Major League Soccer

Jul 31, 2022 at 1.30am UK

Livestrong Sporting Park

Kansas
0 - 2
Austin

Duke (39'), Sweat (73')
Duke (43')

FT(HT: 0-1)

Ring (45+1'), Driussi (90')
Cascante (25'), Pereira (38'), Urruti (42')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Major League Soccer clash between Sporting Kansas City and Austin FC, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Sporting Kansas City

Last Six:

Last Game: Kansas 0-2 Los Angeles
Sunday, July 24 at 1.30am in Major League Soccer

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
8	Toronto	22	-9	22
9	Sporting Kansas City	23	-17	20
10	DC United	20	-18	18

We said: Sporting Kansas City 1-3 Austin FC

Although Austin have failed to record a victory in their two previous away meetings with Sporting Kansas City, we think that they will draw inspiration from a run of form that seen them win four of their previous five away games to sweep aside their hosts on Saturday. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Sporting Kansas City win with a probability of 46.36%. A win for Austin FC had a probability of 28.23% and a draw had a probability of 25.4%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sporting Kansas City win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.63%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.25%) and 2-0 (8.13%). The likeliest Austin FC win was 0-1 (7.89%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.08%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 4.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Austin FC would win this match.

Result
Sporting Kansas City	Draw	Austin FC
46.36% ( 0.02)	25.42% ( -0.01)	28.23% ( -0.01)

Both teams to score 53.21% (

0.03)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

49.83% (

0.04)

50.17% (

-0.04)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

27.87% (

0.04)

72.13% (

-0.04)

Sporting Kansas City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

78.36% (

0.02)

21.64% (

-0.03)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

45.23% (

0.04)

54.77% (

-0.04)

Austin FC Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

67.91% (

0.01)

32.09% (

-0.01)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

31.44% (

0.02)

68.57% (

-0.02)

Score Analysis

Sporting Kansas City 46.36%

Austin FC 28.23%

Draw 25.41%

Sporting Kansas City	Draw	Austin FC
1-0 @ 10.63% 2-1 @ 9.25% ( 0) 2-0 @ 8.13% ( -0) 3-1 @ 4.72% ( 0) 3-0 @ 4.15% ( 0) 3-2 @ 2.68% ( 0) 4-1 @ 1.81% ( 0) 4-0 @ 1.59% ( 0) 4-2 @ 1.03% ( 0) Other @ 2.38% Total : 46.36%	1-1 @ 12.08% 0-0 @ 6.95% ( -0.01) 2-2 @ 5.25% ( 0) 3-3 @ 1.02% ( 0) Other @ 0.12% Total : 25.41%	0-1 @ 7.89% ( -0.01) 1-2 @ 6.87% ( -0) 0-2 @ 4.49% ( -0) 1-3 @ 2.6% 2-3 @ 1.99% ( 0) 0-3 @ 1.7% ( -0) Other @ 2.69% Total : 28.23%