Neutral parties would believe there's a considerable contrast in performance between these teams based on results so far, with Austin in front of Sporting KC by 22 points.
- Austin have the most scored goals (50) in Major League Soccer
- Sporting KC have the fewest scored goals (23) in Major League Soccer
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Austin form and stats
5 victories, 4 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what Austin have to build on here at Al Saqr Stadium in the Major League Soccer.
Austin drew their last game, also a home match. SJ Earthquakes (placed 13th) was the opponent, 3-3 the score. A goal frenzy last time out for Austin, with a total of 6 goals in the match against SJ Earthquakes. Fun stuff to watch! Driussi has beaten the opponent goalkeeper in three matches in a row. First-class! Midfielder Driussi was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.44 (out of ten) in that game. Driussi scored two goals, hit the woodwork once and dribled past the opponent 7 of 7 times.
In the game before, an away victory match versus Sporting KC with a 2-0 scoreline.Goals are plentiful at Al Saqr Stadium in the league this season as Austin has scored 28 goals here in 11 home games. On the other hand, Austin have conceded 15 goals. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Sporting KC form and stats
There's been little loot from Sporting KC's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 13 away games in the Major League Soccer. Sporting KC only have 2 wins to counter their 8 defeats and 3 draws.
Sporting KC have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 297 minutes ago. Russell was the goal scorer.
Sporting KC's previous game was their home loss versus Austin (0-2). Fontàs was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.44. The defender Fontàs won 4 of 4 duels.
As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Sporting KC playing away, we found 5 games. Results were 2 away wins, 0 draws and 3 home wins.
The attacking power of Sporting KC when travelling is not overwhelming with 11 goals scored from 13 league matches away. The Sporting KC manager Vermes has some worries about the defense as 29 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Sporting KC - Austin 0-2 was the output when these sides previously did battle, earlier this season. Previous four meetings between these participants: Austin won two, Sporting KC were winners in one and we saw one draw. two games with over 2,5 goals, two matches with under 2,5 goals. The matches between these sides sometimes lean towards being aggressive, having seen 2 red cards from the last four duels.
Top Goalscorers
  S. Driussi 16 goals |  M. Urruti 7 goals |   J. Russell 6 goals |
Austin missing players
Sporting KC missing players
| Austin | Sporting KC | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 13 | 24 |
| 13 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 8 | 14 |
| 50 | 28 | 9 | Scored | S | 2 | 11 | 19 |
| 31 | 15 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 29 | 42 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 92% |
| 79% | 82% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 85% | 71% |
| 67% | 73% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 62% | 50% |
| 46% | 64% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 31% | 21% |
| 29% | 36% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | 4% |
| 62% | 64% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 62% | 50% |
| 29% | 27% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | 17% |
| 8% | 9% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 38% | 42% |
| 4.1 | 5.2 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
| 4.8 | 3.1 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 4.5 | 4 |
| 2.3 | 1.7 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.9 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 12.4 | 15.4 | 13.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 8.5 | 10.1 |
| 4.5 | 5 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 2.5 | 2.9 |
| 47% | 51% | 60% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 33% | 27% |
| 13.1 | 11.6 | 11.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14 | 12.9 | 12 |
| 4.7 | 4.2 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 5.2 | 4.5 |
- Austin have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Austin have scored more than double the goals of Sporting KC.
- Austin have the most points from losing position (17) in Major League Soccer
- Austin have the most scored goals (50) in Major League Soccer
- Austin have the most scored goals in the first half (21) in Major League Soccer
- Austin have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Austin haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sporting KC have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Sporting KC have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Sporting KC have the fewest scored goals (23) in Major League Soccer
- Sporting KC have the fewest scored goals in the first half (7) in Major League Soccer
- Sporting KC have the fewest scored goals in the second half (12) in Major League Soccer
- Sporting KC have the most conceded goals (29) away in Major League Soccer
- Sporting KC have the the worst goal difference (-18) away in Major League Soccer
- Sporting KC have the the worst goal difference (-21) in Major League Soccer
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Los Angeles FC | 23 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 48 | 24 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 24 | 51 |
| 2 | Austin | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 50 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 19 | 45 |
| 3 | Dallas | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 34 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 36 |
| 4 | Minnesota United | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 4 | 35 |
| 5 | Real Salt Lake | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 33 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 22 | -2 | 34 |
| 6 | Portland Timbers | 25 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 41 | 37 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 22 | 4 | 33 |
| 7 | Nashville SC | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 33 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 19 | -1 | 33 |
| 8 | Seattle Sounders | 24 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 31 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| 9 | LA Galaxy | 23 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 32 | 32 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 30 |
| 10 | Colorado Rapids | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 36 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 25 | -2 | 30 |
| 11 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 39 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 24 | -12 | 30 |
| 12 | Houston Dynamo | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 29 | 39 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 25 | -10 | 25 |
| 13 | SJ Earthquakes | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 39 | 49 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 27 | -10 | 24 |
| 14 | Sporting KC | 25 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 44 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 29 | -21 | 23 |
