Sporting Kansas City vs Nashville SC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Sporting Kansas City vs Nashville SC — MLS at Children's Mercy Park.
- Sporting Kansas City 10 games · 5 pts (2026/26)
- Nashville SC 10 games · 23 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 21 Sep Nashville SC H 0–3 L 17 Sep Minnesota United FC A 1–0 W 09 Sep Internacional CF Miami A 2–3 L 03 Sep St. Louis City H 2–1 W 27 Aug San Jose Earthquakes H 3–0 W 16 Jul Austin FC A 1–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 21 Sep Sporting Kansas City A 3–0 W 03 Sep Charlotte FC H 1–1 D 30 Aug Internacional CF Miami A 0–0 D 26 Aug Atlanta United FC A 0–4 L 15 Jul FC Cincinnati A 1–3 L 13 Jul Philadelphia Union H 0–2 L Season Stats
Sporting Kansas City Nashville SC #30 Position #1 5 Points 23 10 Played 10 1 / 2 / 7 W / D / L 7 / 2 / 1 8 Scored 21 26 Conceded 6 -18 GD +15 0.50 PPG 2.30 10% Win % 70% Key Stats
75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season50% Clean Sheets
Nashville SC this seasonSporting Kansas City are 30th (5 pts). Nashville SC are 1st (23 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Children's Mercy Park will turn into a battlefield for Sporting Kansas City and Nashville SC.
- 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
- 10' Fafa Picault needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 15' 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.
- 20' Nashville SC 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.
- 25' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 29' GOAL! Fafa Picault scores on 29. Assisted by Daniel Lovitz
- 34' It looks like no one’s ball. Nashville SC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 39' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Fontas made 277 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 44' It looks surprising Nashville SC does not make any changes. Erik Thommy has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 46' The whistle greets Nemanja Radoja as he departs to be replaced by Gadi Kinda.
- 51' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jack Maher, as he is very good at scoring at Children's Mercy Park with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
- 52' It’s gonna be a card for Alex Muyl.
- 57' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 62' The travelling Nashville SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 66' GOAL! Hany Mukhtar scores on 66.
- 69' Another substitution for Nashville SC to replace Walker Zimmerman by Josh Bauer on 69 minute.
- 70' The whistle greets Anibal Godoy as he departs to be replaced by Brian Anunga.
- 71' The Sporting Kansas City manager makes a substitution. Alan Pulido departs to be replaced by Willy Agada.
- 75' Another substitution for Sporting Kansas City to replace Erik Thommy by Felipe Gutierrez on 75 minute.
- 76' GOAL! Jack Maher scores on 76. Assisted by Hany Mukhtar
- 78' The whistle greets Fontas as he departs to be replaced by Robert Voloder.
- 81' The whistle greets Sean Davis as he departs to be replaced by Sam Surridge.
- 82' Nashville SC player sees a card in front of him.
- 87' Another substitution for Nashville SC to replace Fafa Picault by Jacob Shaffelburg on 87 minute.
- 90' Shaq Moore is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
- Another three points for Nashville SC.
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Sporting Kansas City
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Erik Thommy ↓ Felipe Gutierrez 75'
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Nemanja Radoja ↓ Gadi Kinda 46'
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Alan Pulido ↓ Willy Agada 71'
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Fontas ↓ Robert Voloder 78'
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Felipe Gutierrez ↑ 75'
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Gadi Kinda ↑ 46'
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Robert Voloder ↑ 78'
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Marinos Tzionis ↑ 75'
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Willy Agada ↑ 71'
Coach Peter VermesNashville SC
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Anibal Godoy ↓ Brian Anunga 70'
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Sean Davis ↓ Sam Surridge 81'
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Walker Zimmerman ↓ Josh Bauer 69'
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Sam Surridge ↑ 81'
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Jacob Shaffelburg ↑ 87'
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Taylor Washington ↑ 81'
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Brian Anunga ↑ 70'
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Josh Bauer ↑ 69'
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Head to Head
Sporting Kansas City Form
2023-09-21 Sporting Kansas City 0–3 Nashville SC L 2023-09-17 Minnesota United FC 0–1 Sporting Kansas City W 2023-09-09 Internacional CF Miami 3–2 Sporting Kansas City L 2023-09-03 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 St. Louis City W 2023-08-27 Sporting Kansas City 3–0 San Jose Earthquakes W 2023-07-16 Austin FC 2–1 Sporting Kansas City LNashville SC Form