Sunday , 16 August 2026

D.C. United SC vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2025
D.C. United SC
2 – 1
Full Time
Sporting Kansas City
Sun 9 Mar 2025 · 00:30 UTC Audi Field HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 20' Dany Rosero
Boris Enow Takang 31' Y
Peglow 38' Y
Y 40' Joaquin Fernandez
Y 52' Jansen Miller
Christian Benteke 76' Y
Y 82' John Pulskamp
Jun-hong Kim 90' Y
Lukas MacNaughton 90' Y
Aaron Herrera 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

D.C. United SC vs Sporting Kansas City — MLS at Audi Field.

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

2
2
D.C. United SC 4 games · Avg 2.0 goals Sporting Kansas City
Last 5 meetings
2025-03-09 D.C. United SC 2–1 Sporting Kansas City 2022-09-14 Sporting Kansas City 3–0 D.C. United SC 2019-05-12 D.C. United SC 1–0 Sporting Kansas City 2018-04-01 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 D.C. United SC

Recent Form

D.C. United SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Mar Sporting Kansas City H 2–1 W
02 Mar Chicago Fire FC A 2–2 D
23 Feb Toronto FC H 2–2 D
19 Oct Charlotte FC H 0–3 L
05 Oct New England Revolution A 2–1 W
03 Oct Nashville SC A 4–3 W
Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Mar D.C. United SC A 1–2 L
02 Mar San Jose Earthquakes H 1–2 L
23 Feb Austin FC A 0–1 L
20 Oct FC Dallas A 1–2 L
06 Oct Los Angeles FC H 0–3 L
29 Sep St. Louis City A 1–3 L

Season Stats

D.C. United SC Sporting Kansas City
#9 Position #30
23 Points 14
18 Played 18
5 / 8 / 5 W / D / L 4 / 2 / 12
26 Scored 18
29 Conceded 46
-3 GD -28
1.28 PPG 0.78
28% Win % 22%

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
32% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

D.C. United SC are 9th (23 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (14 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

D.C. United SC
0-15
2/1
16-30
3/2
31-45
1/5
46-60
3/4
61-75
2/2
76+
7/5
■ 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)

D.C. United SC
Tai Baribo 9 G
Louis Munteanu 5 G
Sporting Kansas City
Dejan Joveljic 8 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at Audi Field as D.C. United SC face off against Sporting Kansas City in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' Daniel Salloi has been relatively quiet despite scoring 64 goals in his last 282 appearances.
  • 15' Willy Agada has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 20' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Dany Rosero.
  • 25' The 31-year-old Erik Thommy has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 30' With 0 assists to his name this season, Logan Ndenbe is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sporting Kansas City.
  • 31' It’s a booking for D.C. United SC player. Boris Enow Takang gets a card.
  • 36' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 38' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Peglow on 38 minutes.
  • 40' Joaquin Fernandez is having his name booked by the referee on 40.
  • 45' D.C. United SC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 46' Sporting Kansas City manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jansen Miller is hanging Dany Rosero on the field on 46 minute.
  • 51' It looks surprising D.C. United SC does not make any changes. Magomed Suleymanov has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 52' Jansen Miller picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 53' Goal! Erik Thommy scores his 28 goal in 438 matches.
  • 58' D.C. United SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sporting Kansas City's shape.
  • 60' The Belgium Christian Benteke breaks the deadlock on 60 minutes. 1-1!
  • 65' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 68' Brilliant from the ! Hosei Kijima makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 68.
  • 70' Jacob Murrell gets the nod from D.C. United SC. He replaces Jared Stroud and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 75' Nemanja Radoja is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sporting Kansas City tonight.
  • 76' Controversy at the stadium! Christian Benteke argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 77' A change in the Sporting Kansas City ranks — Magomed Suleymanov exits the field as Willy Agada enters on 77.
  • 81' A tactical swap from D.C. United SC — Brandon Servania on, Peglow off on 81 minutes.
  • 82' Controversy at the stadium! John Pulskamp argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 82' The supporters are chanting for Lukas MacNaughton. He replaces Gabriel Pirani on 82 minute.
  • 87' Zorhan Bassong has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 88' Daniel Salloi gets the nod from Sporting Kansas City. He replaces Erik Thommy and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a card for Jun-hong Kim.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

D.C. United SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Troy Lesesne

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Hosei Kijima 1
Erik Thommy 1
Felipe Gutierrez 1
Felipe Gutierrez 1
Paul Arriola 1
Daniel Salloi 1
Khiry Shelton 1
Robert Voloder 1

Head to Head

2025-03-09 D.C. United SC 2–1 Sporting Kansas City 2022-09-14 Sporting Kansas City 3–0 D.C. United SC 2019-05-12 D.C. United SC 1–0 Sporting Kansas City 2018-04-01 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 D.C. United SC

D.C. United SC Form

2025-03-09 D.C. United SC 2–1 Sporting Kansas City W 2025-03-02 Chicago Fire FC 2–2 D.C. United SC D 2025-02-23 D.C. United SC 2–2 Toronto FC D 2024-10-19 D.C. United SC 0–3 Charlotte FC L 2024-10-05 New England Revolution 1–2 D.C. United SC W 2024-10-03 Nashville SC 3–4 D.C. United SC W

Sporting Kansas City Form

2025-03-09 D.C. United SC 2–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2025-03-02 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 San Jose Earthquakes L 2025-02-23 Austin FC 1–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2024-10-20 FC Dallas 2–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2024-10-06 Sporting Kansas City 0–3 Los Angeles FC L 2024-09-29 St. Louis City 3–1 Sporting Kansas City L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.01 D.C. United SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.14 Sporting Kansas City xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 60% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
D.C. United SC58% Draw23% Sporting Kansas City19%
Actual: D.C. United SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 3.15
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 38%
62%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

D.C. United SC or Draw
80%
Draw or Sporting Kansas City
42%
D.C. United SC or Sporting Kansas City
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
D.C. United SC41% Draw42% Sporting Kansas City17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.7%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
8.5%
1 – 0
7.9%
3 – 1
6.3%
0 – 0
5.9%
3 – 0
5.6%
1 – 2
5.4%
2 – 2
5.4%
0 – 1
4.2%
3 – 2
3.7%
4 – 1
3.2%

Asian Handicap — D.C. United SC

Handicap D.C. United SC covers Push Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 17% 66%
-1.5 34% — 66%
-1 34% 22% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 12% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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