Sporting Kansas City vs New York Red Bulls
Ref: N. BensalahChildren's Mercy Park, Kansas City, Kansas · 21,650 cap
Match recap
New York Red Bulls beat Sporting Kansas City 2–1 in their Major League Soccer fixture. Harris scored for Sporting Kansas City; Ruvalcaba and Ruvalcaba replied for New York Red Bulls. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.69 for Sporting Kansas City versus 0.88 for New York Red Bulls.
First Half
3'
⚽
Ruvalcaba
Assist: Berggren
19'
⇄
Cowell
45+1'
Marshall-Rutty
Yellow Card
45'
⚽
Ruvalcaba
Assist: Hall
Second Half
⇄
Davis
⇄
Bassong
⚽
Harris
Assist: Manu García
Johnsen
Yellow Card
73'
⇄
Berggren
73'
⇄
Ruvalcaba
⇄
Calheira
79'
⇄
Unknown
80'
⇄
Valencia
⇄
Capita
87'
Benedetti
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Vancouver Whitecaps | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | +21 | 34 |
| 14 |  Austin | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -14 | 17 |
| 15 |  Sporting Kansas City | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | -28 | 14 |
As of 4 Jun 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Sporting Kansas CityNew York Red Bulls
12Won
Statistical edge
12–2
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.69VS0.88
Attack6 · 0 won
15
Shots
10
8
Shots on target
4
12
Shots in the box
8
3
Shots outside box
2
4
Shots off goal
3
6
Corners
1
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
62%
Possession
38%
509
Total passes
324
406
Accurate passes
220
80%
Pass accuracy
68%
Discipline2 · 1 won
5
Fouls
15
1
Yellow cards
2
6
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 1 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
7
3
Blocked shots
3
0.51
Goals prevented
0.51
Sporting Kansas City
4-4-2
New York Red Bulls
Sporting Kansas City
4-4-2Starting XI
- 2I. JamesD
- 4L. JohnsenM
- 7CapitaM
- 8J. DavisD
- 9D. JoveljićF
- 11C. HarrisM
- 19T. CalheiraF
- 22Z. BassongM
- 28Wyatt MeyerD
- 30S. ClevelandG
- 99J. ReidD
Substitutes
- 1J. PulskampG
- 6Manu GarcíaM
- 13J. ReynoldsD
- 14M. TschantretM
- 16J. BartlettD
- 17S. AfrifaF
- 23E. BartlowD
- 93M. SuleymanovF
New York Red Bulls
Starting XI
- 2J. CheD
- 3J. Marshall-RuttyD
- 4G. BerggrenM
- 5O. ValenciaD
- 7C. CowellF
- 11J. RuvalcabaF
- 12D. NealisD
- 15A. MehmetiM
- 16J. HallF
- 34E. HorvathG
- 48R. DonkorM
Substitutes
- 14J. BazánD
- 17C. HarperF
- 26T. ParkerD
- 33Roald MitchellF
- 37M. SofoF
- 39N. BenedettiM
- 70A. RojasF
- 77J. McCarthyG
- 79R. MosqueraF
Sporting Kansas City
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lasse Berg Johnsen | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Calvin Harris | M | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 0/3 |
| Dejan Joveljić(C) | F | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2/2 |
| Taylor Calheira | F | 76 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Zorhan Bassong | M | 58 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Jayden Reid | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Ian James | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Capita | M | 82 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3/8 |
| Stefan Cleveland | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wyatt Meyer | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jacob Davis | D | 58 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Diego Borges | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Macielo Tschantret | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jacob Bartlett | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ethan Bartlow | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| John Pulskamp | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Manu García | M | 32 | 7.6 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | — |
| Justin Reynolds | D | 32 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stephen Afrifa | F | 14 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Shapi Suleymanov | F | 8 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
New York Red Bulls
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jorge Ruvalcaba | F | 73 | 8.9 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 2/2 |
| Ethan Horvath | G | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Justin Che | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Julian Hall | F | 90 | 7.2 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adri Mehmeti | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dylan Nealis(C) | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ronald Donkor | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Omar Valencia | D | 80 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/3 |
| Gustav Berggren | M | 73 | 6.3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Cade Cowell | F | 19 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Mohammed Sofo | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tim Parker | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| John McCarthy | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andy Rojas | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Julián Bazán | D | 10 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Cameron Harper | F | 11 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Nehuen Benedetti | M | 17 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Roald Mitchell | F | 17 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Rafael Mosquera | F | 60 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/2 |