Sporting Kansas City vs Philadelphia Union: Live Score, Stats & Head-to-Head
Matchweek 26
Full time
Andre Luiz 5'Andre Luiz 10'W. Meyer 16'
B. Damiani 64'C. Sullivan 66'M. Iloski 68'Z. Bassong 73' (OG)
Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City · Referee: E. Koroleva
Match statistics
Possession
45%
55%
Expected goals (xG)
1.0
0.7
Total shots
10
11
Shots on target
6
8
Corners
3
4
Fouls
11
14
Yellow cards
3
4
Match log
Sporting Kansas City·Philadelphia Union
- -5'Jesus BuenoYellow card
- Andre LuizAssist: L. Johnsen5'
- Andre LuizAssist: C. Harris10'
- W. MeyerAssist: E. Karic16'
- Kwaku AgyabengYellow card45'
- K. AgyabengOn: J. Bartlett46'
- 46'I. VassilevOn: Q. Sullivan
- Lasse Berg JohnsenYellow card53'
- 64'B. DamianiAssist: F. Westfield
- 66'C. SullivanAssist: D. Jean Jacques
- T. CalheiraOn: J. Reid67'
- 68'M. IloskiAssist: Q. Sullivan
- 70'Cavan SullivanYellow card
- S. AfrifaOn: O. Wolff70'
- L. JohnsenOn: Z. Bassong71'
- 73'Z. BassongOwn goal
- 79'Kai WagnerYellow card
- C. HarrisOn: R. Ramos82'
- 82'C. SullivanOn: A. Bedoya
- 82'J. LukicOn: J. Bueno
- 82'M. IloskiOn: E. Alladoh
- 89'B. DamianiOn: A. Anello
- 90+6'Danley Jean JacquesYellow card
- Zorhan BassongYellow card90+7'
Our prediction
Sporting Kansas City vs Philadelphia Union Prediction, Odds & Betting Tips
Philadelphia Union to Win · 10 picks
Match intel
Team news & context
collected 2026-09-20 00:28 UTC · collected after the models locked their picks- Raphael Wicky has no confirmed injuries or suspensions to report for Sporting Kansas City ahead of this fixture, and no probable starting lineup has been released. Goal.com → · 19 Sept
- Rafael Uzcategui is Philadelphia Union's only confirmed absentee for the trip to face Sporting Kansas City. WhoScored → · 19 Sept
- Ryan Richter is expected to name an unchanged Philadelphia Union starting XI for the trip to Kansas on Sunday. WhoScored → · 19 Sept
- Sporting Kansas City sit 15th in the Western Conference under Raphael Wicky, a position leaving little margin for error as the regular season winds down, making a home win close to necessary. Goal.com → · 19 Sept
- Philadelphia Union under Ryan Richter have won four of their last five MLS matches, including a 5-0 win over FC Cincinnati and a 5-0 away win at San Diego FC, sitting seventh in the Eastern Conference. Goal.com → · 19 Sept
- Sporting Kansas City ended a seven-match winless run last time out, beating Los Angeles FC 3-1 after racing into an early 2-0 lead, but remain the lowest-ranked side in the overall standings. WhoScored → · 19 Sept
Head-to-head
Sep 20, 2026Sporting Kansas City 3–4 Philadelphia UnionRegular Season - 26
Mar 03, 2024Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Philadelphia UnionRegular Season - 3
Apr 01, 2023Philadelphia Union 0–0 Sporting Kansas CityRegular Season - 9
Jul 31, 2020Philadelphia Union 3–1 Sporting Kansas CityQuarter-finals
Mar 10, 2019Sporting Kansas City 2–0 Philadelphia UnionRegular Season - 3
Lineups
Sporting Kansas City (4-4-2)
- 30S. ClevelandG
- 13J. ReynoldsD
- 3M. MosqueraD
- 28W. MeyerD
- 18E. KaricD
- 11Andre LuizM
- 4L. JohnsenM
- 20K. AgyabengM
- 14C. HarrisM
- 19T. CalheiraF
- 17S. AfrifaF
Philadelphia Union (4-4-2)
- 18A. BlakeG
- 39F. WestfieldD
- 44N. PierreD
- 26N. HarrielD
- 27K. WagnerD
- 6C. SullivanM
- 21D. Jean JacquesM
- 4J. LukicM
- 19I. VassilevM
- 10M. IloskiF
- 9B. DamianiF
Model predictions
LLM League table →7 of 7 models: Philadelphia Union to Win
CSClaude Sonnet 558%✓CLClaude Opus 4.852%✓QWQwen3 Max58%✓GMGemini 3.1 Pro59%✓GPGPT-559%✓KMKimi K2.655%✓GKGrok 4.658%✓CFCoin-flip Baseline60%✓
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