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Major League Soccer · Matchweek 31

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Sporting Kansas City

SPO

1–2Full timeHalf-time 0–0

Austin FC

AUS

Timeline

How it happened

  1. Kwaku Agyabeng21'Yellow card for Sporting Kansas City at 21 minutes: Kwaku Agyabeng
  2. 37'Mikkel DeslerYellow card for Austin FC at 37 minutes: Mikkel Desler
  3. Jacob Davis37'Yellow card for Sporting Kansas City at 37 minutes: Jacob Davis
  4. Stephen Afrifa46'Yellow card for Sporting Kansas City at 46 minutes: Stephen Afrifa
  5. 51'Ilie SánchezYellow card for Austin FC at 51 minutes: Ilie Sánchez
  6. Zorhan Bassong52'Yellow card for Sporting Kansas City at 52 minutes: Zorhan Bassong
  7. Stephen Afrifaassist by André Luiz56'Goal for Sporting Kansas City at 56 minutes: Stephen Afrifa assist by André Luiz
  8. 64'Myrto UzuniGoal for Austin FC at 64 minutes: Myrto Uzuni
  9. 86'Myrto UzuniGoal for Austin FC at 86 minutes: Myrto Uzuni
  10. Owen Wolff90+5'Yellow card for Sporting Kansas City at 90 minutes: Owen Wolff
Show 8 substitutions
  1. 33'Besard Šabović on for Ervin TorresSubstitution for Austin FC at 33 minutes: Besard Šabović on for Ervin Torres
  2. Calvin Harris on for Capita46'Substitution for Sporting Kansas City at 46 minutes: Calvin Harris on for Capita
  3. Rubén Ramos on for Taylor Calheira68'Substitution for Sporting Kansas City at 68 minutes: Rubén Ramos on for Taylor Calheira
  4. 71'Przemysław Płacheta on for Mikkel DeslerSubstitution for Austin FC at 71 minutes: Przemysław Płacheta on for Mikkel Desler
  5. Jacob Bartlett on for Zorhan Bassong73'Substitution for Sporting Kansas City at 73 minutes: Jacob Bartlett on for Zorhan Bassong
  6. Owen Wolff on for André Luiz74'Substitution for Sporting Kansas City at 74 minutes: Owen Wolff on for André Luiz
  7. 76'Christian Ramirez on for Brandon VázquezSubstitution for Austin FC at 76 minutes: Christian Ramirez on for Brandon Vázquez
  8. Magomed-Shapi Suleymanov on for Kwaku Agyabeng89'Substitution for Sporting Kansas City at 89 minutes: Magomed-Shapi Suleymanov on for Kwaku Agyabeng
How they playPossession, press, how they create

Nothing in the numbers separates these two by much — which is itself worth knowing, and more common than most previews admit.

Sporting KC4-4-2Starting shape3-4-3Austin FC
47%Possession49%
34%Territory44%
18%From set plays19%
0.10Chance quality0.12
4.7%Directness6.9%

Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 3 for Sporting KC, 3 for Austin FC. Too few to lean on heavily.

Players to watchMost goal involvement per 90

Goal involvements per 90, among players with at least 45% of the most-used player’s minutes. Drawn from the last 40 of 495 matches, not the full season.

The xG race32 shots
Cumulative expected goalsSporting KC 1.81 xG, Austin FC 2.23 xG over 98 minutes
  • Sporting KC1.81
  • Austin FC2.23
Final score 1–2
Show data
Shots with expected-goal values
MinTeamxGOutcome
1'Austin FC0.02saved
7'Sporting KC0.03blocked
8'Sporting KC0.01off target
9'Sporting KC0.11saved
12'Sporting KC0.02saved
13'Austin FC0.03blocked
16'Sporting KC0.03off target
20'Austin FC0.11off target
22'Austin FC0.05blocked
43'Sporting KC0.03saved
45'Sporting KC0.14saved
46'Sporting KC0.20off target
53'Austin FC0.11off target
55'Sporting KC0.02goal
57'Austin FC0.05saved
60'Sporting KC0.04off target
62'Austin FC0.18saved
62'Austin FC0.09saved
64'Austin FC0.14saved
64'Austin FC0.62goal
66'Sporting KC0.03off target
67'Austin FC0.04off target
72'Sporting KC0.02off target
75'Sporting KC0.13off target
78'Sporting KC0.02blocked
78'Sporting KC0.72off target
81'Sporting KC0.05off target
86'Austin FC0.75goal
89'Sporting KC0.04off target
92'Austin FC0.04saved
93'Sporting KC0.12off target
98'Sporting KC0.04blocked
Shot map3 scored
Shot map
  • Sporting KC (1/19)
  • Austin FC (2/13)

Marker area is expected-goal value. Filled markers are goals; outlines are attempts that did not score.

Show data
Every shot with location and expected-goal value
MinTeamxGBodySituationOutcome
1'Austin FC0.02left footopen playsaved
7'Sporting KC0.03right footopen playblocked
8'Sporting KC0.01headset pieceoff target
9'Sporting KC0.11left footopen playsaved
12'Sporting KC0.02right footopen playsaved
13'Austin FC0.03left footopen playblocked
16'Sporting KC0.03right footopen playoff target
20'Austin FC0.11headcorneroff target
22'Austin FC0.05right footopen playblocked
43'Sporting KC0.03right footopen playsaved
45'Sporting KC0.14right footopen playsaved
46'Sporting KC0.20right footfast breakoff target
53'Austin FC0.11headopen playoff target
55'Sporting KC0.02right footopen playgoal
57'Austin FC0.05right footfast breaksaved
60'Sporting KC0.04right footopen playoff target
62'Austin FC0.18headopen playsaved
62'Austin FC0.09left footopen playsaved
64'Austin FC0.14headopen playsaved
64'Austin FC0.62left footopen playgoal
66'Sporting KC0.03headcorneroff target
67'Austin FC0.04left footopen playoff target
72'Sporting KC0.02right footopen playoff target
75'Sporting KC0.13right footopen playoff target
78'Sporting KC0.02right footopen playblocked
78'Sporting KC0.72left footopen playoff target
81'Sporting KC0.05right footopen playoff target
86'Austin FC0.75left footset piecegoal
89'Sporting KC0.04headopen playoff target
92'Austin FC0.04right footopen playsaved
93'Sporting KC0.12headset pieceoff target
98'Sporting KC0.04left footset pieceblocked
MomentumWho was on top, minute by minute
Match momentumPressure through the match. Bars above the line favour Sporting KC, below favour Austin FC.
  • Sporting KC pressure
  • Austin FC pressure
Line-ups39 players

Sporting KC4-4-2

Substitutes

Austin FC3-4-3

Substitutes

Head to headPossession, shots, discipline
Sporting KCAustin FC
1.81Expected goals2.14
44Possession %56
19Shots13
5On target8
4Big chances5
2Corners5
392Passes497
86Pass accuracy %87
37.2Field tilt %est.37.6
16Fouls11
5Yellow cards2