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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 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
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 #10
26 Points 42
34 Played 34
7 / 5 / 22 W / D / L 10 / 12 / 12
40 Scored 49
81 Conceded 45
-41 GD +4
0.76 PPG 1.24
21% Win % 29%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
6% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season
18% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

Sporting Kansas City are 30th (26 pts). New York City FC are 10th (42 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
New York City FC
0-15
5/2
16-30
6/5
31-45
6/8
46-60
5/6
61-75
5/6
76+
5/10
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sporting Kansas City
Andre Luiz 7 G 1 A
New York City FC
Nicolas Fernandez Marcau 16 G 6 A
Agustin Ojeda 5 G 5 A
Hannes Wolf 5 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between Sporting Kansas City and New York City FC.
  • 5' New York City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sporting Kansas City and New York City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 20' The travelling New York City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 25' New York City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 30' Matt Besler has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Diego Rubio made 301 appearances and scored 64 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 40' David Villa, a Spain , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 45' Sporting Kansas City currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 50' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sporting Kansas City and New York City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 55' Sporting Kansas City are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined New York City FC backline.
  • 60' New York City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 65' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 70' Maxime Chanot is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sporting Kansas City so far.
  • 75' A quiet spell here at . New York City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 80' New York City FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 85' Lobato is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for New York City FC tonight.
  • 90' The energy levels are beginning to show. Patrick Vieira might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 0-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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
4 / 4
0.55 Sporting Kansas City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.05 New York City FC xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 62% + New York City FC to win 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Kansas City16% Draw23% New York City FC61%
Actual: New York City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes38% 0% No62%
Avg goals/match: 2.6
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw
39%
Draw or New York City FC
84%
Sporting Kansas City or New York City FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Kansas City7% Draw43% New York City FC50%
Actual: New York City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
14.8%
0 – 3
10.2%
0 – 0
9.1%
1 – 1
8.9%
1 – 2
8.3%
1 – 3
5.8%
0 – 4
5.2%
1 – 0
3.3%
1 – 4
3.1%
2 – 2
2.3%
0 – 5
2.2%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap Sporting Kansas City covers Push New York City FC covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 2% 98%
-1.5 2% — 98%
-1 2% 6% 92%
-0.5 8% — 92%
+0.5 29% — 71%
+1 29% 25% 47%
+1.5 53% — 47%
+2 53% 22% 24%
+2.5 76% — 24%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
New York City FC keeps clean sheet
58% ✓

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