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Austin FC vs Sporting Kansas City Prediction, 5/16/2026 Soccer Pick, Tips and Odds

by Guy Bruhn - 5/15/2026

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Game: Austin FC vs Sporting Kansas City

Date: Saturday, May 16, 2026

Location: Q2 Stadium in Austin, TX

TV: Apple TV

AFC (2-2-8) will try to defeat Sporting KC (3-5-5) at Q2 Stadium in Austin, TX on Saturday. Austin FC is priced at -160 while Sporting Kansas City is at +132. The betting total comes in at 3. The starting goalies are Brad Stuver for Austin and John Pulskamp for Kansas City.

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Austin has given up 26 goals while conceding 2.00 goals per 99, and opponents have a total of 93 SoT against them. They have a total of 4 clean sheets, giving them a percentage of 30.8% this season. Austin has a total of 25 yellow cards this year and 1 red card. The Verde and Black rank 2nd in expected goals with 18.1, and their expected goals against sit at 22.2. This season, this team averages 1.08 points per match (14 points) and also rank 8th in European soccer with 10 assists. Their goal differential is currently at -9 by way of 17 goals scored and 26 goals given up. Austin FC has a total of 68 saves and also hold a save percentage of 72.0% this season.

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This season, KC has a save % of 53.5% (71 SoT against), and also rank 2nd in European soccer with 8 points. The Wizards average 0.7 points per match while totaling 9 assists. Sporting KC has totaled 11 goals and their expected goals this season is currently at 22.6. KC has recorded 18 yellow cards. Their goals against per 104 is currently at 2.75 with 40 saves. Kansas City ranks 29th in goals against with 33, and their goal differential sits at -22.

The guy defending the goal for Austin is Brad Stuver. Stuver has been on the pitch for a total of 16,838 minutes and is sitting with 712 stops so far in his pro soccer career. The goalkeeper from the United States has seen 970 shots tried at him in 188 career starts. His goals against per 90 minutes is 1.52 (285 goals given up) and he has earned a save percentage of 73.4%. Stuver (67-44-77 mark in his career) has accumulated 41 shutouts, which has him sitting with a 21.9%% shutout rate.

John Pulskamp will be residing in front of the net for Kansas City. Thus far in his career, Pulskamp has given up 140 goals and has tallied 212 stops in 71 starts. He holds a save % of 62.4% and his shutout rate is 14.0%%. He has surrendered 1.96 goals per 90 mins while he holds a mark of 17-14-40. Pulskamp has totaled 10 clean sheets and has defended 340 shots tried against him in 6,428 career minutes.

Myrto Uzuni is one player who can be a difference maker for Austin. He has 3 assists while earning 25 pts during his pro soccer career. The forward born in Albania has earned 11 goals scored in 3,103 professional minutes played. Uzuni has been in the starting lineup in 35 matches during his career and he has earned 0.32 goals per 90 minutes.

Kansas City has a playmaker in Dejan Joveljic, who pesters opposing defenses. He has accumulated 132 pts during his soccer career and has assisted on a goal 16 times. The forward from Serbia has accumulated 9,099 mins while scoring 58 goals. He currently averages 0.57 goals per 90 and has started 98 games in his career.

Who will win tonight's soccer game ATS?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Sporting Kansas City (-160)

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