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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 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 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 #5
14 Points 26
18 Played 18
4 / 2 / 12 W / D / L 7 / 5 / 6
18 Scored 31
46 Conceded 24
-28 GD +7
0.78 PPG 1.44
22% Win % 39%

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
17% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

Sporting Kansas City are 30th (14 pts). New York City FC are 5th (26 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
New York City FC
0-15
4/–
16-30
3/4
31-45
2/4
46-60
3/2
61-75
2/2
76+
2/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sporting Kansas City
Dejan Joveljic 8 G 1 A
New York City FC
Nicolas Fernandez Marcau 11 G 3 A
Hannes Wolf 5 G 1 A
Agustin Ojeda 4 G 3 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Sporting Kansas City host New York City FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' The 44-year-old David Villa has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 10' Roger Espinoza, a Honduras , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 15' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Ben Sweat suffering a number of foals already.
  • 20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Sebastien Ibeagha made 289 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 25' Sporting Kansas City are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined New York City FC backline.
  • 30' It looks surprising Sporting Kansas City does not make any changes. Yohan Croizet has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 35' New York City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 40' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 40 minutes.
  • 45' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sporting Kansas City must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 50' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 55' New York City FC have won 459 goals from 289 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 60' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 65' Lobato has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 285 appearances.
  • 70' Supporters expect more eagerness from Matt Besler, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 75' It is a cagey affair so far. Sporting Kansas City in their trying to find a way past New York City FC's compact .
  • 80' Ismael Tajouri needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 85' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sporting Kansas City and New York City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 90' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Sporting Kansas City.

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
0.48 Sporting Kansas City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.35 New York City FC xG
I would bet for: New York City FC to win 66% + Under — clean sheet likely 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Kansas City14% Draw20% New York City FC66%
Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes35% 0% No65%
Avg goals/match: 2.83
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw
34%
Draw or New York City FC
86%
Sporting Kansas City or New York City FC
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Kansas City5% Draw38% New York City FC57%
Actual: New York City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
13.8%
0 – 3
12.3%
1 – 2
7.5%
0 – 0
7.4%
0 – 4
7.2%
1 – 1
7.1%
1 – 3
6%
1 – 4
3.6%
0 – 5
3.5%
1 – 0
2.3%
1 – 5
1.8%

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% 95%
-0.5 5% — 95%
+0.5 22% — 78%
+1 22% 23% 55%
+1.5 45% — 55%
+2 45% 23% 32%
+2.5 68% — 32%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
10% ✓
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.