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Major League Soccer · 2026

Sporting Kansas City 3–4 Philadelphia Union · Major League Soccer

3–4Full-time analysis

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

Philadelphia Union won 3–4.

Shots
1011
Shots on target
68
Expected goals
1.010.66
Possession
45%55%

Full time

What the match recorded

Philadelphia Union beat Sporting Kansas City 4–3. Recorded in this match (Sporting Kansas City – Philadelphia Union): shots 10–11, shots on target 6–8, expected goals 1.01–0.66, possession 45%–55%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Philadelphia Union's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Philadelphia Union's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

3.8 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.92 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for3.8 goals/match1.92 goals/match1.57 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Sporting Kansas City show a distinct attacking-volume record

moderate

Sporting Kansas City's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit below their competition baselines.

10.5 shots/match ▲ShotsSporting Kansas City · Philadelphia Union16.3 shots/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

MetricSporting Kansas CityPhiladelphia UnionBaseline
Shots10.5 shots/match16.3 shots/match12.8 shots/match
Shots against15.8 shots/match8.88 shots/match12.9 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots10 shots11 shotsSporting Kansas City 10 shots, Philadelphia Union 11 shots
  • Shots on target6 shots8 shotsSporting Kansas City 6 shots, Philadelphia Union 8 shots
  • Expected goals1.01 xG0.66 xGSporting Kansas City 1.01 xG, Philadelphia Union 0.66 xG
  • Possession45%55%Sporting Kansas City 45%, Philadelphia Union 55%
  • Corners3 corners4 cornersSporting Kansas City 3 corners, Philadelphia Union 4 corners
  • Fouls11 fouls14 foulsSporting Kansas City 11 fouls, Philadelphia Union 14 fouls
  • Yellow cards3 cards4 cardsSporting Kansas City 3 cards, Philadelphia Union 4 cards
  • Passes367 passes450 passesSporting Kansas City 367 passes, Philadelphia Union 450 passes
  • Pass accuracy79%83.3%Sporting Kansas City 79%, Philadelphia Union 83.3%
  • Shots inside box7 shots4 shotsSporting Kansas City 7 shots, Philadelphia Union 4 shots
  • Blocked shots2 blocks1 blockSporting Kansas City 2 blocks, Philadelphia Union 1 block
  • Goalkeeper saves5 saves3 savesSporting Kansas City 5 saves, Philadelphia Union 3 saves
  • Offsides0 offsides1 offsideSporting Kansas City 0 offsides, Philadelphia Union 1 offside

As it happened

Key moments

  1. 5′André LuizGoal · Sporting Kansas City
  2. 10′André LuizGoal · Sporting Kansas City
  3. 16′Wyatt MeyerGoal · Sporting Kansas City
  4. 45′Kwaku AgyabengYellow card · Sporting Kansas City
  5. 45′Jesus BuenoYellow card · Philadelphia Union
  6. Half-time
  7. 53′Lasse Berg JohnsenYellow card · Sporting Kansas City
  8. 64′Bruno DamianiGoal · Philadelphia Union
  9. 66′Cavan SullivanGoal · Philadelphia Union
  10. 68′Milan IloskiGoal · Philadelphia Union
  11. 70′Cavan SullivanYellow card · Philadelphia Union
  12. 73′Zorhan BassongGoal · Sporting Kansas City
  13. 79′Kai WagnerYellow card · Philadelphia Union
  14. 90′Danley Jean JacquesYellow card · Philadelphia Union
  15. Full time
Player changes · 10grouped by team and minute
  • 46′Sporting Kansas City · 1 player changeJacob Bartlett
  • 46′Philadelphia Union · 1 player changeQuinn Sullivan
  • 67′Sporting Kansas City · 1 player changeJayden Reid
  • 70′Sporting Kansas City · 1 player changeOwen Wolff
  • 71′Sporting Kansas City · 1 player changeZorhan Bassong
  • 82′Philadelphia Union · 1 player changeJesus Bueno
  • 82′Sporting Kansas City · 1 player changeRuben Ramos
  • 82′Philadelphia Union · 2 player changesAlejandro Bedoya · Ezekiel Alladoh
  • 89′Philadelphia Union · 1 player changeAgustin Anello

Who started

Lineups

Show both lineups

Lineups as recorded. The source does not mark them confirmed.

Sporting Kansas City4-4-2
  1. Stefan ClevelandG
  2. Moises MosqueraD
  3. Justin ReynoldsD
  4. Emir KarićD
  5. Wyatt MeyerD
  6. Lasse Berg JohnsenM
  7. André LuizM
  8. Calvin HarrisM
  9. Kwaku AgyabengM
  10. Stephen AfrifaF
  11. Taylor CalheiraF
Philadelphia Union4-4-2
  1. Andre BlakeG
  2. Nathan HarrielD
  3. Kai WagnerD
  4. Frankie WestfieldD
  5. Neil PierreD
  6. Jovan LukićM
  7. Cavan SullivanM
  8. Indiana VassilevM
  9. Danley Jean JacquesM
  10. Bruno DamianiF
  11. Milan IloskiF

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Sporting Kansas City
2Draws
0Philadelphia Union
Sporting Kansas City — Philadelphia Union · Major League Soccer1–1
Philadelphia Union — Sporting Kansas City · Major League Soccer0–0

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Sporting Kansas City favored in 1 of 13 directional metrics · Philadelphia Union in 12

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Sporting Kansas City25 matchesPhiladelphia Union26 matches
1.16 goals/matchGoals scored25/26▲ 1.92 goals/match
2.52 goals/matchGoals allowed25/26▲ 1.62 goals/match
0.99 xG/matchExpected goals22/23▲ 1.89 xG/match
10.5 shots/matchShots25/26▲ 16.3 shots/match
4.08 shots/matchShots on target25/26▲ 5.08 shots/match
44.4%Possession25/26● 47.5%
3.92 corners/matchCorners25/26● 5.92 corners/match
2.33 cards/matchCards6/73.14 cards/match
12.6 fouls/matchFouls25/2615.1 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — ready
Season samples25 / 26home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 20 Sept 2026, 04:30 UTC · analysis-v4

Team rankings in Major League Soccer

Goals per match rankingxG per match rankingShots per match ranking
TeamsSporting Kansas CityPhiladelphia Union
CompetitionMajor League Soccer
Head-to-headSporting Kansas City — Philadelphia Union
MethodHow PitchMath calculates this

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