Match

Columbus Crew vs Sporting Kansas City: result 1-1 and analysis

Major League SoccerMatchday 31Kick-off on September 10, 2017 at 05:00 PM (UTC)Lower.com Field, Columbus, Ohio

Columbus Crew
1-1
Sporting Kansas City

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What was the result of Columbus Crew vs Sporting Kansas City?

Columbus Crew and Sporting Kansas City drew 1-1 on September 10, 2017.

Goalscorers

  • 19′LobatoSporting Kansas City
  • 45′O. KamaraColumbus Crew

Official lineup for Columbus Crew vs Sporting Kansas City

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Columbus Crew

4-2-3-1
  1. 32Pedro Santos
  1. 11O. Kamara
  2. 20W. Trapp
  3. 9Justin Meram
  1. 8M. Abu
  2. 16H. Jimenez
  1. 10F. Higuaín
  2. 3J. Williams
  3. 4J. Mensah
  4. 2J. Raitala
  1. 23Z. Steffen

Sporting Kansas City

4-3-3
  1. 30D. Sallói
  2. 11D. Rubio
  3. 6Ilie Sánchez
  1. 19Lobato
  2. 8G. Zusi
  3. 27R. Espinoza
  1. 10B. Feilhaber
  2. 15S. Sinovic
  3. 3I. Opara
  4. 5M. Besler
  1. 29T. Melia
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Columbus Crew have 7 wins, 2 draws and 6 defeats; Sporting Kansas City have 6, 7 and 2.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Columbus Crew
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Aug 26, 2017FC Dallas(home)2-1Major League Soccer
Aug 23, 2017Los Angeles Galaxy(home)2-0Major League Soccer
Aug 19, 2017Orlando City SC(away)1-1Major League Soccer
Aug 12, 2017Chicago Fire(home)3-1Major League Soccer
Aug 6, 2017San Jose Earthquakes(away)1-2Major League Soccer
Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 6, 2017New York City FC(away)0-1Major League Soccer
Aug 20, 2017FC Dallas(home)2-0Major League Soccer
Aug 12, 2017Seattle Sounders(away)0-1Major League Soccer
Aug 10, 2017San Jose Earthquakes(home)2-2US Open Cup
Aug 7, 2017Atlanta United FC(home)1-1Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Columbus Crew win, 0 draws, 5 Sporting Kansas City wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Jul 3, 2016Sporting Kansas City 3-2 Columbus CrewMajor League Soccer
Aug 22, 2015Columbus Crew 3-2 Sporting Kansas CityMajor League Soccer
Jul 16, 2014Columbus Crew 1-2 Sporting Kansas CityMajor League Soccer
May 4, 2014Sporting Kansas City 2-0 Columbus CrewMajor League Soccer
Oct 5, 2013Columbus Crew 0-1 Sporting Kansas CityMajor League Soccer
Sep 8, 2013Sporting Kansas City 3-0 Columbus CrewMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Sporting Kansas City vs Columbus Crew on Jul 3, 2016

How many goals should we expect?

Columbus Crew score 1.5 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Sporting Kansas City score 1.5 and concede 0.8.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Columbus Crew1.51.348/159/15
Sporting Kansas City1.50.858/155/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Columbus Crew sit 7th in Major League Soccer (47 points from 34 matches) and Sporting Kansas City sit 15th (26 points from 34 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
7Columbus CrewEastern Conference3414515595247
15Sporting Kansas CityWestern Conference347522408126

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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