{"id":16764,"date":"2026-10-18T22:05:05","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T02:05:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/ca\/?post_type=news&p=16764"},"modified":"2026-10-18T22:05:05","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T02:05:05","slug":"match-preview-sporting-kc-vs-austin-fc-10-24-26-mls","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/ca\/news\/mls\/match-preview-sporting-kc-vs-austin-fc-10-24-26-mls\/","title":{"rendered":"Sporting KC vs Austin FC: Predictions, Picks, Odds & Lineups"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sporting KC host Austin FC at Sporting Park on Saturday, October 24 (8:30 PM ET \/ 7:30 PM CT \/ 5:30 PM PT).<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sporting KC have no fresh injury or suspension concerns heading into this one, and the lineup picture is straightforward: midfielder Andr\u00e9 Luiz In\u00e1cio da Silva leads the way with seven goals and eight chances created, Calvin William Harris continues to dictate play having created 19 chances from his 2256 minutes, and striker Taylor Calheira has chipped in four goals of his own. Austin FC are similarly unaffected by absences, with striker Christian Ramirez’s team-high 9 goals the headline threat, supported by Myrto Uzuni’s 7 goals and 22 shots on target, plus Facundo Torres pulling the creative levers with an outstanding 65 chances created.<\/p>\n

Both sides arrive with the playoff picture well out of sight: Sporting KC sit 15th in the Western Conference<\/a> on 22 points, while Austin FC are 14th with 31 points, so pride and form are the real currency at Sporting Park. Sporting KC’s form has been poor, with a 1-3 home defeat to Real Salt Lake the most recent evidence, while Austin FC are hardly steadier after a 1-2 home loss to Vancouver Whitecaps. Expect a scrappy, low-margin contest where neither back line inspires much confidence, but Sporting KC’s greater firepower in this fixture should just about see them edge it at Sporting Park.<\/p>\n\n\n