Sporting Kansas City v Charlotte result

Full-time · Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Charlotte

Major League Soccer · Thu, 26 Jun 2025 01:30 BST · Children's Mercy Park

Updated 2 Jul 2026, 16:33 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Sporting Kansas City · Charlotte

Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Charlotte — Sporting Kansas City won this Major League Soccer match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Sporting Kansas City beat Charlotte 2–1 at Children's Mercy Park in Major League Soccer on Thursday 26 June. Sporting Kansas City have scored in five consecutive matches in all competitions. Charlotte have scored in 11 consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

Sporting Kansas City came from behind: Charlotte led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Charlotte: Idan Toklomati Jorno (34’); Sporting Kansas City: M. Toye (90’, assisted by Manu García) and D. Joveljic (90’).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Sporting Kansas City 2.30, Charlotte 2.60, from 19 shots to 18 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

Rubiel Vazquez, USA showed three yellow cards — against 3.0 yellows a game across the last 9 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — Sporting Kansas City: Joaquín Fernández (66’); Charlotte: Eryk Williamson (55’) and Wilfried Zaha (63’).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Manu García (Sporting Kansas City) 7.4, D. Joveljic (Sporting Kansas City) 6.0 and Idan Toklomati Jorno (Charlotte) 5.4 led the match.

Next up

Sporting Kansas City next host Austin on 25 October 2026.

Charlotte next travel to Portland Timbers on 25 October 2026.

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

Next for Sporting Kansas City: Sporting Kansas City v Austin, Sunday 25 October — the preview. Next for Charlotte: Portland Timbers v Charlotte, Sunday 25 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Charlotte · Major League Soccer
Venue: Children's Mercy Park · Kansas City, Kansas
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez, USA
Recent form: Sporting Kansas City 1W 2D 2L · Charlotte 2W 1D 2L

Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Charlotte (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 2 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.5 / 1.63

Goals

against 1.75 / 2.38 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

3.38 / 4.86

Corners

against 6.38 / 5.57 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 7 matches

3.13 / 5

Shots on target

against 5.75 / 6.57 · 4 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 7 matches

2.63 / 2

Cards

against 2 / 2.43 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 7 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 15 June 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 15 June 2025. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Sporting Kansas City for / against	Line	Charlotte for / against
Goals scored	1.5 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.63 for · 2.38 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3.38 for · 6.38 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	4.86 for · 5.57 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	9.38 for · 14.25 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	12 for · 13.57 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	3.13 for · 5.75 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	5 for · 6.57 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.75 for · 13.25 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	9.43 for · 11.43 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	2.63 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2 for · 2.43 against n 7 Last 5

Referee: Rubiel Vazquez, USA.

Sporting Kansas City

Sporting Kansas City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 June 2025. 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
M. Toye n 8	13.6	3.3 2/2	0.8 1/0	—
Zorhan Bassong n 8	57.4	3.1 7/4	0.6 3/0	—
M. Rodríguez n 8	19.3	2.3 2/2	0 0/0	—
Tim Leibold n 8	40.5	2.2 6/2	2.2 6/2	—
S. Afrifa n 8	24.8	1.8 3/1	3.2 5/2	—

Sporting Kansas City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 June 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
S. Afrifa n 8	24.8	2.7 3/1	2.3 2/1
Dániel Sallói n 8	71.5	2.5 4/3	0.8 2/2
S. Muñóz n 8	32	2.5 5/2	0.7 2/0
D. Joveljic n 8	88.4	1.8 6/4	1.5 6/3
M. Toye n 8	13.6	1.7 2/0	1.7 2/0

Sporting Kansas City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 June 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
S. Muñóz n 8	32	0.7 2/0	0.4 1/0
D. Joveljic n 8	88.4	0.6 4/1	0.1 1/0
Dániel Sallói n 8	71.5	0.2 1/0	0.3 2/0
E. Thommy n 8	42.6	0 0/0	0.5 2/0
S. Afrifa n 8	24.8	0.5 1/0	0 0/0

Sporting Kansas City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 June 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
N. Radoja n 8	66.9	3.2 5/5
Zorhan Bassong n 8	57.4	3.1 8/4
L. Ndenbe n 8	63.5	2.1 4/2
J. Bartlett n 8	80	2 8/3
S. Suleymanov n 8	62	1.8 7/3

Sporting Kansas City — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 June 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. Pulskamp n 8	90	3.5 6/5

Charlotte

Charlotte — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 June 2025. 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
Iuri Tavares n 8	11.6	2.9 3/0	1 1/0	—
Tyger Smalls n 8	12.9	2.6 3/0	3.5 3/1	—
Eryk Williamson n 8	29.9	2.3 5/1	2.3 4/2	—
D. Diani n 8	31.9	1.8 3/1	1.8 4/1	—
Idan Toklomati Jorno n 8	31.4	1.8 5/0	0 0/0	—

Charlotte — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 June 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Idan Toklomati Jorno n 8	31.4	3.2 6/1	1.4 4/0
P. Agyemang n 8	74.6	2.9 8/6	2 7/4
L. Abada n 8	56	2.8 6/5	1.4 6/1
Pep Biel n 8	81.1	2.1 7/6	0.6 3/1
Wilfried Zaha n 8	90	1.3 7/2	1.1 7/1

Charlotte — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 June 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
P. Agyemang n 8	74.6	0.6 3/1	0.2 1/0
L. Abada n 8	56	0.6 3/0	0.2 1/0
Wilfried Zaha n 8	90	0.4 3/0	0.3 1/1
Pep Biel n 8	81.1	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
Idan Toklomati Jorno n 8	31.4	0.4 1/0	0 0/0

Charlotte — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 June 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
D. Diani n 8	31.9	4.2 5/3
K. A. Calderon Vargas n 8	35.3	2.2 3/3
Iuri Tavares n 8	11.6	1.9 2/0
B. Bronico n 8	81.4	1.8 8/3
S. Doumbia n 8	60.9	1.8 5/4

Charlotte — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 June 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
K. Kahlina n 8	90	3.9 7/5
David Bingham n 8	90	3.1 7/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Sporting Kansas City		Charlotte
52%	Possession	48%
2.30	Expected goals (xG)	2.60
19	Shots	18
4	Shots on target	5
10	Shots off target	11
5	Blocked shots	2
15	Shots inside the box	12
5	Corners	4
1	Offsides	3
10	Fouls	18
1	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
5	Saves	2
432	Passes	398
88%	Pass accuracy	86%

Sporting Kansas City player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. Pulskamp	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
J. Davis	90	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	6.9
Jansen Miller	90	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	7.3
Joaquín Fernández	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	Y	6.9
L. Ndenbe	90	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	7.3
J. Bartlett	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.5
Manu García	90	0	1	0	0	4	1	0	8.3
D. Joveljic	89	1	0	4	3	3	0	0	7.6
Dániel Sallói	85	0	0	1	0	2	2	0	7.5
E. Thommy	69	0	0	2	0	1	4	0	6.9
S. Suleymanov	69	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	6.9
M. Rodríguez sub	21	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	7.3
S. Muñóz sub	21	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	6.9
M. Toye sub	16	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	7.3
I. James sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Charlotte player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
K. Kahlina	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty	90	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	6.9
A. Malanda	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
A. Privett	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
A. Westwood	90	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	6.7
Pep Biel	90	0	0	5	1	2	1	0	7.3
S. Doumbia	88	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	7.5
L. Abada	88	0	0	2	1	5	3	0	7.3
Wilfried Zaha	78	0	0	2	1	2	0	Y	6.9
Eryk Williamson	66	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.7
Idan Toklomati Jorno	66	1	0	3	1	2	0	0	7.6
B. Bronico sub	24	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.6
Tyger Smalls sub	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
N. Scardina sub	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
D. Diani sub	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
K. A. Calderon Vargas sub	12	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	6.6

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

Recent form

Sporting Kansas CityDDWLL

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 1.8 scored / 2.2 conceded per game

CharlotteDWLWL

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

League standing · 2025

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Sporting Kansas City#15 pos28 pts34 pl-24 GD

Charlotte#4 pos59 pts34 pl+9 GD

Goals per game

Sporting Kansas City scored1.35

Charlotte scored1.62

Sporting Kansas City conceded2.06

Charlotte conceded1.35

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