Pulido, who has two goals and two assists in four career games with Austin FC, is one of 14 different scorers for Sporting KC this season — the most of any MLS team — but the designated player has missed both games. last due to injury. In his absence, Nigerian striker Willy Agada scored twice in Sporting’s last home game and he now leads the team with five goals in 2024. All five have come at Children’s Mercy Park, where Agada has scored 14 goals in 15 starts of the regular season at home since his time. debut in July 2022.
Also on the attack, Scotland captain Johnny Russell has four goal contributions (three goals, one assist) in his last six starts dating back to the previous clash with Austin FC when he opened the scoring. Russell is one of only two MLS players — along with Austin FC forward Gyasi Zardes — to score six goals in each of the last six regular seasons.
Sporting has lost three in a row — and 10 of the club’s last 11 regular-season outings — and will be hoping to end a club-record streak of 17 straight regular-season games without a shutout against a Austin FC team that has scored the fewest goals in the Western Conference and a league-low five goals this year. Austin also ranks last in MLS in both shots and goals, allowing the most shots of any team.
Saturday’s matchup will be available to watch on Apple TV for MLS Season Pass subscribers, and radio coverage will air locally on Sports Radio 810 WHB in English and La Grande 1340 AM in Spanish with audio streams live available on the Sporting KC App. In addition, the pub’s partners in Sports Network Pub will also show all the action including a viewing party at No Other Pub in the Kansas City Power and Light District with food and drink specials for fans.
