Sporting Kansas City v New York Red Bulls result

Full-time · Sporting Kansas City 1–2 New York Red Bulls

Major League Soccer · Sun, 24 May 2026 01:30 BST · Children's Mercy Park

Updated 2 Nov 2026, 03:25 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Sporting Kansas City · New York Red Bulls · Head-to-head

The model’s pre-match pick

Sporting Kansas City 1–2 New York Red Bulls — New York Red Bulls won this Major League Soccer match. TACTIX’s pre-match model pick was Over 2.5 goals.

Free pick

Over 2.5 goals

This is one free selection. The model’s confidence rating, value against the bookmakers and every other market are part of Pro.

The record in this market: of the calls the model rated 70% or more on Over 2.5 goals in the last 90 days, 67.4% of 543 landed (95% range 63.4–71.2%); it had given them 75.9% on average. That is the market’s record, not a forecast for this pick. The model has been overconfident here: weigh its calls in this market with that in mind. How accurate →

How often calls like this land: when the model rated over 2.5 goals between 62% and 80% in 21 top-flight leagues over the last 365 days — every such forecast, not only the free picks — it landed 544 of 845 times (64.4%), against an average rating of 67.7%. How we measure →

Match report, in numbers

The result

New York Red Bulls won 2–1 at Children's Mercy Park in Major League Soccer on Sunday 24 May. Expected goals (xG) tell a different story: Sporting Kansas City out-shot New York Red Bulls 15 to 10 and created the better chances, 1.69 xG to 0.88 (the provider’s expected goals for this match). Context.

The goals

New York Red Bulls led 2–0 at half-time. The goals — New York Red Bulls: Jorge Ruvalcaba (3’, assisted by Gustav Berggren; 45’, assisted by Julian Hall); Sporting Kansas City: C. Harris (64’, assisted by Manu García).

How it turned

Replaying TACTIX’s published pre-match model through the match’s three key moments (goals and red cards), the biggest swing came with Jorge Ruvalcaba’s goal on 3 minutes.

Discipline

The bookings — Sporting Kansas City: L. Johnsen (70’); New York Red Bulls: Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty (45+1’) and Nehuen Benedetti (87’).

What it changes

Sporting Kansas City have scored 39 goals, the third-fewest (shared) of the 30 clubs (2026 so far, after 33 games). Sporting Kansas City have conceded 81 goals, the most of the 30 clubs.

New York Red Bulls have scored 45 goals, the eighth-fewest of the 30 clubs (2026 so far, after 33 games). New York Red Bulls have conceded 62 goals, the eighth-most (shared) of the 30 clubs.

New York Red Bulls are unbeaten in their last four matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Jorge Ruvalcaba (New York Red Bulls) 10.0, Capita (Sporting Kansas City) 6.0 and J. Reid (Sporting Kansas City) 5.8 led the match.

What the model said

The model’s free pick, Over 2.5 goals, a Bronze-tier call, landed — graded in the live track record, misses included. Bronze-tier calls in this market have landed 67.4% of the time in the last 90 days (366 of 543).

Next up

Sporting Kansas City next travel to San Diego on 8 November 2026.

New York Red Bulls next host Atlanta United FC on 7 November 2026.

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

Next for Sporting Kansas City: San Diego v Sporting Kansas City, Sunday 8 November — the preview. Next for New York Red Bulls: New York Red Bulls v Atlanta United FC, Saturday 7 November — the preview.

The Numbers

Result: Sporting Kansas City 1–2 New York Red Bulls · Major League Soccer
Venue: Children's Mercy Park · Kansas City
Referee: N. Bensalah
Model coverage: 246 markets priced for this fixture
Head-to-head (last 6): Sporting Kansas City 2 · draws 2 · New York Red Bulls 2 · 3 goals/game
Recent form: Sporting Kansas City 2W 1D 2L · New York Red Bulls 2W 1D 2L

Sporting Kansas City 1–2 New York Red Bulls (Major League Soccer): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across 246 markets, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 2 November 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

0.88 / 1.63

Goals

against 2.88 / 2.38 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

3.71 / 5.71

Corners

against 5.29 / 3.43 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 7 matches

4.29 / 3.86

Shots on target

against 5.71 / 5 · 4 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 7 matches

2.13 / 2.13

Cards

against 1.5 / 1.88 · 2 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

246

Markets analysed

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 17 May 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 17 May 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Lines marked “our book” are this fixture’s; the rest are standard thresholds, not prices.
Per game	Sporting Kansas City for / against	Line	New York Red Bulls for / against
Goals scored	0.88 for · 2.88 against n 8 Last 5	3.5our book	1.63 for · 2.38 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3.71 for · 5.29 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	5.71 for · 3.43 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	10.71 for · 17.14 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	11.86 for · 13 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	4.29 for · 5.71 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	3.86 for · 5 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	15.86 for · 10.43 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	12.86 for · 10 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	2.13 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.13 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: N. Bensalah.

Sporting Kansas City

Sporting Kansas City Goalkeeper

Sporting Kansas City — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
J. Pulskamp	9	92824 min	272.9 /90	252.7 /90	20.2 /90

Sporting Kansas City — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sporting Kansas City before kick-off, to 17 May 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. Pulskamp n 8	91.8	2.9 6/6

Sporting Kansas City Defensive

Sporting Kansas City — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
Wyatt Meyer	10	79793 min	171.9 /90	91 /90	50.6 /90	364.1 /90	10.1 /90	10.1 /90
J. Reid	9	90807 min	192.1 /90	60.7 /90	20.2 /90	404.5 /90	121.3 /90	10.1 /90
E. Bartlow	9	87779 min	40.5 /90	70.8 /90	131.5 /90	232.7 /90	70.8 /90	10.1 /90
I. James	9	75672 min	152 /90	70.9 /90	60.8 /90	212.8 /90	70.9 /90	00 /90
Jansen Miller	6	69416 min	61.3 /90	51.1 /90	61.3 /90	245.2 /90	122.6 /90	20.4 /90
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Sporting Kansas City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sporting Kansas City before kick-off, to 17 May 2026. 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
D. Joveljic n 8	87.6	1.5 6/3	1.2 6/2	—
Manu García n 8	64.9	0.9 4/1	2.4 4/4	—
C. Harris n 8	64.8	1.6 4/3	2.3 6/5	—
J. Davis n 8	78.4	2.4 8/5	0.7 3/1	—
J. Bartlett n 8	72.5	1.9 6/3	1.2 6/2	—
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Sporting Kansas City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sporting Kansas City before kick-off, to 17 May 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
D. Joveljic n 8	87.6	0.4 3/0
Manu García n 8	64.9	0.7 4/0
C. Harris n 8	64.8	1.2 4/2
J. Davis n 8	78.4	2.6 6/5
J. Bartlett n 8	72.5	0.8 4/1
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Sporting Kansas City Attacking

Sporting Kansas City — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
D. Joveljic	13	901165 min	60.5 /90	10.1 /90	181.4 /90	141.1 /90	120.9 /90	40.3 /90
C. Harris	13	71922 min	10.1 /90	30.3 /90	151.5 /90	80.8 /90	90.9 /90	60.6 /90
S. Afrifa	9	23206 min	10.4 /90	10.4 /90	31.3 /90	31.3 /90	10.4 /90	73.1 /90
Capita	7	64446 min	10.2 /90	00 /90	81.6 /90	30.6 /90	20.4 /90	81.6 /90
T. Calheira	4	43172 min	00 /90	00 /90	10.5 /90	10.5 /90	10.5 /90	21 /90
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Sporting Kansas City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sporting Kansas City before kick-off, to 17 May 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
D. Joveljic n 8	87.6	1.2 6/2	0.9 5/2
Manu García n 8	64.9	0.7 4/0	0.3 2/0
C. Harris n 8	64.8	2.1 5/3	1.2 3/2
J. Davis n 8	78.4	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
J. Bartlett n 8	72.5	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
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Sporting Kansas City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sporting Kansas City before kick-off, to 17 May 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
D. Joveljic n 8	87.6	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
Manu García n 8	64.9	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
C. Harris n 8	64.8	0.2 1/0	0.3 1/1
J. Davis n 8	78.4	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. Bartlett n 8	72.5	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
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New York Red Bulls

New York Red Bulls Goalkeeper

New York Red Bulls — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
Ethan Horvath	14	911273 min	423 /90	312.2 /90	00 /90

New York Red Bulls — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for New York Red Bulls before kick-off, to 17 May 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Ethan Horvath n 8	90.9	2.7 7/4

New York Red Bulls Defensive

New York Red Bulls — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
Matthew Dos Santos	14	67937 min	121.2 /90	141.3 /90	00 /90	252.4 /90	121.2 /90	10.1 /90
Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty	13	801034 min	211.8 /90	100.9 /90	40.3 /90	413.6 /90	80.7 /90	10.1 /90
Dylan Nealis	11	88972 min	151.4 /90	151.4 /90	100.9 /90	605.6 /90	141.3 /90	20.2 /90
Robert Voloder	8	90723 min	131.6 /90	131.6 /90	10.1 /90	384.7 /90	40.5 /90	20.2 /90
J. Che	6	76453 min	132.6 /90	61.2 /90	81.6 /90	265.2 /90	40.8 /90	20.4 /90
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New York Red Bulls — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for New York Red Bulls before kick-off, to 17 May 2026. 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
Ethan Horvath n 8	90.9	0 0/0	0 0/0	—
Julian Hall n 8	83.8	1.1 6/2	0.7 4/1	—
Adri Mehmeti n 8	83.4	2.7 8/6	0.9 5/2	—
Emil Forsberg n 8	69	1.3 4/2	0.7 4/0	—
Jorge Ruvalcaba n 8	71.8	0.9 6/0	0.8 4/1	—
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New York Red Bulls — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for New York Red Bulls before kick-off, to 17 May 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Julian Hall n 8	83.8	0.7 3/2
Adri Mehmeti n 8	83.4	2.3 6/5
Emil Forsberg n 8	69	0.8 5/0
Jorge Ruvalcaba n 8	71.8	0.5 2/1
Matthew Dos Santos n 8	68.4	1.2 4/2
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New York Red Bulls Attacking

New York Red Bulls — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
Julian Hall	14	861208 min	90.7 /90	20.1 /90	211.6 /90	141 /90	100.7 /90	131 /90
Jorge Ruvalcaba	14	761068 min	50.4 /90	00 /90	211.8 /90	121 /90	151.3 /90	80.7 /90
Cade Cowell	12	72869 min	10.1 /90	30.3 /90	171.8 /90	111.1 /90	192 /90	90.9 /90
Rafael Mosquera	8	31246 min	00 /90	00 /90	41.5 /90	10.4 /90	62.2 /90	31.1 /90
Mohammed Sofo	6	45269 min	00 /90	00 /90	51.7 /90	31 /90	20.7 /90	10.3 /90
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New York Red Bulls — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for New York Red Bulls before kick-off, to 17 May 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Ethan Horvath n 8	90.9	0 0/0	0 0/0
Julian Hall n 8	83.8	1.1 4/1	0.8 3/1
Adri Mehmeti n 8	83.4	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
Emil Forsberg n 8	69	1 4/1	0.5 2/1
Jorge Ruvalcaba n 8	71.8	1.9 7/4	0.9 5/1
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New York Red Bulls — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for New York Red Bulls before kick-off, to 17 May 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Ethan Horvath n 8	90.9	0 0/0	0 0/0
Julian Hall n 8	83.8	0.5 2/1	0.3 1/1
Adri Mehmeti n 8	83.4	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
Emil Forsberg n 8	69	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
Jorge Ruvalcaba n 8	71.8	0.8 4/1	0 0/0
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Match Statistics & Details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Sporting Kansas City		New York Red Bulls
62%	Possession	38%
1.69	Expected goals (xG)	0.88
15	Shots	10
8	Shots on target	4
4	Shots off target	3
3	Blocked shots	3
12	Shots inside the box	8
6	Corners	1
6	Offsides	1
5	Fouls	15
1	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
2	Saves	7
509	Passes	324
80%	Pass accuracy	68%

Sporting Kansas City Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
S. Cleveland	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
I. James	90	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	6.5
Wyatt Meyer	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
J. Reid	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.5
L. Johnsen	90	0	0	1	0	2	1	Y	7.2
C. Harris	90	1	0	3	2	0	0	0	7.2
D. Joveljic	90	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	6.9
Capita	82	0	0	1	1	2	3	0	6.3
T. Calheira	76	0	0	2	2	0	3	0	6.9
J. Davis	58	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.2
Zorhan Bassong	58	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	6.7
J. Reynolds sub	32	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7
Manu García sub	32	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	7.6
S. Afrifa sub	14	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	6.9
S. Suleymanov sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

New York Red Bulls Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Ethan Horvath	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.9
Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	Y	6.7
Dylan Nealis	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.6
J. Che	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.2
Ronald Donkor	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
Adri Mehmeti	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.6
Julian Hall	90	0	1	2	1	1	2	0	7.2
Omar Valencia	80	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.5
Gustav Berggren	73	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	6.3
Jorge Ruvalcaba	73	2	0	3	3	0	1	0	8.9
Cade Cowell	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
Rafael Mosquera sub	60	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	6.2
Nehuen Benedetti sub	17	0	0	0	0	1	0	Y	6.3
Roald Mitchell sub	17	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.3
C. Harper sub	11	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	6.7
J. Bazan sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	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 New York Red Bulls — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Sporting Kansas CityLDLWW

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.2 scored / 2.8 conceded per game

New York Red BullsLLWWD

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.6 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Sporting Kansas City 2 · 2 draws · New York Red Bulls 2 · 3 goals/game

2024-09-07 New York Red Bulls 1–1 Sporting Kansas City
2022-07-04 Sporting Kansas City 0–1 New York Red Bulls
2021-04-18 New York Red Bulls 1–2 Sporting Kansas City
2019-04-14 Sporting Kansas City 2–2 New York Red Bulls
2018-07-14 New York Red Bulls 3–2 Sporting Kansas City
2017-09-21 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 New York Red Bulls

League standing · 2026

Sporting Kansas City#15 pos23 pts33 pl-42 GD

New York Red Bulls#10 pos39 pts33 pl-17 GD

Goals per game

Sporting Kansas City scored1.18

New York Red Bulls scored1.36

Sporting Kansas City conceded2.45

New York Red Bulls conceded1.88

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Frequently Asked Questions

What was the model’s pick for Sporting Kansas City v New York Red Bulls?: TACTIX’s free model pick for Sporting Kansas City v New York Red Bulls was Over 2.5 goals.
What is the head-to-head record between Sporting Kansas City and New York Red Bulls?: In their last 6 meetings, Sporting Kansas City won 2, New York Red Bulls won 2 and there were 2 draws, averaging 3 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Sporting Kansas City and New York Red Bulls?: Recent form — Sporting Kansas City 2W 1D 2L; New York Red Bulls 2W 1D 2L.

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