Atlanta United FC vs Sporting Kansas City

MLS

Atlanta

6-3-12

2-1

Final

Kansas City

6-5-22

Mercedes-Benz Stadium

TV: Apple TV

Match pulse

ATLAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'HTSKC

49%Possession51%

8Shots8

3On target1

2Corners6

0Saves1

8Fouls13

22'Emir KaricSKC72'Luke BrennanATL76'Elías BaezATL

Team	1H	2H	T
ATL	2	0	2
SKC	0	1	1

Who won: Atlanta 2-1

Atlanta United FC beat Sporting Kansas City 2-1 on Sunday, August 23, 2026 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Goals for Atlanta: Tomás Jacob (13') and Fafà Picault (24'). Goals for Kansas City: Stephen Afrifa (70').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

ATLSKC

8Fouls13

2Yellow Cards1

0Red Cards0

1Offsides1

2Corner Kicks6

0Saves1

48.7Possession51.3

8SHOTS8

3ON GOAL1

0.4On Target %0.1

0Penalty Goals0

0Penalty Kicks Taken0

448Accurate Passes469

521Passes527

0.9Pass Completion %0.9

3Accurate Crosses6

5Crosses25

0.6Cross %0.2

61Long Balls29

32Accurate Long Balls19

0.5Long Balls %0.7

1Blocked Shots2

11Effective Tackles7

14Tackles12

0.8Tackle %0.6

7Interceptions10

28Effective Clearances11

28Clearances11

Player of the game

Tomás Jacob

ATL · 1 G

7.4

Deserved to win

60%

ATL · 1.69 xG

26%

Draw

14%

SKC · 0.86 xG

Atlanta created better chances: they win this game 60% of the time

Play by play

Match ends, Atlanta United 2, Sporting Kansas City 1.
Second Half ends, Atlanta United 2, Sporting Kansas City 1.
90'+5'
Foul
Foul by Stephen Afrifa (Sporting Kansas City).
90'+5'
Free kick won
Tomás Jacob (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2'
Header just wide
Attempt missed. Moisés Mosquera (Sporting Kansas City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Shapi Suleymanov with a cross following a corner.
M. Mosquera
90'+1'SKC
Corner awarded
Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Júnior Alonso.
90'+1'
Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
90'+1'
Right footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Calvin Harris (Sporting Kansas City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Shapi Suleymanov with a cross.
C. Harris
87'
Sub
Subbed on for Capita
Substitution, Sporting Kansas City. Jacob Bartlett replaces Capita.
J. Bartlett
86'
Foul
Foul by Tomás Jacob (Atlanta United).
86'
Free kick won
Calvin Harris (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
84'SKC
Free kick won
Aleksey Miranchuk (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84'
Foul
Foul by Moisés Mosquera (Sporting Kansas City).
80'
Free kick won
Miguel Almirón (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80'
Foul
Foul by Lasse Berg Johnsen (Sporting Kansas City).
80'
Foul
Foul by Will Reilly (Atlanta United).
80'
Free kick won
Calvin Harris (Sporting Kansas City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
78'
Sub
Subbed on for L. Brennan
Substitution, Atlanta United. Matt Edwards replaces Luke Brennan because of an injury.
M. Edwards
77'
Sub
Subbed on for C. Sanchez
Substitution, Atlanta United. Steven Alzate replaces Cooper Sanchez.
S. Alzate
76'
Yellow card
Elías Báez (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card.
E. Baez
74'SKC
Corner awarded
Corner, Sporting Kansas City. Conceded by Tristan Muyumba.
74'
Left footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Shapi Suleymanov (Sporting Kansas City) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is blocked.
S. Suleymanov
73'
Sub
Subbed on for P. Díaz
Substitution, Atlanta United. Stian Gregersen replaces Paulo Díaz.
S. Gregersen
72'
Yellow card
Luke Brennan (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
L. Brennan
72'
Foul
Foul by Luke Brennan (Atlanta United).