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2023 REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATS SPORTING KANSAS CITY
Wednesday, September 20, 2023 Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. CT Children’s Mercy Park (Kansas City, KS) MLS Regular Season Game 30 Sporting Kansas City 9-12-8, 35 points (7-5-2 home; 2-7-6 away) T-10th in MLS Western Conference Nashville SC 11-9-7, 40 points (8-2-3 home; 3-7-4 away) 7th in MLS Eastern Conference
9-12-8 (35 pts.) 1.21 29 T-10th in West 39 1.34 44 40 1.38 -1 374 (138) 36.9% 277 340 50 3
Apple TV: MLS Season Pass English Radio: Sports Radio 810 WHB Spanish Radio: La Grande 1340 AM Referee: Assistant ref: Assistant ref: 4th official: VAR:
Victor Rivas Kyle Atkins Noah Kenyawani Armando Villarreal Edvin Jurisevic
SPORTING KANSAS CITY PRONUNCIATION GUIDE No. 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 28 29 30 31 54 77 82
Pos. GK DEF DEF DEF MID FWD DEF FWD MID FWD DEF MID DEF DEF MID DEF DEF FWD MID GK FWD DEF FWD MID MID GK FWD MID MID FWD DEF
Name John Pulskamp Andreu Fontas Robert Voloder Dany Rosero Nemanja Radoja Johnny Russell Graham Zusi Alan Pulido Gadi Kinda Khiry Shelton Kortne Ford Felipe Gutierrez Tim Leibold Roger Espinoza Jake Davis Logan Ndenbe Robert Castellanos Daniel Salloi Felipe Hernandez Kendall McIntosh Willy Agada Kayden Pierre Ozzie Cisneros Erik Thommy Cam Duke Tim Melia Stephen Afrifa Danny Flores Remi Walter Marinos Tzionis Chris Rindov
Pronunciation
ahn-DRAY-oo VOLO-derr danny roh-CERO nem-AHN-ya RAHD-oy-ah
SPORTING KANSAS CITY Alan Pulido Erik Thommy Erik Thommy Daniel Salloi Daniel Salloi Erik Thommy Erik Thommy Erik Thommy Rosero, Thommy Three Players
en-DEN-bay CASS-tee-YAH-nos shallow-EE feh-LEE-pay MACK-in-tosh ah-GAH-dah
MEE-lia uh-FREE-fuh vault-AIR ma-REE-noss JOHN-eese rin-DOVE T 7 8 9 5 6 9 7 3 8 9 11 13 9 4 10
GD +14 +11 +13 +16 +16 +11 +5 -12 -1 -10 -9 -8 -9 -12 -17
GP 28 28 28 27 28 29 27 28 29 28 27 29 28 27 28
Western Conference Pts 1. st. louis city sc 49 2. Los Angeles FC 43 3. Seattle Sounders FC 42 4. Vancouver Whitecaps FC 41 5. Houston Dynamo FC 40 6. Real Salt Lake 40 7. San Jose Earthquakes 40 8. Minnesota United FC 37 9. Portland Timbers 36 10. Sporting Kansas City 35 11. FC Dallas 35 12. Austin FC 33 13. LA Galaxy 30 14. Colorado Rapids 22
W 15 12 11 11 11 11 10 9 9 9 9 9 7 4
L 10 9 9 8 10 10 9 9 11 12 10 13 11 13
T 4 7 9 8 7 7 10 10 9 8 8 6 9 10
GD +18 +10 +5 +8 +5 -2 -3 0 -9 -1 -1 -6 -10 -22
GP 29 28 29 27 28 28 29 28 29 29 27 28 27 27
GK MINUTES PLAYED GOALS AGAINST AVG. WINS SHUTOUTS SAVES
14 8 98 40 4 3 38 52 6 1
Hany Mukhtar Hany Mukhtar Hany Mukhtar Hany Mukhtar Hany Mukhtar Hany Mukhtar Teal Bunbury Hany Mukhtar Bunbury, McCarty Five Players
2340 Joe Willis 1.04 Joe Willis 11 Joe Willis 7 Joe Willis 79 Joe Willis
COACHES - REGULAR SEASON PETER VERMES
2023 MLS REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS L 4 6 6 8 9 8 9 14 12 11 9 10 12 15 14
11-9-7 (40 pts.) 1.48 27 7th in East 32 1.19 25 27 1.00 +5 312 (99) 31.7% 308 313 52 5
NASHVILLE SC
13 GOALS 10 ASSISTS 69 SHOTS 29 SHOTS ON GOAL 3 GAME-WINNING GOALS 3 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS 26 FOULS COMMITTED 42 FOULS SUFFERED 6 CAUTIONS 1 EJECTIONS
Kendall McIntosh 1191 Tim Melia 1.21 Tim Melia 5 Tim Melia 3 Kendall McIntosh 38
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W 17 14 13 14 13 12 11 11 9 8 7 6 7 8 4
RECORD POINTS PER GAME GAMES PLAYED CONFERENCE POSITION GOALS GOALS/GAME ASSISTS GOALS ALLOWED ALLOWED/GAME GOAL DIFFERENTIAL SHOTS (ON GOAL) ON GOAL % FOULS COMMITTED FOULS SUFFERED CAUTIONS EJECTIONS
2023 REGULAR SEASON INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
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Eastern Conference Pts 1. FC Cincinnati - x 58 2. Orlando City SC 50 3. New England Revolution 48 4. Philadelphia Union 47 5. Columbus Crew 45 6. Atlanta United FC 45 7. Nashville SC 40 8. CF Montreal 36 9. D.C. United 35 10. Chicago Fire FC 33 11. Charlotte FC 32 12. New York City FC 31 13. New York Red Bulls 30 14. Inter Miami CF 28 15. Toronto FC 22
NASHVILLE SC
15th season
(.535) 192-159-115
15th season
(.535) 192-159-115
MLS EXPERIENCE MLS RECORD YEAR WITH TEAM RECORD WITH TEAM
GARY SMITH 8th season 83-61-79 (.549) 4th season 44-30-44 (.559)
PLAYER AVAILABILITY REPORT As of Monday, Sept. 18 QUESTIONABLE • DEF - Graham Zusi (Hamstring Injury) OUT • DEF - Kortne Ford (Achilles Surgery) • DEF - Kayden Pierre (Hamstring Injury)
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