Sporting KC supporters anticipate points in home game against DC United

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Competition: USA Major League Soccer
Competition: Wed 14.September
Match begins: 00:30 (UTC)
Venue: Children's Mercy Park (18467 seats)

Sporting KC are receiving DC United for another important fixture after their 0-0 result vs 13th-placed Houston Dynamo.

Insights:
  • Sporting KC have the fewest scored goals in the second half (16) in Major League Soccer
  • DC United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 2800 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Sporting KC form and stats

Sporting KC have collected 20 points from their Major League Soccer home games so far after 6-2-6. When Sporting KC hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Sporting KC, Vancouver Whitecaps, Colorado Rapids, Houston Dynamo and SJ Earthquakes), they have won 3 of 4 matches! Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Sporting KC, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.

Sporting KC shared the glory with Houston Dynamo in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0. Sweat, defender, was given a rating of 8.05/10 in that game, top of the team. Sweat hit the woodwork once, hit five key passes and won 3 of 9 duels.

Preceding that game was the away draw at LA Galaxy that finished 2-2.

The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Sporting KC's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played 8 games, won 6 matches, drawn 0 and lost 2.

The match schedule is unforgiving for Sporting KC as they have a new game in only four days, a Major League Soccer match thankfully also at home. Minnesota United are visiting.

Sporting KC has scored 17 league goals at home this season, in 14 matches. It's worth mentioning that 9 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. On the other hand, Sporting KC have conceded 16 goals. Sporting KC has at home met teams with this table position (low), four times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 3 of 4 times.

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DC United form and stats

DC United have only collected 11 points from their away games in the Major League Soccer, after 3-2-10 (15 played).

DC United aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 213 league minutes without a goal. Birnbaum was the last player to find the net. 243 minutes! That's how long the DC United goalkeeper David Ochoa and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

DC United are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at Real Salt Lake (placed 7th). Goalkeeper Ochoa made a total of seven saves, making him a hero against Real Salt Lake. Heavily contributing to the draw after 90 minutes. Goalkeeper Ochoa got the top player rating of the team with 8.32/10. Ochoa topped it up with a clean sheet.

A draw for DC United before that, at their own venue hosting Colorado Rapids (0-0).

Looking at the earlier recent performances of DC United when being an outsider away as they are today, we find 5 matches with the visitors losing 2 times, drawing 0 and winning 3 games.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting DC United as they have only managed to score 14 times from 15 away games in the league. DC United have conceded 33 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head statistics (for the previous ten meetings): Sporting KC won two games, four matches ended with a draw and DC United have four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / nine.

Top Goalscorers

DC UnitedT. Fountas
T. Fountas
11 goals
DC UnitedO. Williams Kamara
O. Williams Kamara
9 goals
Sporting KCJ. Russell
J. Russell
8 goals

Sporting KC missing players

DC United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sporting KC DC United
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
30 14 4 Played P 0 15 30
8 6 3 Won W 0 3 7
7 2 0 Drew D 0 2 6
15 6 1 Lost L 0 10 17
33 17 4 Scored S 0 14 32
51 16 2 Conceded C 0 33 59
90% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 93% 90%
70% 57% 25% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 67% 73%
53% 43% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 60% 60%
30% 21% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 33% 37%
13% 14% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 27% 23%
53% 43% 25% BTTS BTTS 0% 40% 43%
20% 29% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 13% 20%
37% 36% 25% Failed to Score F T 0% 53% 47%
 
3.7 4.3 3.2 Corners for (avg) C F 0 3.6 4.6
3.8 3.1 3.5 Corners against (avg) C A 0 5.7 4.7
2 2.1 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2.1 2.2
6 4 2 Red cards R C 0 3 4
 
11.6 13.4 13.2 Shots (avg) S ( 0 9 10.4
3.4 3.8 2.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 2.9 3.3
32% 32% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 32% 33%
 
11.8 10.7 9.8 Shots against (avg) S A 0 16.2 14.8
4.5 3.6 2.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 6.5 5.8
Key stats in Major League Soccer this season:
  • DC United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • DC United have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Sporting KC have the fewest scored goals (17) at home in Major League Soccer
  • Sporting KC have the fewest scored goals in the second half (16) in Major League Soccer

  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 30 19 3 8 60 34 15 12 2 1 36 13 15 7 1 7 24 21 26 60
2 Austin 30 15 6 9 60 45 14 7 4 3 37 21 16 8 2 6 23 24 15 51
3 Dallas 31 13 10 8 45 34 16 9 4 3 26 14 15 4 6 5 19 20 11 49
4 Nashville SC 31 12 10 9 49 38 16 6 6 4 29 19 15 6 4 5 20 19 11 46
5 Portland Timbers 31 11 12 8 50 47 16 8 6 2 27 17 15 3 6 6 23 30 3 45
6 Minnesota United 30 13 5 12 44 44 15 7 4 4 24 19 15 6 1 8 20 25 0 44
7 Real Salt Lake 30 11 10 9 38 38 15 8 5 2 23 12 15 3 5 7 15 26 0 43
8 LA Galaxy 29 11 7 11 47 43 15 7 3 5 30 23 14 4 4 6 17 20 4 40
9 Seattle Sounders 30 12 3 15 43 40 15 9 1 5 26 16 15 3 2 10 17 24 3 39
10 Colorado Rapids 30 9 9 12 41 51 15 8 5 2 26 14 15 1 4 10 15 37 -10 36
11 Vancouver Whitecaps 30 9 7 14 33 54 14 7 3 4 18 19 16 2 4 10 15 35 -21 34
12 Sporting KC 30 8 7 15 33 51 14 6 2 6 17 16 16 2 5 9 16 35 -18 31
13 Houston Dynamo 30 8 6 16 36 48 15 5 5 5 20 18 15 3 1 11 16 30 -12 30
14 SJ Earthquakes 29 7 9 13 44 61 14 6 5 3 26 23 15 1 4 10 18 38 -17 30

Table
  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 30 19 3 8 60 34 15 12 2 1 36 13 15 7 1 7 24 21 26 60
2 Austin 30 15 6 9 60 45 14 7 4 3 37 21 16 8 2 6 23 24 15 51
3 Dallas 31 13 10 8 45 34 16 9 4 3 26 14 15 4 6 5 19 20 11 49
4 Nashville SC 31 12 10 9 49 38 16 6 6 4 29 19 15 6 4 5 20 19 11 46
5 Portland Timbers 31 11 12 8 50 47 16 8 6 2 27 17 15 3 6 6 23 30 3 45
6 Minnesota United 30 13 5 12 44 44 15 7 4 4 24 19 15 6 1 8 20 25 0 44
7 Real Salt Lake 30 11 10 9 38 38 15 8 5 2 23 12 15 3 5 7 15 26 0 43
8 LA Galaxy 29 11 7 11 47 43 15 7 3 5 30 23 14 4 4 6 17 20 4 40
9 Seattle Sounders 30 12 3 15 43 40 15 9 1 5 26 16 15 3 2 10 17 24 3 39
10 Colorado Rapids 30 9 9 12 41 51 15 8 5 2 26 14 15 1 4 10 15 37 -10 36
11 Vancouver Whitecaps 30 9 7 14 33 54 14 7 3 4 18 19 16 2 4 10 15 35 -21 34
12 Sporting KC 30 8 7 15 33 51 14 6 2 6 17 16 16 2 5 9 16 35 -18 31
13 Houston Dynamo 30 8 6 16 36 48 15 5 5 5 20 18 15 3 1 11 16 30 -12 30
14 SJ Earthquakes 29 7 9 13 44 61 14 6 5 3 26 23 15 1 4 10 18 38 -17 30

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