USL Championship match preview and statistics: Sporting Kansas City II fight Memphis 901

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Competition: USA USL Championship
Competition: Sun 01.August
Match begins: 21:00 (UTC)
Venue: Children's Mercy Park (18467 seats)

USL Championship: Important and interesting fight between Sporting Kansas City II and Memphis 901 at Children's Mercy Park. Both are in need of a good run!

Insights:
  • Sporting Kansas City II have the most conceded goals (28) in USL Championship
  • Memphis 901 have the fewest scored goals (12) in USL Championship

Kansas have less rest than Memphis 901 in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a USL Championship game only four days ago. This match was also played here at Children's Mercy Park. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Memphis 901 have had more rest.

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Sporting Kansas City II form and stats

With 1 USL Championship win, 2 draws and 4 defeats from their home games, Sporting Kansas City II are certainly not brimming with confidence. Three consecutive losses here at Children's Mercy Park is hard to swallow for the home team. Both players, staff and the home crowd are desperate to get something from this match.

The Kansas fans got no joy from their last match, a USL Championship game also here at Children's Mercy Park: A 1-2 defeat against Louisville City (placed 1st).

A 0-0 draw away before that, with OKC Energy the opponent.

The Kansas fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 9 in 7 matches. Sporting Kansas City II are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (14 from 7 played).

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Memphis 901 form and stats

The visitors, who have the fewest scored goals (12) in USL Championship, are W2-D4-L2 on the road this term. That's in the USL Championship.

Memphis are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the USL Championship against Tulsa Roughnecks (placed 3rd).

Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Indy Eleven.

The visiting Memphis have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 8 goals from 8 games. Memphis 901 have conceded 10 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Memphis 901 - Sporting Kansas City II 2-3. Last three meetings between the teams: Kansas won one, Memphis 901 won one and one draw. three games with over 2,5 goals, zero matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Memphis 901K. Murphy
K. Murphy
6 goals
Sporting Kansas City IIE. Mushagalusa
E. Mushagalusa
5 goals
KansasR. Smith
R. Smith
4 goals

Sporting Kansas City II missing players

Memphis 901 missing players

Sporting Kansas City II Memphis 901
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
16 7 1 Played P 2 8 12
3 1 0 Won W 1 2 4
5 2 0 Drew D 1 4 4
8 4 1 Lost L 0 2 4
19 9 1 Scored S 3 8 12
28 14 2 Conceded C 2 10 14
88% 86% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 92%
75% 86% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 62% 50%
50% 71% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 50% 42%
38% 43% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 25%
25% 29% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 8%
56% 71% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 50% 42%
19% 14% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 33%
38% 29% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 38% 33%
 
5.8 6.7 8 Corners for (avg) C F 0 1.4 4.5
5.7 5.9 9 Corners against (avg) C A 10 8.6 5.5
2.1 2.6 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 3 3
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8.7 12.9 18 Shots (avg) S ( 12 8.4 10.7
3.4 4.7 10 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.5 2.6 4
35% 27% 10% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 44% 27%
Key stats in USL Championship this season:
  • Memphis 901 have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Memphis 901 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Memphis 901 have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3) in USL Championship
  • Memphis 901 have the fewest scored goals (12) in USL Championship
  • Memphis 901 have the fewest scored goals in the second half (6) in USL Championship
  • Memphis 901 have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Sporting Kansas City II have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sporting Kansas City II have the most conceded goals (14) at home in USL Championship
  • Sporting Kansas City II have the most conceded goals (28) in USL Championship
  • Sporting Kansas City II have the most conceded goals in the second half (17) in USL Championship
  • Sporting Kansas City II have the the worst goal difference (-5) at home in USL Championship
  • Sporting Kansas City II have the the worst goal difference (-9) in USL Championship

  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 16 10 3 3 33 19 10 7 2 1 21 9 6 3 1 2 12 10 14 33
2 Birmingham Legion 14 8 2 4 15 12 6 3 1 2 6 5 8 5 1 2 9 7 3 26
3 Tulsa Roughnecks 14 6 1 7 22 26 5 3 0 2 12 10 9 3 1 5 10 16 -4 19
4 Atlanta United II 16 4 6 6 21 21 10 3 4 3 16 12 6 1 2 3 5 9 0 18
5 OKC Energy 16 4 6 6 14 18 8 1 4 3 5 8 8 3 2 3 9 10 -4 18
6 Memphis 901 12 4 4 4 12 14 4 2 0 2 4 4 8 2 4 2 8 10 -2 16
7 Indy Eleven 14 4 4 6 15 18 8 1 2 5 6 10 6 3 2 1 9 8 -3 16
8 Sporting Kansas City II 16 3 5 8 19 28 7 1 2 4 9 14 9 2 3 4 10 14 -9 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.