Philadelphia Union vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Philadelphia Union vs Sporting Kansas City — MLS at Subaru Park.
- Philadelphia Union 11 games · 6 pts (2026/26)
- Sporting Kansas City 10 games · 5 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Nashville SC 10 23 2 New England Revolution 10 19 3 Internacional CF Miami 11 19 4 Chicago Fire FC 10 17 5 D.C. United SC 11 15 6 FC Cincinnati 11 15 7 Charlotte FC 11 14 8 Toronto FC 11 14 9 New York City FC 11 12 10 Columbus Crew SC 11 12 11 New York Red Bulls 11 12 12 Atlanta United FC 11 10 13 Orlando City SC 11 10 14 Montreal Impact FC 10 9 15 Philadelphia Union 11 6 16 San Jose Earthquakes 11 28 17 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 10 25 18 Los Angeles FC 11 21 19 Seattle Sounders FC 9 20 20 Minnesota United FC 11 20 21 Real Salt Lake 10 19 22 FC Dallas 11 16 23 Houston Dynamo 10 15 24 Colorado Rapids SC 11 13 25 Los Angeles Galaxy 11 13 26 Austin FC 11 13 27 San Diego FC 11 12 28 Portland Timbers 10 10 29 St. Louis City 10 6 30 Sporting Kansas City 10 5 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 01 Apr Sporting Kansas City H 0–0 D 25 Mar Orlando City SC H 1–2 L 18 Mar Montreal Impact FC A 2–3 L 12 Mar Chicago Fire FC H 1–0 W 05 Mar Internacional CF Miami A 0–2 L 26 Feb Columbus Crew SC H 4–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 01 Apr Philadelphia Union A 0–0 D 26 Mar Seattle Sounders FC H 1–4 L 19 Mar FC Dallas A 1–2 L 12 Mar Los Angeles Galaxy H 0–0 D 05 Mar Colorado Rapids SC A 0–0 D 28 Feb Portland Timbers A 0–1 L Season Stats
Philadelphia Union Sporting Kansas City #15 Position #30 6 Points 5 11 Played 10 1 / 3 / 7 W / D / L 1 / 2 / 7 9 Scored 8 17 Conceded 26 -8 GD -18 0.55 PPG 0.50 9% Win % 10% Key Stats
40% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)20% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history18% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this seasonPhiladelphia Union are 15th (6 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (5 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' Welcome to Subaru Park that hosts another battle between Philadelphia Union and Sporting Kansas City.
- 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 10' The travelling Sporting Kansas City supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
- 17' Sporting Kansas City receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 17.
- 18' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Nathan Harriel.
- 23' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 28' Sporting Kansas City started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 28.
- 33' William Agada needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 38' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Philadelphia Union needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 39' Roger Espinoza has so much to prove this time. He replaces Nemanja Radoja on 39 minute.
- 40' The referee calls foul for Daniel Gazdag. He receives a Yellow card.
- 45' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Alejandro Bedoya suffering a number of foals already.
- 50' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 55' It looks surprising Philadelphia Union does not make any changes. Leon Flach has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 60' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Philadelphia Union that had 264 games and scored 438 goals.
- 62' Another change for Philadelphia Union made on 62 minute. Leon Flach leaves to be changed by Jack McGlynn.
- 63' It is a substitution in Sporting Kansas City team. William Agada is replaced by Alan Pulido on 63 minute.
- 68' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Joaquin Torres made 152 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 72' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jose Andres Martinez.
- 72' Quinn Sullivan has so much to prove this time. He replaces Mikael Uhre on 72 minute.
- 77' Sporting Kansas City seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 82' It’s high time Jim Curtin made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 85' The supporters are chanting for Olivier Mbaizo. He replaces Nathan Harriel on 85 minute.
- 86' The Philadelphia Union manager makes a substitution. Jose Andres Martinez departs to be replaced by Joaquin Torres.
- 90' Remi Walter was booked on 90.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
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Philadelphia Union
4-3-1-2Starting XI- 18
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Mikael Uhre ↓ Quinn Sullivan 72'
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Leon Flach ↓ Jack McGlynn 62'
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Nathan Harriel ↓ Olivier Mbaizo 85'
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Olivier Mbaizo ↑ 85'
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Joaquin Torres ↑ 86'
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Quinn Sullivan ↑ 72'
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Jack McGlynn ↑ 62'
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Coach Jim CurtinSporting Kansas City
4-3-3Starting XI- 54
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Nemanja Radoja ↓ Roger Espinoza 39'
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Johnny Russell ↓ Khiry Shelton 63'
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William Agada ↓ Alan Pulido 63'
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Alan Pulido ↑ 63'
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Roger Espinoza ↑ 39'
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Khiry Shelton ↑ 63'
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Head to Head
Philadelphia Union Form
2023-04-01 Philadelphia Union 0–0 Sporting Kansas City D 2023-03-25 Philadelphia Union 1–2 Orlando City SC L 2023-03-18 Montreal Impact FC 3–2 Philadelphia Union L 2023-03-12 Philadelphia Union 1–0 Chicago Fire FC W 2023-03-05 Internacional CF Miami 2–0 Philadelphia Union L 2023-02-26 Philadelphia Union 4–1 Columbus Crew SC WSporting Kansas City Form
2023-04-01 Philadelphia Union 0–0 Sporting Kansas City D 2023-03-26 Sporting Kansas City 1–4 Seattle Sounders FC L 2023-03-19 FC Dallas 2–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2023-03-12 Sporting Kansas City 0–0 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2023-03-05 Colorado Rapids SC 0–0 Sporting Kansas City D 2023-02-28 Portland Timbers 1–0 Sporting Kansas City L