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Sporting Kansas City vs Orlando City SC, 2018

MLS · 2018
Sporting Kansas City
1 – 0
Full Time
Orlando City SC
Sun 9 Sep 2018 · 00:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Sporting Kansas City vs Orlando City SC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Brian Dunn
  • Referee Matthew Nelson
  • Referee Hilario Grajeda
  • Referee Alan Kelly
  • Referee Ricardo Salazar

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
1
3
Sporting Kansas City 6 games · Avg 2.3 goals Orlando City SC
Last 5 meetings
2018-09-09 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Orlando City SC

Recent Form

Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Sep Orlando City SC H 1–0 W
01 Sep Seattle Sounders FC A 1–3 L
26 Aug Minnesota United FC H 2–0 W
19 Aug Portland Timbers H 3–0 W
12 Aug Los Angeles FC A 2–0 W
05 Aug Houston Dynamo A 1–0 W
Orlando City SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Sep Sporting Kansas City A 0–1 L
01 Sep Philadelphia Union H 2–2 D
25 Aug Atlanta United FC H 1–2 L
13 Aug D.C. United SC A 2–3 L
04 Aug New England Revolution H 3–3 D
30 Jul Los Angeles Galaxy A 3–4 L

Season Stats

Sporting Kansas City Orlando City SC
#30 Position #13
11 Points 14
14 Played 15
3 / 2 / 9 W / D / L 4 / 2 / 9
14 Scored 23
36 Conceded 44
-22 GD -21
0.79 PPG 0.93
21% Win % 27%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season
7% Clean Sheets
Orlando City SC this season

Sporting Kansas City are 30th (11 pts). Orlando City SC are 13th (14 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
Orlando City SC
0-15
1/2
16-30
4/4
31-45
–/5
46-60
3/2
61-75
2/2
76+
1/8
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between Sporting Kansas City and Orlando City SC.
  • 5' Orlando City SC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 10' Orlando City SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 20' Sporting Kansas City are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 25' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 30' The energy levels are beginning to show. Peter Vermes might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 35' Cristian Higuita needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 40' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 45' Orlando City SC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 50' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sporting Kansas City and Orlando City SC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 55' Orlando City SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 55.
  • 60' Sporting Kansas City currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 65' 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.
  • 70' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Orlando City SC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 75' Orlando City SC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 80' 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.
  • 85' Supporters expect more eagerness from Josue Colman, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 90' Joe Bendik, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Orlando City SC.

Lineups

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

Orlando City SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach James O'Connor

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Nani 2
Tesho Akindele 2
Andres Perea 1
Nicolas Isimat-Mirin 1
Gianluca Busio 1
Remi Walter 1
Daniel Salloi 1
Felipe Gutierrez 1

Head to Head

2018-09-09 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Orlando City SC

Sporting Kansas City Form

2018-09-09 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Orlando City SC W 2018-09-01 Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2018-08-26 Sporting Kansas City 2–0 Minnesota United FC W 2018-08-19 Sporting Kansas City 3–0 Portland Timbers W 2018-08-12 Los Angeles FC 0–2 Sporting Kansas City W 2018-08-05 Houston Dynamo 0–1 Sporting Kansas City W

Orlando City SC Form

2018-09-09 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Orlando City SC L 2018-09-01 Orlando City SC 2–2 Philadelphia Union D 2018-08-25 Orlando City SC 1–2 Atlanta United FC L 2018-08-13 D.C. United SC 3–2 Orlando City SC L 2018-08-04 Orlando City SC 3–3 New England Revolution D 2018-07-30 Los Angeles Galaxy 4–3 Orlando City SC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.88 Sporting Kansas City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.35 Orlando City SC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 63% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Kansas City53% Draw23% Orlando City SC24%
Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.23
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw
76%
Draw or Orlando City SC
47%
Sporting Kansas City or Orlando City SC
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Kansas City36% Draw42% Orlando City SC22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.9%
2 – 1
9.1%
2 – 0
7%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
6.5%
2 – 2
6.1%
3 – 1
5.7%
0 – 0
5.5%
0 – 1
4.6%
3 – 0
4.3%
3 – 2
3.9%
0 – 2
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap Sporting Kansas City covers Push Orlando City SC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 15% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 21% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 15% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
27% ✗
Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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