Saturday , 14 November 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 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
3
Sporting Kansas City 5 games · Avg 3.2 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
26 Points 77
34 Played 34
7 / 5 / 22 W / D / L 23 / 8 / 3
40 Scored 71
81 Conceded 25
-41 GD +46
0.76 PPG 2.26
21% Win % 68%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
6% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season
50% Clean Sheets
Nashville SC this season

Sporting Kansas City are 30th (26 pts). Nashville SC are 1st (77 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
Nashville SC
0-15
4/1
16-30
10/3
31-45
6/4
46-60
7/2
61-75
7/7
76+
16/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sporting Kansas City
Andre Luiz 7 G 1 A
Nashville SC
Sam Surridge 21 G 1 A
Hany Mukhtar 16 G 8 A
Warren Madrigal 5 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Children's Mercy Park will turn into a battlefield for Sporting Kansas City and Nashville SC.
  • 5' Sean Davis has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 10' Nashville SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sporting Kansas City and Nashville SC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 17' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Cameron Duke.
  • 22' international Ake Arnaud Loba has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 26' Remi Walter puts Sporting Kansas City on the lead.
  • 31' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Nashville SC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 36' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 41' The travelling Nashville SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 46' Felipe Hernandez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Cameron Duke on 46 minute.
  • 51' Brilliant from the ! David Romney makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 51.
  • 52' Roger Espinoza is having his name booked by the referee on 52.
  • 57' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 62' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 63' A moment of madness from Felipe Hernandez on 63 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Sporting Kansas City will be frustrated.
  • 68' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Nashville SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 69' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Charles Sapong makes no mistake. 1-2!
  • 74' Sporting Kansas City is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 76' Sporting Kansas City make a change. Roger Espinoza trudges off to be replaced by Marinos Tzionis on 76 minutes.
  • 77' A change in the Nashville SC ranks — Brian Anunga exits the field as Anibal Godoy enters on 77.
  • 79' Poor challenge from Taylor Washington. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 83' Logan Ndenbe is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ben Sweat at the 83 minute mark.
  • 88' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 90' Randall Leal makes way for Luke Haakenson at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from Nashville SC.
  • Full Time. Nashville SC beats Sporting Kansas City

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
Hany Mukhtar 2
Gerso Fernandes 1
Erik Hurtado 1
Warren Madrigal 1
Walker Zimmerman 1
Fafa Picault 1
Remi Walter 1
Jack Maher 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
0.93 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 57% + Nashville SC to win 55%

Match Result

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

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 3.02
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
45%
Draw or Nashville SC
80%
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
0 – 2
10.5%
1 – 1
10.3%
0 – 1
9.7%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 3
7.2%
1 – 3
6.6%
0 – 0
6.5%
2 – 2
4.4%
2 – 1
4.2%
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 37% — 63%
+1 37% 23% 40%
+1.5 60% — 40%
+2 60% 19% 20%
+2.5 80% — 20%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
13% ✓
Nashville SC keeps clean sheet
40% ✓

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