Philadelphia Union v Sporting Kansas City result

Full-time · Philadelphia Union 0–0 Sporting Kansas City

Major League Soccer · Sun, 02 Apr 2023 00:30 BST · Subaru Park

Updated 9 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Philadelphia Union · Sporting Kansas City

Philadelphia Union 0–0 Sporting Kansas City — this Major League Soccer match was drawn.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Philadelphia Union and Sporting Kansas City drew 0–0 at Subaru Park in Major League Soccer on Sunday 2 April. Expected goals (xG) tell a different story: Philadelphia Union out-shot Sporting Kansas City 17 to 13 and created the better chances, 1.12 xG to 0.68 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

The goals

It was 0–0 at half-time.

Discipline

V. Rivas showed five yellow cards — against 4.8 yellows a game across the last 15 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Philadelphia Union: Nathan Harriel (18’), Dániel Gazdag (40’) and José Martínez (72’); Sporting Kansas City: W. Agada (16’) and R. Walter (90+5’).

What it changes

Philadelphia Union are winless in their last three matches in all competitions. Sporting Kansas City are winless in their last seven matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Jakob Glesnes (Philadelphia Union) 7.6, E. Thommy (Sporting Kansas City) 5.4 and Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union) 5.3 led the match.

Next up

Philadelphia Union next host New England Revolution on 24 October 2026.

Sporting Kansas City next host Austin on 25 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Philadelphia Union: Philadelphia Union v New England Revolution, Sunday 25 October — the preview. Next for Sporting Kansas City: Sporting Kansas City v Austin, Sunday 25 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Philadelphia Union 0–0 Sporting Kansas City · Major League Soccer
Venue: Subaru Park · Chester, Pennsylvania
Referee: V. Rivas
Head-to-head (last 4): Philadelphia Union 2 · draws 1 · Sporting Kansas City 1 · 2.5 goals/game
Recent form: Philadelphia Union 2W 1D 2L · Sporting Kansas City 0W 2D 3L

Philadelphia Union 0–0 Sporting Kansas City (Major League Soccer): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 9 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.88 / 1

Goals

against 1.38 / 1.25 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.67 / 6.71

Corners

against 4.33 / 3.86 · 2 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 6 matches

4.67 / 7.14

Shots on target

against 3.67 / 4.14 · 2 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 6 matches

3 / 1.29

Cards

against 3.83 / 1.57 · 3 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 6 matches

4.8 yellows

Referee · V. Rivas

2.13 home / 2.67 away

over 15 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 26 March 2023. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 26 March 2023. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Philadelphia Union for / against	Line	Sporting Kansas City for / against
Goals scored	1.88 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.67 for · 4.33 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	6.71 for · 3.86 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	15.5 for · 12 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	15.86 for · 11.29 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	4.67 for · 3.67 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	7.14 for · 4.14 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	15.83 for · 12.83 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	9 for · 10.14 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	3 for · 3.83 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	1.29 for · 1.57 against n 7 Last 5

Referee: V. Rivas — 4.8 yellow cards a game, 0.27 red cards, 22.27 fouls over 15 matches (2.13 to the home side, 2.67 to the away side).

Home 2.13Away 2.67

Philadelphia Union

Philadelphia Union — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 March 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Q. Sullivan n 8	6.3	5.4 3/0	0 0/0	—
P. Aaronson n 8	18.1	3.7 5/1	2.5 3/1	—
J. Carranza n 8	87.4	3.6 7/5	1.7 7/5	—
Cory Burke n 8	40.6	3 5/4	0.6 1/1	—
Nathan Harriel n 5	70.6	2.8 4/3	1.3 4/1	—

Philadelphia Union — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 March 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Carranza n 8	87.4	3.3 8/8	1.8 7/6
M. Uhre n 8	70	2.7 6/5	1.8 4/3
J. Torres n 8	31.6	2.5 3/2	0.7 2/0
A. Perea n 8	34.5	2.3 3/1	1 2/1
Dániel Gazdag n 8	88.8	2.2 7/4	1.5 5/3

Philadelphia Union — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 March 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Dániel Gazdag n 8	88.8	0.9 4/2	0.5 3/1
J. Torres n 8	31.6	0.4 1/0	0.7 2/0
A. Perea n 8	34.5	0.7 2/0	0 0/0
M. Uhre n 8	70	0.6 3/1	0 0/0
Cory Burke n 8	40.6	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0

Philadelphia Union — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 March 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Nathan Harriel n 5	70.6	4.3 5/3
P. Aaronson n 8	18.1	4.3 4/2
A. Perea n 8	34.5	2.6 4/2
José Martínez n 8	88.3	2.5 8/6
D. Lowe n 8	75.8	2.5 7/6

Philadelphia Union — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 March 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Joe Bendik n 8	85.9	2.4 5/3
Andre Blake n 8	86.6	1.9 4/2

Sporting Kansas City

Sporting Kansas City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 March 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Felipe Hernández n 8	24	2.8 4/2	0.5 1/0	—
C. Duke n 8	35.8	2.2 3/2	2.8 4/3	—
M. Tzionis n 8	35.5	1.9 4/2	1.9 4/1	—
E. Thommy n 8	81.4	1.7 7/5	1.8 6/4	—
Kortne Ford n 8	77.6	1.6 6/3	0.7 3/2	—

Sporting Kansas City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 March 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
W. Agada n 8	87.6	2.8 8/5	1.5 6/2
E. Thommy n 8	81.4	2.8 7/6	2.5 7/6
Dániel Sallói n 8	90	1.9 8/4	1.5 7/3
J. Russell n 8	78.3	1.7 7/4	0.7 4/1
Róger Espinoza n 8	65.3	1.6 5/3	1 3/3

Sporting Kansas City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 March 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
W. Agada n 8	87.6	0.5 3/1	0.1 1/0
J. Russell n 8	78.3	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
M. Tzionis n 8	35.5	0.3 1/0	0 0/0
Dániel Sallói n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
Graham Zusi n 8	86.6	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0

Sporting Kansas City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 March 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
K. Pierre n 7	25.3	6.1 3/2
Róger Espinoza n 8	65.3	2.2 5/4
Tim Leibold n 5	56.4	1.9 3/2
Graham Zusi n 8	86.6	1.8 5/3
N. Radoja n 8	55.1	1.8 7/2

Sporting Kansas City — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 March 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. Pulskamp n 8	90	2.8 6/5

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Philadelphia Union		Sporting Kansas City
51%	Possession	49%
1.12	Expected goals (xG)	0.68
17	Shots	13
4	Shots on target	4
8	Shots off target	5
5	Blocked shots	4
11	Shots inside the box	3
3	Corners	8
2	Offsides	0
13	Fouls	11
3	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
4	Saves	4
390	Passes	372
72%	Pass accuracy	72%

Philadelphia Union player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Andre Blake	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.7
Jakob Glesnes	90	1	1	0	5	0	8.3
J. Elliott	90	1	0	0	0	0	7.2
M. Real	90	1	1	2	1	0	7.3
Alejandro Bedoya	90	1	0	2	3	0	7.5
Dániel Gazdag	90	1	1	3	1	Y	7.2
J. Carranza	90	2	0	1	2	0	6.9
Nathan Harriel	85	1	0	0	1	Y	7.2
José Martínez	85	1	0	1	5	Y	7.2
M. Uhre	72	1	1	1	1	0	6.9
L. Flach	62	0	0	0	3	0	6.9
J. McGlynn sub	28	1	0	1	0	0	7
Q. Sullivan sub	18	0	0	3	0	0	6.6
O. Mbaizo sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
J. Torres sub	10	1	0	0	0	0	6.7

Sporting Kansas City player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Timothy Melia	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.6
Graham Zusi	90	3	1	1	0	0	6.9
D. Rosero	90	3	1	0	0	0	7.3
Robert Castellanos	90	0	0	0	1	0	7.3
Robert Voloder	90	0	0	0	2	0	7
R. Walter	90	0	0	0	0	Y	6.9
E. Thommy	90	1	1	1	0	0	6.6
Dániel Sallói	90	1	0	1	0	0	6.6
W. Agada	63	0	0	0	0	Y	6.2
J. Russell	62	1	1	1	0	0	7.2
N. Radoja	34	0	0	1	1	0	6.9
Róger Espinoza sub	56	0	0	2	0	0	6.9
Khiry Shelton sub	28	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
A. Pulido sub	27	0	0	0	1	0	6.3

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Philadelphia Union v Sporting Kansas City — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Philadelphia UnionDWWLL

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.6 scored / 1 conceded per game

Sporting Kansas CityLDDLL

Last 5: 0W 2D 3L · 0.4 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 4

Philadelphia Union 2 · 1 draw · Sporting Kansas City 1 · 2.5 goals/game

2020-07-31 Philadelphia Union 3–1 Sporting Kansas City
2019-03-10 Sporting Kansas City 2–0 Philadelphia Union
2018-09-23 Philadelphia Union 2–0 Sporting Kansas City
2017-07-07 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Philadelphia Union

League standing · 2023

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Philadelphia Union#4 pos55 pts34 pl+16 GD

Sporting Kansas City#8 pos44 pts34 pl-3 GD

Goals per game

Philadelphia Union scored1.68

Sporting Kansas City scored1.41

Philadelphia Union conceded1.21

Sporting Kansas City conceded1.5

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Philadelphia Union and Sporting Kansas City?: In their last 4 meetings, Philadelphia Union won 2, Sporting Kansas City won 1 and there was 1 draw, averaging 2.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Philadelphia Union and Sporting Kansas City?: Recent form — Philadelphia Union 2W 1D 2L; Sporting Kansas City 0W 2D 3L.

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