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

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
18 Points 11
15 Played 14
4 / 6 / 5 W / D / L 3 / 2 / 9
21 Scored 14
25 Conceded 36
-4 GD -22
1.20 PPG 0.79
27% Win % 21%

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
40% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

D.C. United SC are 9th (18 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (11 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

D.C. United SC
0-15
2/1
16-30
3/2
31-45
1/2
46-60
2/3
61-75
1/2
76+
4/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sporting Kansas City
0-15
–/6
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/3
46-60
1/3
61-75
2/5
76+
2/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for D.C. United SC to score. At the same time, Sporting Kansas City does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' D.C. United SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' Sporting Kansas City receives a card for a hard tackle on 20.
  • 25' It’s high time Troy Lesesne made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 30' 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.
  • 31' That looks like a foul for a card for Boris Enow Takang.
  • 36' It looks like no one’s ball. D.C. United SC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 38' Peglow is having his name booked by the referee on 38.
  • 40' Joaquin Fernandez was booked on 40.
  • 45' D.C. United SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 45.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Jansen Miller. He replaces Dany Rosero on 46 minute.
  • 51' Sporting Kansas City is showing some good football. However, Sporting Kansas City are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 52' The referee shows Sporting Kansas City player a card on 52.
  • 53' Erik Thommy puts Sporting Kansas City on the lead.
  • 58' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 60' Goal! Christian Benteke scores his 67 goal in 322 matches.
  • 65' Lukas MacNaughton has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 68' Goal! Hosei Kijima scores his 3 goal in 116 matches.
  • 70' The supporters are chanting for Jacob Murrell. He replaces Jared Stroud on 70 minute.
  • 75' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sporting Kansas City that had 281 games and scored 435 goals.
  • 76' That looks like a foul for a card for Christian Benteke.
  • 77' Willy Agada has so much to prove this time. He replaces Magomed Suleymanov on 77 minute.
  • 81' D.C. United SC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Brandon Servania is hanging Peglow on the field on 81 minute.
  • 82' Sporting Kansas City receives a card for a hard tackle on 82.
  • 82' It is a substitution in D.C. United SC team. Gabriel Pirani is replaced by Lukas MacNaughton on 82 minute.
  • 87' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Gabriel Pirani suffering a number of foals already.
  • 88' It is a substitution in Sporting Kansas City team. Erik Thommy is replaced by Daniel Salloi on 88 minute.
  • 90' D.C. United SC player sees a card in front of him.
  • With this win, D.C. United SC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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
1.94 D.C. United SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.15 Sporting Kansas City xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 59% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
D.C. United SC57% Draw23% Sporting Kansas City20%
Actual: D.C. United SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 3.09
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

D.C. United SC or Draw
80%
Draw or Sporting Kansas City
43%
D.C. United SC or Sporting Kansas City
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
D.C. United SC40% Draw42% Sporting Kansas City18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
8.5%
1 – 0
8.1%
0 – 0
6.2%
3 – 1
6.1%
1 – 2
5.6%
2 – 2
5.4%
3 – 0
5.4%
0 – 1
4.4%
3 – 2
3.6%
4 – 1
3%

Asian Handicap — D.C. United SC

Handicap D.C. United SC covers Push Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 17% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 22% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 13% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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