For the first time since 2018, New York City FC will roll into Children’s Mercy Park this Saturday for a rare MLS showdown with Sporting Kansas City, a cross-conference clash with plenty riding on it.
Sporting KC slipped to 12th in the Western Conference last weekend after a narrow 3-2 home loss to the Seattle Sounders. Despite converting two second-half penalties—one each from Dejan Joveljic and Santiago Munoz—Peter Vermes' side fell just short of salvaging a result.
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How to watch Sporting Kansas City vs New York City FC online - TV channels & live streams
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Sporting Kansas City vs New York City FC kick-off time
The MLS match between Sporting Kansas City and New York City FC will be played at Children's Mercy Park in Kansas Speedway, Kansas, United States.
It will kick off at 8:30 pm PT / 5:30 pm ET on Saturday, July 19, in the US.
Team news & squads
Sporting Kansas City vs New York City FC lineups
4-3-3
Formation
4-3-3
NYCSKC-Line up
SKCSubstitutes
Manager
K. Zavagnin
Injuries and Suspended players
Injuries and Suspensions
- No sidelined players
Injuries and Suspensions
- No sidelined players
Sporting Kansas City team news
Defensively, Kansas City were shorthanded. Daniel Rosero was unavailable with an ankle knock, while Robert Voloder remained sidelined due to a fractured collarbone—both are likely to miss out again this weekend.
New York City FC team news
On the flip side, NYCFC grabbed a dramatic 2-1 victory over Orlando City to jump to seventh in the Eastern Conference standings. They were once again without Keaton Parks and Malachi Jones, both still recovering from leg injuries and doubtful for Saturday’s fixture.
The equalizer came from an own goal by Kyle Smith, but it was Alonso Martínez who delivered the decisive blow in stoppage time, bringing his season tally to nine, tying Hannes Wolf as the club's leading scorer in 2025.
Form
SKC-Form
SKCSporting Kansas City
2
-
3
Seattle Sounders FC
L
Colorado Rapids
1
-
2
Sporting Kansas City
W
Sporting Kansas City
1
-
1
Real Salt Lake
D
Sporting Kansas City
2
-
1
Charlotte FC
W
Sporting Kansas City
2
-
4
FC Dallas
L
- Goal Scored (Conceded)
- 9/10
- Games over 2.5 goals
- 4/5
- Both teams scored
- 5/5
NYC-Form
NYCOrlando City
1
-
2
New York City FC
W
Charlotte FC
2
-
0
New York City FC
L
New York City FC
3
-
1
Toronto FC
W
CF Montreal
1
-
0
New York City FC
L
New York City FC
4
-
0
Atlanta United
W
- Goal Scored (Conceded)
- 9/5
- Games over 2.5 goals
- 3/5
- Both teams scored
- 2/5
Head-to-Head Record
SKCLast 5 matches
NYC1
Win
1
Draw
3
Wins
New York City FC
0
-
0
Sporting Kansas City
New York City FC
3
-
1
Sporting Kansas City
Sporting Kansas City
0
-
2
New York City FC
New York City FC
1
-
0
Sporting Kansas City
Sporting Kansas City
3
-
1
New York City FC
Goals scored
7- Games over 2.5 goals
- 2/5
- Both teams scored
- 2/5