Philadelphia Union vs Sporting Kansas City, 2018

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MLS · 2018

Philadelphia Union

2 – 0

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Sporting Kansas City

Sun 23 Sep 2018 · 17:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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Philadelphia Union vs Sporting Kansas City — MLS .

Philadelphia Union 34 games · 50 pts (2026/26)
Sporting Kansas City 34 games · 26 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

Philadelphia Union 6 games · Avg 2.8 goals Sporting Kansas City

Last 5 meetings

2018-09-23 Philadelphia Union 2–0 Sporting Kansas City

Recent Form

Philadelphia Union

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Sep	Sporting Kansas City	H	2–0	W
20 Sep	Seattle Sounders FC	A	1–0	W
15 Sep	Montreal Impact FC	H	1–4	L
01 Sep	Orlando City SC	A	2–2	D
30 Aug	D.C. United SC	A	2–0	W
25 Aug	New England Revolution	H	1–0	W

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Sep	Philadelphia Union	A	0–2	L
16 Sep	San Jose Earthquakes	A	5–1	W
09 Sep	Orlando City SC	H	1–0	W
01 Sep	Seattle Sounders FC	A	1–3	L
26 Aug	Minnesota United FC	H	2–0	W
19 Aug	Portland Timbers	H	3–0	W

Season Stats

Philadelphia Union		Sporting Kansas City
#6	Position	#30
50	Points	26
34	Played	34
14 / 8 / 12	W / D / L	7 / 5 / 22
66	Scored	40
52	Conceded	81
+14	GD	-41
1.47	PPG	0.76
41%	Win %	21%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

24% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

6% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

Philadelphia Union are 6th (50 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Philadelphia Union

0-15

4/6

16-30

6/7

31-45

8/7

46-60

12/2

61-75

17/5

76+

8/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sporting Kansas City

0-15

3/12

16-30

8/10

31-45

9/9

46-60

3/7

61-75

6/15

76+

5/14

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Philadelphia Union

Milan Iloski	19 G	2 A
Bruno Damiani	13 G	3 A
Cavan Sullivan	9 G	6 A

Sporting Kansas City

Andre Luiz

7 G

1 A

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at . Philadelphia Union are looking to make home advantage count against Sporting Kansas City.
5' Jay Simpson has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 305 appearances.
10' USA international Tim Melia has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
15' Derrick Jones is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sporting Kansas City tonight.
20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Philadelphia Union needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
25' Sporting Kansas City fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
30' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Philadelphia Union side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
35' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Philadelphia Union and Sporting Kansas City are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
40' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
45' The 28-year-old Auston Trusty has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
50' A quiet spell here at . Sporting Kansas City seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
55' Sporting Kansas City seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
60' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
65' With 0 assists to his name this season, Johnny Russell is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Philadelphia Union.
70' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Philadelphia Union and Sporting Kansas City are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
75' Mark McKenzie has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
80' Gianluca Busio, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
85' Philadelphia Union have won 521 goals from 305 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
90' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Krisztian Nemeth made 301 appearances and scored 11 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
With this win, Philadelphia Union is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

10
Borek Dockal ↓ Alejandro Bedoya 55'
33
Fabinho
2
Warren Creavalle
26
Auston Trusty
14
Fabian Herbers ↓ Fafa Picault 63'
8
Derrick Jones
7
David Accam
23
John McCarthy
27
Jay Simpson
4
Mark McKenzie
5
Olivier Mbaizo ↓ Keegan Rosenberry 85'

Bench

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

30
Fontas
10
Yohan Croizet ↑ 72'
20
Daniel Salloi ↑ 80'
13
Gianluca Busio ↑ 85'
75
Wan Kuzain
26
Jaylin Lindsey
18
Eric Dick

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Andre Luiz	2
Jay Simpson	2
Jay Simpson	2
Sergio Santos	2
Cavan Sullivan	1
Wyatt Meyer	1
Alejandro Bedoya	1
Jack Elliott	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

2.58 Philadelphia Union xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.06 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 69% + Philadelphia Union to win 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Philadelphia Union65% Draw20% Sporting Kansas City15%

Actual: Philadelphia Union win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 3.64

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	69%	31%
± 3.5	48%	52%
± 4.5	30%	70%

Double Chance

Philadelphia Union or Draw

84%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

35%

Philadelphia Union or Sporting Kansas City

80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Philadelphia Union51% Draw36% Sporting Kansas City13%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

2 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

3 – 1

7.6%

3 – 0

7.3%

1 – 0

6.5%

4 – 1

2 – 2

4.7%

4 – 0

4.7%

3 – 2

4.1%

0 – 0

3.9%

1 – 2

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

Handicap	Philadelphia Union covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	28%	—	72%
-2	28%	20%	52%
-1.5	48%	—	52%
-1	48%	21%	31%
-0.5	69%	—	31%
+0.5	87%	—	13%
+1	87%	8%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

35% ✗

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

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

Philadelphia Union vs Sporting Kansas City, 2018

Overview

Match Preview

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Philadelphia Union Form

Sporting Kansas City Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Philadelphia Union

Clean Sheet