Sunday , 16 August 2026

Sporting Kansas City vs Columbus Crew SC, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2022
Sporting Kansas City
0 – 0
Full Time
Columbus Crew SC
Sun 24 Apr 2022 · 00:30 UTC Children's Mercy Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 45' Pedro Santos
Oriol Rosell 45' Y
Y 90' Jonathan Mensah

Overview

Match Preview

Sporting Kansas City vs Columbus Crew SC — MLS at Children's Mercy Park.

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

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Sporting Kansas City 5 games · Avg 1.8 goals Columbus Crew SC
Last 5 meetings
2022-04-24 Sporting Kansas City 0–0 Columbus Crew SC 2019-06-23 Columbus Crew SC 0–1 Sporting Kansas City 2018-05-27 Sporting Kansas City 0–0 Columbus Crew SC

Recent Form

Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
26 Mar Real Salt Lake H 1–0 W
19 Mar Chicago Fire FC A 1–3 L
Columbus Crew SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Apr Sporting Kansas City A 0–0 D
16 Apr Orlando City SC H 0–2 L
09 Apr Philadelphia Union A 0–1 L
02 Apr Nashville SC H 0–1 L
20 Mar New York Red Bulls A 1–1 D
12 Mar Toronto FC 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' The ball is rolling at Children's Mercy Park. Sporting Kansas City are looking to make home advantage count against Columbus Crew SC.
  • 5' Sporting Kansas City ring the changes. Nicolas Isimat-Mirin has done his job and it is now time for Robert Voloder to step up.
  • 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
  • 15' Columbus Crew SC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 20' Tim Melia has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 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' James Igbekeme has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 287 appearances.
  • 35' The energy levels are beginning to show. Peter Vermes might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 40' 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.
  • 45' Pedro Santos is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
  • 50' Columbus Crew SC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 55' Steven Moreira has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 56' A change in the Sporting Kansas City ranks — Oriol Rosell exits the field as Marinos Tzionis enters on 56.
  • 60' The supporters are chanting for Derrick Etienne. He replaces Yaw Yeboah on 60 minute.
  • 61' Derrick Etienne has so much to prove this time. He replaces Yaw Yeboah on 61 minute.
  • 66' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sporting Kansas City must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 71' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sporting Kansas City and Columbus Crew SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 76' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 81' The 34-year-old Oriol Rosell has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 84' It is a substitution in Sporting Kansas City team. Roger Espinoza is replaced by Felipe Hernandez on 84 minute.
  • 87' The Columbus Crew SC bench stirs into life. Milos Degenek is withdrawn and Josh Williams gets his opportunity.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Jonathan Mensah. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 0-0 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Caleb Porter

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Cucho Hernandez 3
Felipe Gutierrez 1
Christian Ramirez 1

Head to Head

2022-04-24 Sporting Kansas City 0–0 Columbus Crew SC 2019-06-23 Columbus Crew SC 0–1 Sporting Kansas City 2018-05-27 Sporting Kansas City 0–0 Columbus Crew SC

Sporting Kansas City Form

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 2022-03-26 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Real Salt Lake W 2022-03-19 Chicago Fire FC 3–1 Sporting Kansas City L

Columbus Crew SC Form

2022-04-24 Sporting Kansas City 0–0 Columbus Crew SC D 2022-04-16 Columbus Crew SC 0–2 Orlando City SC L 2022-04-09 Philadelphia Union 1–0 Columbus Crew SC L 2022-04-02 Columbus Crew SC 0–1 Nashville SC L 2022-03-20 New York Red Bulls 1–1 Columbus Crew SC D 2022-03-12 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 Toronto FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.8 Sporting Kansas City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.24 Columbus Crew SC xG
I would bet for: Columbus Crew SC or Draw 70% + Under 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sporting Kansas City30% Draw31% Columbus Crew SC39%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes40% 0% No60%
Avg goals/match: 2.04
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 61%
39%
± 2.5 34%
66%
± 3.5 16%
84%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw
60%
Draw or Columbus Crew SC
70%
Sporting Kansas City or Columbus Crew SC
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Kansas City16% Draw54% Columbus Crew SC30%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
14.8%
1 – 1
13.8%
0 – 2
9.6%
1 – 0
9.1%
1 – 2
7.8%
2 – 1
5%
2 – 0
3.9%
0 – 3
3.9%
1 – 3
3.3%
2 – 2
3.3%
2 – 3
1.4%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap Sporting Kansas City covers Push Columbus Crew SC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 6% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 15% 78%
-0.5 22% — 78%
+0.5 55% — 45%
+1 55% 24% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 13% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
30% ✗
Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet
45% ✗

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