Sporting Kansas CityPositive20%
Sporting Kansas City has a stable group of players with many consistently playing players such as goalkeeper Stefan Cleveland, defender Wyatt Meyer, midfielder Calvin Harris, and forwards Taylor Calheira and Stephen Afrifa, who have scored and assisted multiple times throughout the season.
Sporting Kansas City has 2 wins and 1 draw in their last 10 matches, demonstrating potential and the ability to recover when playing at their best.
Neutral10%
The 15th position on the ranking reflects the level of competition in the tournament, but it cannot yet be considered a positive or negative factor.
Negative70%
Sporting Kansas City is experiencing a severe form crisis with 7 losses in their last 10 games, including two heavy defeats (4-0, 3-4) and three losses by a single goal, highlighting a lack of stability and poor defensive performance.
The defense conceded 26 goals in 10 matches (an average of 2.6 goals per match), while keeping a clean sheet in just one match, reflecting a major weakness in their defensive capabilities.
The team received 17 yellow cards (an average of 1.7 cards per game) in 10 matches, showing a lack of discipline and emotional control during matches.
The percentage of matches with three or more goals reaches 90%, along with 70% of matches where both teams score, indicating a lack of control in play and susceptibility to counterattacks.
A negative goal difference of 39 (scored 36, conceded 75) in the season, reflecting poor defensive performance and insufficient goal-scoring ability to improve the ranking
Austin FCPositive30%
Austin FC has a stable team structure with key players such as goalkeeper Brad Stuver, defender Jon Gallagher, and midfielder Joseph Rosales, helping the team maintain consistent performance in recent matches.
Austin FC has the ability to create opportunities from corner kicks (an average of 4.9 per game) and has forwards such as Facundo Daniel Torres Perez (4 goals) and Christian Ramirez (9 goals) with an impressive goal-scoring record in the season.
The 3-4-3 tactical formation has remained stable in 7 out of 10 recent matches, showing flexibility and moderate ability to control the game situation.
Neutral30%
Austin FC is ranked 14th out of 14 in MLS 2026 with 31 points from 30 games, reflecting the normal level of competition in the relegation race, but does not create a clear motivation to improve performance.
Austin FC has 5 clean sheets in the season, however, the clean sheet ratio only reaches 16.67%, indicating a balance between defensive ability and an open playing style.
Negative40%
Austin FC is experiencing an unstable period with a win rate of only 20% (2 wins in their last 10 matches), along with four consecutive losses after draws, indicating a lack of consistency in their playing style.
Weak defensive performance with 18 goals conceded (an average of 1.8 goals per game), including two heavy defeats (1-4, 0-2) and only one clean sheet (game 5: 0-0 against FC Dallas)
The lack of discipline in the matches is shown through 15 yellow cards and 2 red cards in the last 10 games, directly affecting the ability to control the game and create scoring opportunities
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Sporting Kansas City and Austin FC will create an exciting match with sharp attacking depth, but an exposed defensive line and tactical balance will lead to a draw, as both teams have opportunities to punish each other's mistakes.
Prediction for the match between Sporting Kansas City and Austin FC is 1-1.
Expert Prediction:
Under3.25 @1.85












































