Orlando City vs Sporting Kansas City

17 August 2025 · MLS · 2025 · Referee Ricardo Montero

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

T. Spicer 2’
R. Enrique 76’
N. Rodríguez 83’

D. Joveljić 25’

Match summary

Orlando City beat Sporting Kansas City 3-1. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, T. Spicer put Orlando City ahead in the 2nd minute and D. Joveljić equalised in the 25th minute. In the second half, R. Enrique put Orlando City back in front in the 76th minute and N. Rodríguez made it 3-1 in the 83rd minute.

The chances backed that up: Orlando City created 3.05 expected goals (xG) from 21 shots to Sporting Kansas City's 2.59 from 13.

Match stats

54% Possession 46%

21 Shots 13

7 Shots on target 5

6 Corners 4

561 Passes 486

90.0% Pass accuracy 84.6%

15 Tackles 12

8 Fouls 11

2 Offsides 2

Key events

Orlando City Sporting Kansas City

Kick-off

T. SpicerLeft foot shot

1-0

2’

23’

M. ToyeShot on target

25’

D. JoveljićRight foot shot

1-1

25’

M. ToyeShot on target

M. PašalićShot on target

44’

Half-time1-1

A. FreemanK. Smith

46’

Second half underway

58’

D. SallóiM. Toye

M. PašalićShot on target

64’

65’

Shot on target

68’

N. RadojaT. Leibold

68’

J. BartlettS. Muñoz

69’

D. SallóiShot on target

R. EnriqueL. Muriel

71’

I. AnguloM. Pašalić

71’

R. EnriqueLeft foot shot

2-1

76’

N. RodríguezT. Spicer

77’

E. AtuestaShot on target

78’

80’

S. AfrifaS. Suleymanov

81’

A. MontesJ. Miller

N. RodríguezLeft foot shot

3-1

83’

J. GerbetE. Atuesta

86’

A. FreemanShot on target

86’

Full-time3-1

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.

Orlando City 3.05 xGSporting Kansas City 2.59 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Sporting Kansas City attacking Orlando City attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Orlando City 4-2-2-2 Starting XI

Sporting Kansas City 4-4-2 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


P. Gallese	90′	3	1	23	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


D. D. Þórhallsson	90′	3	–	–	6	–	49	–	–	–	–
R. Schlegel	90′	2	1	–	2	–	76	–	–	–	–
R. Jansson	90′	1	1	–	1	–	65	2	–	–	–
D. Brekalo	90′	1	–	–	5	1	83	3	–	–	–
A. Freeman Came on as a substitute	45′	–	1	–	4	2	28	–	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


E. Atuesta Taken off	86′	–	–	58	1	0.08	1	3	2	2	1	–
K. Smith Taken off	45′	–	–	33	–	0.01	2	–	5	1	–	–
M. Pašalić Taken off	71′	–	–	26	1	0.06	–	–	–	–	–	–
T. Spicer Taken off	77′	1	–	23	2	0.20	4	–	8	–	–	–
I. Angulo Came on as a substitute	19′	–	–	6	1	0.01	–	–	–	–	–	–
N. Rodríguez Came on as a substitute	13′	1	–	7	–	0.01	1	–	1	–	–	–
J. Gerbet Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	8	–	0.00	–	–	1	–	1	–

Forwards3 players


L. Muriel Taken off	71′	–	–	3	–	0.32	0.60	2	1	–	26	–
M. Ojeda	90′	–	1	5	–	0.47	0.45	8	1	1	44	–
R. Enrique Came on as a substitute	19′	1	–	1	1	0.28	0.02	1	2	2	6	–

Goalkeeper1 player


J. Pulskamp	90′	4	3	22	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


K. Shelton	90′	1	1	–	4	2	49	–	–	–	–
J. Miller Taken off	81′	1	1	–	3	1	41	–	–	–	–
R. Voloder	90′	4	1	–	7	2	62	–	–	–	–
T. Leibold Taken off	68′	1	1	–	2	–	25	–	–	–	–
A. Montes Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	–	–	–	4	2	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


M. S. Suleymanov	80′	–	–	33	–	–	–	1	2	–	2	–
J. Davis	90′	–	–	70	2	0.22	1	–	2	2	–	–
Z. Bassong	90′	–	–	61	2	0.14	2	–	6	1	–	–
S. Muñoz Taken off	68′	–	–	42	–	0.05	1	2	3	–	2	–
D. Sallói Came on as a substitute	32′	–	–	5	1	0.07	–	1	–	–	–	–
J. Bartlett Came on as a substitute	22′	–	–	9	–	0.00	–	–	–	1	–	–
N. Radoja Came on as a substitute	22′	–	–	16	–	0.01	–	–	–	1	–	–

Forwards3 players


D. Joveljić	90′	1	–	3	1	1.07	0.26	2	1	1	24	–
M. Toye Taken off	58′	–	1	3	2	0.81	0.02	1	6	1	16	–
S. Afrifa Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	–	–	–	0.01	–	2	1	7	–

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

Orlando City D L W W W

Sporting Kansas City W L D L L

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Sporting Kansas City 3-0 Orlando City, 25 Aug 24 All Orlando City 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. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.