United States - MLSData current as of 16 July 2026

Austin vs Sporting KC: match statistics

Austin crest
Austin
1 : 2half-time 1:0
Sporting KC crest
Sporting KC

Austin vs Sporting KC: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Austin play Sporting KC in MLS (United States). The match date is 17 May 2026 at 02:30. Final score: 1:2.

Current form

Austin: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match. Sporting KC: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Austin scores 1.27 and concedes 2.07 goals per match. Sporting KC scores 1.00 and concedes 2.57. League average: 3.30 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Austin 60%, Sporting KC 64%. Over 2.5: Austin 73%, Sporting KC 86%. League level: BTTS 61%, Over 2.5 62%.

xG, shots and style

Austin has higher xG: 1.21 vs 1.14. Austin: 10.5 shots per match, Sporting KC: 9.3.

Match halves

Austin: half-time lead 33%, second-half goals 0.60. Sporting KC: half-time lead 14%, second-half goals 0.57.

Goals by minute

Austin: 76-90+ (7 goals). Sporting KC: 31-45+ (4 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

MLS: 3.30 goals per match, BTTS 61%, Over 2.5 62%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Match description

Austin is the favorite for this match: at home they average 1.33 goals per game and have an xG of 1.55, while Sporting on the road scores only 0.5 goals and has an xG of 0.79. Defensively the hosts are superior — Austin concedes 0.67 goals per home game on average and has 67% clean sheets, whereas Sporting concedes 3.5 goals away, has xG against of 2.07 and 0% clean sheets. There is a large difference in chance creation: the home side averages 13.33 shots and 5.17 on target per game, while the visitors only 6.5 and 2.0, with Sporting failing to score in 67% of away matches. In the last 5 matches Austin scored 7 and conceded 12 (1.4 pts per game), and Sporting scored 4 and conceded 16 (0.8 pts per game), which further highlights the visitors’ poor form. Considering the hosts’ advantage in xG, number of shots on target and the opponent’s markedly weaker defense, I tip an Austin win.

Half-by-half

1 : 0
1st half
0 : 2
2nd half

Match statistics

46Possession (%)54
AustinSporting KC
8Shots20
AustinSporting KC
3Shots on target8
AustinSporting KC
0.88xG2.23
AustinSporting KC
3Corners7
AustinSporting KC
22Dangerous attacks57
AustinSporting KC
13Fouls21
AustinSporting KC
4Cards3
AustinSporting KC

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

1.27Goals scored / match1
AustinSporting KC
2.07Goals conceded / match2.57
AustinSporting KC
47%Average possession45%
AustinSporting KC
3.87Shots on target / match4
AustinSporting KC

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

10.53Shots per match9.29
AustinSporting KC
3.87Shots on target4
AustinSporting KC
12%Shot conversion10.8%
AustinSporting KC
47%Possession45%
AustinSporting KC
1.21xG for1.14
AustinSporting KC
2.03xG against1.84
AustinSporting KC

Shooting quality

Austin: Counter-attackingSporting KC: Balanced
AustinSporting KC
Accuracy (shots on target)37%43%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.330.25

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Sporting KC is 75% better for: last-5 form.

0.8 pts / match - Austin · 1.4 pts / match - Sporting KC

Austin
WDLLL
Season result split
20% W33% R47% P
Season (W-D-L)
3-5-7
0.93 pts / match · goal difference -12
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-2-2
Last 5 at home
2-1-2
DLWWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 2.4xG: 1.20Opponent xG: 1.98BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 80%
Sporting KC
DLWWL
Season result split
21% W14% R64% P
Season (W-D-L)
3-2-9
0.79 pts / match · goal difference -22
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-0-5
Last 5 away
1-0-4
LLLLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 2.2xG: 1.69Opponent xG: 1.75BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Austin is 27% better for: goals scored per match.

1.27 goals / match - Austin · 1 goals / match - Sporting KC

Austin is 24% better for: goals conceded per match.

2.07 goals / match - Austin · 2.57 goals / match - Sporting KC

Austin scoring profile: very strong

Austin scores in 80% of matches (12 of 15 matches), while Sporting KC keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 14 matches).

Sporting KC scoring profile: strong

Sporting KC scores in 64% of matches (9 of 14 matches), while Austin keeps a clean sheet in 27% (4 of 15 matches).

19Goals scored (season)14
AustinSporting KC
31Goals conceded (season)36
AustinSporting KC
3.33Average goals in match3.57
AustinSporting KC
5Goals scored (last 5)7
AustinSporting KC
12Goals conceded (last 5)11
AustinSporting KC

How often they score at least...

80%1 goal64%
AustinSporting KC
40%2 goals29%
AustinSporting KC
7%3 goals7%
AustinSporting KC
0%4 goals0%
AustinSporting KC

How often they concede at least...

73%1 goal100%
AustinSporting KC
73%2 goals64%
AustinSporting KC
33%3 goals50%
AustinSporting KC
13%4 goals21%
AustinSporting KC

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

61%
League average

Goal patterns

27%BTTS at half-time21%
AustinSporting KC
13%BTTS in both halves0%
AustinSporting KC
27%Scored in both halves14%
AustinSporting KC

BTTS and goal count

60%Min. 3 goals and BTTS57%
AustinSporting KC
13%Min. 3 goals without BTTS29%
AustinSporting KC
40%BTTS - last 580%
AustinSporting KC

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

80%Min. 1 goal before half-time93%
AustinSporting KC
40%Min. 2 goals before half-time57%
AustinSporting KC
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time21%
AustinSporting KC

2nd half

87%Min. 1 goal after half-time79%
AustinSporting KC
73%Min. 2 goals after half-time64%
AustinSporting KC
27%Min. 3 goals after half-time21%
AustinSporting KC

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Austin is 130% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.47 pts / match - Austin · 0.64 pts / match - Sporting KC

Austin - half-time state
33% leading47% draw20% trailing
Sporting KC - half-time state
14% leading21% draw64% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.47Points per match (1st half)0.64
AustinSporting KC
0.67Goals scored (1st half)0.43
AustinSporting KC
0.53Goals conceded (1st half)1.36
AustinSporting KC
1.2Average goals (1st half)1.79
AustinSporting KC
53%Clean sheet before half-time21%
AustinSporting KC
40%No goal before half-time64%
AustinSporting KC

After half-time (2nd half)

0.73Points per match (2nd half)1
AustinSporting KC
0.6Goals scored (2nd half)0.57
AustinSporting KC
1.53Goals conceded (2nd half)1.21
AustinSporting KC
2.13Average goals (2nd half)1.79
AustinSporting KC
27%Clean sheet after half-time36%
AustinSporting KC
53%No goal after half-time57%
AustinSporting KC

Austin - second-half results

13% W33% R53% P
22
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
11
Second-half points
-14
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.47
PPG before half-time
Lead holding61%

Leads at half-time in 33% of matches and wins 20%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+1.0

Concedes 1.0 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Sporting KC - second-half results

21% W36% R43% P
9
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
-13
Goal difference (1st half)
14
Second-half points
-9
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.64
PPG before half-time
Lead holding150%

Leads at half-time in 14% of matches and wins 21%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.2

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Austin - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.400.60
Goals scored / match0.40.6
Goals conceded / match0.61.8
Average goals in match1.02.4
1 goal80%100%
2 goals20%100%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet60%20%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference-1-6
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 0% draw - 80% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2
Sporting KC - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.801.60
Goals scored / match0.60.8
Goals conceded / match1.60.6
Average goals in match2.21.4
1 goal100%80%
2 goals80%60%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet20%60%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference-5+1
Half-time: 20% leading - 20% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Austin
ScoredConceded
5
2
0-15
2
3
16-30
3
3
31-45
1
4
46-60
1
3
61-75
7
16
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (7 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (16). Late-goal balance (76-90): -9 - late phases are a weakness.

Sporting KC
ScoredConceded
0
7
0-15
2
4
16-30
4
8
31-45
2
4
46-60
4
7
61-75
2
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (4 goli). Concedes most in 31-45 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): -4 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.46
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.9 : 1.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
105%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
62%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
51%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
7%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 14 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Austin

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.82
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.02
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.06
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.04
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
65%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
151%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.13
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
37% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 26% come in the first quarter-hour.
37%

Sporting KC

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.70
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.87
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+5.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.14
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.73
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
73%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
132%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.61
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
14% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
14%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (MLS).

Teams vs league

AustinLigaSporting KC
Average goals in match 3.333.30 3.57
Both teams scored 60%61% 64%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 73%62% 86%
Clean sheets 27%21% 0%
Goal before half-time 80%78% 93%
Goal after half-time 87%80% 79%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

3.30
Average goals per match
61%
Both teams scored
62%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
21%
Clean sheets
1.94
Home goals / match
1.37
Away goals / match
+42%
Home attack advantage
+29%
Home defence advantage
+18%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
45%
2 goals
21%
3 goals
6%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
80%
1 goal
52%
2 goals
25%
3 goals
12%
4 goals

FAQ

What was the result of Austin vs Sporting KC?

The MLS match finished Austin 1:2 Sporting KC. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Austin vs Sporting KC?

Austin score 1.27 goals per game on average and Sporting KC 1.00. The MLS average is 3.30 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 62% of games. Both teams score in 60% of Austin's matches and 64% of Sporting KC's.

What form are Austin and Sporting KC in?

Over the last 5 games Austin have a 1-1-3 record (0.80 points per game) and Sporting KC 2-1-2 (1.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Austin vs Sporting KC?

The statistical background for Austin vs Sporting KC — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.