Atlanta United vs Sporting Kansas City

23 August 2026 · MLS · 2026 · Referee Tori Penso

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 2–0

Tomás Jacob 13’
Fafà Picault 24’

Stephen Afrifa 70’

Match summary

Atlanta United won 2-1 at home to Sporting Kansas City. Atlanta United led 2-0 at half-time.

Tomás Jacob put Atlanta United ahead in the 13th minute, Fafà Picault made it 2-0 from a corner in the 24th minute, and Stephen Afrifa pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 70th minute.

The chances backed that up: Atlanta United created 1.89 expected goals (xG) from 8 shots to Sporting Kansas City's 0.68 from 8.

Match stats

49% Possession 51%

8 Shots 8

4 Shots on target 1

2 Corners 6

64 Attacks 80

38 Dangerous attacks 55

524 Passes 526

85.1% Pass accuracy 89.4%

13 Tackles 10

8 Fouls 13

2 Yellow cards 1

1 Offsides 1

Key events

Atlanta United Sporting Kansas City

Kick-off

Tomás JacobRight foot shot

1-0

13’

Miguel AlmirónShot on target

19’

22’

Emir KarićFoul

Fafà PicaultRight foot shot

2-0

24’

45+2’

Justin ReynoldsJacob Davis

Half-time2-0

Second half underway

Luke BrennanAdrian Gill

62’

William ReillyFafà Picault

62’

Stephen AfrifaTaylor Calheira

62’

Jayden ReidEmir Karić

70’

Stephen AfrifaLeft foot shot

2-1

Luke BrennanFoul

72’

Stian GregersenPaulo Díaz

73’

Elías BáezTime wasting

76’

Steven AlzateCooper Sanchez

77’

Matthew EdwardsLuke Brennan

78’

87’

Jacob BartlettCapita

Full-time2-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Atlanta United 1.89 xGSporting Kansas City 0.68 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Sporting Kansas City attacking Atlanta United attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Lucas Hoyos	90′	0	1	45	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders6 players


Tomás Jacob	90′	3	2	1	6	–	36	1	1	–	–
Paulo Díaz Taken off	73′	–	–	–	2	2	64	–	–	–	–
Junior Alonso	90′	2	–	–	4	2	76	–	–	–	–
Elías Báez	90′	2	1	–	4	2	51	2	–	1
Stian Gregersen Came on as a substitute	17′	–	–	–	–	–	6	–	–	–	–
Matthew Edwards Came on as a substitute	12′	1	–	–	1	–	5	–	–	–	–

Midfielders9 players


Cooper Sanchez Taken off	77′	–	–	40	1	0.17	–	–	1	–	–	–
Adrian Gill Taken off	62′	–	–	37	–	0.01	–	1	–	1	–	–
Tristan Muyumba	90′	–	–	49	–	0.03	2	1	3	–	1	–
Aleksey Miranchuk	90′	–	–	31	–	0.02	–	–	5	2	2	–
Fafà Picault Taken off	62′	1	–	27	–	0.02	1	1	5	–	3	–
Miguel Almirón	90′	–	1	34	4	0.71	1	1	3	–	2	–
William Reilly Came on as a substitute	28′	–	–	11	–	0.00	1	–	4	1	1	–
Luke Brennan Came on as a substituteTaken off	28′	–	–	3	–	0.00	1	–	1	1	–
Steven Alzate Came on as a substitute	13′	–	–	6	–	0.00	–	–	1	–	–	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Stefan Cleveland	90′	1	2	21	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders6 players


Jacob Davis Taken off	44′	1	–	–	2	–	26	–	–	–	–
Moises Mosquera	90′	2	2	1	3	1	75	4	–	–	–
Wyatt Meyer	90′	2	2	–	3	1	61	–	–	–	–
Emir Karić Taken off	62′	1	–	–	1	–	48	1	–	–
Justin Reynolds Came on as a substitute	46′	–	1	–	1	–	37	–	–	–	–
Jayden Reid Came on as a substitute	28′	1	–	–	3	1	23	–	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Capita Taken off	87′	–	–	22	–	0.01	1	2	6	1	1	–
Lasse Berg Johnsen	90′	–	–	87	2	0.10	1	–	2	3	1	–
Zorhan Bassong	90′	–	–	54	–	0.05	2	2	6	2	1	–
Calvin Harris	90′	–	–	31	–	0.04	–	1	5	–	4	–
Shapi Suleymanov	90′	–	–	27	1	0.24	1	–	2	–	–	–
Jacob Bartlett Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	3	1	0.04	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards2 players


Taylor Calheira Taken off	62′	–	–	2	–	0.28	0.03	–	2	–	7	–
Stephen Afrifa Came on as a substitute	28′	1	–	1	1	0.07	0.00	–	–	–	3	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

Atlanta United D L L W W

Sporting Kansas City W L L L D

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Atlanta United 3-1 Sporting Kansas City, 27 Feb 22 All Atlanta United vs Sporting Kansas City meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.