Sunday , 16 August 2026

Sporting Kansas City vs Nashville SC, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

MLS · 2022
Sporting Kansas City
1 – 2
Full Time
Nashville SC
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

Match Preview

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

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

2
2
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
14 Points 40
18 Played 18
4 / 2 / 12 W / D / L 12 / 4 / 2
18 Scored 35
46 Conceded 14
-28 GD +21
0.78 PPG 2.22
22% Win % 67%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season
42% Clean Sheets
Nashville SC this season

Sporting Kansas City are 30th (14 pts). Nashville SC are 1st (40 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
Nashville SC
0-15
2/1
16-30
5/3
31-45
2/2
46-60
5/1
61-75
5/3
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sporting Kansas City
Dejan Joveljic 8 G 1 A
Nashville SC
Sam Surridge 10 G
Hany Mukhtar 6 G 4 A
Warren Madrigal 5 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 Nashville SC.
  • 5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sporting Kansas City and Nashville SC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 15' With 0 assists to his name this season, Charles Sapong is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Nashville SC.
  • 17' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Cameron Duke.
  • 22' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sporting Kansas City that had 285 games and scored 439 goals.
  • 26' What a moment for Remi Walter! That strike on 26 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 31' 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.
  • 36' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 41' Nashville SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 46' Felipe Hernandez is ready to make an impact after coming on for Cameron Duke at the 46 minute mark.
  • 51' A goal from the United States international David Romney! He fires home on 51 to make it 1-1!
  • 52' Sporting Kansas City player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 57' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sporting Kansas City side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 62' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 63' It’s a booking for Sporting Kansas City player. Felipe Hernandez gets a Yellow card.
  • 68' The 33-year-old Khiry Shelton has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 69' Charles Sapong does the damage! The net is bulging and Nashville SC surge ahead!
  • 74' It’s high time Gary Smith made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 76' It is a substitution in Sporting Kansas City team. Roger Espinoza is replaced by Marinos Tzionis on 76 minute.
  • 77' The whistle greets Brian Anunga as he departs to be replaced by Anibal Godoy.
  • 79' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Taylor Washington.
  • 83' Sporting Kansas City ring the changes. Ben Sweat has done his job and it is now time for Logan Ndenbe to step up.
  • 88' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sporting Kansas City and Nashville SC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 90' It is a substitution in Nashville SC team. Randall Leal is replaced by Luke Haakenson on 90 minute.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

Nashville SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Smith

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Walker Zimmerman 1
Remi Walter 1
David Romney 1
Charles Sapong 1
Graham Zusi 1
Felipe Hernandez 1
Ake Arnaud Loba 1
Fafa Picault 1

Head to Head

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

Sporting Kansas City Form

2022-04-10 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Nashville SC L 2022-04-03 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2022-03-26 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Real Salt Lake W 2022-03-19 Chicago Fire FC 3–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2022-03-13 Colorado Rapids SC 2–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2022-03-05 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Houston Dynamo W

Nashville SC Form

2022-04-10 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Nashville SC W 2022-04-02 Columbus Crew SC 0–1 Nashville SC W 2022-03-20 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Nashville SC L 2022-03-13 FC Dallas 2–0 Nashville SC L 2022-03-05 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Nashville SC D 2022-02-28 Seattle Sounders FC 0–1 Nashville SC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.9 Sporting Kansas City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.1 Nashville SC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 57% + Nashville SC to win 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Kansas City20% Draw24% Nashville SC56%
Actual: Nashville SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 3
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw
44%
Draw or Nashville SC
80%
Sporting Kansas City or Nashville SC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sporting Kansas City13% Draw41% Nashville SC46%
Actual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
10.8%
1 – 1
10.2%
0 – 1
9.9%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 3
7.4%
1 – 3
6.7%
0 – 0
6.6%
2 – 2
4.3%
2 – 1
4.1%
0 – 4
3.9%
1 – 0
3.8%
1 – 4
3.6%

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% 9% 86%
-0.5 14% — 86%
+0.5 36% — 64%
+1 36% 23% 40%
+1.5 60% — 40%
+2 60% 19% 21%
+2.5 79% — 21%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
13% ✓
Nashville SC keeps clean sheet
41% ✓

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