Match

DC United vs Sporting Kansas City: result 2-1 and analysis

Major League SoccerMatchday 3Kick-off on March 9, 2025 at 12:30 AM (UTC)Audi Field, Washington, District of Columbia

DC United
2-1
Sporting Kansas City

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What was the result of DC United vs Sporting Kansas City?

DC United won 2-1 on March 9, 2025.

Goalscorers

  • 53′E. ThommySporting Kansas City
  • 60′C. BentekeDC United (pen.)
  • 68′Hosei KijimaDC United

Official lineup for DC United vs Sporting Kansas City

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

DC United

4-2-3-1
  1. 20C. Benteke
  1. 7Peglow
  2. 10Gabriel Pirani
  3. 8J. Stroud
  1. 6B. Enow
  2. 77Hosei Kijima
  1. 28D. Schnegg
  2. 15K. Rowles
  3. 3L. Bartlett
  4. 22A. Herrera
  1. 1Kim Joon-Hong

Sporting Kansas City

4-2-3-1
  1. 9D. Joveljić
  1. 26E. Thommy
  2. 21Manu García
  3. 93M. Suleymanov
  1. 6N. Radoja
  2. 22Z. Bassong
  1. 18L. Ndenbe
  2. 24Joaquín Fernández
  3. 5D. Rosero
  4. 17J. Davis
  1. 1J. Pulskamp
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, DC United have 6 wins, 6 draws and 3 defeats; Sporting Kansas City have 2, 2 and 11.

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

DC United
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 2, 2025Chicago Fire(away)2-2Major League Soccer
Feb 23, 2025Toronto FC(home)2-2Major League Soccer
Feb 15, 2025Houston Dynamo(away)3-1Friendlies Clubs
Feb 12, 2025Nashville SC(away)1-4Friendlies Clubs
Feb 7, 2025Colorado Rapids(home)1-1Friendlies Clubs
Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 2, 2025San Jose Earthquakes(home)1-2Major League Soccer
Feb 26, 2025Inter Miami(away)1-3CONCACAF Champions League
Feb 23, 2025Austin(away)0-1Major League Soccer
Feb 20, 2025Inter Miami(home)0-1CONCACAF Champions League
Feb 12, 2025Las Vegas Lights(away)0-0Friendlies Clubs

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 2 DC United wins, 2 draws, 2 Sporting Kansas City wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Sep 14, 2022Sporting Kansas City 3-0 DC UnitedMajor League Soccer
May 12, 2019DC United 1-0 Sporting Kansas CityMajor League Soccer
Apr 1, 2018Sporting Kansas City 1-0 DC UnitedMajor League Soccer
Mar 5, 2017DC United 0-0 Sporting Kansas CityMajor League Soccer
May 28, 2016Sporting Kansas City 0-1 DC UnitedMajor League Soccer
May 9, 2015DC United 1-1 Sporting Kansas CityMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Sporting Kansas City vs DC United on Sep 14, 2022

How many goals should we expect?

DC United score 1.7 and concede 1.9 goals per match over their last 15; Sporting Kansas City score 0.8 and concede 1.7.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
DC United1.71.9013/1512/15
Sporting Kansas City0.81.737/158/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

DC United sit 14th in Major League Soccer (33 points from 34 matches) and Sporting Kansas City sit 15th (26 points from 34 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
14DC UnitedEastern Conference3471215396133
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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