Updated 24 August 2026, after full time.
Atlanta 2-1 Sporting KC in the Major League Soccer at Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta on 24 August 2026. Scorers: Fafà Picault, Tomás Jacob for Atlanta; Stephen Afrifa for Sporting KC. In their last 1 meetings, Atlanta have won 1, Sporting KC 0, with 0 draws.
Atlanta 2-1 Sporting KC was the final score in the Major League Soccer on Monday 24 August 2026 at Atlanta Stadium. Scorers: Fafà Picault, Tomás Jacob for Atlanta; Stephen Afrifa for Sporting KC. The Stats tab of this page has both teams' shots, fouls, cards and tackles from the game, and every player's numbers.
Atlanta vs Sporting KC was played at Atlanta Stadium in Atlanta on Monday 24 August 2026, the home ground of Atlanta, which holds 71,000 people. It finished Atlanta 2-1 Sporting KC in the Major League Soccer, with kick-off at 00:00 UK time.
Atlanta have won 1, drawn 0 and lost 4 of their last 5 games, scoring 7 and conceding 12, with results reading L L L W L from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 0-3 defeat away to New York RB in the Major League Soccer on 7 November.
Sporting KC have won 1, drawn 1 and lost 3 of their last 5 games, scoring 5 and conceding 9, with results reading L L L D W from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 1-0 win away to San Diego in the Major League Soccer on 8 November.
Across the last 1 meetings Atlanta have won 1, Sporting KC have won 0 and 0 were drawn, with Atlanta scoring 3 goals to Sporting KC's 1. The most recent was Atlanta United 3-1 Sporting KC on 27 February 2022 in the Major League Soccer.
Breel Embolo leads Atlanta with 11 shots on target across their last 10 games, 1.1 a game, the most of any Atlanta player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Atlanta player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
André Luiz leads Sporting KC with 7 goals across their last 10 games, 0.7 a game, the most of any Sporting KC player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Sporting KC player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Tori Penso refereed Atlanta vs Sporting KC, averaging 23.5 fouls and 3.5 yellow cards per game across 2 games this season. That is 0.00 red cards a game, and the referee card on this page sets the record beside both teams' fouls and cards.
| Date | Competition | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Feb 2022 | Major League Soccer | Atlanta United vs Sporting KC | 3-1 |
| Stat | Atlanta | Sporting KC |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 49% | 51% |
| Shots | 8 | 8 |
| Shots on target | 4 | 1 |
| Corners | 2 | 6 |
| Fouls | 8 | 13 |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 1 |
| Tackles | 13 | 10 |
| Passes | 524 | 526 |
Atlanta: T. Jacob 13', F. Picault 24'. Sporting KC: S. Afrifa 70'.
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 1.3 | 26 of 30 |
| Goals against | 1.8 | 20 of 30 |
| Shots | 13.3 | 13 of 30 |
| Shots on target | 4.1 | 30 of 30 |
| Fouls | 11.6 | 16 of 30 |
| Tackles | 15.8 | 6 of 30 |
| Passes | 486.1 | 11 of 30 |
| Corners | 4.8 | 21 of 30 |
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 1.2 | 29 of 30 |
| Goals against | 2.4 | 30 of 30 |
| Shots | 11 | 30 of 30 |
| Shots on target | 4.2 | 27 of 30 |
| Fouls | 12.6 | 11 of 30 |
| Tackles | 14.9 | 13 of 30 |
| Passes | 419.1 | 25 of 30 |
| Corners | 4 | 29 of 30 |