Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Guardians: preview, form, head-to-head and how to watch

Match overview

Kansas City Royals host Cleveland Guardians in MLB on Friday, 25 September 2026, with kick-off scheduled for 23:40 UTC.

The venue for the game is Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City. All times on this page are shown in UTC; the match page converts the kick-off to your local time zone.

Where the teams stand

In the latest standings Kansas City Royals are 13th with 68 wins and 91 defeats from 159 matches, while Cleveland Guardians are 2nd with 83 wins and 76 defeats from 159 matches.

Kansas City Royals have scored 673 goals and conceded 785 goals in the league, a goal difference of -112. Cleveland Guardians have scored 653 goals and conceded 650 goals in the league, a goal difference of +3.

Recent form

Over their last 5 games Kansas City Royals have 1 win and 4 defeats. They scored 25 runs and let in 37 runs (L-L-L-W-L).

Over their last 5 games Cleveland Guardians have 4 wins and 1 defeat. They scored 17 runs and let in 9 runs (W-W-W-L-W).

Head-to-head

We hold 3 meetings between the two sides. The record stands at 2 wins for Kansas City Royals and 1 win for Cleveland Guardians. The most recent meeting came on Sunday, 30 August 2026: Cleveland Guardians 11-1 Kansas City Royals.

Across 3 meetings, the sides have produced 26 runs, an average of 8.7 per game.

Key numbers to watch

In their recent matches Kansas City Royals averaged 5 runs scored and 7.4 conceded per game, while Cleveland Guardians averaged 3.4 scored and 1.8 conceded.

Kansas City Royals have the sharper recent attack, averaging 5 runs per game over their last 5 matches. Cleveland Guardians have been harder to score against, conceding 1.8 runs per game over the same spell.

How to watch

Broadcast listings stored for this match: MLB.TV (United States), CLEGuardians.TV (United States) and Royals.TV (United States).

Rights differ from country to country, so check your local listings before kick-off.

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