Saturday , 14 November 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 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

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 #14
26 Points 33
34 Played 34
7 / 5 / 22 W / D / L 7 / 12 / 15
40 Scored 39
81 Conceded 61
-41 GD -22
0.76 PPG 0.97
21% Win % 21%

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
6% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season
24% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season

Sporting Kansas City are 30th (26 pts). D.C. United SC are 14th (33 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
D.C. United SC
0-15
3/4
16-30
6/6
31-45
5/9
46-60
5/10
61-75
3/8
76+
8/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sporting Kansas City
Andre Luiz 7 G 1 A
D.C. United SC
Tai Baribo 16 G 1 A
Louis Munteanu 6 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. D.C. United SC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 10' Kimarni Smith is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for D.C. United SC so far.
  • 15' The -year-old Steven Birnbaum has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 20' It’s high time Peter Vermes made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 25' 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.
  • 29' Roger Espinoza picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 31' Ravel Morrison has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 31.
  • 34' What a moment for Khiry Shelton! That strike on 34 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 39' Andreu Fontas is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for D.C. United SC tonight.
  • 44' D.C. United SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 46' Another change for Sporting Kansas City made on 46 minute. Roger Espinoza leaves to be changed by Erik Thommy.
  • 51' Sporting Kansas City are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against D.C. United SC's shape.
  • 56' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 60' Nigel Robertha has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ola Kamara on 60 minute.
  • 61' The Sporting Kansas City manager makes a substitution. Khiry Shelton departs to be replaced by William Agada.
  • 63' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Christian Benteke on 63 minutes.
  • 68' The D.C. United SC manager makes a substitution. Sofiane Djeffal departs to be replaced by Christopher Durkin.
  • 70' Magnificent from Robert Voloder! That is 2 goals in 405 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 73' The referee has no hesitation. Kimarni Smith is booked for D.C. United SC — Yellow card on 73.
  • 78' Sporting Kansas City have won 457 goals from 297 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 83' Martin Rodriguez has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 86' Fresh legs for D.C. United SC! Jackson Hopkins comes on to replace Victor Palsson.
  • 87' Brilliant from the ! Daniel Salloi makes it 3-0 with a superb finish on 87.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Sporting Kansas City 3-0 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
Hosei Kijima 1
Erik Thommy 1
Felipe Gutierrez 1
Felipe Gutierrez 1
Paul Arriola 1
Daniel Salloi 1
Khiry Shelton 1
Robert Voloder 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
1.72 Sporting Kansas City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.04 D.C. United SC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Kansas City54% Draw25% D.C. United SC21%
Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.76
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw
79%
Draw or D.C. United SC
46%
Sporting Kansas City or D.C. United SC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sporting Kansas City37% Draw45% D.C. United SC18%
Actual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.2%
1 – 0
10.1%
2 – 1
9.4%
2 – 0
9.2%
0 – 0
8.2%
0 – 1
5.7%
1 – 2
5.6%
3 – 1
5.4%
3 – 0
Actual
2 – 2
4.9%
0 – 2
3.4%
3 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap Sporting Kansas City covers Push D.C. United SC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 16% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 23% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 13% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
36% ✗
D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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