Sporting Kansas City vs Philadelphia Union — Major League Soccer: stats, lineups & analysis
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- 5′Sporting Kansas City, goal:1–0assist
- 10′Sporting Kansas City, goal:2–0assist
- 16′Sporting Kansas City, goal:3–0assist
- 45′Sporting Kansas City, yellow card:
- 45+7′Philadelphia Union, yellow card:
- Half-time3 – 0
- 46′Sporting Kansas City, substitution:off
- 46′Philadelphia Union, substitution:off
- 53′Sporting Kansas City, yellow card:
- 64′Philadelphia Union, goal:3–1assist
- 66′Philadelphia Union, goal:3–2assist
- 67′Sporting Kansas City, substitution:off
- 68′Philadelphia Union, goal:3–3assist
- 70′Philadelphia Union, yellow card:
- 70′Sporting Kansas City, substitution:off
- 71′Sporting Kansas City, substitution:off
- 73′Philadelphia Union, own goal:3–4Own goal
- 79′Philadelphia Union, yellow card:
- 82′Philadelphia Union, substitution:off
- 82′Philadelphia Union, substitution:off
- 82′Sporting Kansas City, substitution:off
- 82′Philadelphia Union, substitution:off
- 89′Philadelphia Union, substitution:off
- 90+6′Philadelphia Union, yellow card:
- 90+7′Sporting Kansas City, yellow card:
- Full-time3 – 4
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Match report
Philadelphia Union storm back from three down to stun Sporting Kansas City
Sporting Kansas City surrendered a three-goal lead at Children's Mercy Park as Philadelphia Union completed a remarkable turnaround to win 4-3 in Major League Soccer. The result, in matchday 26 of the Regular Season, leaves the hosts still mired near the bottom of the table while Ryan Richter's side climb further clear in mid-table.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
André Luiz set the tone inside the opening ten minutes, scoring twice with Lasse Johnsen and Calvin Harris both supplying assists, before Wyatt Meyer added a third from Emir Karić's pass to put Kansas City 3-0 up by the 16th minute. It appeared a rout in the making, but the second half told a different story entirely.
Bruno Damiani halved the deficit's significance by pulling one back in the 64th minute, and within four minutes Cavan Sullivan had made it 3-2 after Danley Jean-Jacques teed him up. Milan Iloski levelled matters in the 68th minute, and the collapse was completed when Zorhan Bassong turned the ball into his own net in the 73rd minute to hand Philadelphia a 4-3 lead they would not relinquish.
Kansas City finished with the greater expected goals figure and more shots on target territory early on, yet Philadelphia's second-half efficiency, built on 55 percent of the possession, proved decisive in overturning a commanding interval position.
André Luiz scored twice inside the first ten minutes to power Kansas City's early surge, finishing with a rating of 8.34 despite the eventual defeat.
Philadelphia held the greater share of possession at 55 percent, underlining their control as they turned the match around after the break.
Philadelphia Union won 4–3 away against Sporting Kansas City (half-time 3–0).
Sporting Kansas City met Philadelphia Union in the Major League Soccer (Regular Season - 26). Kick-off was Sunday, 20 September 2026, 00:30 UTC at Children's Mercy Park. Referee: Katja Koroleva. Attendance: 14,534.
Team pages: Sporting Kansas City · Philadelphia Union · Major League Soccer
Key moments
- 5' Goal: André Luiz (assist: Lasse Johnsen) — 1–0
- 10' Goal: André Luiz (assist: Calvin Harris) — 2–0
- 16' Goal: Wyatt Meyer (assist: Emir Karić) — 3–0
- 64' Goal: Bruno Damiani (assist: Frankie Westfield) — 3–1
- 66' Goal: Cavan Sullivan (assist: Danley Jean-Jacques) — 3–2
- 68' Goal: Milan Iloski (assist: Quinn Sullivan) — 3–3
- 73' Goal (own goal): Zorhan Bassong — 3–4
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Sporting Kansas City (4-4-2)
Philadelphia Union (4-4-2)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Sporting Kansas City 29%, the draw 20%, Philadelphia Union 51%. It finished Sporting Kansas City 3–4 Philadelphia Union.
Philadelphia Union's rating gap outweighs Sporting Kansas City's home ground — Philadelphia Union are clearly the stronger side on our strength rating, and that is most of Philadelphia Union's 51%. The draw at 20% is held down by a high-scoring environment.
Why Philadelphia Union at 51%?
Philadelphia Union sit 284 points higher on our strength rating — 1364 to 1648. Sides with a 200–300-point rating edge on the road won 52.0% of 6,097 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 23–21–56.
Why only 51%?
Major League Soccer home sides out-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to away wins (25.8% vs 30.2%). Major League Soccer homes won 49.3% of 5,175 games vs 44.9% across all 100,303 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly.
Why is the draw only 20%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 21.8%. These teams' recent games average 3.5 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 22.8% of 17,242. The goals environment takes 1.9 points off the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Philadelphia Union have gained 67 strength-rating points over their last 10 games. Momentum is measured but not yet proven: climbing sides won 41.4% of 12,385 such games vs 40.6% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it stays at 0 points until the receipt clears its evidence bar. Sporting Kansas City are missing 5 regular starters — Calvin Harris, Capita, Or Blorian — about 49% of their usual starting-XI weight. A body count alone told us nothing. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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