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

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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 34 games · 47 pts (2026/26)
Sporting Kansas City 34 games · 26 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	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

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
#7	Position	#30
47	Points	26
34	Played	34
14 / 5 / 15	W / D / L	7 / 5 / 22
59	Scored	40
52	Conceded	81
+7	GD	-41
1.38	PPG	0.76
41%	Win %	21%

Key Stats

20% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)

40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

26% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

6% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

Columbus Crew SC are 7th (47 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC

0-15

4/8

16-30

12/7

31-45

7/7

46-60

10/2

61-75

7/5

76+

6/8

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sporting Kansas City

0-15

3/12

16-30

8/10

31-45

9/9

46-60

3/7

61-75

6/15

76+

5/14

■ 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

Andre Luiz

7 G

1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Columbus Crew SC and Sporting Kansas City.
5' It is a cagey affair so far. Columbus Crew SC in their trying to find a way past Sporting Kansas City's compact .
10' Sporting Kansas City are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
15' Gerso Fernandes needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
16' Columbus Crew SC make a change. David Accam trudges off to be replaced by Luis Argudo on 16 minutes.
21' With 0 assists to his name this season, Gedion Zelalem is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Columbus Crew SC.
26' Columbus Crew SC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sporting Kansas City backline.
31' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
36' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Columbus Crew SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
41' It looks surprising Columbus Crew SC does not make any changes. Gaston Sauro has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
45' Matt Besler picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
48' Sporting Kansas City is taking the lead after the goal scored by Felipe Gutierrez on 48.
53' Sporting Kansas City looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
58' Alex Crognale is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sporting Kansas City tonight.
61' A change in the Sporting Kansas City ranks — Matt Besler exits the field as Fontas enters on 61.
65' The whistle greets Benny Feilhaber as he departs to be replaced by Gedion Zelalem.
69' That is a Yellow card for Sporting Kansas City. Graham Zusi will be fuming at that decision.
71' A change in the Columbus Crew SC ranks — Patrick Mullins exits the field as JJ Williams enters on 71.
74' Controversy at the stadium! Harrison Afful argues furiously but the Red card stands.
76' Poor challenge from Alex Crognale. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
79' The referee calls foul for Gaston Sauro. He receives a Yellow card.
84' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 84 minutes.
86' Another change for Sporting Kansas City made on 86 minute. Graham Zusi leaves to be changed by Nicolas Hasler.
Sporting Kansas City celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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

1 / 4

1.79 Columbus Crew SC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.11 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Columbus Crew SC46% Draw27% Sporting Kansas City27%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.9

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw

73%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

54%

Columbus Crew SC or Sporting Kansas City

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Columbus Crew SC37% Draw44% Sporting Kansas City19%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.8%

2 – 1

9.4%

1 – 0

2 – 0

8.6%

0 – 0

7.3%

1 – 2

5.8%

3 – 1

5.6%

2 – 2

5.3%

0 – 1

Actual

3 – 0

5.1%

0 – 2

3.4%

3 – 2

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap	Columbus Crew SC covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	16%	71%
-1.5	29%	—	71%
-1	29%	22%	48%
-0.5	52%	—	48%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	13%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

18% ✗

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