Toronto vs Sporting KC: Match guide and preview

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Competition: USA Major League Soccer
Date: Fri 07.June
Match begins: 23:00 (UTC)
Venue: BMO Field (22591 seats)

An important duel in the bottom section of the league table, with both teams experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic “six-pointer” with the home team placed 9th and the visitors in 10th place.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

It's quite the trip for Sporting KC when visiting Toronto as the cities are 1600 kilometers apart.

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Toronto form and stats

3-2-3 (win-draw-lost) are the numbers at home for Toronto so far this season.

Toronto manager G. Vanney and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Vancouver Whitecaps in the Major League Soccer. Preceding that match was a defeat to SJ Earthquakes (1-2).

Toronto can score goals in their home matches. After 8 matches they have found the net 16 times. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 13 goals have been conceded.

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Sporting KC form and stats

There's been little loot from Sporting KC's travels as they have only collected 3 points from 6 away games. Sporting KC, who have the fewest scored goals (5) away in Major League Soccer, only have 0 wins to counter their 3 defeats and 3 draws.

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Houston Dynamo in their previous outing. The Major League Soccer match ended in a draw 1-1. Preceding that, the 0-2 home loss versus LA Galaxy.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Sporting KC as they have only managed to score 5 times from 6 away games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Sporting KC have conceded 10 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 1 Toronto victory, 3 draws and 6 Sporting KC wins. 8 of these games ended with three goals or more, 2 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

J. Russell
7 goals / 3 assists
K. Németh
7 goals / 1 assists
Pozuelo
5 goals / 5 assists

Toronto missing players

Sporting KC missing players

Toronto Sporting KC
Total Home Home vs low Statistic Away vs low Away Total
14 8 1 Played 1 6 14
5 3 1 Won 0 0 3
3 2 0 Drew 1 3 6
6 3 0 Lost 0 3 5
24 16 3 Scored 1 5 24
23 13 2 Conceded 1 10 25
93% 88% 100% Over 0.5 100% 100% 100%
93% 88% 100% Over 1.5 100% 83% 93%
71% 88% 100% Over 2.5 0% 33% 50%
43% 50% 100% Over 3.5 0% 17% 36%
21% 25% 100% Over 4.5 0% 17% 29%
64% 75% 100% BTTS 100% 83% 71%
21% 25% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 0% 7%
21% 12% 0% Failed To Score 0% 17% 21%
 
6.1 6.4 6 Corners For (avg) 6 3 4.8
4.4 3.2 5 Corners Against (avg) 5 5.5 4.4
1.6 1.2 1 Yellow Cards (avg) 4 2.8 2.1
1 0 0 Red Cards 0 1 2
Key stats this season:
  • Sporting KC have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Sporting KC have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Sporting KC have yet to win a game away.
  • Sporting KC haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Toronto have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Toronto have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Sporting KC have scored away.

Toronto
All Major League Soccer Championship CONCACAF Champions League Club Friendlies
All Home Away
11-05-19 MLS Toronto 1 - 2 Philadelphia Union
16-05-19 MLS Toronto 0 - 0 DC United
18-05-19 MLS Real Salt Lake 3 - 0 Toronto
26-05-19 MLS Toronto 1 - 2 SJ Earthquakes
01-06-19 MLS Vancouver Whitecaps 1 - 1 Toronto
07-06-19 MLS Toronto 23:00 Sporting KC
23-06-19 MLS Dallas - Toronto
27-06-19 MLS Toronto - Atlanta United
30-06-19 MLS DC United - Toronto
05-07-19 MLS LA Galaxy 02:30 Toronto
Sporting KC
All US Open Cup Mobile Mini Sun Cup Major League Soccer CONCACAF Champions League Club Friendlies
All Home Away
12-05-19 MLS DC United 1 - 0 Sporting KC
19-05-19 MLS Sporting KC 1 - 1 Vancouver Whitecaps
26-05-19 MLS Sporting KC 3 - 2 Seattle Sounders
30-05-19 MLS Sporting KC 0 - 2 LA Galaxy
02-06-19 MLS Houston Dynamo 1 - 1 Sporting KC
07-06-19 MLS Toronto 23:00 Sporting KC
13-06-19 UOC Minnesota United - Sporting KC
18-06-19 CF Arizona Sahuaros 14:30 Sporting KC
23-06-19 MLS Columbus Crew 21:30 Sporting KC
30-06-19 MLS Real Salt Lake 02:00 Sporting KC

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Philadelphia Union 16 8 4 4 28 18 9 5 2 2 19 9 7 3 2 2 9 9 10 28
2 DC United 17 7 6 4 23 18 9 4 3 2 15 11 8 3 3 2 8 7 5 27
3 Atlanta United 15 8 2 5 19 11 8 5 2 1 12 4 7 3 0 4 7 7 8 26
4 New York RB 15 7 3 5 25 16 9 5 1 3 17 10 6 2 2 2 8 6 9 24
5 Montreal Impact 17 7 3 7 19 27 6 3 1 2 4 6 11 4 2 5 15 21 -8 24
6 New York City 13 4 8 1 18 15 5 1 4 0 4 3 8 3 4 1 14 12 3 20
7 Chicago Fire 16 4 6 6 24 23 8 4 3 1 17 8 8 0 3 5 7 15 1 18
8 Orlando City 15 5 3 7 22 21 8 3 1 4 14 14 7 2 2 3 8 7 1 18
9 Toronto 14 5 3 6 24 23 8 3 2 3 16 13 6 2 1 3 8 10 1 18
10 Columbus Crew 16 5 2 9 16 24 9 4 2 3 11 11 7 1 0 6 5 13 -8 17
11 New England 15 3 4 8 15 32 8 3 1 4 7 12 7 0 3 4 8 20 -17 13
12 Cincinnati 15 3 2 10 12 28 6 2 1 3 6 9 9 1 1 7 6 19 -16 11

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