Match Report
Before the match
seven goals for and 12 against accompanied Sporting Kansas City's one win, one draw and three defeats across five outings. A 3-1 defeat at home to Real Salt Lake (18 October) was their most recent result.
The 18 October fixture (Major League Soccer) paired Sporting Kansas City with Real Salt Lake. Sporting Kansas City lost 1-3 at home, netting one goal while conceding three. Playing away from home against Nashville SC (Major League Soccer), Sporting Kansas City finished 0-4 on 15 October. Their score comprised zero goals, against four from the opposition. 11 October: Sporting Kansas City drew 3-3 against Portland Timbers at home in Major League Soccer, scoring three goals and allowing three. Against Seattle Sounders in Major League Soccer, Sporting Kansas City scored one and conceded two on 2 October; the away from home result was 1-2. Sporting Kansas City's away from home game on 27 September (Major League Soccer) ended 2-0 against Houston Dynamo, with two goals for and zero against.
Austin's previous five results comprised two draws and three defeats. Their goal totals were 6 scored and 12 conceded, with no wins. Latest: a 2-1 defeat at home to Vancouver Whitecaps on 18 October.
On 18 October, Vancouver Whitecaps faced Austin in Major League Soccer: Austin lost 1-2 at home, having scored one and conceded two. Major League Soccer, 15 October brought an away meeting with Los Angeles FC; Austin lost 1-3, a return of one goal scored and three conceded. Austin hosted Nashville SC on 11 October (Major League Soccer) and lost 1-4; their goals totalled one, compared with four conceded. San Diego travelled to face Austin (Major League Soccer) on 27 September. For Austin, the score was 3-3: three goals scored, three allowed. 0-0 was Austin's result against FC Dallas on 20 September (Major League Soccer), playing away from home; Austin drew, with zero scored to zero conceded.
The last two recorded meetings were a 2-1 away win for Sporting Kansas City on 17 May and a 2-1 away win for Austin on 7 September 2025.
After the match
Austin edged past Sporting Kansas City 2-1 at Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City, Kansas on 25 October 2026. Stephen Afrifa opened the scoring 55 minutes into the game for Sporting Kansas City, set up by André Luiz, to make it 1-0. Myrto Uzuni levelled it 64 minutes into the game for Austin to make it 1-1. Myrto Uzuni put Austin in front late on, in the 86th minute to make it 2-1. 7 players were booked, among them Kwaku Agyabeng (21'), Mikkel Desler (37'), Jacob Davis (37'), Stephen Afrifa (46'), Ilie Sánchez (51') and Zorhan Bassong (52'). Every goal came after the interval. five yellow cards went to Sporting Kansas City. Sporting Kansas City: five substitutions. Austin picked up two yellow cards. The substitution total for Austin was three. The scoring record shows one lead change. Austin won after falling behind.