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!
- Sporting Kansas City II have the most conceded goals (43) in USL Championship
- Memphis 901 have the fewest scored goals (18) in USL Championship
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a USL Championship game only four days ago. That game, against Tulsa Roughnecks, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Memphis 901.
Sporting Kansas City II form and stats
Sporting Kansas City II's results here at Children's Mercy Park in the USL Championship have been very modest with 1 victory, 3 draws and 6 defeats.
The spoils were shared in Kansas's previous game, also at home. Visiting Indy Eleven (placed 6th) travelled back with a draw after a 1-1 scoreline.
Ahead of that match, Kansas lost 1-4 at home to Atlanta United II.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the USL Championship game versus Birmingham Legion in only three days. This game is also played here at Children's Mercy Park.
Sporting Kansas City II has scored 12 league goals at home this season, in 10 matches. Sporting Kansas City II have conceded 21 goals in these home games, a significant number.
Memphis 901 form and stats
The visitors, who have the fewest scored goals (18) in USL Championship, are W3-D4-L4 on the road this term. That's in the USL Championship. Memphis seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?
Two away games in a row for Memphis, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-2 versus Tulsa Roughnecks in the USL Championship. Memphis were so close to getting something from the game against Tulsa Roughnecks, but ended up with egg all over their face after conceding the deciding goal two minutes into overtime.
A draw for Memphis before that, at their own venue hosting Birmingham Legion (1-1).A quick return to home after this game, as Memphis are hosting OKC Energy in the USL Championship only three days away.
Memphis find the net regularly in their away games. 12 goals from 11 away fixtures in the league. Memphis 901 struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 17 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
This isn't the first time these teams face each other this season, as the history books show this recent game: Kansas - Memphis 901 1-2. Head-2-head stats last four meetings: one - one - two (Kansas wins - draws - Memphis 901 wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), zero had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  K. Murphy 11 goals | E. Mushagalusa 6 goals | R. Smith 4 goals |
Sporting Kansas City II missing players
Memphis 901 missing players
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| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 17 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 25 | 12 | 2 | Scored | S | 3 | 12 | 18 |
| 43 | 21 | 3 | Conceded | C | 2 | 17 | 23 |
| 90% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 94% |
| 81% | 90% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 73% | 65% |
| 57% | 70% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 64% | 47% |
| 43% | 40% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 27% | 24% |
| 33% | 30% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 12% |
| 67% | 80% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 64% | 59% |
| 14% | 10% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 18% | 24% |
| 29% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 27% | 24% |
| 5.3 | 6.5 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 1 | 3.8 |
| 6.1 | 4.9 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 10 | 9 | 6.2 |
| 2.2 | 2.5 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.9 | 12.7 | 15.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 8.3 | 11 |
| 3.3 | 4.6 | 7.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 2.9 | 3.7 |
| 36% | 26% | 13% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 41% | 31% |
- 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 scored goals (18) in USL Championship
- Memphis 901 have the fewest scored goals in the second half (11) 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 fewest points (6) at home in USL Championship
- Sporting Kansas City II have the most conceded goals (21) at home in USL Championship
- Sporting Kansas City II have the most conceded goals (43) in USL Championship
- Sporting Kansas City II have the most conceded goals in the second half (28) in USL Championship
- Sporting Kansas City II have the most dropped points from leading position (12) in USL Championship
- Sporting Kansas City II have the the worst goal difference (-18) in USL Championship
- Sporting Kansas City II have the the worst goal difference (-9) 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 (0-1-5)
| 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 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 39 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 40 |
| 2 | Birmingham Legion | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 33 |
| 3 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 19 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 30 | 33 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 19 | -3 | 28 |
| 4 | Atlanta United II | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 35 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 25 |
| 5 | OKC Energy | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 23 |
| 6 | Indy Eleven | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 19 | -7 | 23 |
| 7 | Memphis 901 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 21 |
| 8 | Sporting Kansas City II | 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 43 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 22 | -18 | 15 |