Sporting KC 3-4 Philadelphia Union: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
MLS · Sunday 20 September 2026 · Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City · referee K. Koroleva · full time
Full time: Sporting KC 3-4 Philadelphia Union
Sporting KC 3-4 Philadelphia Union: Philadelphia Union took the points in MLS on Sunday 20 September 2026 at Children's Mercy Park. The goals: André Luiz 5', André Luiz 10', Wyatt Meyer 16', Bruno Damiani 64', Cavan Ayaz Sullivan 66', Milan Iloski 68'.
How Philadelphia Union won it
Sporting KC struck first through André Luiz in the 5th minute, set up by Lasse Berg Johnsen. André Luiz made it 2-0 to Sporting KC in the 10th minute, set up by Calvin Harris. Wyatt Meyer made it 3-0 to Sporting KC in the 16th minute, set up by Emir Karic. Bruno Damiani made it 3-1 to Philadelphia Union in the 64th minute, set up by Frankie Westfield. Cavan Ayaz Sullivan made it 3-2 to Philadelphia Union in the 66th minute, set up by Danley Jean Jacques. Philadelphia Union levelled at 3-3 in the 68th minute through Milan Iloski, set up by Quinn Sullivan. Philadelphia Union turned it round: an own goal by Zorhan Bassong made it 3-4 in the 73rd minute.
Sporting KC were three goals up and lost: Philadelphia Union came back from three down to win it.
It was 3-0 at half-time, and the second half turned the match the other way.
André Luiz scored twice.
The lead changed hands once.
The referee, K. Koroleva, showed 7 yellow cards: 3 to Sporting KC and 4 to Philadelphia Union.
Sporting KC: R. Wicky, 4-4-2 · Philadelphia Union: R. Richter, 4-4-2.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Why it went this way
On the day the expected goals were 0.85 for Sporting KC and 1.66 for Philadelphia Union.
Sporting KC scored about 2.2 more than their chances were worth: clinical finishing, or a goalkeeper having a bad day.
Philadelphia Union made more of their chances than the xG suggests, by about 2.3 goals.
Sporting KC had 6 shots on target, Philadelphia Union 8.
Sporting KC's goalkeeper made 5 saves.
Philadelphia Union had 53% of the ball and turned it into the win.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Sporting KC came into it with 31 MLS matches played, scoring 1.2 and conceding 2.5 a match, with 1.18 expected goals for and 1.83 against, and had won 19% of their matches.
Philadelphia Union came into it with 31 MLS matches played, scoring 2.0 and conceding 1.6 a match, with 2.05 expected goals for and 1.29 against, and had won 42% of their matches.
Sporting KC vs Philadelphia Union: the match in numbers
| Sporting KC | Match statistics | Philadelphia Union |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Ball possession | 53% |
| 0.85 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.66 |
| 10 | Total shots | 12 |
| 6 | Shots on target | 8 |
| 2 | Big chances | 1 |
| 415 | Total passes | 456 |
| 80% | Pass accuracy | 83% |
| 3 | Corners | 4 |
| 11 | Fouls | 14 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 16 | Tackles | 7 |
| 5 | Saves | 3 |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 4 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: André Luiz (Sporting KC), rated 8.5 by Sportmonks, with 2 goals.
Sporting KC
- André Luiz 8.5 2 goals
- Calvin Harris 7.2 1 assist
- Wyatt Meyer 7.1 1 goal
- Owen Wolff 6.9
- Lasse Berg Johnsen 6.7 1 assist
Philadelphia Union
- Milan Iloski 7.5 1 goal
- Cavan Ayaz Sullivan 7.5 1 goal
- Bruno Damiani 7.3 1 goal
- Danley Jean Jacques 7.2 1 assist
- Quinn Sullivan 7.0 1 assist
The lowest-rated starter was Nathan Harriel at 6.0. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Sporting KC: Minnesota United vs Sporting KC Thursday 29 October 2026 · MLS
- Philadelphia Union: Nashville SC vs Philadelphia Union Thursday 29 October 2026 · MLS
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Questions about Sporting KC vs Philadelphia Union
What was the score in Sporting KC vs Philadelphia Union?
Sporting KC 3-4 Philadelphia Union (half-time 3-0), MLS, Sunday 20 September 2026.
Who scored in Sporting KC vs Philadelphia Union?
André Luiz 5', André Luiz 10', Wyatt Meyer 16', Bruno Damiani 64', Cavan Ayaz Sullivan 66', Milan Iloski 68'.
Did Moneyball predict Sporting KC vs Philadelphia Union correctly?
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Who was man of the match in Sporting KC vs Philadelphia Union?
André Luiz, rated 8.5 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Sporting KC vs Philadelphia Union?
K. Koroleva.
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