Major League Soccer - United States and Canada

Atlanta United FC vs Sporting Kansas City 2-1

Name: Atlanta United FC 2-1 Sporting Kansas City — match data
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Atlanta United FC

2-1

Sporting Kansas City

T. Jacob13'
F. Picault24'

S. Afrifa70'

Kick-off: Sun, 23 Aug 2026 · 23:00 (UTC)
Referee: Tori Penso, USA

Match timeline

87’SubstitutionSporting Kansas CityJ. Bartlett ONCapita OFF
77’SubstitutionAtlanta United FCS. Alzate ONC. Sanchez OFF
77’SubstitutionAtlanta United FCM. Edwards ONL. Brennan OFF
76’Yellow cardAtlanta United FCE. Baez
73’SubstitutionAtlanta United FCS. Gregersen ONP. Diaz OFF
72’Yellow cardAtlanta United FCL. Brennan
70’Goal!Sporting Kansas CityS. Afrifa2 – 1
62’SubstitutionSporting Kansas CityJ. Reid ONE. Karic OFF

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62’SubstitutionSporting Kansas CityS. Afrifa ONT. Calheira OFF
62’SubstitutionAtlanta United FCW. Reilly ONF. Picault OFF
62’SubstitutionAtlanta United FCL. Brennan ONA. Gill OFF
45+2’SubstitutionSporting Kansas CityJ. Reynolds ONJ. Davis OFF
24’Goal!Atlanta United FCF. PicaultAssist: E. Baez2 – 0
22’Yellow cardSporting Kansas CityE. Karic
13’Goal!Atlanta United FCT. JacobAssist: M. Almiron1 – 0
1’Kick-off

Key stats

Atlanta United FCSporting Kansas City

49%Possession51%
8Shots6
1.89xG0.47
3Shots on Target1
2Corners5
87%Pass Accuracy89%
1Offsides1
0Saves1
507Passes501
8Fouls12
2Yellow Cards1

Lineups

Confirmed selections

Atlanta United FC4 - 2 - 3 - 1

1Hoyos
55Jacob
27Díaz
6Alonso
3Báez
16Gill
48Sanchez
59Miranchuk
8Muyumba
10Almirón
22Picault

Substitutions

62’↑28 William Reilly↓22 Fafà Picault
62’↑20 Luke Brennan↓16 Adrian Gill
73’↑5 Stian Gregersen↓27 Paulo Díaz
77’↑7 Steven Alzate↓48 Cooper Sanchez
77’↑47 Matthew Edwards↓20 Luke Brennan

Unused substitutes 42 Jayden Hibbert, 2 Ronald Hernández, 4 Enea Mihaj, 19 Sergio Santos

Coach Gerardo Martino

Sporting Kansas City4 - 4 - 2

30Cleveland
8Davis
3Mosquera
28Meyer
18Karić
7Capita
4Johnsen
22Bassong
11Harris
93Suleymanov
19Calheira

Substitutions

45+2’↑13 Justin Reynolds↓8 Jacob Davis
62’↑99 Jayden Reid↓18 Emir Karić
62’↑17 Stephen Afrifa↓19 Taylor Calheira
87’↑16 Jacob Bartlett↓7 Capita

Unused substitutes 1 John Pulskamp, 15 Jansen Miller, 2 Ian James, 57 Diego Borges, 20 Kwaku Agyabeng

Coach Raphael Wicky

Match facts

Competition: Major League Soccer - United States and Canada
Date: Sun, 23 Aug 2026
Kick-off: 23:00 (UTC)
Referee: Tori Penso, USA
Atlanta United FC coach: Gerardo Martino
Sporting Kansas City coach: Raphael Wicky

League table

Major League Soccer - United States and Canada · Western Conference

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#	Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Vancouver Whitecaps	33	18	7	8	+38	61
2	FC Dallas	33	15	10	8	+9	55
3	San Jose Earthquakes	33	14	10	9	+8	52
4	St. Louis City	33	14	9	10	+10	51
5	Houston Dynamo	33	14	9	10	+1	51
6	Los Angeles FC	33	12	11	10	+13	47
7	Los Angeles Galaxy	33	11	11	11	-6	44
8	Portland Timbers	33	12	7	14	-1	43
9	Colorado Rapids	33	12	7	14	-1	43
10	Seattle Sounders	33	11	10	12	-3	43
11	Real Salt Lake	33	12	6	15	0	42
12	Minnesota United FC	33	10	11	12	-4	41
13	San Diego	33	9	11	13	-5	38
14	Austin	33	8	10	15	-21	34
15	Sporting Kansas City	33	6	5	22	-42	23

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Atlanta United FC

W-D-L: 2-1-2
Scored / match: 1.8
Conceded / match: 2.2

Sporting Kansas City

W-D-L: 1-1-3
Scored / match: 0.6
Conceded / match: 2.0

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

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.

Match record

Competition: Major League Soccer - United States and Canada
Kick-off: Sun, 23 Aug 2026, 23:00 UTC
Match ID: cornerflick:match:atlanta-united-fc-vs-sporting-kansas-city-mls-2026-08-23

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