Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Sporting Kansas City vs D.C. United SC, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2022
Sporting Kansas City
3 – 0
Full Time
D.C. United SC
Wed 14 Sep 2022 · 00:30 UTC Children's Mercy Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Roger Espinoza 29' Y
Y 31' Ravel Morrison
Y 63' Christian Benteke
Y 73' Kimarni Smith

Overview

Match Preview

Sporting Kansas City vs D.C. United SC — MLS at Children's Mercy Park.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

Head-to-Head

2
2
Sporting Kansas City 4 games · Avg 2.0 goals D.C. United SC
Last 5 meetings
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

Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Sep D.C. United SC H 3–0 W
11 Sep Houston Dynamo A 0–0 D
05 Sep Los Angeles Galaxy A 2–2 D
28 Aug San Jose Earthquakes H 1–0 W
21 Aug Portland Timbers H 4–1 W
14 Aug Austin FC A 3–4 L
D.C. United SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Sep Sporting Kansas City A 0–3 L
11 Sep Real Salt Lake A 0–0 D
04 Sep Colorado Rapids SC H 0–0 D
01 Sep New York City FC A 2–1 W
28 Aug Atlanta United FC A 2–3 L
20 Aug Philadelphia Union H 0–6 L

Season Stats

Sporting Kansas City D.C. United SC
#30 Position #11
21 Points 30
26 Played 26
6 / 3 / 17 W / D / L 6 / 12 / 8
31 Scored 34
63 Conceded 42
-32 GD -8
0.81 PPG 1.15
23% Win % 23%

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
4% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season
31% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season

Sporting Kansas City are 30th (21 pts). D.C. United SC are 11th (30 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sporting Kansas City
0-15
3/8
16-30
7/7
31-45
5/8
46-60
2/6
61-75
4/11
76+
4/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded
D.C. United SC
0-15
2/1
16-30
5/4
31-45
2/6
46-60
5/5
61-75
3/6
76+
8/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

D.C. United SC
Tai Baribo 14 G
Louis Munteanu 6 G 2 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 D.C. United SC.
  • 5' Christian Benteke is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sporting Kansas City so far.
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ola Kamara made 290 appearances and scored 65 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 15' A quiet spell here at Children's Mercy Park. Sporting Kansas City seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 20' D.C. United SC have won 389 goals from 288 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 25' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 29' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Roger Espinoza on 29 minutes.
  • 31' Controversy at the stadium! Ravel Morrison argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 34' Khiry Shelton has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 34 minutes.
  • 39' The energy levels are beginning to show. Peter Vermes might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 44' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 46' The crowd applauds Roger Espinoza as he leaves the pitch. Erik Thommy steps in for Sporting Kansas City.
  • 51' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sporting Kansas City and D.C. United SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 56' D.C. United SC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 60' The D.C. United SC manager makes a substitution. Ola Kamara departs to be replaced by Nigel Robertha.
  • 61' The crowd applauds Khiry Shelton as he leaves the pitch. William Agada steps in for Sporting Kansas City.
  • 63' Christian Benteke catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 63.
  • 68' The whistle greets Sofiane Djeffal as he departs to be replaced by Christopher Durkin.
  • 70' Robert Voloder adds to his 0 season tally! Sporting Kansas City lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 73' D.C. United SC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 78' Sporting Kansas City currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 83' Sporting Kansas City are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against D.C. United SC's shape.
  • 86' D.C. United SC ring the changes. Victor Palsson has done his job and it is now time for Jackson Hopkins to step up.
  • 87' What a moment for Daniel Salloi! That strike on 87 puts his side firmly in control.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for D.C. United SC.

Lineups

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

D.C. United SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wayne Rooney

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Khiry Shelton 1
Robert Voloder 1
Christian Benteke 1
Hosei Kijima 1
Erik Thommy 1
Felipe Gutierrez 1
Felipe Gutierrez 1
Paul Arriola 1

Head to Head

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

Sporting Kansas City Form

2022-09-14 Sporting Kansas City 3–0 D.C. United SC W 2022-09-11 Houston Dynamo 0–0 Sporting Kansas City D 2022-09-05 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–2 Sporting Kansas City D 2022-08-28 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 San Jose Earthquakes W 2022-08-21 Sporting Kansas City 4–1 Portland Timbers W 2022-08-14 Austin FC 4–3 Sporting Kansas City L

D.C. United SC Form

2022-09-14 Sporting Kansas City 3–0 D.C. United SC L 2022-09-11 Real Salt Lake 0–0 D.C. United SC D 2022-09-04 D.C. United SC 0–0 Colorado Rapids SC D 2022-09-01 New York City FC 1–2 D.C. United SC W 2022-08-28 Atlanta United FC 3–2 D.C. United SC L 2022-08-20 D.C. United SC 0–6 Philadelphia Union L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.66 Sporting Kansas City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.17 D.C. United SC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Kansas City51% Draw25% D.C. United SC24%
Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.83
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw
76%
Draw or D.C. United SC
49%
Sporting Kansas City or D.C. United SC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sporting Kansas City34% Draw45% D.C. United SC21%
Actual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.4%
2 – 1
9.1%
1 – 0
8.9%
2 – 0
7.9%
0 – 0
7.7%
1 – 2
6.5%
0 – 1
6%
2 – 2
5.4%
3 – 1
5.1%
3 – 0
Actual
0 – 2
4%
3 – 2
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap Sporting Kansas City covers Push D.C. United SC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 15% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 22% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 15% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
32% ✗
D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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