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Sporting Kansas City vs New York City FC, 2018

MLS · 2018
Sporting Kansas City
0 – 2
Full Time
New York City FC
Mon 5 Mar 2018 · 00:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Sporting Kansas City vs New York City FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Mark Geiger
  • Referee Frank Anderson
  • Referee Kyle Atkins
  • Referee Nima Saghafi

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 New York City FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-03-05 Sporting Kansas City 0–2 New York City FC

Recent Form

Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Mar New York City FC H 0–2 L
New York City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Mar Sporting Kansas City A 2–0 W

Season Stats

Sporting Kansas City New York City FC
#30 Position #8
11 Points 19
14 Played 15
3 / 2 / 9 W / D / L 5 / 4 / 6
14 Scored 25
36 Conceded 21
-22 GD +4
0.79 PPG 1.27
21% Win % 33%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season
20% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

Sporting Kansas City are 30th (11 pts). New York City FC are 8th (19 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
New York City FC
0-15
2/–
16-30
2/3
31-45
1/3
46-60
3/2
61-75
1/2
76+
2/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Sporting Kansas City and New York City FC.
  • 5' Sporting Kansas City is showing some good football. However, Sporting Kansas City are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Peter Vermes might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 15' A quiet spell here at . Sporting Kansas City seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 20' Honduras international Roger Espinoza has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sporting Kansas City that had 281 games and scored 435 goals.
  • 30' Sporting Kansas City are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 35' It is a cagey affair so far. Sporting Kansas City in their trying to find a way past New York City FC's compact .
  • 40' Jesus Medina has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 45' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 45 minutes.
  • 50' 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.
  • 55' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ben Sweat made 286 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 60' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 65' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 70' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 75' New York City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 80' Sporting Kansas City is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 85' It looks surprising Sporting Kansas City does not make any changes. Maxime Chanot has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 90' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • Sporting Kansas City will have plenty to reflect on. New York City FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Patrick Vieira

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.49 Sporting Kansas City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.29 New York City FC xG
I would bet for: New York City FC to win 65% + Under — clean sheet likely 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Kansas City14% Draw21% New York City FC65%
Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes35% 0% No65%
Avg goals/match: 2.78
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
35%
Draw or New York City FC
86%
Sporting Kansas City or New York City FC
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Kansas City6% Draw39% New York City FC55%
Actual: New York City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
14.1%
0 – 3
11.9%
0 – 0
7.8%
1 – 2
7.7%
1 – 1
7.4%
0 – 4
6.8%
1 – 3
5.9%
1 – 4
3.5%
0 – 5
3.2%
1 – 0
2.5%
2 – 2
1.9%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap Sporting Kansas City covers Push New York City FC covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 1% 99%
-1.5 1% — 99%
-1 1% 4% 94%
-0.5 6% — 94%
+0.5 23% — 77%
+1 23% 23% 54%
+1.5 46% — 54%
+2 46% 23% 31%
+2.5 69% — 31%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
11% ✓
New York City FC keeps clean sheet
62% ✓

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