Atlanta United FC 2–1 Sporting Kansas City
Atlanta United FC
2–1HT 2–0
Sporting Kansas City
Atlanta United FC played Sporting Kansas City in the Major League Soccer on 23 August 2026 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The match finished 2–1.
Goals and cards
- 13'T. Jacob (assist by M. Almiron)
- 22'Emir Karić — Yellow card
- 24'F. Picault (assist by E. Baez)
- 70'S. Afrifa
- 72'Luke Brennan — Yellow card
- 76'Elías Báez — Yellow card
Line-ups
Atlanta United FC 4-3-3
- L. Hoyos
- T. Jacob
- P. Diaz
- J. Alonso
- E. Baez
- C. Sanchez
- A. Gill
- T. Muyumba
- A. Miranchuk
- F. Picault
- M. Almiron
- SUBSTITUTES
- J. Hibbert
- S. Gregersen
- M. Edwards
- R. Hernandez
- E. Mihaj
- W. Reilly
- S. Alzate
- L. Brennan
- Sergio Santos
- COACHES: Gerardo Martino
Sporting Kansas City 4-4-2
- S. Cleveland
- J. Davis
- M. Mosquera
- W. Meyer
- E. Karic
- Capita
- L. Johnsen
- Z. Bassong
- C. Harris
- S. Suleymanov
- T. Calheira
- SUBSTITUTES
- J. Pulskamp
- J. Miller
- Diego Borges
- J. Reid
- J. Bartlett
- J. Reynolds
- I. James
- K. Agyabeng
- S. Afrifa
- COACHES: Raphael Wicky
Match statistics
| Atlanta United FC | Sporting Kansas City | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Shots on goal | 1 |
| 3 | Shots off goal | 5 |
| 8 | Total shots | 8 |
| 1 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 7 | Shots inside box | 5 |
| 1 | Shots outside box | 3 |
| 8 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Corners | 6 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 49% | Possession | 51% |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 0 | Saves | 2 |
| 524 | Total passes | 526 |
| 446 | Accurate passes | 470 |
| 85% | Pass accuracy | 89% |
| 1.80 | Expected Goals (xG) | 0.64 |
| 0.79 | goals_prevented | 0.79 |