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

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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

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

Sporting Kansas City 18 games · 14 pts (2026/26)
D.C. United SC 18 games · 23 pts (2026/26)

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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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	#9
14	Points	23
18	Played	18
4 / 2 / 12	W / D / L	5 / 8 / 5
18	Scored	26
46	Conceded	29
-28	GD	-3
0.78	PPG	1.28
22%	Win %	28%

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

32% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season

Sporting Kansas City are 30th (14 pts). D.C. United SC are 9th (23 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

D.C. United SC

0-15

2/1

16-30

3/2

31-45

1/5

46-60

3/4

61-75

2/2

76+

7/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sporting Kansas City

Dejan Joveljic

8 G

1 A

D.C. United SC

Tai Baribo	9 G
Louis Munteanu	5 G

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Sporting Kansas City and D.C. United SC get this one started.
5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sporting Kansas City that had 282 games and scored 437 goals.
10' Chris Odoi-Atsem has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
15' Sporting Kansas City are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against D.C. United SC's shape.
20' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
25' D.C. United SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
29' Sporting Kansas City receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 29.
31' D.C. United SC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
34' Brilliant from the ! Khiry Shelton makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 34.
39' Supporters expect more eagerness from Daniel Salloi, as he is very good at scoring at Children's Mercy Park with 27 goals in the last 25 games.
44' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
46' A change in the Sporting Kansas City ranks — Roger Espinoza exits the field as Erik Thommy enters on 46.
51' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
56' Victor Palsson is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for D.C. United SC tonight.
60' The crowd applauds Ola Kamara as he leaves the pitch. Nigel Robertha steps in for D.C. United SC.
61' Fresh legs for Sporting Kansas City! William Agada comes on to replace Khiry Shelton.
63' Poor challenge from Christian Benteke. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
68' Sofiane Djeffal makes way for Christopher Durkin at the 68 minute mark. A tactical switch from D.C. United SC.
70' What composure from Robert Voloder! The Germany international strokes it home. 2-0.
73' Kimarni Smith was booked on 73.
78' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sporting Kansas City and D.C. United SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
83' The travelling D.C. United SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
86' A tactical swap from D.C. United SC — Jackson Hopkins on, Victor Palsson off on 86 minutes.
87' Daniel Salloi adds to his 2 season tally! Sporting Kansas City lead 3-0 — and this changes everything.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Sporting Kansas City players.

Lineups

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

D.C. United SC Lineups

Starting XI

20
Christian Benteke
9
Ola Kamara ↓ Nigel Robertha 60'
44
Victor Palsson ↓ Jackson Hopkins 86'
3
Chris Odoi-Atsem ↓ Kimarni Smith 61'
14
Andy Najar
23
Donovan Pines
32
David Ochoa
49
Ravel Morrison
15
Steven Birnbaum
13
Sofiane Djeffal ↓ Christopher Durkin 68'
77
Martin Rodriguez ↓ Miguel Berry 86'

Bench

6
Russell Canouse
21
Jon Kempin
19
Nigel Robertha ↑ 60'
22
Miguel Berry ↑ 86'
97
Sami Guediri
93
Tony Alfaro
17
Kimarni Smith ↑ 61'
8
Christopher Durkin ↑ 68'
25
Jackson Hopkins ↑ 86'

Coach Wayne Rooney

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Felipe Gutierrez	1
Felipe Gutierrez	1
Paul Arriola	1
Daniel Salloi	1
Khiry Shelton	1
Robert Voloder	1
Christian Benteke	1
Hosei Kijima	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.55 Sporting Kansas City xG

Expected Goals

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

1.33 D.C. United SC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Kansas City46% Draw26% D.C. United SC28%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 2.88

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw

72%

Draw or D.C. United SC

54%

Sporting Kansas City or D.C. United SC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Kansas City30% Draw45% D.C. United SC25%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.5%

2 – 1

8.6%

1 – 0

7.8%

0 – 0

7.5%

1 – 2

7.4%

2 – 0

6.6%

0 – 1

6.6%

2 – 2

5.8%

0 – 2

4.9%

3 – 1

4.5%

3 – 0

Actual

1 – 3

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap	Sporting Kansas City covers	Push	D.C. United SC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	13%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	20%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	17%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

27% ✗

D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

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

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

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

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

D.C. United SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Sporting Kansas City Form

D.C. United SC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Clean Sheet