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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 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
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 #9
26 Points 46
34 Played 34
7 / 5 / 22 W / D / L 13 / 7 / 14
40 Scored 63
81 Conceded 78
-41 GD -15
0.76 PPG 1.35
21% Win % 38%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
6% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season
18% Clean Sheets
Orlando City SC this season

Sporting Kansas City are 30th (26 pts). Orlando City SC are 9th (46 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
Orlando City SC
0-15
5/5
16-30
10/10
31-45
5/8
46-60
10/10
61-75
7/5
76+
13/15
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sporting Kansas City
Andre Luiz 7 G 1 A
Orlando City SC
Martin Ojeda 16 G 4 A
Antoine Griezmann 14 G 6 A
Tyrese Spicer 6 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at !
  • 5' A quiet spell here at . Sporting Kansas City seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 10' It looks surprising Sporting Kansas City does not make any changes. Ilie Sanchez has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sporting Kansas City needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 20' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sporting Kansas City must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sporting Kansas City and Orlando City SC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 35' With 0 assists to his name this season, Yohan Croizet is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Orlando City SC.
  • 40' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 45' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 50' Graham Zusi is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Orlando City SC so far.
  • 55' 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.
  • 60' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. James O'Connor will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 65' Orlando City SC is showing some good football. However, Orlando City SC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 70' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Orlando City SC that had 302 games and scored 466 goals.
  • 75' The travelling Orlando City SC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 80' Orlando City SC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 85' Felipe Gutierrez needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 90' Orlando City SC have won 466 goals from 302 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • The final score is 1-0.

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
Tesho Akindele 2
Nani 2
Tyrese Spicer 1
Benji Michel 1
Nicolas Rodriguez 1
Johnny Russell 1
Dejan Joveljic 1
Andres Perea 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
1.82 Sporting Kansas City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.51 Orlando City SC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 65% + Over 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Kansas City50% Draw23% Orlando City SC27%
Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.33
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 42%
58%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw
73%
Draw or Orlando City SC
50%
Sporting Kansas City or Orlando City SC
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Kansas City33% Draw42% Orlando City SC25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.7%
2 – 1
8.6%
1 – 2
7.2%
2 – 2
6.5%
2 – 0
5.9%
1 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
5.2%
0 – 0
5.1%
0 – 1
4.7%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 2
4%
1 – 3
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap Sporting Kansas City covers Push Orlando City SC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 13% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 20% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 69% — 31%
+1 69% 16% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
23% ✗
Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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