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Sporting KC vs Austin FC: Predictions, Picks, Odds & Lineups

Sporting KC vs Austin FC predicted formations

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

Sporting Park has no fresh fitness concerns to report for either side, with both Sporting Kansas City and Austin FC expected to field close to full-strength groups. Midfielder André Luiz Inácio da Silva leads the Sporting Kansas City line with 7 goals from 610 minutes, while Calvin William Harris anchors midfield with 4 goals, 55 shots and 19 chances created across 2,256 minutes. Austin FC arrive with striker Christian Ramirez in red-hot form, his 9 goals from 1,311 minutes the headline figure in a squad that also carries Myrto Uzuni’s 7 goals and Facundo Torres’s 65 chances created.

Sporting Kansas City have lost 3 of their last 4 matches, including a 3-3 home draw with Portland Timbers and back-to-back defeats to Nashville SC and Real Salt Lake, so goals have flowed at Sporting Park this fall. Austin FC arrive on the back of 3 straight losses themselves, with their own defense shipping goals in 4 of their last 5 outings, so a tight, low-scoring affair looks unlikely — expect goals at both ends, with Sporting Kansas City’s extra firepower up top the difference late on.

US viewers can watch Sporting KC vs Austin FC on Apple TV’s MLS Season Pass.

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Match outcome · who wins
Sporting KCSporting KC39%mkt 46%Our pick
DrawDraw23%mkt 25%
Austin FCAustin FC38%mkt 33%Value +5

Sporting KC vs Austin FC: Best Bets & Predictions

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MarketMkt %Signal %Read
Correct ScoreSporting KC 2-1 Austin FCA 2-1 scoreline fits a fixture where Sporting Kansas City's six wins have often come alongside goals shipped at the other end, with Austin FC's Christian Ramirez and Myrto Uzuni carrying nine and seven goals respectively to keep this from turning one-sided.
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Both Teams to ScoreBoth teams to scoreAustin FC's attack spreads the goals around – Christian Ramirez's 9, Myrto Uzuni's 7 and Facundo Torres's 4 – while Sporting Kansas City's leaky defense, with a goal difference of -39, makes clean sheets hard to come by at either end.
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Over / Under 2.5Over 2.5With Sporting Kansas City sat on a goal difference of -39 and Austin FC not far behind at -18, both defenses have been porous enough all season to point toward an open, goal-heavy encounter.
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Anytime ScorerAndré Luiz Inácio da Silva to score anytimeAndré Luiz Inácio da Silva's 7 goals in just 610 minutes is the most clinical return in the squad, making him the likeliest source of a Sporting Kansas City goal here.
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Season Form & Standings

Sporting Kansas City sit 15th in the Western Conference with 22 points from 30 games, while Austin FC are 14th with 31 points — both well off the pace in a congested playoff picture, though Austin’s 10 draws have at least kept them within shouting distance.

Western Conference

TeamPosGPWDLGFGAGDPts
Austin FC1430710133856-1831
Sporting KC153064203675-3922
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Sporting KC vs Austin FC Predicted Lineups

Predicted XI — updated for the latest team news.

Sporting KC

4-4-2
S. Cleveland
E. Karic
W. Meyer
J. Miller
J. Bartlett
C. Harris
Z. Bassong
K. Agyabeng
Andre Luiz
S. Afrifa
T. Calheira

Austin FC

3-4-3
B. Stuver
J. Bell
O. Svatok
B. Hines-Ike
J. Gallagher
B. Sabovic
E. Torres
J. Rosales
M. Uzuni
B. Vazquez
C. Ramirez
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    Potential Match-Winners

    • André Luiz Inácio da Silva (Sporting Kansas City): 7 goals in only 610 minutes marks him as Sporting Kansas City’s most clinical outlet, giving the hosts a direct route to goal.
    • Christian Ramirez (Austin FC): Austin FC’s talisman returns 9 goals from 1,311 minutes, giving them a genuine focal point in a difficult season.
    • Facundo Torres (Austin FC): His 65 chances created dwarf anyone else in this preview, underlining him as Austin FC’s chief creator alongside 4 goals of his own.

    Recent Form

    Sporting KC: W L D L L

    • 2026-10-18: Sporting KC 1-3 Real Salt Lake (L, home)
    • 2026-10-15: Nashville SC 4-0 Sporting KC (L, away)
    • 2026-10-11: Sporting KC 3-3 Portland Timbers (D, home)
    • 2026-10-02: Seattle Sounders 2-1 Sporting KC (L, away)
    • 2026-09-27: Houston Dynamo 0-2 Sporting KC (W, away)

    Sporting Kansas City’s last 5 have gone win, loss, draw, loss, loss: a 2-0 win at Houston Dynamo, a 1-2 loss at Seattle Sounders, a 3-3 home draw with Portland Timbers, a 0-4 loss at Nashville SC and a 1-3 home loss to Real Salt Lake most recently.

    Austin FC: D D L L L

    • 2026-10-18: Austin FC 1-2 Vancouver Whitecaps (L, home)
    • 2026-10-15: LAFC 3-1 Austin FC (L, away)
    • 2026-10-11: Austin FC 1-4 Nashville SC (L, home)
    • 2026-09-27: Austin FC 3-3 San Diego FC (D, home)
    • 2026-09-20: FC Dallas 0-0 Austin FC (D, away)

    Austin FC’s last 5 have gone draw, draw, loss, loss, loss: a 0-0 draw at FC Dallas, a 3-3 home draw with San Diego FC, a 1-4 home defeat to Nashville SC, a 3-1 loss at LAFC and a 1-2 home loss to Vancouver Whitecaps most recently.

    Sporting KC vs Austin FC Prediction

    Sporting Kansas City’s home advantage at Sporting Park, married to André Luiz Inácio da Silva’s clinical edge in front of goal, nudges this one in the hosts’ favor even though they sit 15th in the West. Austin FC’s Christian Ramirez and Myrto Uzuni ensure Austin are never out of a game, but with the visitors 14th in the West and short of defensive solidity lately, Sporting Kansas City should edge it 2-1.

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