MATCH PREVIEW

Sporting Kansas City’s home defence faces Austin after consecutive losses

What is at stake, with the data behind it

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Sporting Kansas City’s home defensive record meets Austin’s uneven but higher-ranked Western Conference campaign, with both teams entering after consecutive losses and several players unavailable or doubtful.

Before kickoff

A defensive test at Children’s Mercy Park

Sporting Kansas City and Austin both arrive after consecutive losses in their supplied 30-match form sequences. The pre-match Western Conference standings place Sporting Kansas City at #15 with 22 points from 30 games, while Austin are #14 with 31 points from 30 games. Austin therefore hold a nine-point advantage.

The sharper question is whether Sporting can limit the goals they have been conceding at home. Their home record is 3 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses, with 22 goals scored and 32 conceded. They have kept 0 clean sheets in those home games. Austin’s away record is also 3 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses, but their away attack has produced 17 goals while conceding 35; they have recorded 1 away clean sheet.

Absences add uncertainty

Sporting list O. Blorian, Diego Borges, M. Mosquera and J. Reynolds as missing with chest, groin, hamstring and muscle injuries respectively. L. Johnsen and O. Wolff are questionable with hamstring and muscle injuries. Austin’s Z. Kolmanic is questionable with a thigh injury.

Both teams most often use a 4-4-2 in the supplied formation data, though that alone does not establish how either side will approach this match. With Austin nine points ahead and both teams positioned near the bottom of the Western Conference, the evidence-backed kickoff question is: can Sporting Kansas City produce a first home clean sheet despite their defensive record and current absences?

Explore match and season data

Sun, Oct 25

Children's Mercy Park

Sporting Kansas City

15th in league

6W - 4D - 20L

Recent Form

LLDLW

Austin

14th in league

7W - 10D - 13L

Recent Form

LLLDD

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Goals/Game

1.2

1.3

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Conceded/Game

2.5

1.9

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Form Points

League Context

Standings source snapshot

These are the saved source standings. They may predate this match; they are not a live or recalculated post-match table.

15th22 pts

Matchday30

14th31 pts


1	Vancouver Whitecaps	WDDLD	30	16	7	7	63	31	55
2	St. Louis City	LDWWW	30	14	9	7	56	41	51
3	FC Dallas	DWLWD	30	14	9	7	55	47	51
4	San Jose Earthquakes	DDDWD	30	13	9	8	52	42	48
5	Houston Dynamo	DDDLD	30	13	8	9	41	39	47
6	Los Angeles FC	DWDLD	31	12	10	9	48	33	46
7	Seattle Sounders	DLWWW	30	11	9	10	39	37	42
8	Los Angeles Galaxy	DWLWW	31	10	10	11	43	52	40
9	Colorado Rapids	DDDLD	30	11	6	13	41	41	39
10	Real Salt Lake	WDLWL	30	10	6	14	45	48	36
11	Portland Timbers	DLDLL	30	9	7	14	51	56	34
12	San Diego	DDLDD	30	8	10	12	53	56	34
13	Minnesota United FC	WDDLL	30	8	10	12	47	55	34
14	Austin	LLLDD	30	7	10	13	38	56	31
15	Sporting Kansas City	LLDLW	30	6	4	20	36	75	22
1	Nashville SC	DWWWW	30	20	7	3	64	23	67
2	Inter Miami	WWWLD	30	15	10	5	73	51	55
3	New England Revolution	WWLLW	30	16	4	10	49	41	52
4	Chicago Fire	LLWWW	30	14	6	10	52	44	48
5	Charlotte	DLWLW	30	13	8	9	53	45	47
6	Philadelphia Union	DWWWW	30	13	7	10	61	48	46
7	Orlando City SC	WDWLL	30	12	5	13	58	70	41
8	FC Cincinnati	WLLWL	30	10	9	11	62	71	39
9	New York Red Bulls	LLWLW	30	10	6	14	39	56	36
10	Toronto FC	WDWLL	30	8	12	10	46	55	36
11	Columbus Crew	WWLWW	30	10	5	15	46	47	35
12	New York City FC	DLLDL	30	8	10	12	43	41	34
13	DC United	LLWLD	30	7	12	11	38	53	33
14	Atlanta United FC	LWLDW	30	8	6	16	37	51	30
15	CF Montreal	DLLWL	30	6	7	17	36	60	25