Sporting Kansas City v Nashville SC result

Full-time · Sporting Kansas City 0–3 Nashville SC

Major League Soccer · Thu, 21 Sep 2023 01:30 BST · Children's Mercy Park

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

Team pages: Sporting Kansas City · Nashville SC

Sporting Kansas City 0–3 Nashville SC — Nashville SC won this Major League Soccer match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Nashville SC won 3–0 at Children's Mercy Park in Major League Soccer on Thursday 21 September.

The goals

Nashville SC led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Nashville SC: Fafà Picault (29’, assisted by D. Lovitz), H. Mukhtar (66’) and J. Maher (76’, assisted by H. Mukhtar).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Sporting Kansas City 0.37, Nashville SC 0.70, from 12 shots to 9 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

V. Rivas showed four yellow cards — against 4.8 yellows a game across the last 15 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Sporting Kansas City: D. Rosero (90+4’); Nashville SC: A. Muyl (52’), Taylor Washington (82’) and S. Moore (90+1’).

What it changes

Nashville SC are unbeaten in their last three matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, H. Mukhtar (Nashville SC) 10.5, Fafà Picault (Nashville SC) 8.7 and J. Maher (Nashville SC) 5.8 led the match.

Next up

Sporting Kansas City next host Austin on 25 October 2026.

Nashville SC next travel to CF Montreal on 24 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 Nashville SC: CF Montreal v Nashville SC, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Sporting Kansas City 0–3 Nashville SC · Major League Soccer
Venue: Children's Mercy Park · Kansas City, Kansas
Referee: V. Rivas
Head-to-head (last 3): Sporting Kansas City 2 · draws 0 · Nashville SC 1 · 3 goals/game
Recent form: Sporting Kansas City 3W 0D 2L · Nashville SC 1W 3D 1L

Sporting Kansas City 0–3 Nashville SC (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

1.75 / 1.5

Goals

against 1.63 / 1.13 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.6 / 4.67

Corners

against 4.2 / 5.33 · 3 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 3 matches

4.4 / 2.67

Shots on target

against 4 / 5.67 · 1 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 3 matches

2 / 2

Cards

against 1.4 / 3 · 3 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 3 matches

4.8 yellows

Referee · V. Rivas

2.13 home / 2.67 away

over 15 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 17 September 2023. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 17 September 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	Sporting Kansas City for / against	Line	Nashville SC for / against
Goals scored	1.75 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.5 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.6 for · 4.2 against n 5 Last 5	9.5standard	4.67 for · 5.33 against n 3 Last 5
Shots	10.8 for · 10.6 against n 5 Last 5	19.5standard	10.33 for · 14.67 against n 3 Last 5
Shots on target	4.4 for · 4 against n 5 Last 5	8.5standard	2.67 for · 5.67 against n 3 Last 5
Fouls committed	9.4 for · 8.6 against n 5 Last 5	21.5standard	7.67 for · 13.67 against n 3 Last 5
Cards shown	2 for · 1.4 against n 5 Last 5	3.5standard	2 for · 3 against n 3 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

Sporting Kansas City

Sporting Kansas City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 September 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
Khiry Shelton n 8	23.6	2.9 5/1	1.9 3/1	—
Róger Espinoza n 8	15.4	2.9 3/1	2.9 2/2	—
W. Agada n 8	53.6	2.1 5/3	1 2/2	—
G. Kinda n 8	45.6	1.7 4/2	4.7 7/4	—
S. Afrifa n 3	18	1.7 1/0	0 0/0	—

Sporting Kansas City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 September 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	53.6	2.9 5/4	1 5/0
G. Kinda n 8	45.6	2.2 7/2	1 4/0
Dániel Sallói n 8	79	1.7 5/5	1 5/2
M. Tzionis n 8	40.4	1.7 4/2	0.3 1/0
A. Pulido n 8	82.1	1.5 8/3	1.1 6/2

Sporting Kansas City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 September 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. Pulido n 8	82.1	0.8 4/2	0 0/0
Dániel Sallói n 8	79	0.4 3/0	0.3 2/0
G. Kinda n 8	45.6	0.2 1/0	0.5 2/0
Róger Espinoza n 8	15.4	0 0/0	0.7 1/0
E. Thommy n 8	71.8	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0

Sporting Kansas City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 September 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Tzionis n 8	40.4	3.3 5/3
Andreu Fontàs n 8	90	3 7/7
Felipe Gutiérrez n 8	60.5	2.6 7/5
J. Davis n 8	88.1	2.4 7/4
Tim Leibold n 8	59	2.3 7/4

Sporting Kansas City — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 September 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Timothy Melia n 8	87.4	3 7/3
K. McIntosh n 8	90	2.9 5/4

Nashville SC

Nashville SC — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 September 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
S. Surridge n 8	25.8	3.1 5/2	1.3 3/0	—
A. Muyl n 8	65.6	2.1 5/3	1.7 7/3	—
R. Leal n 8	62.9	2.1 6/5	2 7/2	—
E. Zubak n 8	16.6	2 3/0	2 3/0	—
Teal Bunbury n 8	47.9	1.9 5/2	1.4 5/1	—

Nashville SC — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 September 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
H. Mukhtar n 8	77.4	3.3 8/7	1 5/1
Teal Bunbury n 8	47.9	2.3 5/4	0.2 1/0
Fafà Picault n 8	56.8	1.6 5/2	1 4/1
E. Zubak n 8	16.6	1.4 2/0	0 0/0
J. Shaffelburg n 8	54.6	1 4/1	0.2 1/0

Nashville SC — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 September 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
R. Leal n 8	62.9	0.4 1/1	0 0/0
H. Mukhtar n 8	77.4	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
Fafà Picault n 8	56.8	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
J. Maher n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. Willis n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0

Nashville SC — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 September 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
S. Moore n 8	82	2.9 7/6
A. Muyl n 8	65.6	2.7 7/5
R. Leal n 8	62.9	2.5 7/4
D. McCarty n 8	71.4	2.4 7/4
Tah Anunga n 8	39	2.3 5/1

Nashville SC — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 September 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. Willis n 8	90	3.2 6/6

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Sporting Kansas City		Nashville SC
53%	Possession	47%
0.37	Expected goals (xG)	0.70
12	Shots	9
2	Shots on target	4
7	Shots off target	4
3	Blocked shots	1
7	Shots inside the box	7
5	Corners	4
0	Offsides	4
13	Fouls	10
1	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	2
497	Passes	444
88%	Pass accuracy	84%

Sporting Kansas City player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Timothy Melia	90	0	0	0	0	0	5.9
J. Davis	90	1	0	1	4	0	6.3
D. Rosero	90	0	0	1	2	Y	6.6
L. Ndenbe	90	0	0	1	1	0	6.2
R. Walter	90	0	0	1	1	0	7
Dániel Sallói	90	2	0	3	1	0	7
Andreu Fontàs	78	0	0	1	1	0	6
E. Thommy	75	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
J. Russell	75	2	1	0	1	0	6.9
A. Pulido	72	1	1	0	1	0	6.9
N. Radoja	45	1	0	0	0	0	6.6
G. Kinda sub	45	1	0	2	0	0	6.5
W. Agada sub	18	1	0	1	0	0	6.6
Felipe Gutiérrez sub	15	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
M. Tzionis sub	15	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Robert Voloder sub	12	0	0	0	1	0	6.6

Nashville SC player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. Willis	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
S. Moore	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.3
J. Maher	90	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	8.2
D. McCarty	90	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	7.3
A. Muyl	90	0	0	1	0	1	0	Y	6.9
H. Mukhtar	90	1	1	2	2	3	0	0	8.7
Fafà Picault	87	1	0	2	1	0	3	0	7.3
D. Lovitz	81	0	1	0	0	2	2	0	7.6
Sean Davis	81	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.5
Walker Zimmerman	70	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	7.7
A. Godoy	69	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
Tah Anunga sub	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
J. Bauer sub	20	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.9
Taylor Washington sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.6
S. Surridge sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
J. Shaffelburg sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7

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 Nashville SC — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Sporting Kansas CityLWWLW

Last 5: 3W 0D 2L · 1.8 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Nashville SCWDLDD

Last 5: 1W 3D 1L · 0.8 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 3

Sporting Kansas City 2 · 0 draws · Nashville SC 1 · 3 goals/game

2022-06-19 Nashville SC 1–2 Sporting Kansas City
2022-04-10 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Nashville SC
2020-10-11 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Nashville SC

League standing · 2023

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Sporting Kansas City#8 pos44 pts34 pl-3 GD

Nashville SC#7 pos49 pts34 pl+7 GD

Goals per game

Sporting Kansas City scored1.41

Nashville SC scored1.15

Sporting Kansas City conceded1.5

Nashville SC conceded0.94

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What is the head-to-head record between Sporting Kansas City and Nashville SC?: In their last 3 meetings, Sporting Kansas City won 2, Nashville SC won 1 and there were 0 draws, averaging 3 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Sporting Kansas City and Nashville SC?: Recent form — Sporting Kansas City 3W 0D 2L; Nashville SC 1W 3D 1L.

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