Atlanta United 2-1 Sporting Kansas City · MLS
Atlanta United beat Sporting Kansas City 2-1 in the MLS. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
Match report
Atlanta United and Sporting Kansas City met in the MLS at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Sunday, 23 August 2026.
Goalscorers
Atlanta United: T. Jacob 13'; F. Picault 24'. Sporting Kansas City: S. Afrifa 70'.
How the match went
Possession was almost even at 49% to 51%. Atlanta United had 8 shots with 4 on target, Sporting Kansas City 8 with 1 on target. There were 8 corners in total, 2 to Atlanta United and 6 to Sporting Kansas City. Atlanta United conceded 8 fouls, Sporting Kansas City 13. The referee showed 3 yellow cards (2 for Atlanta United, 1 for Sporting Kansas City).
Line-ups
Atlanta United started in a 4-3-3: Lucas Hoyos, Tomás Jacob, Paulo Díaz, Junior Alonso, Elías Báez, Cooper Sanchez, Adrian Gill, Tristan Muyumba, Aleksey Miranchuk, Fafà Picault, Miguel Almirón.
Sporting Kansas City started in a 4-4-2: Stefan Cleveland, Jacob Davis, Moises Mosquera, Wyatt Meyer, Emir Karić, Capita, Lasse Berg Johnsen, Zorhan Bassong, Calvin Harris, Shapi Suleymanov, Taylor Calheira.
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