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Sept. 20, 2026 1 week, 6 days from now VS

Match Analysis

Sporting Kansas City Philadelphia Union
Sporting Kansas City L L D L L L
Philadelphia Union W D D W W W
STRENGTH
SHOT CONVERSION
SHOTS ON TARGET
POSSESSION
SAVE RATE
ATTACKING POTENTIAL
DEFENSIVE POTENTIAL
EXPECTED GOALS
HEAD TO HEAD
WINS THE GAME
What do these metrics mean?
Strength
Recent form points from the last several matches. Higher means a better recent run of results.
Shot Conversion
Goals scored divided by total shots taken (rolling window of past matches). Measures finishing efficiency — only available when historical shot data exists.
Shots on Target
Proportion of shots that were on target. Reflects shot accuracy and discipline — only available when historical shot data exists.
Possession
Average ball possession percentage over recent matches. Indicates territorial dominance — only available when historical stats exist.
Save Rate
Goalkeeper saves divided by shots faced. Higher means the keeper is denying more chances — only available when historical stats exist.
Attacking Potential
Composite index from goals, expected goals and shots (weighted). Only available when full shot stats are tracked for a team.
Defensive Potential
Composite index from goals conceded, saves and blocked shots (weighted). Only available when full shot stats are tracked.
Expected Goals
Poisson-estimated goals each team is likely to score, derived from season attack/defence averages and opponent strength.
Head to Head
Historical win share across all previous meetings between these two teams (home wins | draws | away wins).
Wins the Game
Machine learning win probability — the model's confidence that each team wins this match outright.

Head to Head History

Home Team Away Team Score Date
Sporting Kansas City Philadelphia Union 1 - 1 March 3, 2024
Philadelphia Union Sporting Kansas City 0 - 0 April 1, 2023
Philadelphia Union Sporting Kansas City 3 - 1 July 31, 2020
Sporting Kansas City Philadelphia Union 2 - 0 March 10, 2019
Philadelphia Union Sporting Kansas City 2 - 0 September 23, 2018
Sporting Kansas City Philadelphia Union 1 - 1 July 7, 2017

Sporting Kansas City Form (Last 6 Matches)

Date Venue Opponent Score Result
Aug 30, 26 Home Vancouver Whitecaps 0 - 3 Loss
Aug 23, 26 Away Atlanta United FC 2 - 1 Loss
Aug 20, 26 Home St. Louis City 1 - 1 Draw
Aug 16, 26 Away Colorado Rapids 2 - 0 Loss
Aug 2, 26 Home Houston Dynamo 0 - 2 Loss
Jul 26, 26 Away Los Angeles FC 4 - 0 Loss

Philadelphia Union Form (Last 6 Matches)

Date Venue Opponent Score Result
Aug 29, 26 Away New York Red Bulls 1 - 3 Win
Aug 23, 26 Away Austin 1 - 1 Draw
Aug 19, 26 Home Inter Miami 2 - 2 Draw
Aug 16, 26 Away New York City FC 2 - 3 Win
Aug 1, 26 Home Atlanta United FC 3 - 2 Win
Jul 25, 26 Home Seattle Sounders 1 - 0 Win

Major League Soccer Table

Pos Team MP W D L GF GA GD Pts
25 Philadelphia Union 22 6 6 10 34 39 -5 24
30 Sporting Kansas City 22 4 3 15 20 54 -34 15

Predictions

Both Teams To Score - Yes
This prediction indicates that there is a 54.67% likelihood that both Sporting Kansas City and Philadelphia Union will score at least one goal each during the course of the match.
Philadelphia Union to win
This prediction indicates that Philadelphia Union has a 54.72% likelihood to win the match. The likelihood for the match to end as a draw is 21.04 %
Over 1.5 goals
This prediction indicates that there is a 58.92% likelihood that by the end of the football match, there will be two or more goals scored.
Over 2.5 goals
This prediction indicates that there is a 62.35% likelihood that by the end of the football match, there will be three or more goals scored.

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