2:1
Full timeMajor League Soccer · 23 August 2026
Atlanta United — Sporting Kansas City
🏟 Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia · Referee: Tori Penso
Goals and cards
- 13' ⚽ Tomás Jacob (Miguel Almirón) · Atlanta United
- 22' 🟨 Emir Karic · Sporting Kansas City
- 24' ⚽ Fafà Picault (Elías Báez) · Atlanta United
- 70' ⚽ Stephen Afrifa · Sporting Kansas City
- 72' 🟨 Luke Brennan · Atlanta United
- 76' 🟨 Elías Baez · Atlanta United
Match stats
| 48.7% | Possession | 51.3% |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Shots | 8 |
| 3 | On target | 1 |
| 2 | Corners | 6 |
| 8 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 0 | Saves | 1 |
| 448 | Accurate passes | 469 |
| 521 | Passes | 527 |
| 14 | Tackles | 12 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 10 |
Line-ups
Atlanta United 4-3-3
- 1Lucas Hoyos G
- 6Júnior Alonso CD-L
- 27Paulo Díaz CD-R
- 3Elías Baez LB
- 55Tomás Jacob RB
- 16Adrian Gill CM
- 8Tristan Muyumba LM
- 48Cooper Sanchez RM
- 22Fafà Picault F
- 10Miguel Almirón LF
- 59Alexey Miranchuk RF
Bench: Will Reilly, Jayden Hibbert, Luke Brennan, Matt Edwards, Enea Mihaj, Steven Alzate, Sergio Santos, Ronald Hernández, Stian Gregersen
Sporting Kansas City 4-4-2
- 30Stefan Cleveland G
- 28Wyatt Meyer CD-L
- 3Moisés Mosquera CD-R
- 18Emir Karic LB
- 8Jacob Davis RB
- 22Zorhan Bassong CM-L
- 4Lasse Berg Johnsen CM-R
- 11Calvin Harris LM
- 7Capita RM
- 19Taylor Calheira CF-L
- 93Shapi Suleymanov CF-R
Bench: Jacob Bartlett, Jayden Reid, Justin Reynolds, Jansen Miller, Kwaku Agyabeng, Ian James, Diego Borges, Stephen Afrifa, John Pulskamp
Where to watch
US · Apple TV
Supporters in the stands
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Stand battle in Terrace Wars
The stand battle opens on match day: Atlanta United fans against Sporting Kansas City fans.
Data: ESPN, Wikidata.