Matchday

MLS 2025 · 20 Jul 2025

Sporting Kansas City 1–1 New York City FC

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Jun 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.1 – 1.6
Actual xG
1.1 – 1.6
Goals
1 – 1

Footybot made New York City FC favourites at 49%.

New York City FC deserved more from the draw, creating 1.6 xG to 1.1.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Matthew Freese, 56.6 in 90′.

Well below it: Thiago Martins −14.9, Justin Haak −11.0.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Sporting Kansas City

13 Jul 2025L 2–3v Seattle Sounders FC MLS
5 Jul 2025W 2–1at Colorado Rapids MLS

New York City FC

17 Jul 2025W 2–1at Orlando City SC MLS
12 Jul 2025L 0–2at Charlotte FC MLS
3 Jul 2025W 3–1v Toronto FC MLS

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Sporting Kansas City

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Jacob Davis Defender2400–56.5–
John Pulskamp Goalkeeper9000–53.1–
Jacob Bartlett Midfielder6700–42.6–
Dejan Joveljić Forward90000.0637.3–
Zorhan Bassong Midfielder4500–36.6–
Shapi Suleymanov Midfielder87000.2035.3–
Nemanja Radoja Midfielder45000.0135.0–
Dániel Sallói Midfielder90100.4434.4–
Joaquín Fernández Defender9000–33.1–
Jansen Miller Defender9000–32.9–
Andrew Brody Defender4500–32.2–
Mason Toye Forward1000–29.3–
Manu García Midfielder6600–28.9–
Logan Ndenbe Defender90000.2028.8–
Khiry Shelton Defender4500–19.8–
Santiago Muñoz Forward23000.1815.0–

New York City FC

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Matthew Freese Goalkeeper9000–56.6–
Andrés Perea Midfielder90100.2144.4−0.0
Sebastiano Musu Midfielder13000.2441.8–
Jonathan Shore Midfielder65000.0439.6–
Aiden O'Neill Midfielder90000.0739.1+3.3
Nico Cavallo Defender1300–37.9–
Agustin Ojeda Midfielder2500–36.9–
Julián Fernández Midfielder77000.0736.7–
Kevin O'Toole Defender7700–36.4–
Alonso Martínez Forward77000.7636.3−6.0
Maxi Moralez Midfielder9001–33.8+1.6
Tayvon Gray Defender9000–33.0–
Justin Haak Defender90000.1430.8−11.0
Thiago Martins Defender90000.0325.8−14.9
Seymour Garfield-Reid Forward13000.0518.8–