MLB

Kansas City Royals vs Athletics

Monday, August 17, 2026 · 23:40 UTC

Kansas City Royals host Athletics in MLB on Monday, August 17, 2026, starting at 23:40 UTC. Here is how the two teams stack up — the head-to-head history, current form and the latest bookmaker odds — ahead of the BetEX AI verdict on this game.

Head-to-head record

These two sides have met 10 times in our head-to-head records, with 6 wins for Kansas City Royals against 4 for Athletics. That gives Kansas City Royals the historical edge in this matchup. Meetings between the two average 8.0 runs per game. Their most recent meetings on record: Oakland Athletics 2-3 Kansas City Royals (2024-06-20); Oakland Athletics 5-1 Kansas City Royals (2024-06-20); Oakland Athletics 7-5 Kansas City Royals (2024-06-19).

DateHomeScoreAway
2024-06-20Oakland Athletics2-3Kansas City Royals
2024-06-20Oakland Athletics5-1Kansas City Royals
2024-06-19Oakland Athletics7-5Kansas City Royals
2024-05-19Kansas City Royals8-4Oakland Athletics
2024-05-18Kansas City Royals5-3Oakland Athletics

Team statistics

Kansas City Royals carry an Elo rating of 1449 in our model, and have won 30% of their recent games. Athletics carry an Elo rating of 1434 in our model, and have won 20% of their recent games.

Kansas City Royals

Recent formLLWLWWLLLL
Win rate30%
Elo rating1449
Avg scored (recent)3.6
Avg conceded (recent)5.3

Athletics

Recent formWWLLLLLLLL
Win rate20%
Elo rating1434
Avg scored (recent)3.4
Avg conceded (recent)7

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