The Philadelphia Union will start a three-game road trip with a visit to Sporting Kansas City, a non-conference opponent with a dominant home field advantage. Sporting KC is tied with FC Dallas for the top slot in the Western Conference and has yet to lose at home this season.
The teams haven’t met since August 2016, when the Union notched a 2-0 victory at home with goals from Roland Alberg and Tranquillo Barnetta. It was a chippy night at Talen Energy Stadium, and Sporting KC ended the game with only nine men on the field. Defender Jimmy Medranda earned his second yellow card in the 59th minute, and Roger Espinoza earned a straight red card for elbowing Alberg in the chest in the 87th.