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by Bradley Gibbs | in Major League Soccer Picks
A new season begins on Saturday evening, and one of the Major League Soccer venues to be called into action on the first weekend will be Q2 Stadium, where Austin FC and Sporting Kansas City will do business in a game between two teams that struggled to really make their mark last time around.
A lack of goals scored was a key problem for Saturday's hosts last season, so much so that they failed to reach the playoffs on pretty much that reason alone. No Western Conference team scored fewer goals than Austin, which is probably why the team from Q2 Stadium have brought in Myrto Uzuni, who spent the first half of the Spanish LaLiga 2 season on fire in front of goal. Can Uzuni's presence help Nico Estevez's men to improve? It won't be surprising if that turns out to be the case.
For SKC, the 2024 campaign was also a washout and they too are looking shift through the gears this season. Dejan Joveljic, who is known as a regular MLS scorer, has joined from LA Galaxy in what is a big move for Saturday's visitors, with them also hoping to score more goals. That transfer should definitely help.
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Austin FC vs Sporting Kansas City Form
Table
| Teams | Pts | P | W | D | L | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2
|
12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
|
15
|
1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -6 |
Austin FC and Sporting Kansas City Latest Matches
2/6 (33%)
2/6 (33%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Oct 19, 2024 - Major League Soccer
Oct 5, 2024 - Major League Soccer
Oct 2, 2024 - Major League Soccer
Sep 28, 2024 - Major League Soccer
Sep 21, 2024 - Major League Soccer
Sep 18, 2024 - Major League Soccer
1/6 (17%)
2/6 (33%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Oct 19, 2024 - Major League Soccer
Sep 28, 2024 - Major League Soccer
Sep 21, 2024 - Major League Soccer
Aug 31, 2024 - Major League Soccer
Jul 20, 2024 - Major League Soccer
Jul 13, 2024 - Major League Soccer
2/6 (33%)
1/6 (17%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Oct 5, 2024 - Major League Soccer
Oct 2, 2024 - Major League Soccer
Sep 18, 2024 - Major League Soccer
Sep 14, 2024 - Major League Soccer
Aug 24, 2024 - Major League Soccer
Aug 7, 2024 - Leagues Cup
0/6 (0%)
0/6 (0%)
6/6 (100%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Feb 19, 2025 - Concachampions
Oct 19, 2024 - Major League Soccer
Oct 5, 2024 - Major League Soccer
Sep 28, 2024 - Major League Soccer
Sep 25, 2024 - US Open Cup
Sep 21, 2024 - Major League Soccer
3/6 (50%)
0/6 (0%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Feb 19, 2025 - Concachampions
Oct 5, 2024 - Major League Soccer
Sep 21, 2024 - Major League Soccer
Sep 18, 2024 - Major League Soccer
Aug 27, 2024 - US Open Cup
Aug 24, 2024 - Major League Soccer
0/6 (0%)
1/6 (17%)
5/6 (83%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Oct 19, 2024 - Major League Soccer
Sep 28, 2024 - Major League Soccer
Sep 25, 2024 - US Open Cup
Sep 15, 2024 - Major League Soccer
Sep 7, 2024 - Major League Soccer
Aug 9, 2024 - Leagues Cup
Austin FC against Sporting Kansas City : Head to Head (H2H)
40 %
20 %
40 %
Average stats (last H2H results)
Jun 29, 2024 - Major League Soccer
May 18, 2024 - Major League Soccer
Jun 10, 2023 - Major League Soccer
Jul 30, 2022 - Major League Soccer
Jun 12, 2021 - Major League Soccer
Austin FC against Sporting Kansas City Lineups: Starting 11
Formation : 4 - 4 - 2
Formation : 4 - 3 - 3
Most goals and assists
Austin FC
Sporting Kansas City
O. Bukari
(1 Goals)
, 
G. Biro
(1 Goals)
, 
B. Vazquez
(1 Goals)
, 
J. Gallagher
(1 Goals)
, 
M. Uzuni
(1 Goals)
D. Joveljic
(2 Goals)
, 
D. Salloi
(2 Goals)
O. Wolff
(3 Assists)
Austin FC - Sporting Kansas City Key Points
- When the pair met at Q2 Stadium last season, they shared five goals.
- In their home warm-up games ahead of the 2025 campaign, the goals have flowed for Austin, with just one out of four containing less than three goals.
- None of the last four meetings between the pair at Q2 Stadium have contained less than three goals.
- Three of the last four meetings between the pair at Q2 Stadium have contained four or more goals.
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