Columbus Crew SC vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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Sporting Kansas City

Sun 23 Jun 2019 · 21:30 UTC HT 45+2' · FT 45+4'

Y 45' Matt Besler

Y 69' Graham Zusi

Harrison Afful 74' R

Alex Crognale 76' Y

Gaston Sauro 79' Y

Overview

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Columbus Crew SC vs Sporting Kansas City — MLS .

Columbus Crew SC 18 games · 20 pts (2026/26)
Sporting Kansas City 18 games · 14 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Corey Rockwell
Referee Allen Chapman
Referee David Gantar
Referee Nick Uranga
Referee Edvin Jurisevic

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	18	40
2	Internacional CF Miami	18	38
3	New England Revolution	18	30
4	Chicago Fire FC	17	29
5	New York City FC	18	26
6	FC Cincinnati	18	26
7	Charlotte FC	18	25
8	New York Red Bulls	18	25
9	D.C. United SC	18	23
10	Columbus Crew SC	18	20
11	Orlando City SC	18	20
12	Toronto FC	18	17
13	Philadelphia Union	18	16
14	Montreal Impact FC	18	16
15	Atlanta United FC	18	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	34
17	Los Angeles FC	19	34
18	San Jose Earthquakes	18	33
19	Houston Dynamo	18	32
20	FC Dallas	18	27
21	Real Salt Lake	17	27
22	St. Louis City	18	26
23	Portland Timbers	18	24
24	Seattle Sounders FC	17	24
25	Minnesota United FC	18	24
26	Colorado Rapids SC	18	22
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	22
28	San Diego FC	18	21
29	Austin FC	18	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	18	14

Head-to-Head

Columbus Crew SC 5 games · Avg 1.8 goals Sporting Kansas City

Last 5 meetings

2019-06-23 Columbus Crew SC 0–1 Sporting Kansas City 2018-05-27 Sporting Kansas City 0–0 Columbus Crew SC

Recent Form

Columbus Crew SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Jun	Sporting Kansas City	H	0–1	L
01 Jun	New York City FC	H	2–2	D
26 May	Colorado Rapids SC	A	2–3	L
19 May	Minnesota United FC	A	0–1	L
11 May	Los Angeles FC	H	0–3	L
08 May	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	3–1	W

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Jun	Columbus Crew SC	A	1–0	W
07 Jun	Toronto FC	A	2–2	D
02 Jun	Houston Dynamo	A	1–1	D
30 May	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	0–2	L
26 May	Seattle Sounders FC	H	3–2	W
19 May	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	1–1	D

Season Stats

Columbus Crew SC		Sporting Kansas City
#10	Position	#30
20	Points	14
18	Played	18
5 / 5 / 8	W / D / L	4 / 2 / 12
26	Scored	18
28	Conceded	46
-2	GD	-28
1.11	PPG	0.78
28%	Win %	22%

Key Stats

20% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)

40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

21% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

Columbus Crew SC are 10th (20 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (14 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC

0-15

2/6

16-30

2/2

31-45

6/2

46-60

3/2

61-75

1/4

76+

2/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sporting Kansas City

0-15

–/7

16-30

3/4

31-45

3/6

46-60

2/4

61-75

2/8

76+

3/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC

Diego Rossi	6 G	1 A
Wessam Abou Ali	5 G	1 A

Sporting Kansas City

Dejan Joveljic

8 G

1 A

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Columbus Crew SC is hosting Sporting Kansas City for another epic battle.
5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
10' The home supporters are growing impatient. Columbus Crew SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
15' It looks like no one’s ball. Columbus Crew SC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
16' The Columbus Crew SC manager makes a substitution. David Accam departs to be replaced by Luis Argudo.
21' Columbus Crew SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
26' Columbus Crew SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sporting Kansas City's shape.
31' Sporting Kansas City come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
36' Columbus Crew SC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
41' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Columbus Crew SC and Sporting Kansas City are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
45' Controversy at the stadium! Matt Besler argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
48' What a moment for Felipe Gutierrez! That strike on 48 puts his side firmly in control.
53' Sporting Kansas City has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
58' It is a cagey affair so far. Columbus Crew SC in their trying to find a way past Sporting Kansas City's compact .
61' The whistle greets Matt Besler as he departs to be replaced by Fontas.
65' Another substitution for Sporting Kansas City to replace Benny Feilhaber by Gedion Zelalem on 65 minute.
69' Graham Zusi is having his name booked by the referee on 69.
71' The supporters are chanting for JJ Williams. He replaces Patrick Mullins on 71 minute.
74' Harrison Afful catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Red card on 74.
76' Alex Crognale is having his name booked by the referee on 76.
79' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Gaston Sauro.
84' The travelling Sporting Kansas City supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
86' Nicolas Hasler has so much to prove this time. He replaces Graham Zusi on 86 minute.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Sporting Kansas City take all three points.

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

18
Robinho ↑ 61'
13
Ricardo Clark
20
Eduardo Sosa
2
Luis Argudo ↑ 16'
1
Joe Bendik
30
Aboubacar Keita
33
JJ Williams ↑ 71'

Coach Caleb Porter

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

4
Fontas ↑ 61'
10
Yohan Croizet
18
Eric Dick
11
Kelyn Rowe
14
Nicolas Hasler ↑ 86'
24
Gedion Zelalem ↑ 65'

Coach Peter Vermes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Cucho Hernandez	3
Felipe Gutierrez	1
Christian Ramirez	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.65 Columbus Crew SC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.05 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: Columbus Crew SC or Draw 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Columbus Crew SC45% Draw28% Sporting Kansas City27%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.7

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	50%	50%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw

72%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

55%

Columbus Crew SC or Sporting Kansas City

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Columbus Crew SC35% Draw46% Sporting Kansas City19%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.5%

1 – 0

10.3%

2 – 1

9.2%

2 – 0

0 – 0

8.7%

0 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

5.9%

3 – 1

5.1%

2 – 2

4.9%

3 – 0

4.8%

0 – 2

3.6%

3 – 2

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap	Columbus Crew SC covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	15%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	23%	50%
-0.5	50%	—	50%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	14%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

36% ✓

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

20% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

Columbus Crew SC vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Columbus Crew SC Form

Sporting Kansas City Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Clean Sheet