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Atlanta United FC v Sporting Kansas City 2-1 · Major League Soccer

Major League Soccer
Atlanta United FC
FT

2-1

  • T. Jacob13'
  • F. Picault24'
  • S. Afrifa70'
Sporting Kansas City
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What happened

Written from the recorded events — no interpretation added

Atlanta United FC beat Sporting Kansas City 2-1 in the Major League Soccer.

T. Jacob 13' and F. Picault 24' scored for Atlanta United FC, S. Afrifa 70' for Sporting Kansas City.

Atlanta United FC had 49% of the ball to Sporting Kansas City's 51%; the sides had 8 and 6 shots (3 and 1 on target).

The referee showed 3 yellow cards and no reds.

Key stats

Possession

49%51%

Shots

86

xG

1.890.47

Shots on Target

31

Corners

25

Pass Accuracy

87%89%

Match timeline

  1. 87’SubstitutionCapita · On: J. Bartlett
  2. 77’SubstitutionC. Sanchez · On: S. Alzate
  3. 77’SubstitutionL. Brennan · On: M. Edwards
  4. 76’Yellow cardE. Baez
  5. 73’SubstitutionP. Diaz · On: S. Gregersen
  6. 72’Yellow cardL. Brennan
  7. 70’S. AfrifaSporting Kansas City2–1
  8. 62’SubstitutionE. Karic · On: J. Reid
  9. 62’SubstitutionT. Calheira · On: S. Afrifa
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Team stats comparison

Atlanta United FCSporting Kansas City
  • 49Possession51
  • 8Shots6
  • 3Shots on Target1
  • 1.89xG0.47
  • 2Corners5
  • 1Offsides1
  • 0Saves1
  • 507Passes501
  • 87Pass Accuracy89
  • 8Fouls12
  • 2Yellow Cards1

Match info

Competition
Major League Soccer
Referee
Tori Penso, USA
Atlanta United FC coach
Gerardo Martino
Sporting Kansas City coach
Raphael Wicky

Match record

Competition
Major League Soccer
Kick-off
Match ID
cornerflick:match:atlanta-united-fc-vs-sporting-kansas-city-mls-2026-08-23

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Lineups

Confirmed selections

Atlanta United FC4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 1Lucas HoyosGK
  • 55Tomás JacobDF
  • 27Paulo DíazDF
  • 6Junior AlonsoDF
  • 3Elías BáezDF
  • 16Adrian GillMF
  • 48Cooper SanchezMF
  • 59Aleksey MiranchukMF
  • 8Tristan MuyumbaMF
  • 10Miguel AlmirónMF
  • 22Fafà PicaultFW

Bench

  • 42Jayden Hibbert
  • 5Stian Gregersen
  • 2Ronald Hernández
  • 4Enea Mihaj
  • 47Matthew Edwards
  • 7Steven Alzate
  • 28William Reilly
  • 20Luke Brennan
  • 19Sergio Santos

Coach · Gerardo Martino

1. Lucas Hoyos (GK)1Hoyos55. Tomás Jacob (DF)55Jacob27. Paulo Díaz (DF)27Díaz6. Junior Alonso (DF)6Alonso3. Elías Báez (DF)3Báez16. Adrian Gill (MF)16Gill48. Cooper Sanchez (MF)48Sanchez59. Aleksey Miranchuk (MF)59Miranchuk8. Tristan Muyumba (MF)8Muyumba10. Miguel Almirón (MF)10Almirón22. Fafà Picault (FW)22Picault30. Stefan Cleveland (GK)30Cleveland8. Jacob Davis (DF)8Davis3. Moises Mosquera (DF)3Mosquera28. Wyatt Meyer (DF)28Meyer18. Emir Karić (DF)18Karić7. Capita (MF)7Capita4. Lasse Berg Johnsen (MF)4Johnsen22. Zorhan Bassong (MF)22Bassong11. Calvin Harris (MF)11Harris93. Shapi Suleymanov (FW)93Suleymanov19. Taylor Calheira (FW)19Calheira
  • Atlanta United FC
  • Sporting Kansas City

Sporting Kansas City4-4-2

Starting XI

  • 30Stefan ClevelandGK
  • 8Jacob DavisDF
  • 3Moises MosqueraDF
  • 28Wyatt MeyerDF
  • 18Emir KarićDF
  • 7Capita ↓MF
  • 4Lasse Berg JohnsenMF
  • 22Zorhan BassongMF
  • 11Calvin HarrisMF
  • 93Shapi SuleymanovFW
  • 19Taylor CalheiraFW

Bench

  • 1John Pulskamp
  • 13Justin Reynolds
  • 15Jansen Miller
  • 99Jayden Reid
  • 2Ian James
  • 57Diego Borges
  • 16Jacob Bartlett
  • 20Kwaku Agyabeng
  • 17Stephen Afrifa

Coach · Raphael Wicky

Major League Soccer table

Western Conference
#TeamPWDLGDPts
1Vancouver Whitecaps241446+3046
2Houston Dynamo251348+443
3FC Dallas251276+743
4San Jose Earthquakes251258+841
5St. Louis City251186+741
14Atlanta United FC256514-1423
15Sporting Kansas City245316-3318
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Full timeline

15 events

  1. 13’T. JacobAtlanta United FC · assist M. Almiron1–0
  2. 22’Yellow cardE. Karic
  3. 24’F. PicaultAtlanta United FC · assist E. Baez2–0
  4. 45+2’SubstitutionJ. Davis · On: J. Reynolds
  5. 62’SubstitutionE. Karic · On: J. Reid
  6. 62’SubstitutionT. Calheira · On: S. Afrifa
  7. 62’SubstitutionF. Picault · On: W. Reilly
  8. 62’SubstitutionA. Gill · On: L. Brennan
  9. 70’S. AfrifaSporting Kansas City2–1
  10. 72’Yellow cardL. Brennan
  11. 73’SubstitutionP. Diaz · On: S. Gregersen
  12. 76’Yellow cardE. Baez
  13. 77’SubstitutionC. Sanchez · On: S. Alzate
  14. 77’SubstitutionL. Brennan · On: M. Edwards
  15. 87’SubstitutionCapita · On: J. Bartlett

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