Match

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

Major League SoccerMatchday 31Kick-off on October 7, 2012 at 08:07 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 October 7, 2012.

Goalscorers

  • 10′C. SapongSporting Kansas City
  • 90′Eddie GavenColumbus Crew

Official lineup for Columbus Crew vs Sporting Kansas City

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Columbus Crew

  1. 9Justin Meram
  2. 25J. Arrieta
  3. 33F. Higuaín
  1. 8Christopher Birchall
  2. 10M. Mirosevic
  3. 12Eddie Gaven
  1. 3J. Williams
  2. 14Chad Marshall
  3. 21S. Miranda
  4. 26Julius James
  1. 30Andy Gruenebaum

Sporting Kansas City

  1. 17C. Sapong
  2. 23K. Kamara
  1. 6Paulo Roberto Corradi Nagamura
  2. 8G. Zusi
  3. 15R. Espinoza
  4. 1J. Nielsen
  5. 55Júlio César
  1. 5M. Besler
  2. 7Chance Myers
  3. 13Lawrence Olum Omosh
  4. 16S. Sinovic
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Columbus Crew have 8 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats; Sporting Kansas City have 8, 5 and 2.

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

Columbus Crew
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 29, 2012Philadelphia Union(home)3-2Major League Soccer
Sep 23, 2012Chicago Fire(away)1-2Major League Soccer
Sep 19, 2012Chivas USA(home)1-0Major League Soccer
Sep 15, 2012New York Red Bulls(away)1-3Major League Soccer
Sep 6, 2012New England Revolution(away)0-2Major League Soccer
Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 29, 2012Chicago Fire(home)2-0Major League Soccer
Sep 22, 2012CF Montreal(away)0-0Major League Soccer
Sep 19, 2012New York Red Bulls(away)2-0Major League Soccer
Sep 15, 2012Houston Dynamo(home)1-1Major League Soccer
Sep 2, 2012Toronto FC(home)2-1Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 2 meetings: 1 Columbus Crew win, 0 draws, 1 Sporting Kansas City win.

DateScoreCompetition
Jul 29, 2012Sporting Kansas City 1-2 Columbus CrewMajor League Soccer
Jul 14, 2012Columbus Crew 0-2 Sporting Kansas CityMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Sporting Kansas City vs Columbus Crew on Jul 29, 2012

How many goals should we expect?

Columbus Crew score 1.5 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Sporting Kansas City score 1.3 and concede 0.7.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Columbus Crew1.51.5210/159/15
Sporting Kansas City1.30.787/155/15

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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