Major League Soccer

Sep 14, 2022 at 1.30am UK

Livestrong Sporting Park

Kansas
3 - 0
DC United

Shelton (34'), Voloder (70'), Salloi (87')
Espinoza (29')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Morrison (31'), Benteke (63'), Smith (73')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Wednesday's Major League Soccer clash between Sporting Kansas City and DC United, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Sporting Kansas City

Last Six:

Last Game: Houston 0-0 Kansas
Sunday, September 11 at 1.30am in Major League Soccer

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
7	Toronto	31	-8	34
8	Sporting Kansas City	30	-14	31
9	Houston Dynamo	30	-12	30

We said: Sporting Kansas City 2-1 DC United

DC United have struggled defensively all-season long, and Sporting Kansas City will be aiming to capitalise on that. We fancy the home side to claim a narrow win at the end of the 90 minutes. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Sporting Kansas City win with a probability of 59.8%. A draw had a probability of 21.5% and a win for DC United had a probability of 18.68%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sporting Kansas City win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.15%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.97%) and 2-1 (9.95%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.14%), while for a DC United win it was 0-1 (5.17%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 6.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Sporting Kansas City would win this match.

Result
Sporting Kansas City	Draw	DC United
59.8% ( 0)	21.52% ( 0)	18.68% ( -0.01)

Both teams to score 54.28% (

-0)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

56.79% (

-0)

43.2% (

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

34.4% (

-0)

65.6% (

Sporting Kansas City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

85.94% (

14.05%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

58.37% (

41.63% (

-0)

DC United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

63.16% (

-0.01)

36.84% (

0.01)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

26.37% (

-0)

73.63% (

Score Analysis

Sporting Kansas City 59.79%

DC United 18.68%

Draw 21.51%

Sporting Kansas City	Draw	DC United
1-0 @ 10.15% 2-0 @ 9.97% ( 0) 2-1 @ 9.95% 3-0 @ 6.52% ( 0) 3-1 @ 6.51% 3-2 @ 3.25% 4-0 @ 3.2% ( 0) 4-1 @ 3.19% 4-2 @ 1.6% 5-0 @ 1.26% 5-1 @ 1.25% Other @ 2.94% Total : 59.79%	1-1 @ 10.14% 0-0 @ 5.18% ( 0) 2-2 @ 4.97% 3-3 @ 1.08% Other @ 0.14% Total : 21.51%	0-1 @ 5.17% 1-2 @ 5.07% ( -0) 0-2 @ 2.58% ( -0) 1-3 @ 1.69% 2-3 @ 1.65% ( -0) Other @ 2.52% Total : 18.68%