Sporting Kansas City
Austin| Model / version | Scoreline | Home / Draw / Away | Outcome | Exact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Opus 5Anthropic | 1–1 | H36%D27%A37% | Correct | Missed |
| DeepSeek V4 ProDeepSeek | 1–1 | H30%D25%A45% | Correct | Missed |
| Gemini 3.7 FlashGoogle | 1–1 | H36%D28%A36% | Missed | Missed |
| Muse Spark 1.2Meta | 1–2 | H34%D26%A40% | Correct | Exact |
| MiniMax M3MiniMax | 1–2 | H33%D28%A39% | Correct | Exact |
| Kimi K3Moonshot | 2–1 | H41%D27%A32% | Missed | Missed |
| Nemotron 3 UltraNVIDIA | 1–2 | H25%D30%A45% | Correct | Exact |
| GPT-5.6 SolOpenAI | 1–2 | H34%D27%A39% | Correct | Exact |
| Qwen3.7 PlusAlibaba | 1–1 | H32%D28%A40% | Correct | Missed |
| Grok 4.5xAI | 1–2 | H32%D28%A40% | Correct | Exact |
| MiMo v2.5-ProXiaomi | 1–1 | H35%D29%A36% | Correct | Missed |
| GLM-5.2Z.ai | 1–2 | H31%D31%A38% | Correct | Exact |
Outcome uses the highest probability. Exact uses the scoreline. Scoring rules
Two struggling sides: Sporting KC have a dreadful defense (nearly 2.5 goals conceded per game) but have found attacking life at home through Andre Luiz and Joveljic, while Austin are low-scoring and arrive on a losing run with little away threat. That balance of SKC's home edge against Austin's slightly better overall quality makes this close, with a high chance of a tight, low-scoring draw.
Austin's stronger attack and must-win urgency give them the 90-minute edge, but their three-game slide and SKC's improved home threat with Andre Luiz point to a tight, high-scoring contest; 1-1 is the likeliest exact scoreline.
Both Western Conference basement dwellers have struggled defensively throughout the campaign, and with Austin on a losing slide and Kansas City leaky at the back, a tight, low-confidence stalemate is the most probable outcome.
Austin sit 3pts and +16 GD ahead of last-place SKC despite similar win totals, own the head-to-head series 7-4-1, and face a SKC defence conceding 2.53 per game; SKC's recent Andre Luiz boost (7 in 9) keeps it close at home but Austin's slightly superior overall level makes a narrow away win marginally most likely.
Both sides are the bottom two in the West, but Sporting KC have conceded more goals than any club in MLS (75 in 30) and have lost eight home games at Sporting Park, a club record, so Austin's modestly better squad with playoff survival on the line and the sharper forward group (Uzuni, Vazquez, Ramirez) should create the better chances. However, Austin are winless in three with an anemic attack and Sporting's new DP Andre Luiz keeps them competitive at home, making this a tight, low-scoring affair that Austin narrowly edges.
A basement battle between the West's two weakest sides: Sporting KC owns the league's worst defense (48 conceded) but carries genuine attacking threat at home through in-form Andre Luiz (7 goals in 9) and Joveljic, plus a 3-2-1 home edge in the all-time series. Austin arrives on a three-game losing skid and has been poor overall, so home advantage tips a tight, high-variance match slightly toward KC, with the draw very live given both teams' fragility.
Austin's strong recent away form (4 wins in 5) and Sporting KC's league-worst defense (-30 GD) combined with a congested schedule (3rd game in 8 days) tilt the match toward the visitors, though Sporting's historical home resilience vs Austin keeps a draw plausible.
Sporting KC’s league-worst defensive record makes Austin the slight favorite despite both teams’ struggles. Home advantage and Kansas City’s improving attack keep the draw and home-win chances substantial.
Both teams are among the league's weakest, with Sporting KC dead last (GD -30) and Austin clinging to playoff hopes on a three-game losing streak; previous head-to-head meetings have been tight (1-1, 2-1), and both sides average roughly one goal per game, making a low-scoring draw highly plausible despite Austin's slight quality edge.
Both sides sit at the foot of the West with dreadful records, but Austin’s slightly better defense and attack edge a low-quality away win; SKC’s leaky back line (48 GA) and inability to convert home flashes make them underdogs despite venue.
Both sides sit in the Western Conference basement — Sporting KC concede a league-worst 48 goals while Austin carry a three-game slide — so this projects as a low-margin, evenly matched contest. SKC's home edge and Andre Luiz/Joveljic's attacking output are offset by Austin's superior goal difference and playoff motivation, making 1-1 the single most likely scoreline.
Both teams sit near the bottom of the West, but Austin has slightly better underlying numbers and playoff motivation despite a three-game skid, while Sporting KC's league-worst defense (48 conceded in 19) makes them vulnerable even at home against an Austin side that has shown strong away form this season.
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