AMERICAN MLS BETTING PREVIEW - SPORTING KANSAS VS NEW YORK RB

American MLS

2026-05-24 - Sporting Kansas vs New York RB

A Sports Betting Preview by ArmchairPunter

Sporting Kansas City v New York RB
Football : USA: MLS
Venue: Children’s Mercy Park
Sunday 24th May 2026, 0130hrs (GMT)

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Western Conference basement dwellers, Sporting Kansas City, will nevertheless be seeking to make it three wins on the trot in the MLS when they play host to New York RB at Children’s Mercy Park following recent back-to-back wins.

Despite sitting bottom of the conference ladder and failing to win any of their preceding seven games, Sporting Kansas City have recorded valuable wins in recent weeks against the likes of LA Galaxy and Austin FC which gives Raphael Wicky’s side a welcome boost ahead of this weekend’s fixtures.

Sporting Kansas possess a poor looking early home record of 1-2-3 8/12 but recent results suggest a recovery could be underway amongst the hosts’ camp.

New York RB by contrast occupy 6th place in the Eastern Conference ladder and amongst the play-off pack in the division ahead of this upcoming trip to Children’s Mercy Park, having put together a three-game unbeaten run.

Recent important wins against Chicago Fire and Columbus Crew along with a point gained in a draw with cross-city rivals New York City have helped maintain the Red Bulls ambitions of making the play-offs but recent results overall have largely been underwhelming where Michael Bradley’s side have been concerned.

The visitors had previously struggled for results in the MLS, failing to win any of their preceding five games which consisted of two draws along with three defeats; points gained in stalemates with Inter Miami and DC United have been overshadowed by losses at the hands of Montreal, FC Cincinnati and Dallas FC.

New York’s record on the road currently reads 2-2-3 10/17 and holds no guarantees of a result this weekend.

The Betting Verdict

Sporting Kansas’ recent resurgence suggests the hosts are capable of gaining at least a point here.

The Pick :

Sporting Kansas 1-1 New York RB

FIXED ODDS BETTING :

Take Sporting Kansas AH+0.5 at odds of 1.75 with Bet365