D.C. United SC vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2025 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
D.C. United SC vs Sporting Kansas City — MLS at Audi Field.
- D.C. United SC 26 games · 30 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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| #11 | Position | #30 |
| 30 | Points | 21 |
| 26 | Played | 26 |
| 6 / 12 / 8 | W / D / L | 6 / 3 / 17 |
| 34 | Scored | 31 |
| 42 | Conceded | 63 |
| -8 | GD | -32 |
| 1.15 | PPG | 0.81 |
| 23% | Win % | 23% |
Key Stats
25%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
H2H (4 games)
50%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
31%
Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season
D.C. United SC this season
4%
Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season
Sporting Kansas City this season
D.C. United SC are 11th (30 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (21 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
D.C. United SC
0-15
2/1
16-30
5/4
31-45
2/6
46-60
5/5
61-75
3/6
76+
8/6
■ 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)
D.C. United SC
| Tai Baribo | 14 G | |
| Louis Munteanu | 6 G | 2 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Audi Field!
- 5' 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.
- 10' D.C. United SC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- 15' D.C. United SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
- 20' Dany Rosero picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 25' 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.
- 30' The travelling Sporting Kansas City supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 31' The referee has no hesitation. Boris Enow Takang is booked for D.C. United SC — card on 31.
- 36' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 38' That is a card for D.C. United SC. Peglow will be fuming at that decision.
- 40' That looks like a foul for a card for Joaquin Fernandez.
- 45' Jansen Miller has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 46' Dany Rosero makes way for Jansen Miller at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sporting Kansas City.
- 51' It looks surprising D.C. United SC does not make any changes. Joaquin Fernandez has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 52' Jansen Miller is having his name booked by the referee on 52.
- 53' What composure from Erik Thommy! The Germany international strokes it home. 0-1.
- 58' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 60' Christian Benteke adds to his 0 season tally! D.C. United SC lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
- 65' Boris Enow Takang needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 68' Hosei Kijima puts D.C. United SC on the lead.
- 70' D.C. United SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jacob Murrell is hanging Jared Stroud on the field on 70 minute.
- 75' Both keepers have barely been tested. D.C. United SC and Sporting Kansas City are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 76' D.C. United SC receives a card for a hard tackle on 76.
- 77' Fresh legs for Sporting Kansas City! Willy Agada comes on to replace Magomed Suleymanov.
- 81' Another change for D.C. United SC made on 81 minute. Peglow leaves to be changed by Brandon Servania.
- 82' John Pulskamp picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 82' Time for substitution for D.C. United SC. Gabriel Pirani is replaced by Lukas MacNaughton.
- 87' Dany Rosero, a Colombia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 88' The Sporting Kansas City manager makes a substitution. Erik Thommy departs to be replaced by Daniel Salloi.
- 90' That is a card for D.C. United SC. Jun-hong Kim will be fuming at that decision.
- Sporting Kansas City will have plenty to reflect on. D.C. United SC were simply the better side today.
Lineups
D.C. United SC Lineups
Starting XI
-
20
Christian Benteke ↓ Dom Badji 81'
- 15
- 22
- 28
-
8
Jared Stroud ↓ Jacob Murrell 70'
-
7
Peglow ↓ Brandon Servania 81'
- 10
- 3
- 77
- 6
- 1
Bench
-
23
Brandon Servania ↑ 81'
- 13
-
4
Matti Peltola ↑ 70'
- 44
-
5
Lukas MacNaughton ↑ 82'
-
14
Dom Badji ↑ 81'
- 18
-
17
Jacob Murrell ↑ 70'
- 99
Coach
Troy Lesesne
Sporting Kansas City Lineups
Starting XI
- 21
-
26
Erik Thommy ↓ Daniel Salloi 88'
- 6
- 24
- 9
- 18
- 22
- 1
- 17
- 93
-
5
Dany Rosero ↓ Jansen Miller 46'
Bench
-
10
Daniel Salloi ↑ 88'
- 8
- 13
- 4
-
23
Willy Agada ↑ 77'
- 36
- 16
-
15
Jansen Miller ↑ 46'
Coach
Peter Vermes
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Felipe Gutierrez | 1 |
| Paul Arriola | 1 |
| Daniel Salloi | 1 |
| Khiry Shelton | 1 |
| Robert Voloder | 1 |
| Christian Benteke | 1 |
| Hosei Kijima | 1 |
| Erik Thommy | 1 |
Head to Head
D.C. United SC Form
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
1.82
D.C. United SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.24
Sporting Kansas City xG
I would bet for:
Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 58%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: D.C. United SC win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.06
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 94% |
|
6% |
| ± 1.5 | 81% |
|
19% |
| ± 2.5 | 58% |
|
42% |
| ± 3.5 | 36% |
|
64% |
| ± 4.5 | 20% |
|
80% |
Double Chance
D.C. United SC or Draw
77%
Draw or Sporting Kansas City
47%
D.C. United SC or Sporting Kansas City
76%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.5%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
7.8%
2 – 0
7.7%
0 – 0
6.4%
1 – 2
6.3%
2 – 2
5.7%
3 – 1
5.6%
0 – 1
5%
3 – 0
4.6%
0 – 2
3.6%
3 – 2
3.5%
Asian Handicap — D.C. United SC
| Handicap | D.C. United SC covers | Push | Sporting Kansas City covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 13% | — | 87% |
| -2 | 13% | 15% | 72% |
| -1.5 | 28% | — | 72% |
| -1 | 28% | 21% | 50% |
| -0.5 | 50% | — | 50% |
| +0.5 | 75% | — | 25% |
| +1 | 75% | 14% | 11% |
| +1.5 | 89% | — | 11% |
| +2 | 89% | 7% | 4% |
| +2.5 | 96% | — | 4% |
Clean Sheet
D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
30%
✓
Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
17%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.