Shots per Game 11.1
4.4Shots on Target 4.7
5.4Corners per Game 4.5
1.5Cards per Game 0.6

AI Insights

⚽High Goal Expectancy3.06 goals
📈BTTS Trend70% in H2H
📉Away Underperforming

Game State Tendencies

Sporting Kansas CitySporting Kansas City
  • Comeback tendency: recovers from HT deficit 33% of the time
  • Starts fast - scores more in 1st half (0.9 vs 0.4 in second half)
  • Concedes more in 1st half - tightens up after the break
AustinAustin
  • Tied at half-time in 60% of matches
  • Scores more in 2nd half (0.9 vs 0.3 in first half)
  • Concedes more in 2nd half - can tire late

Head to Head

Last 10 meetings, all competitions

Sporting Kansas CitySporting Kansas City3Wins · 30%
Draws00%
AustinAustin7Wins · 70%
3.5Avg Goals
70%Both teams scored7 of 10
70%3+ goals7 of 10

Previous meetings

Major League Soccer17/05/2026
AustinSporting Kansas City
12
Major League Soccer08/09/2025
Sporting Kansas CityAustin
12
Major League Soccer23/02/2025
AustinSporting Kansas City
10
Major League Soccer30/06/2024
Sporting Kansas CityAustin
20
Major League Soccer19/05/2024
AustinSporting Kansas City
32
Major League Soccer16/07/2023
AustinSporting Kansas City
21
Major League Soccer11/06/2023
Sporting Kansas CityAustin
41
Major League Soccer14/08/2022
AustinSporting Kansas City
43
Major League Soccer31/07/2022
Sporting Kansas CityAustin
02
Major League Soccer04/11/2021
AustinSporting Kansas City
31

Referee Profile

Ricardo Fierro119 matches

3.92Cards per match
3.64Yellow cards per match
0.28Red cards per match
27.3Fouls per match

Compared with other referees

Ricardo Fierro3.92
Other referees4.34

3.92 cards a match, 0.42 fewer than other referees in the same competitions and seasons (4.34).

Cards come from 36 matches with official statistics.

Full referee stats

League Table

Major League Soccer 2026
#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver Whitecaps32177867:33+3458WLWDD
2FC DallasFC Dallas32159858:49+954LWDWL
3St. Louis CitySt. Louis City32149958:47+1151LLLDW
4Houston DynamoHouston Dynamo32149942:39+351WDDDD
5San Jose EarthquakesSan Jose Earthquakes321310954:47+749DLDDD
6Los Angeles FCLos Angeles FC321211950:35+1547DDWDL
7Colorado RapidsColorado Rapids321271344:43+143DWDDD
8Seattle SoundersSeattle Sounders3211101141:40+143LDDLW
9Real Salt LakeReal Salt Lake321261450:49+142WWWDL
10Los Angeles GalaxyLos Angeles Galaxy3210111145:54-941DDWLW
11Portland TimbersPortland Timbers321171457:60-340WWDLD
12Minnesota United FCMinnesota United FC329111250:56-638WDWDD
13San DiegoSan Diego328111356:62-635LDDDL
14AustinAustin328101441:59-1834LWLLL
15Sporting Kansas CitySporting Kansas City32642238:80-4222LLLLD
#TeamMPGPts
1Vancouver WhitecapsVancouver Whitecaps3267:3358
2FC DallasFC Dallas3258:4954
3St. Louis CitySt. Louis City3258:4751
4Houston DynamoHouston Dynamo3242:3951
5San Jose EarthquakesSan Jose Earthquakes3254:4749
6Los Angeles FCLos Angeles FC3250:3547
7Colorado RapidsColorado Rapids3244:4343
8Seattle SoundersSeattle Sounders3241:4043
9Real Salt LakeReal Salt Lake3250:4942
10Los Angeles GalaxyLos Angeles Galaxy3245:5441
11Portland TimbersPortland Timbers3257:6040
12Minnesota United FCMinnesota United FC3250:5638
13San DiegoSan Diego3256:6235
14AustinAustin3241:5934
15Sporting Kansas CitySporting Kansas City3238:8022
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About the Sporting Kansas City vs Austin forecast

Every forecast on this page comes from the same model inputs: team ratings, recent form, goals scored and conceded, and how these sides have fared against each other.

How to Read These Forecasts

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Sporting Kansas City and Austin in the Major League Soccer table

Austin and Sporting Kansas City are close in the Major League Soccer table, 14th and 15th, with 12 points between them. League goal record so far: Sporting Kansas City 38-80, Austin 41-59. The full standings are on the Major League Soccer Table 2026 page.

Key Factors for This Match

This forecast is based on a complete recent-form dataset for both teams.

All forecasts are generated by statistical and machine learning models for informational and entertainment purposes only. They are not guaranteed and do not constitute financial or betting advice.