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Sporting Kansas City vs Columbus Crew SC, 2018

MLS · 2018
Sporting Kansas City
0 – 0
Full Time
Columbus Crew SC
Sun 27 May 2018 · 22:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Sporting Kansas City vs Columbus Crew SC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Robert Sibiga
  • Referee Jason White
  • Referee Daniel Radford
  • Referee Kevin Klinger
  • Referee Jorge Gonzalez

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

1
3
1
Sporting Kansas City 5 games · Avg 1.8 goals Columbus Crew SC
Last 5 meetings
2018-05-27 Sporting Kansas City 0–0 Columbus Crew SC

Recent Form

Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 May Columbus Crew SC H 0–0 D
20 May Minnesota United FC A 1–1 D
09 May Atlanta United FC A 2–0 W
06 May Colorado Rapids SC H 1–0 W
28 Apr New England Revolution A 0–1 L
21 Apr Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 6–0 W
Columbus Crew SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 May Sporting Kansas City A 0–0 D
19 May New England Revolution A 1–0 W
12 May Chicago Fire FC H 3–0 W
09 May Philadelphia Union H 1–0 W
05 May Seattle Sounders FC A 0–0 D
28 Apr San Jose Earthquakes H 2–1 W

Season Stats

Sporting Kansas City Columbus Crew SC
#30 Position #10
14 Points 20
18 Played 18
4 / 2 / 12 W / D / L 5 / 5 / 8
18 Scored 26
46 Conceded 28
-28 GD -2
0.78 PPG 1.11
22% Win % 28%

Key Stats

20% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season
21% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

Sporting Kansas City are 30th (14 pts). Columbus Crew SC are 10th (20 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
Columbus Crew SC
0-15
2/6
16-30
2/2
31-45
6/2
46-60
3/2
61-75
1/4
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sporting Kansas City
Dejan Joveljic 8 G 1 A
Columbus Crew SC
Diego Rossi 6 G 1 A
Wessam Abou Ali 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Columbus Crew SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ilie Sanchez, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 15' The travelling Columbus Crew SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 20' Sporting Kansas City are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 25' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Columbus Crew SC winning 0% of all matches.
  • 30' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 35' Sporting Kansas City are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Columbus Crew SC's shape.
  • 40' Columbus Crew SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 45' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sporting Kansas City and Columbus Crew SC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 50' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 55' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Columbus Crew SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 60' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Gregg Berhalter will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 65' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 70' A quiet spell here at . Columbus Crew SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 75' With 0 assists to his name this season, Mike Grella is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sporting Kansas City.
  • 80' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sporting Kansas City and Columbus Crew SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 85' 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.
  • 90' The 30-year-old Luis Argudo has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gregg Berhalter

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Cucho Hernandez 3
Felipe Gutierrez 1
Christian Ramirez 1

Head to Head

2018-05-27 Sporting Kansas City 0–0 Columbus Crew SC

Sporting Kansas City Form

2018-05-27 Sporting Kansas City 0–0 Columbus Crew SC D 2018-05-20 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Sporting Kansas City D 2018-05-09 Atlanta United FC 0–2 Sporting Kansas City W 2018-05-06 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Colorado Rapids SC W 2018-04-28 New England Revolution 1–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2018-04-21 Sporting Kansas City 6–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W

Columbus Crew SC Form

2018-05-27 Sporting Kansas City 0–0 Columbus Crew SC D 2018-05-19 New England Revolution 0–1 Columbus Crew SC W 2018-05-12 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 Chicago Fire FC W 2018-05-09 Columbus Crew SC 1–0 Philadelphia Union W 2018-05-05 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 Columbus Crew SC D 2018-04-28 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.82 Sporting Kansas City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.16 Columbus Crew SC xG
I would bet for: Columbus Crew SC or Draw 70% + Under 2.5 goals 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sporting Kansas City30% Draw32% Columbus Crew SC38%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes40% 0% No60%
Avg goals/match: 1.98
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 84%
16%
± 1.5 59%
41%
± 2.5 32%
68%
± 3.5 15%
85%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw
62%
Draw or Columbus Crew SC
70%
Sporting Kansas City or Columbus Crew SC
68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Kansas City17% Draw55% Columbus Crew SC28%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
14.7%
1 – 1
14.1%
1 – 0
10%
0 – 2
8.9%
1 – 2
7.4%
2 – 1
5.2%
2 – 0
4.4%
0 – 3
3.4%
2 – 2
3.2%
1 – 3
2.9%
3 – 1
1.5%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap Sporting Kansas City covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 6% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 16% 76%
-0.5 24% — 76%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 24% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 12% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
32% ✗
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
45% ✗

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