Philadelphia Union bring shutout streak into matchup with Sporting Kansas City

Updated Sep. 18, 2026 2:16 a.m. ET
Associated Press

Philadelphia Union (9-10-6, sixth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Sporting Kansas City (5-16-3, 16th in the Western Conference)

Kansas City, Missouri; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EDT

LINE: Philadelphia -162, Sporting Kansas City +353, Draw +326; over/under is 3.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Union come into a matchup with Sporting Kansas City after recording three straight shutout wins.

Sporting KC is 3-6-3 at home. Sporting KC has scored 26 goals while giving up 59 for a -33 goal differential.

The Union are 4-7-2 on the road. The Union are seventh in the league with 46 goals led by Milan Iloski with 12.

The matchup Saturday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams.

TOP PERFORMERS: Dejan Joveljic has scored eight goals and added one assist for Sporting KC. Jake Davis has one assist over the past 10 games.

Iloski has 12 goals and three assists for the Union. Bruno Damiani has six goals over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Sporting KC: 10-14-6, averaging 3.6 goals, 12.0 shots on goal and 12.9 corner kicks per game while allowing 6.9 goals per game.

Union: 26-0-4, averaging 8.4 goals, 19.5 shots on goal and 19.2 corner kicks per game while allowing 2.7 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Sporting KC: None listed.

Union: None listed.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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