Sunday , 16 August 2026

D.C. United SC vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2026
D.C. United SC
1 – 0
Full Time
Sporting Kansas City
Sun 12 May 2019 · 23:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 11' Daniel Salloi
Frederic Brillant 45' Y

Overview

Match Preview

D.C. United SC vs Sporting Kansas City — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Fotis Bazakos
  • Referee Jose Carlos Rivero
  • Referee Matthew Nelson
  • Referee Nick Uranga
  • Referee
8 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 11.6 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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
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
12 May Sporting Kansas City H 1–0 W
05 May Columbus Crew SC H 3–1 W
28 Apr Minnesota United FC A 0–1 L
24 Apr Columbus Crew SC A 1–0 W
21 Apr New York City FC H 0–2 L
14 Apr Colorado Rapids SC A 3–2 W
Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 May D.C. United SC A 0–1 L
06 May Atlanta United FC H 0–3 L
28 Apr New England Revolution H 4–4 D
21 Apr San Jose Earthquakes A 1–4 L
14 Apr New York Red Bulls H 2–2 D
07 Apr FC Cincinnati A 1–1 D

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' Welcome to that hosts another battle between D.C. United SC and Sporting Kansas City.
  • 5' Sporting Kansas City are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 10' Sporting Kansas City come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 11' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Daniel Salloi.
  • 16' Graham Smith has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 21' The energy levels are beginning to show. Ben Olsen might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 26' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His D.C. United SC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 31' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 36' Seth Sinovic has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 285 appearances.
  • 41' It looks surprising Sporting Kansas City does not make any changes. Johnny Russell has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 45' That is a Yellow card for D.C. United SC. Frederic Brillant will be fuming at that decision.
  • 50' D.C. United SC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sporting Kansas City's shape.
  • 55' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 60' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 65' A change in the Sporting Kansas City ranks — Daniel Salloi exits the field as Yohan Croizet enters on 65.
  • 70' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 75' Another substitution for D.C. United SC to replace Lucas Rodriguez by Ulises Segura on 75 minute.
  • 78' D.C. United SC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Paul Arriola on 78.
  • 83' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 84' The crowd applauds Felipe Gutierrez as he leaves the pitch. Kelyn Rowe steps in for Sporting Kansas City.
  • 89' The home supporters are growing impatient. D.C. United SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 90' Paul Arriola makes way for Chris Durkin at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from D.C. United SC.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

D.C. United SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ben Olsen

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Khiry Shelton 1
Robert Voloder 1
Christian Benteke 1
Hosei Kijima 1
Erik Thommy 1
Felipe Gutierrez 1
Felipe Gutierrez 1
Paul Arriola 1

Head to Head

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

2019-05-12 D.C. United SC 1–0 Sporting Kansas City W 2019-05-05 D.C. United SC 3–1 Columbus Crew SC W 2019-04-28 Minnesota United FC 1–0 D.C. United SC L 2019-04-24 Columbus Crew SC 0–1 D.C. United SC W 2019-04-21 D.C. United SC 0–2 New York City FC L 2019-04-14 Colorado Rapids SC 2–3 D.C. United SC W

Sporting Kansas City Form

2019-05-12 D.C. United SC 1–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2019-05-06 Sporting Kansas City 0–3 Atlanta United FC L 2019-04-28 Sporting Kansas City 4–4 New England Revolution D 2019-04-21 San Jose Earthquakes 4–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2019-04-14 Sporting Kansas City 2–2 New York Red Bulls D 2019-04-07 FC Cincinnati 1–1 Sporting Kansas City D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.96 D.C. United SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.79 Sporting Kansas City xG
I would bet for: D.C. United SC to win 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
D.C. United SC62% Draw23% Sporting Kansas City15%
Actual: D.C. United SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.75
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

D.C. United SC or Draw
85%
Draw or Sporting Kansas City
38%
D.C. United SC or Sporting Kansas City
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
D.C. United SC45% Draw43% Sporting Kansas City12%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
12%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
10.6%
2 – 1
9.4%
0 – 0
8.1%
3 – 0
7.7%
3 – 1
6.2%
0 – 1
4.2%
4 – 0
3.8%
1 – 2
3.8%
2 – 2
3.7%
4 – 1
3.1%

Asian Handicap — D.C. United SC

Handicap D.C. United SC covers Push Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5 20% — 80%
-2 20% 20% 61%
-1.5 39% — 61%
-1 39% 24% 37%
-0.5 63% — 37%
+0.5 87% — 13%
+1 87% 9% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
46% ✗
Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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