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Atlanta United FC vs Sporting Kansas City: August 23, 2026

Atlanta United FC beat Sporting Kansas City 2-1 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia on August 23, 2026 (2026 MLS).

Full time · Played August 23, 2026 · Updated October 12, 2026 at 7:47 PM ET · StatsNext match records

Score by half

Team1st half2nd halfFinal
Atlanta United FC202
Sporting Kansas City011

Goals

Match statistics

StatisticAtlanta United FCSporting Kansas City
Expected goals (xG)1.90.7
Shots88
Shots on target31
Big chances21
Possession %48.751.3
Passes521527
Corners26
Fouls813
Yellow cards21
Red cards00
Saves01

What stood out

  • Expected goals: Atlanta United FC 1.9, Sporting Kansas City 0.7.
  • Managers: Gerardo Martino (Atlanta United FC), Raphael Wicky (Sporting Kansas City).

Player lines

  • Adrian Gill (ATL): 62 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 SH, 0 SOT, 0.0 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Alexey Miranchuk (ATL): 90 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 2 SH, 0 SOT, 0.1 xG, 0.0 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Calvin Harris (SKC): 90 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 2 SH, 0 SOT, 0.2 xG, 0.0 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Capita (SKC): 87 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 SH, 0 SOT, 0.0 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Cooper Sanchez (ATL): 77 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 SH, 0 SOT, 0.2 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Elías Baez (ATL): 90 MIN, 0 G, 1 A, 2 SH, 0 SOT, 0.2 xG, 0.1 xA, 1 YC, 0 RC
  • Emir Karic (SKC): 62 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 SH, 0 SOT, 0.4 xA, 1 YC, 0 RC
  • Fafà Picault (ATL): 62 MIN, 1 G, 0 A, 1 SH, 1 SOT, 0.7 xG, 0.0 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Jacob Bartlett (SKC, substitute): 9 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 SH, 0 SOT, 0.0 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Jacob Davis (SKC): 44 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 1 SH, 0 SOT, 0 xG, 0.0 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Jayden Reid (SKC, substitute): 28 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 SH, 0 SOT, 0.0 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Júnior Alonso (ATL): 90 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 SH, 0 SOT, 0.0 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Justin Reynolds (SKC, substitute): 46 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 SH, 0 SOT, 0.0 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Lasse Berg Johnsen (SKC): 90 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 SH, 0 SOT, 0.0 xG, 0.1 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Lucas Hoyos (ATL): 90 MIN, 0 SV, 45 PASS, 32 CMP, 0 YC
  • Luke Brennan (ATL, substitute): 16 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 SH, 0 SOT, 0 xA, 1 YC, 0 RC
  • Matt Edwards (ATL, substitute): 12 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 SH, 0 SOT, 0 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Miguel Almirón (ATL): 90 MIN, 0 G, 1 A, 2 SH, 1 SOT, 0.2 xG, 0.7 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Moisés Mosquera (SKC): 90 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 1 SH, 0 SOT, 0.1 xG, 0.0 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Paulo Díaz (ATL): 73 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 SH, 0 SOT, 0.0 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Shapi Suleymanov (SKC): 90 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 1 SH, 0 SOT, 0.0 xG, 0.2 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Stefan Cleveland (SKC): 90 MIN, 1 SV, 21 PASS, 19 CMP, 0 YC
  • Stephen Afrifa (SKC, substitute): 28 MIN, 1 G, 0 A, 1 SH, 1 SOT, 0.1 xG, 0 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Steven Alzate (ATL, substitute): 13 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 SH, 0 SOT, 0 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Stian Gregersen (ATL, substitute): 17 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 SH, 0 SOT, 0 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Taylor Calheira (SKC): 62 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 2 SH, 0 SOT, 0.3 xG, 0.0 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Tomás Jacob (ATL): 90 MIN, 1 G, 0 A, 1 SH, 1 SOT, 0.7 xG, 0.0 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Tristan Muyumba (ATL): 90 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 SH, 0 SOT, 0.0 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Will Reilly (ATL, substitute): 28 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 SH, 0 SOT, 0 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Wyatt Meyer (SKC): 90 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 SH, 0 SOT, 0.0 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC
  • Zorhan Bassong (SKC): 90 MIN, 0 G, 0 A, 0 SH, 0 SOT, 0.1 xA, 0 YC, 0 RC

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Head-to-head

No earlier meeting is in these clubs’ stored results.

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