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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 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

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 #7
21 Points 34
26 Played 27
6 / 3 / 17 W / D / L 10 / 4 / 13
31 Scored 48
63 Conceded 64
-32 GD -16
0.81 PPG 1.26
23% Win % 37%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
4% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season
19% Clean Sheets
Orlando City SC this season

Sporting Kansas City are 30th (21 pts). Orlando City SC are 7th (34 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sporting Kansas City
0-15
3/8
16-30
7/7
31-45
5/8
46-60
2/6
61-75
4/11
76+
4/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Orlando City SC
0-15
2/3
16-30
8/8
31-45
1/7
46-60
8/6
61-75
7/4
76+
9/11
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Orlando City SC
Martin Ojeda 13 G 1 A
Antoine Griezmann 8 G 4 A
Tyrese Spicer 6 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Sporting Kansas City is hosting Orlando City SC for another epic battle.
  • 5' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 10' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 15' Dom Dwyer is a natural forward and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sporting Kansas City tonight.
  • 20' Orlando City SC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
  • 25' Spain international Oriol Rosell has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 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' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sporting Kansas City side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 40' Sporting Kansas City is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 45' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 50' Carlos Ascues, a Peru , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 55' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 55 minutes.
  • 60' 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 Roger Espinoza suffering a number of foals already.
  • 65' Sporting Kansas City are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Orlando City SC's shape.
  • 70' Orlando City SC have won 438 goals from 290 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 75' Supporters expect more eagerness from Scott Sutter, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 80' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Peter Vermes will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 85' Orlando City SC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 90' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Sporting Kansas City take all three points.

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
Dejan Joveljic 1
Andres Perea 1
Nicolas Isimat-Mirin 1
Gianluca Busio 1
Remi Walter 1
Daniel Salloi 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
1.87 Sporting Kansas City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.49 Orlando City SC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 65% + Over 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Kansas City51% Draw23% Orlando City SC26%
Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.36
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 43%
57%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw
74%
Draw or Orlando City SC
49%
Sporting Kansas City or Orlando City SC
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Kansas City34% Draw41% Orlando City SC25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.6%
2 – 1
8.7%
1 – 2
7%
2 – 2
6.4%
2 – 0
6.1%
1 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
5.4%
0 – 0
5%
0 – 1
4.5%
3 – 2
4.1%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 0
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap Sporting Kansas City covers Push Orlando City SC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 14% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 20% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 16% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
23% ✗
Orlando City SC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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