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Atlanta United v Sporting KC

Major League Soccer
Atlanta United
2:1
Full time
Sporting KC

Atlanta United v Sporting KC in Major League Soccer ended 2:1. Here you will find the final score, the goals and goalscorers, every key moment of the match, the full statistics with xG and the video highlights. See the match prediction or browse the full fixture list.

Prediction and probabilities: Atlanta United v Sporting KC

How the models performed

Pro AI (XGBoost) predicted Home win · Atlanta United at 53.1% - the match finished 2:1, so the prediction was correct.
Model 1 · Atlanta United X 2 · Sporting KC Prediction Result
ELO + Poisson 57.1% 22.8% 20.2% Home win · Atlanta United ✔ Correct
Pro AI (XGBoost) 53.1% 17.5% 29.4% Home win · Atlanta United ✔ Correct
Data Providers 45.0% 45.0% 10.0% Home win · Atlanta United ✔ Correct
Final score 2:1 Home win · Atlanta United
Predictions are published before kick-off and are never edited afterwards. For information purposes only – not betting advice. 18+ · Methodology

Closing odds

Before kick-off the bookmakers were offering average odds of 1.68 on a Atlanta United win, 4.15 on the draw and 4.44 on a Sporting KC win (closing odds).
Market Avg odds Best Market % Model %
Atlanta United win 1.68 1.75 Betano 59.5% 53.1%
Draw 4.15 4.33 Betfair 24.1% 17.5%
Sporting KC win 4.44 4.70 Betano 22.5% 29.4%
Over 2.5 goals 1.49 1.53 Betano 67.1% 56.7%
Under 2.5 goals 2.54 2.63 Betfair 39.4% 43.4%
Both teams to score - Yes 1.50 1.53 Betfair 66.7% 51.7%
Both teams to score - No 2.42 2.50 888Sport 41.3% 48.3%
Updated: 23.08.2026 20:46 · Average odds across 13 bookmakers. Informational data - not an invitation to bet and not advice. 18+ · Gamble responsibly.

Match events: Atlanta United v Sporting KC

  1. 13′T. Jacob · Goal (assist: M. Almiron)
  2. 22′E. Karic · Yellow card
  3. 24′F. Picault · Goal (assist: E. Baez)
  4. 45+2′J. Davis · Substitution (off: J. Reynolds)
  5. 62′E. Karic · Substitution (off: J. Reid)
  6. 62′T. Calheira · Substitution (off: S. Afrifa)
  7. 62′F. Picault · Substitution (off: W. Reilly)
  8. 62′A. Gill · Substitution (off: L. Brennan)
  9. 70′S. Afrifa · Goal
  10. 72′L. Brennan · Yellow card
  11. 73′P. Diaz · Substitution (off: S. Gregersen)
  12. 76′E. Baez · Yellow card
  13. 77′C. Sanchez · Substitution (off: S. Alzate)
  14. 77′L. Brennan · Substitution (off: M. Edwards)
  15. 87′Capita · Substitution (off: J. Bartlett)

Match statistics: Atlanta United v Sporting KC

Statistic Atlanta United Sporting KC
Possession 49% 51%
Shots on target 3 1
Total shots 8 6
Shots off target 4 4
Blocked shots 1 1
Corners 2 5
Fouls 8 12
Offsides 1 1
Yellow cards 2 1
Saves 0 1
Passes 507 501
Pass accuracy 87% 89%

Line-ups: Atlanta United v Sporting KC

Atlanta United 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  1. 1 Lucas Hoyos 6.6
  2. 3 Elías Báez 6.3
  3. 6 Junior Alonso 7.2
  4. 8 Tristan Muyumba 6.7
  5. 10 Miguel Almirón 7.9
  6. 16 Adrian Gill 6.7
  7. 22 Fafà Picault 7.5
  8. 27 Paulo Díaz 7.3
  9. 48 Cooper Sanchez 7.0
  10. 55 Tomás Jacob 7.3
  11. 59 Aleksey Miranchuk 6.7
Substitutes (9)
  1. 2 Ronald Hernández
  2. 4 Enea Mihaj
  3. 5 Stian Gregersen 6.3
  4. 7 Steven Alzate 6.7
  5. 19 Sergio Santos
  6. 20 Luke Brennan 6.2
  7. 28 William Reilly 6.6
  8. 42 Jayden Hibbert
  9. 47 Matthew Edwards 6.7

Sporting KC 4-4-2

Starting XI

  1. 3 Moises Mosquera 6.3
  2. 4 Lasse Berg Johnsen 6.9
  3. 7 Capita 6.0
  4. 8 Jacob Davis 6.3
  5. 11 Calvin Harris 6.3
  6. 18 Emir Karić 6.3
  7. 19 Taylor Calheira 6.5
  8. 22 Zorhan Bassong 6.6
  9. 28 Wyatt Meyer 6.5
  10. 30 Stefan Cleveland 6.6
  11. 93 Shapi Suleymanov 6.7
Substitutes (9)
  1. 1 John Pulskamp
  2. 2 Ian James
  3. 13 Justin Reynolds 6.7
  4. 15 Jansen Miller
  5. 16 Jacob Bartlett
  6. 17 Stephen Afrifa 6.3
  7. 20 Kwaku Agyabeng
  8. 57 Diego Borges
  9. 99 Jayden Reid 6.6

Form and head-to-head: Atlanta United v Sporting KC

Atlanta United

DLDLW

Sporting KC

WLLDL

Major League Soccer standings

# Team P W D L GD Pts Form
1 Vancouver Whitecaps 13 9 2 2 +20 29 WWWWDDWLWW
1 Nashville SC 13 9 3 1 +19 30 WDWWWWDWWL
2 SJ Earthquakes 14 9 2 3 +17 29 WWWWDDLLWW
2 Inter Miami 14 8 4 2 +9 28 WDDWWLWLWD
3 New England 13 8 1 4 +5 25 LWWWWLWWLW
3 Real Salt Lake 13 8 1 4 +7 25 WLWLWWLWWW
4 Seattle Sounders 12 7 3 2 +7 24 WWWDDWLLDW
4 Chicago Fire 13 7 2 4 +10 23 WWLWWWDLLW
5 Dallas 14 6 4 4 +7 22 WDLDWLWWLW
5 New York City 14 5 4 5 +5 19 DWWLWWDLLD
6 Los Angeles FC 14 6 3 5 +6 21 WWWWDLWDLW
6 New York RB 14 5 4 5 -8 19 LLDLDLDLWW
7 Charlotte 14 5 3 6 0 18 WDWLLLDLDW
7 Minnesota United 14 6 3 5 -4 21 LLDWLLWLDW
8 DC United 14 4 5 5 -4 17 WDLLDDLDDW
8 Houston Dynamo 13 7 0 6 -4 21 WLLLWWWWLL
9 LA Galaxy 14 5 4 5 0 19 WWDLWDWLDL
9 Cincinnati 14 4 5 5 -5 17 LLDWDLDWWL
10 Toronto 13 3 5 5 -6 14 LLWDWWDDDL
10 San Diego 14 4 5 5 +5 17 LLDWDWDWWL
11 Orlando City 14 4 2 8 -17 14 LLLWWLDLDL
11 Colorado Rapids 14 5 1 8 +2 16 WLLWLWLWLW
12 Columbus Crew 14 3 4 7 -4 13 LDDLWWLDLW
12 Portland Timbers 13 4 2 7 -4 14 LWLDWWDLLL
13 Austin 14 3 5 6 -9 14 LDLLDLDDWD
13 CF Montréal 13 4 1 8 -9 13 WLLWLLLWLL
14 Atlanta United 13 3 2 8 -7 11 LLLLWLDWWL
14 St. Louis City 13 3 4 6 -7 13 DLLLWDDLWW
15 Sporting KC 13 3 2 8 -21 11 DDLWLLLWLL
15 Philadelphia Union 14 1 4 9 -10 7 LLLLLLLDDL

Managers: Atlanta United v Sporting KC

Gerardo Martino
Atlanta UnitedManagerGerardo Martino
R. Wicky
Sporting KCManagerR. Wicky

Match information: Atlanta United v Sporting KC

Kick-off
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Competition
Major League Soccer
City
Atlanta
Surface
artificial turf
Capacity
71,000