MLS 2026 | Matchday 21 | 2026-08-24 08:00 JST
2 – 1
13' T. Jacob 24' F. Picault
Match summary Atlanta United took on Sporting Kansas City in the MLS 2026 Matchday 21 on August 24. Atlanta United edged a close game against Sporting Kansas City, 2-1. Atlanta United led 2-0 at half-time. Sporting Kansas City pulled 1 back in the second half but it was not enough.
Possession: Atlanta United 49%, Sporting Kansas City 51%. Shots: Atlanta United 8, Sporting Kansas City 8. Atlanta United scored 2 from 4 shots on target. Yellow cards: Atlanta United 2, Sporting Kansas City 1.
Team stats 4-3-3 1 Hoyos 3 Baez 6 Alonso 27 Diaz 55 Jacob 8 Muyumba 16 Gill 48 Sanchez 10 Almiron 22 Picault 59 Miranch
4-4-2 30 Clevela 18 Karic 28 Meyer 3 Mosq uer 8 Davis 11 Harris 22 Bass ong 4 John sen 7 Capita 19 Calheir 93 Suleyma
1.8 Expected goals (xG) 0.64
View as table Atlanta United Stat Sporting Kansas City 4-3-3 Formation 4-4-2 49% Possession 51% 1.8 Expected goals (xG) 0.64 8 Shots 8 4 Shots on target 1 3 Shots off target 5 1 Blocked shots 2 7 Shots inside the box 5 1 Shots outside the box 3 2 Corner kicks 6 1 Offsides 1 8 Fouls 13 524 Passes 526 446 Accurate passes 470 0 Goalkeeper saves 2 2 Yellow cards 1 0 Red cards 0
Referee: Tori Penso, USA
Player stats Atlanta United Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK Lucas Hoyos 0 32(71%) 0 0 0 1 6.7 90 1(1) DF Tomás Jacob 1 1 1 3 1 28(78%) 0 0 0 1 3 7.2 90 1 2 9(6) DF Paulo Díaz 0 58(91%) 0 0 0 7.3 73 1 2(2) DF Junior Alonso 0 2 73(97%) 0 0 0 7.2 90 5(2) DF Elías Báez 2 0 1 44(85%) 1 1 0 2 6.5 90 2 1 8(3) MF Cooper Sanchez 0 1(100%) 38(90%) 0 0 0 7 77 2 1 2(2) MF Adrian Gill 0 30(81%) 0 0 0 1 6.6 62 1 4(None) MF Tristan Muyumba 0 2 1 47(98%) 0 0 0 1 6.7 90 2 7(3) FW Aleksey Miranchuk 1 0 1(100%) 1 22(69%) 0 0 0 2 2 6.7 90 8(4) FW Fafà Picault 1 1 1 1 22(81%) 0 0 0 3 7.5 62 1 8(6) FW Miguel Almirón 2 2 0 1(100%) 1 25(74%) 1 0 0 2 7.9 90 4 1 9(4) MF W.ゴメス Reilly 0 10(91%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.7 28 4(2) MF Luke Brennan 0 1 2(50%) 0 1 0 1 6.2 16 4(1) DF Stian Gregersen 0 6(100%) 0 0 0 6.7 17 MF Steven Alzate 0 1(100%) 5(83%) 0 0 0 6.7 13 2(1) DF Matthew Edwards 0 1 4(80%) 0 0 0 6.6 12 1 2(1) GK Jayden Hibbert 0 0 0 0 DF ロナルド Hernández 0 0 0 0 DF Enea Mihaj 0 0 0 0 FW Sergio Santos 0 0 0 0
Sporting Kansas City Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK Stefan Cleveland 0 19(90%) 0 0 0 6.6 90 DF Jacob Davis 1 0 1(100%) 22(81%) 0 0 0 6.3 44 3(2) DF Moises Mosquera 1 0 1(100%) 2 1 71(95%) 0 0 0 4 6.7 90 2 7(3) DF Wyatt Meyer 0 1 56(92%) 0 0 0 6.3 90 2 4(3) DF Emir Karić 0 41(91%) 0 1 0 1 6.3 62 1 2(None) MF Capita 0 2(50%) 11(55%) 0 0 0 1 1 5.9 87 1 11(5) MF Lasse Berg Johnsen 0 2 86(96%) 0 0 0 3 1 6.9 90 2 8(3) MF Zorhan Bassong 0 1(50%) 2 46(87%) 0 0 0 2 1 6.6 90 2 11(5) MF Calvin Harris 1 0 1(33%) 27(82%) 0 0 0 4 6.5 90 1 7(5) FW Shapi Suleymanov 0 1 26(87%) 0 0 0 6.7 90 2 4(2) FW Taylor Calheira 2 0 7(100%) 0 0 0 6.5 62 5(3) DF Justin Reynolds 0 1(100%) 1 34(94%) 0 0 0 1 6.6 46 1 4(3) DF Jayden Reid 0 1(50%) 1 20(87%) 0 0 0 6.9 28 4(3) FW Stephen Afrifa 1 1 1 2(67%) 0 0 0 2 6.2 28 5(None) DF Jacob Bartlett 0 2(100%) 0 0 0 6.7 9 GK John Pulskamp 0 0 0 0 DF Jansen Miller 0 0 0 0 DF Ian James 0 0 0 0 DF ジエゴ Borges 0 0 0 0 MF Kwaku Agyabeng 0 0 0 0
Lineups Atlanta United Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 L. Hoyos Starter DF 55 T. Jacob Starter DF 27 P. Diaz Starter DF 6 J. Alonso Starter DF 3 E. Baez Starter MF 48 C. Sanchez Starter MF 16 A. Gill Starter MF 8 T. Muyumba Starter FW 59 A. Miranchuk Starter FW 22 F. Picault Starter FW 10 M. Almiron Bench DF 5 S. Gregersen Bench DF 47 M. Edwards Bench MF 28 W. Reilly Bench MF 7 S. Alzate Bench MF 20 L. Brennan
Show unused substitutes (4) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 42 J. Hibbert Bench DF 2 R. Hernandez Bench DF 4 E. Mihaj Bench FW 19 Sergio Santos
Sporting Kansas City Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 30 S. Cleveland Starter DF 8 J. Davis Starter DF 3 M. Mosquera Starter DF 28 W. Meyer Starter DF 18 E. Karic Starter MF 7 Capita Starter MF 4 L. Johnsen Starter MF 22 Z. Bassong Starter MF 11 C. Harris Starter FW 93 S. Suleymanov Starter FW 19 T. Calheira Bench DF 99 J. Reid Bench DF 16 J. Bartlett Bench DF 13 J. Reynolds Bench FW 17 S. Afrifa
Show unused substitutes (5) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 1 J. Pulskamp Bench DF 15 J. Miller Bench DF 57 ジエゴ Borges Bench DF 2 I. James Bench MF 20 K. Agyabeng
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 13' Atlanta United ⚽ Goal T. Jacob 1-0 1H 22' Sporting Kansas City 🟨 Yellow card Emir Karić 1H 24' Atlanta United ⚽ Goal F. Picault 2-0 1H 45+2' Sporting Kansas City 🔄 Substitution OUT J. Davis → IN J. Reynolds 2H 17' Atlanta United 🔄 Substitution OUT F. Picault → IN W. Reilly 2H 17' Atlanta United 🔄 Substitution OUT A. Gill → IN L. Brennan 2H 17' Sporting Kansas City 🔄 Substitution OUT E. Karic → IN J. Reid 2H 17' Sporting Kansas City 🔄 Substitution OUT T. Calheira → IN S. Afrifa 2H 25' Sporting Kansas City ⚽ Goal S. Afrifa 2-1 2H 27' Atlanta United 🟨 Yellow card Luke Brennan 2H 28' Atlanta United 🔄 Substitution OUT P. Diaz → IN S. Gregersen 2H 31' Atlanta United 🟨 Yellow card Elías Báez 2H 32' Atlanta United 🔄 Substitution OUT C. Sanchez → IN S. Alzate 2H 33' Atlanta United 🔄 Substitution OUT → IN M. Edwards 2H 42' Sporting Kansas City 🔄 Substitution OUT Capita → IN J. Bartlett
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