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 34 games · 47 pts (2026/26)
Sporting Kansas City 34 games · 26 pts (2026/26)

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

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
#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' It’s Showtime! The match between Columbus Crew SC and Sporting Kansas City is underway.
5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Sporting Kansas City winning 0% of all matches.
15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Darlington Nagbe, as he is very good at scoring at Lower.com Field with 3 goals in the last 3 games.
20' Sporting Kansas City are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
25' It’s high time Peter Vermes made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
30' Columbus Crew SC is showing some good football. However, Columbus Crew SC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
31' Kayden Pierre makes way for Khiry Shelton at the 31 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sporting Kansas City.
32' Magnificent from Cucho Hernandez! That is 57 goals in 250 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
37' Khiry Shelton has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
42' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
46' The supporters are chanting for Johnny Russell. He replaces Willy Agada on 46 minute.
47' A stunning finish from Cucho Hernandez — that came from absolutely nowhere!
47' Another substitution for Sporting Kansas City to replace Stephen Afrira by Alenis Vargas on 47 minute.
52' It is a cagey affair so far. Columbus Crew SC in their trying to find a way past Sporting Kansas City's compact .
57' It’s a booking for Sporting Kansas City player. Memo Rodriguez gets a card.
61' Fresh legs for Columbus Crew SC! Sean Zawadzki comes on to replace Aidan Morris.
66' Christian Ramirez makes no mistake. The score reads 3-0 and Columbus Crew SC are in front.
71' Cucho Hernandez has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 71 minutes.
72' The Columbus Crew SC bench stirs into life. Darlington Nagbe is withdrawn and Derrick Jones gets his opportunity.
73' Columbus Crew SC ring the changes. Diego Rossi has done his job and it is now time for Alexandru Matan to step up.
74' Sporting Kansas City player sees a card in front of him.
76' Time for substitution for Sporting Kansas City. Nemanja Radoja is replaced by Jake Davis.
81' Sporting Kansas City looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
85' Taha Habroune is replacing Christian Ramirez for the Columbus Crew SC side.
90' Columbus Crew SC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
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

2.91 Columbus Crew SC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.72 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: Columbus Crew SC to win 75% + Over 2.5 goals 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Columbus Crew SC75% Draw15% Sporting Kansas City10%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 3.63

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	69%	31%
± 3.5	48%	52%
± 4.5	29%	71%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw

91%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

25%

Columbus Crew SC or Sporting Kansas City

85%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Columbus Crew SC60% Draw32% Sporting Kansas City8%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

11.4%

3 – 0

10.6%

2 – 1

7.9%

1 – 0

7.8%

4 – 0

Actual

3 – 1

7.6%

1 – 1

6.2%

4 – 1

5.6%

5 – 0

4.5%

0 – 0

3.8%

5 – 1

3.3%

2 – 2

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap	Columbus Crew SC covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	40%	—	60%
-2	40%	21%	39%
-1.5	61%	—	39%
-1	61%	19%	20%
-0.5	80%	—	20%
+0.5	94%	—	6%
+1	94%	4%	2%
+1.5	98%	—	2%
+2	98%	1%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

49% ✗

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

6% ✓

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