Sporting Kansas City vs Nashville SC, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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Sun 10 Apr 2022 · 00:30 UTC Children's Mercy Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Cameron Duke 17' Y

Roger Espinoza 52' Y

Felipe Hernandez 63' Y

Y 79' Taylor Washington

Overview

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

Sporting Kansas City 26 games · 21 pts (2026/26)
Nashville SC 27 games · 60 pts (2026/26)

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

Sporting Kansas City 4 games · Avg 3.0 goals Nashville SC

Last 5 meetings

2022-04-10 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Nashville SC 2020-10-11 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Nashville SC

Recent Form

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
13 Mar	Colorado Rapids SC	A	0–2	L
05 Mar	Houston Dynamo	H	1–0	W

Nashville SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
10 Apr	Sporting Kansas City	A	2–1	W
02 Apr	Columbus Crew SC	A	1–0	W
20 Mar	Real Salt Lake	A	1–2	L
13 Mar	FC Dallas	A	0–2	L
05 Mar	Minnesota United FC	A	1–1	D
28 Feb	Seattle Sounders FC	A	1–0	W

Season Stats

Sporting Kansas City		Nashville SC
#30	Position	#1
21	Points	60
26	Played	27
6 / 3 / 17	W / D / L	18 / 6 / 3
31	Scored	55
63	Conceded	21
-32	GD	+34
0.81	PPG	2.22
23%	Win %	67%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)

100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

4% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

48% Clean Sheets
Nashville SC this season

Sporting Kansas City are 30th (21 pts). Nashville SC are 1st (60 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

Nashville SC

0-15

3/1

16-30

7/3

31-45

5/2

46-60

6/2

61-75

5/6

76+

11/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Nashville SC

Sam Surridge	16 G	1 A
Hany Mukhtar	13 G	6 A
Warren Madrigal	5 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Sporting Kansas City gets underway.
5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Graham Zusi is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sporting Kansas City.
15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
17' Sporting Kansas City player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
22' David Romney has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
26' Against the run of play, Remi Walter has scored! This game has turned on its head.
31' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sporting Kansas City and Nashville SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
36' Nashville SC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
41' The travelling Nashville SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
46' The crowd applauds Cameron Duke as he leaves the pitch. Felipe Hernandez steps in for Sporting Kansas City.
51' A goal from the United States international David Romney! He fires home on 51 to make it 1-1!
52' Roger Espinoza picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
57' Nashville SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
62' Sporting Kansas City are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Nashville SC backline.
63' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Felipe Hernandez.
68' Sporting Kansas City currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
69' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Charles Sapong makes no mistake. 1-2!
74' A quiet spell here at Children's Mercy Park. Nashville SC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
76' Sporting Kansas City manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Marinos Tzionis is hanging Roger Espinoza on the field on 76 minute.
77' It is a substitution in Nashville SC team. Brian Anunga is replaced by Anibal Godoy on 77 minute.
79' Nashville SC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
83' Sporting Kansas City manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Logan Ndenbe is hanging Ben Sweat on the field on 83 minute.
88' Sporting Kansas City have won 440 goals from 289 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
90' The whistle greets Randall Leal as he departs to be replaced by Luke Haakenson.
Sporting Kansas City will have plenty to reflect on. Nashville SC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

Nashville SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Smith

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Charles Sapong	1
Graham Zusi	1
Felipe Hernandez	1
Ake Arnaud Loba	1
Fafa Picault	1
Hany Mukhtar	1
Gerso Fernandes	1
Jack Maher	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.95 Sporting Kansas City xG

Expected Goals

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

2.09 Nashville SC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Kansas City21% Draw24% Nashville SC55%

Actual: Nashville SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 3.04

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw

45%

Draw or Nashville SC

79%

Sporting Kansas City or Nashville SC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Kansas City14% Draw42% Nashville SC44%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.3%

0 – 2

10.3%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

9.4%

0 – 3

1 – 3

6.7%

0 – 0

6.4%

2 – 2

4.6%

2 – 1

4.4%

1 – 0

3.8%

0 – 4

3.7%

1 – 4

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap	Sporting Kansas City covers	Push	Nashville SC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	4%	95%
-1.5	5%	—	95%
-1	5%	10%	85%
-0.5	15%	—	85%
+0.5	38%	—	62%
+1	38%	23%	39%
+1.5	61%	—	39%
+2	61%	19%	20%
+2.5	80%	—	20%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

Nashville SC keeps clean sheet

39% ✓

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

Sporting Kansas City vs Nashville 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

Nashville SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Sporting Kansas City Form

Nashville 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