USL Championship: Sporting Kansas City II - Atlanta United II preview and the hard facts

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Competition: USA USL Championship
Competition: Sat 14.August
Match begins: 21:00 (UTC)
Venue: Children's Mercy Park (18467 seats)

Sporting Kansas City II hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 14 points and a 8th position in the USL Championship table. Visiting Atlanta United II holds 3rd place with 22 pts.

Insights:
  • Sporting Kansas City II have the most conceded goals (38) in USL Championship
  • Atlanta United II have the fewest points (5) away in USL Championship

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 Kansas City II form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the USL Championship this season. Sporting Kansas City II have only managed 1 win, 2 draws and 5 losses from their games here at Children's Mercy Park. The season ticket holders are starting to dread their visits here at Children's Mercy Park, with the home team losing four in a row. They have not avoided a defeat here since the Tulsa Roughnecks game.

No payout for Kansas in their previous match, an away game at Birmingham Legion that ended in defeat 2-4. As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today?

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Louisville City (1-4).

Sporting Kansas City II has scored 10 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches. Kansas have conceded 16 goals in these home games, a significant number. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Atlanta United II form and stats

There's been little loot from Atlanta United II's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 7 away games in the USL Championship. Atlanta United II only have 1 win to counter their 4 defeats and 2 draws.

Atlanta played 2-2 against OKC Energy in their previous match. As mentioned above, Atlanta drew the match against OKC Energy. Manager J. Collison brought on D. Mejia to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked.

Prior to that match, a home win 6-2 against Indy Eleven.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Atlanta United II as they have only managed to score 6 times from 7 away games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Atlanta's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 12 goals from these trips. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Atlanta United II - Kansas 0-1 played earlier this season. Numbers for the prior four meetings between these two parties are: one win for Sporting Kansas City II, two draws and one win for Atlanta United II. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: two games.

Top Goalscorers

KansasE. Mushagalusa
E. Mushagalusa
6 goals
Atlanta United IIA. McFadden
A. McFadden
6 goals
Atlanta United IIT. Wolff
T. Wolff
5 goals

Sporting Kansas City II missing players

Atlanta United II missing players

Sporting Kansas City II Atlanta United II
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
19 8 2 Played P 1 7 19
3 1 1 Won W 0 1 5
5 2 1 Drew D 0 2 7
11 5 0 Lost L 1 4 7
23 10 5 Scored S 0 6 30
38 16 2 Conceded C 1 12 28
89% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
79% 88% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 71% 74%
58% 75% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 43% 58%
42% 38% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 43% 47%
32% 25% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 11%
63% 75% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 43% 58%
16% 12% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 14% 16%
32% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 43% 26%
 
5.5 7.1 6 Corners for (avg) C F 0 1.4 4.2
6.3 5.1 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 10 6.9 4.4
2.2 2.6 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2 2.3
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8.7 13.2 13 Shots (avg) S ( 7 6.4 9.9
3.2 4.6 4.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 1.7 3.4
38% 27% 56% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 50% 46%
Key stats in USL Championship this season:
  • Atlanta United II have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Atlanta United II have the fewest points (5) away in USL Championship
  • Atlanta United II have the fewest scored goals (6) away in USL Championship
  • Atlanta United II have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Atlanta United II haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Sporting Kansas City II have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sporting Kansas City II have the most conceded goals (38) in USL Championship
  • Sporting Kansas City II have the most conceded goals in the first half (14) in USL Championship
  • Sporting Kansas City II have the most conceded goals in the second half (24) in USL Championship
  • Sporting Kansas City II have the the worst goal difference (-15) in USL Championship
  • Sporting Kansas City II have the the worst goal difference (-6) at home in USL Championship
  • Sporting Kansas City II have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Sporting Kansas City II is in the worst form (1-1-4)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Louisville City 17 11 3 3 37 20 11 8 2 1 25 10 6 3 1 2 12 10 17 36
2 Birmingham Legion 17 10 2 5 23 18 8 5 1 2 13 8 9 5 1 3 10 10 5 32
3 Atlanta United II 19 5 7 7 30 28 12 4 5 3 24 16 7 1 2 4 6 12 2 22
4 OKC Energy 18 5 7 6 20 21 9 2 4 3 9 9 9 3 3 3 11 12 -1 22
5 Tulsa Roughnecks 16 7 1 8 25 29 7 4 0 3 15 13 9 3 1 5 10 16 -4 22
6 Memphis 901 15 5 5 5 16 20 5 2 1 2 5 5 10 3 4 3 11 15 -4 20
7 Indy Eleven 16 5 4 7 19 24 8 1 2 5 6 10 8 4 2 2 13 14 -5 19
8 Sporting Kansas City II 19 3 5 11 23 38 8 1 2 5 10 16 11 2 3 6 13 22 -15 14

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The USL Championship, formerly known as United Soccer League (USL) is the second level of league football (soccer) in the United States and Canada. The USL Championship has 36 teams divided into two conference, Eastern and Western. Nearly half the teams are reserve teams/affiliates of the biggest US clubs.