Columbus Crew SC vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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Columbus Crew SC

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Sporting Kansas City

Sat 22 Jun 2024 · 23:30 UTC Lower.com Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 57' Memo Rodriguez

Y 74' Dany Rosero

Overview

Match Preview

Columbus Crew SC vs Sporting Kansas City — MLS at Lower.com Field.

Columbus Crew SC 27 games · 29 pts (2026/26)
Sporting Kansas City 26 games · 21 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	27	60
2	Internacional CF Miami	27	46
3	New England Revolution	27	46
4	Charlotte FC	27	43
5	Chicago Fire FC	26	42
6	Philadelphia Union	27	39
7	Orlando City SC	27	34
8	New York City FC	27	33
9	FC Cincinnati	26	33
10	New York Red Bulls	26	33
11	D.C. United SC	26	30
12	Columbus Crew SC	27	29
13	Toronto FC	27	29
14	Atlanta United FC	27	27
15	Montreal Impact FC	27	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	26	50
17	FC Dallas	27	47
18	San Jose Earthquakes	27	45
19	St. Louis City	26	44
20	Houston Dynamo	27	44
21	Los Angeles FC	28	41
22	Colorado Rapids SC	27	36
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	28	36
24	Seattle Sounders FC	26	35
25	San Diego FC	27	32
26	Portland Timbers	27	32
27	Real Salt Lake	27	32
28	Austin FC	27	31
29	Minnesota United FC	27	29
30	Sporting Kansas City	26	21

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2024-06-22 Columbus Crew SC 4–0 Sporting Kansas City 2022-04-24 Sporting Kansas City 0–0 Columbus Crew SC 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
22 Jun	Sporting Kansas City	H	4–0	W
19 Jun	Internacional CF Miami	A	1–2	L
15 Jun	New York City FC	A	3–2	W
25 May	Orlando City SC	A	2–0	W
19 May	Chicago Fire FC	A	3–1	W
15 May	Montreal Impact FC	A	3–1	W

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Jun	Columbus Crew SC	A	0–4	L
20 Jun	Real Salt Lake	H	3–4	L
16 Jun	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	2–4	L
09 Jun	Seattle Sounders FC	H	2–1	W
02 Jun	Minnesota United FC	A	1–3	L
30 May	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	1–2	L

Season Stats

Columbus Crew SC		Sporting Kansas City
#12	Position	#30
29	Points	21
27	Played	26
8 / 5 / 14	W / D / L	6 / 3 / 17
39	Scored	31
43	Conceded	63
-4	GD	-32
1.07	PPG	0.81
30%	Win %	23%

Key Stats

20% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)

40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

22% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

4% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

Columbus Crew SC are 12th (29 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (21 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC

0-15

3/6

16-30

4/4

31-45

6/6

46-60

6/2

61-75

3/4

76+

5/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sporting Kansas City

0-15

3/8

16-30

7/7

31-45

5/8

46-60

2/6

61-75

4/11

76+

4/9

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC

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

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at Lower.com Field. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Columbus Crew SC and Sporting Kansas City.
5' Sporting Kansas City has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sporting Kansas City needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Columbus Crew SC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
20' Sporting Kansas City come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
25' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
30' Both keepers have barely been tested. Columbus Crew SC and Sporting Kansas City are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
31' A tactical swap from Sporting Kansas City — Khiry Shelton on, Kayden Pierre off on 31 minutes.
32' What a strike from Cucho Hernandez! The score is 1-0.
37' Nemanja Radoja has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 323 appearances.
42' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Khiry Shelton made 289 appearances and scored 16 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
46' The Sporting Kansas City bench stirs into life. Willy Agada is withdrawn and Johnny Russell gets his opportunity.
47' Cucho Hernandez with the second goal in the match!
47' Alenis Vargas is replacing Stephen Afrira for the Sporting Kansas City side.
52' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Columbus Crew SC and Sporting Kansas City are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
57' Memo Rodriguez has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 57.
61' Sean Zawadzki is replacing Aidan Morris for the Columbus Crew SC side.
66' What a moment for Christian Ramirez! That strike on 66 puts his side firmly in control.
71' Cucho Hernandez makes a hat-trick on 71.
72' Fresh legs for Columbus Crew SC! Derrick Jones comes on to replace Darlington Nagbe.
73' It is a substitution in Columbus Crew SC team. Diego Rossi is replaced by Alexandru Matan on 73 minute.
74' Controversy at the stadium! Dany Rosero argues furiously but the card stands.
76' A change in the Sporting Kansas City ranks — Nemanja Radoja exits the field as Jake Davis enters on 76.
81' Over 81 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
85' Taha Habroune is ready to make an impact after coming on for Christian Ramirez at the 85 minute mark.
90' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
With this win, Columbus Crew SC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

9
Cucho Hernandez ↓ Marino Hinestroza 73'
31
Steven Moreira
17
Christian Ramirez ↓ Taha Habroune 85'
10
Diego Rossi ↓ Alexandru Matan 73'
4
Rudy Camacho
6
Darlington Nagbe ↓ Derrick Jones 72'
8
Aidan Morris ↓ Sean Zawadzki 61'
28
Patrick Schulte
23
Mohamed Farsi
27
Max Arfsten
21
Yevgen Cheberko

Bench

18
Malte Amundsen
14
Yaw Yeboah
20
Alexandru Matan ↑ 73'
5
Derrick Jones ↑ 72'
11
Marino Hinestroza ↑ 73'
3
Will Sands
25
Sean Zawadzki ↑ 61'
16
Taha Habroune ↑ 85'
1
Nicholas Hagen

Coach Wilfried Nancy

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

7
Johnny Russell ↑ 46'
3
Fontas ↑ 46'
29
Tim Melia
11
Khiry Shelton ↑ 31'
77
Marinos Tzionis
17
Jake Davis ↑ 76'
28
Chris Rindov
20
Alenis Vargas ↑ 47'

Coach Peter Vermes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Cucho Hernandez	3
Felipe Gutierrez	1
Christian Ramirez	1

Head to Head

Columbus Crew SC Form

2024-06-22 Columbus Crew SC 4–0 Sporting Kansas City W 2024-06-19 Internacional CF Miami 2–1 Columbus Crew SC L 2024-06-15 New York City FC 2–3 Columbus Crew SC W 2024-05-25 Orlando City SC 0–2 Columbus Crew SC W 2024-05-19 Chicago Fire FC 1–3 Columbus Crew SC W 2024-05-15 Montreal Impact FC 1–3 Columbus Crew SC W

Sporting Kansas City Form

2024-06-22 Columbus Crew SC 4–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2024-06-20 Sporting Kansas City 3–4 Real Salt Lake L 2024-06-16 Los Angeles Galaxy 4–2 Sporting Kansas City L 2024-06-09 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Seattle Sounders FC W 2024-06-02 Minnesota United FC 3–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2024-05-30 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.69 Columbus Crew SC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.76 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: Columbus Crew SC to win 73% + Over 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Columbus Crew SC73% Draw17% Sporting Kansas City10%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 3.45

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	65%	35%
± 3.5	44%	56%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw

90%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

27%

Columbus Crew SC or Sporting Kansas City

83%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Columbus Crew SC57% Draw35% Sporting Kansas City8%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

11.6%

3 – 0

10.1%

1 – 0

8.5%

2 – 1

8.5%

3 – 1

7.5%

1 – 1

7.1%

4 – 0

Actual

4 – 1

5.1%

0 – 0

4.4%

5 – 0

3.7%

2 – 2

3.2%

3 – 2

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap	Columbus Crew SC covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	35%	—	65%
-2	35%	21%	44%
-1.5	56%	—	44%
-1	56%	20%	23%
-0.5	77%	—	23%
+0.5	92%	—	8%
+1	92%	5%	2%
+1.5	98%	—	2%
+2	98%	2%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

47% ✗

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

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