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

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 #9
11 Points 18
14 Played 15
3 / 2 / 9 W / D / L 4 / 6 / 5
14 Scored 21
36 Conceded 25
-22 GD -4
0.79 PPG 1.20
21% Win % 27%

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
40% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season

Sporting Kansas City are 30th (11 pts). D.C. United SC are 9th (18 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Sporting Kansas City is hosting D.C. United SC for another epic battle.
  • 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Miguel Berry made 284 appearances and scored 14 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 10' Chris Odoi-Atsem has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. D.C. United SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 20' 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.
  • 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 is having his name booked by the referee on 29.
  • 31' D.C. United SC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 31.
  • 34' GOAL! Khiry Shelton scores on 34.
  • 39' It’s high time Wayne Rooney made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 44' Sporting Kansas City is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 46' Erik Thommy has so much to prove this time. He replaces Roger Espinoza on 46 minute.
  • 51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 56' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 60' Another change for D.C. United SC made on 60 minute. Ola Kamara leaves to be changed by Nigel Robertha.
  • 61' The Sporting Kansas City manager makes a substitution. Khiry Shelton departs to be replaced by William Agada.
  • 63' The referee shows D.C. United SC player a Yellow card on 63.
  • 68' Christopher Durkin is replacing Sofiane Djeffal for the D.C. United SC side.
  • 70' Goal! Robert Voloder scores his 2 goal in 398 matches.
  • 73' D.C. United SC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 78' D.C. United SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 78.
  • 83' 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.
  • 86' Another change for D.C. United SC made on 86 minute. Victor Palsson leaves to be changed by Jackson Hopkins.
  • 87' Goal! Daniel Salloi scores his 64 goal in 281 matches.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for Sporting Kansas City and D.C. United SC (для сухой ничьи).

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
1.55 Sporting Kansas City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.28 D.C. United SC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Kansas City47% Draw26% D.C. United SC27%
Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes57% 0% No43%
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
73%
Draw or D.C. United SC
53%
Sporting Kansas City or D.C. United SC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sporting Kansas City31% Draw46% D.C. United SC23%
Actual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.6%
2 – 1
8.7%
1 – 0
8.3%
0 – 0
7.8%
1 – 2
7.2%
2 – 0
7%
0 – 1
6.6%
2 – 2
5.6%
0 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
4.5%
3 – 0
Actual
1 – 3
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap Sporting Kansas City covers Push D.C. United SC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 21% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 17% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
29% ✗
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.