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Sun, Sep 20 · 02:30 · Children's Mercy Park
Sporting Kansas City Home
VS
Philadelphia Union Away
Sporting Kansas City vs Philadelphia Union — Major League Soccer
Tipster's pick S. Kansas City or Draw
Value Strong · 4/5
Odds 2.15 Odds via Bet365
Our estimate53%
This price needs47%
Expert analysis

Home Resilience Positions Sporting Kansas City For A Result

Sporting Kansas City show a pattern of late results that include draws and narrow wins despite defensive issues. Their home scoring average sits higher than overall output and helps limit opponent control. Philadelphia Union opened their recent run with multiple losses before finding consistency. Historical meetings between the two teams produced four draws across the last ten fixtures. Injuries hit Sporting Kansas City across defense and attack yet the squad still creates chances at home. Philadelphia Union score heavily in most games but face a side that rarely collapses early. The combination of home context and past stalemates supports expecting Sporting Kansas City to avoid defeat.

AcePredictor Analysis by AcePredictor 72.6% win rate
This season
Sporting Kansas City Philadelphia Union
Over 2.5 goals 13% 36%
Clean sheet 0% 24%
Failed to score 38% 20%
Scored per game 1.1 1.8
Conceded per game 2.5 1.6
Scored home / away 1.3 / 0.9 1.6 / 2.1

Across 24 and 25 matches played this season.

League table position
# Team PWDLPts
14 SEA Seattle Sounders 23 7 7 9 28
15 SPO Sporting Kansas City 24 5 3 16 18
Recent form · last 5 finished matches
Sporting Kansas City DLLLW
D vs St. Louis City 1–1 Aug 20
L @ Atlanta United FC 1–2 Aug 23
L vs Vancouver Whitecaps 0–3 Aug 30
L @ FC Dallas 3–4 Sep 6
W vs Los Angeles FC 3–1 Sep 13
Philadelphia Union DWWWW
D @ Austin 1–1 Aug 23
W @ New York Red Bulls 3–1 Aug 29
W vs CF Montreal 2–0 Sep 5
W vs FC Cincinnati 5–0 Sep 9
W @ San Diego 5–0 Sep 14
Goals trend · last 5 matches
Sporting Kansas City
Scored 1.6 avg
1 1 0 3 3
Conceded 2.2 avg
1 2 3 4 1
Philadelphia Union
Scored 3.2 avg
1 3 2 5 5
Conceded 0.4 avg
1 1 0 0 0
Head-to-head · last meetings
2 Sporting Kansas City
4 Draws
4 Philadelphia Union
Mar 2024 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Philadelphia Union Draw
Apr 2023 Philadelphia Union 0–0 Sporting Kansas City Draw
Jul 2020 Philadelphia Union 3–1 Sporting Kansas City Philadelphia Union
Mar 2019 Sporting Kansas City 2–0 Philadelphia Union Sporting Kansas City
Sep 2018 Philadelphia Union 2–0 Sporting Kansas City Philadelphia Union

Over 2.5 goals in 4 of the last 10 meetings.

Team news · injuries & suspensions
Sporting Kansas City
  • OUT O. Blorian Chest Injury
  • OUT J. Davis Injury
  • OUT O. Wolff Ankle Injury
  • DOUBT Z. Bassong Calf Injury
  • DOUBT I. James Knee Injury
  • OUT O. Blorian Chest Injury
  • OUT J. Davis Injury
  • OUT O. Wolff Ankle Injury
  • DOUBT Z. Bassong Calf Injury
  • DOUBT I. James Knee Injury
Philadelphia Union
  • DOUBT P. Ndinga Hamstring Injury
  • DOUBT P. Ndinga Hamstring Injury