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Austin FC and Sporting Kansas City will battle for three points in an MLS Western Conference fixture on Saturday (February 22nd). The game will be played at Q2 Stadium.
The home side are coming into the game on the back of a 2-1 victory over Nashville SC in their final pre-season game last week. They went ahead through Osman Bukari's 12th-minute strike while Alex Muyl equalized five minutes later. Bukari completed his brace in the second half to settle the game.
Sporting Kansas City, meanwhile, fell to a 1-0 defeat at home to Inter Miami in the first leg of their CONCACAF Champions Cup round one clash in midweek. Lionel Messi decided the contest 11 minutes into the second half.
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Sporting KC will now shift their attention to MLS and have not been in league action since falling to a 2-1 defeat away to FC Dallas in their final regular season game in October 2024. Austin claimed a 3-2 home win over Colorado Rapids in their last MLS game.
Austin vs Sporting Kansas City Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Austin have five wins from nine head-to-head games. Sporting Kansas were victorious three times while one game was drawn.
- Their most recent clash came in June 2024 when Sporting Kansas City claimed a 2-0 home win.
- Four of the last five head-to-head games have produced three goals or more.
- Sporting Kansas City are winless in their last six competitve games (five losses).
- Austin's last sxi league games to produce a winner have been decided by a one-goal margin.
- Six of Kansas City's last seven games including friendlies have seen at least one side fail to find the back of the net.
Austin vs Sporting Kansas City Prediction
Austin FC missed out on qualification for the playoffs by one spot as they ended the regular season five points off ninth-placed Portland Timbers. They had an indifferent pre-season campaign, winning three of seven friendlies (two losses).
Sporting Kansas City ended last season in poor form and this spilled over into their pre-season. They won just one of six friendlies and began their season with a loss at home in the Champions Cup.
We are backing the home side to claim a narrow victory with goals at both ends.
Prediction: Austin FC 2-1 Sporting Kansas City
Austin vs Sporting Kansas City Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Austin FC to win
Tip 2 - Both teams to score
Tip 3 - Over 2.5 goals
