Sunday , 16 August 2026

New York City FC vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2022
New York City FC
0 – 0
Full Time
Sporting Kansas City
Sat 7 May 2022 · 23:00 UTC Yankee Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 45' Logan Ndenbe
Nicolas Acevedo 64' Y
Y 89' Kortne Ford

Overview

Match Preview

New York City FC vs Sporting Kansas City — MLS at Yankee Stadium.

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
New York City FC 4 games · Avg 2.0 goals Sporting Kansas City
Last 5 meetings
2022-05-07 New York City FC 0–0 Sporting Kansas City 2019-07-26 New York City FC 3–1 Sporting Kansas City 2018-03-05 Sporting Kansas City 0–2 New York City FC

Recent Form

New York City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 May Sporting Kansas City H 0–0 D
01 May San Jose Earthquakes H 3–0 W
24 Apr Toronto FC H 5–4 W
17 Apr Real Salt Lake H 6–0 W
02 Apr Toronto FC A 1–2 L
19 Mar Philadelphia Union H 0–2 L
Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 May New York City FC A 0–0 D
01 May FC Dallas H 2–2 D
24 Apr Columbus Crew SC H 0–0 D
17 Apr Los Angeles FC A 1–3 L
10 Apr Nashville SC H 1–2 L
03 Apr Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 0–1 L

Season Stats

New York City FC Sporting Kansas City
#5 Position #30
26 Points 14
18 Played 18
7 / 5 / 6 W / D / L 4 / 2 / 12
31 Scored 18
24 Conceded 46
+7 GD -28
1.44 PPG 0.78
39% Win % 22%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
17% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

New York City FC are 5th (26 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (14 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York City FC
0-15
4/–
16-30
3/4
31-45
2/4
46-60
3/2
61-75
2/2
76+
2/6
■ 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)

New York City FC
Nicolas Fernandez Marcau 11 G 3 A
Hannes Wolf 5 G 1 A
Agustin Ojeda 4 G 3 A
Sporting Kansas City
Dejan Joveljic 8 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — New York City FC and Sporting Kansas City get this one started.
  • 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Santiago Rodriguez made 287 appearances and scored 27 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 10' Logan Ndenbe has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 165 appearances.
  • 15' Kortne Ford is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for New York City FC tonight.
  • 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 25' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 30' Maxime Chanot has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 16 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 35' Sporting Kansas City are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 40' Sporting Kansas City come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 45' The referee calls foul for Logan Ndenbe. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 46' Maxi Moralez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Thiago on 46 minute.
  • 51' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 56' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Peter Vermes will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 61' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 64' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Nicolas Acevedo on 64 minutes.
  • 68' A change in the New York City FC ranks — Heber exits the field as Gabriel Pereira enters on 68.
  • 73' Felipe Hernandez gets the nod from Sporting Kansas City. He replaces Roger Espinoza and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 78' A change in the Sporting Kansas City ranks — Khiry Shelton exits the field as Nikola Vujnovic enters on 78.
  • 82' The supporters are chanting for Marinos Tzionis. He replaces Cameron Duke on 82 minute.
  • 85' Maxime Chanot is replacing Chris Gloster for the New York City FC side.
  • 89' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Kortne Ford on 89 minutes.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ronny Deila

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Anton Tinnerholm 1
Alexander Ring 1
Heber 1
Daniel Salloi 1
Andres Perea 1
Maxi Moralez 1
Jesus Medina 1
Maxi Moralez 1

Head to Head

2022-05-07 New York City FC 0–0 Sporting Kansas City 2019-07-26 New York City FC 3–1 Sporting Kansas City 2018-03-05 Sporting Kansas City 0–2 New York City FC

New York City FC Form

2022-05-07 New York City FC 0–0 Sporting Kansas City D 2022-05-01 New York City FC 3–0 San Jose Earthquakes W 2022-04-24 New York City FC 5–4 Toronto FC W 2022-04-17 New York City FC 6–0 Real Salt Lake W 2022-04-02 Toronto FC 2–1 New York City FC L 2022-03-19 New York City FC 0–2 Philadelphia Union L

Sporting Kansas City Form

2022-05-07 New York City FC 0–0 Sporting Kansas City D 2022-05-01 Sporting Kansas City 2–2 FC Dallas D 2022-04-24 Sporting Kansas City 0–0 Columbus Crew SC D 2022-04-17 Los Angeles FC 3–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2022-04-10 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Nashville SC L 2022-04-03 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–0 Sporting Kansas City L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
2.53 New York City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.68 Sporting Kansas City xG
I would bet for: New York City FC to win 70% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
New York City FC70% Draw18% Sporting Kansas City12%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 3.21
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw
88%
Draw or Sporting Kansas City
30%
New York City FC or Sporting Kansas City
82%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
New York City FC56% Draw37% Sporting Kansas City7%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
12.9%
3 – 0
10.5%
1 – 0
10.1%
2 – 1
8.5%
1 – 1
7.6%
3 – 1
7.2%
4 – 0
6.6%
0 – 0
Actual
4 – 1
4.6%
5 – 0
3.4%
2 – 2
2.9%
3 – 2
2.5%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap New York City FC covers Push Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5 33% — 67%
-2 33% 22% 45%
-1.5 55% — 45%
-1 55% 22% 24%
-0.5 76% — 24%
+0.5 93% — 7%
+1 93% 5% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet
51% ✓
Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
9% ✗

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