Sporting KC are counting on their home fans to support them during this match with Columbus Crew. Who triumphs at Children's Mercy Park?
- Sporting KC have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Columbus Crew have yet to win a game away.
It's quite the trip for Columbus Crew when visiting Sporting KC as the cities are 1000 kilometers apart.
Columbus Crew could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a US Open Cup game only four sleeps ago. That game, against Detroit City, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Columbus Crew.
Sporting KC form and stats
Sporting KC must be fairly happy with 6 points from their first three Major League Soccer games here at Children's Mercy Park. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Sporting KC to get some points in this home game.
Sporting KC lost their last game at Los Angeles FC (placed 1st) after a 1-3 scoreline. Fontàs was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.05 out of 10. The defender Fontàs won 5 of 8 duels.
Preceding that match was the home game against Nashville SC that was lost 1-2.From these home matches, Sporting KC have conceded only 2 goals.
Columbus Crew form and stats
Still no away game victory in the Major League Soccer for Columbus Crew with 2 draws and 1 loss from their first 3 attempts. It's a growing despair in Columbus as they have recorded three consecutive losses.
Columbus Crew aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 270 league minutes without a goal. Nagbe was the last player to find the net.
Two away games in a row for Columbus Crew, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-2 versus Detroit City in the US Open Cup.
A 0-2 loss hosting Orlando City before that.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found ten similar matches played by Columbus Crew in our archives, and the results are: one win for Columbus, four draws and five defeats.
Columbus Crew find the net regularly in their away games. 4 goals from 3 away fixtures in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Columbus Crew have conceded 5 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's seven Sporting KC victories, two draws and one Columbus Crew win. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less. The matches between these teams have had a tendency to be a bit wild, having seen 6 sending-offs from the last ten duels.Top Goalscorers
  L. Zelarayán 4 goals |   R. Walter 2 goals | D. Etienne Jr. 2 goals |
Sporting KC missing players
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| Sporting KC | Columbus Crew | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 3 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | 3 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 14 | 2 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 62% | 33% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 71% |
| 50% | 33% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 33% | 43% |
| 38% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 33% | 29% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 33% | 14% |
| 50% | 33% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 43% |
| 25% | 67% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 43% |
| 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 9 | 6.3 | 6.4 |
| 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.7 | 4.4 |
| 2.1 | 2.7 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.3 | 2.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.6 | 14.3 | 14.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 20 | 15.7 | 16.6 |
| 3.1 | 4.7 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 8 | 4 | 4.7 |
| 24% | 21% | 21% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 33% | 30% |
| 11.9 | 11 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7 | 9.7 | 8.1 |
| 4.6 | 4 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4 | 3.3 |
- Columbus Crew have yet to win a game away.
- Columbus Crew haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sporting KC have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Sporting KC haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Los Angeles FC | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 16 |
| 2 | Austin | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 14 |
| 3 | LA Galaxy | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| 4 | Dallas | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 5 | Houston Dynamo | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| 6 | Real Salt Lake | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -4 | 12 |
| 7 | Minnesota United | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 8 | Nashville SC | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 11 |
| 9 | Portland Timbers | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -3 | 10 |
| 10 | Colorado Rapids | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -2 | 8 |
| 11 | Seattle Sounders | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 7 |
| 12 | Sporting KC | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 12 | -8 | 6 |
| 13 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -8 | 4 |
| 14 | SJ Earthquakes | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -6 | 3 |
