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FC Cincinnati vs Sporting Kansas City: result 2-1 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 10Kick-off on April 26, 2025 at 06:30 PM (UTC)TQL Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

FC Cincinnati
2-1
Sporting Kansas City

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What was the result of FC Cincinnati vs Sporting Kansas City?

FC Cincinnati won 2-1 on April 26, 2025.

Goalscorers

  • 43′K. DenkeyFC Cincinnati
  • 78′K. DenkeyFC Cincinnati
  • 89′Z. BassongSporting Kansas City

Official lineup for FC Cincinnati vs Sporting Kansas City

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

FC Cincinnati

3-4-2-1
  1. 9K. Denkey
  1. 10Evander
  2. 23L. Orellano
  1. 29L. Engel
  2. 27B. Anunga
  3. 20P. Bucha
  4. 91D. Yedlin
  1. 4N. Hagglund
  2. 21M. Miazga
  3. 12M. Robinson
  1. 18R. Celentano

Sporting Kansas City

4-3-3
  1. 10D. Sallói
  2. 9D. Joveljić
  3. 93M. Suleymanov
  1. 6N. Radoja
  2. 16J. Bartlett
  3. 21Manu García
  1. 18L. Ndenbe
  2. 4R. Voloder
  3. 15Jansen Miller
  4. 11K. Shelton
  1. 1J. Pulskamp
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, FC Cincinnati have 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats; Sporting Kansas City have 2, 3 and 10.

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

FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 20, 2025Chicago Fire(away)3-2Major League Soccer
Apr 12, 2025DC United(away)1-0Major League Soccer
Apr 5, 2025New England Revolution(home)1-0Major League Soccer
Mar 30, 2025Nashville SC(away)2-1Major League Soccer
Mar 22, 2025Atlanta United FC(home)2-2Major League Soccer
Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 20, 2025San Jose Earthquakes(away)5-3Major League Soccer
Apr 13, 2025Portland Timbers(home)2-4Major League Soccer
Apr 6, 2025St. Louis City(home)2-0Major League Soccer
Mar 30, 2025FC Dallas(away)1-2Major League Soccer
Mar 23, 2025Los Angeles FC(home)0-2Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 3 meetings: 0 FC Cincinnati wins, 2 draws, 1 Sporting Kansas City win.

DateScoreCompetition
Jul 23, 2023FC Cincinnati 3-3 Sporting Kansas CityLeagues Cup
Oct 28, 2020FC Cincinnati 0-1 Sporting Kansas CityMajor League Soccer
Apr 7, 2019FC Cincinnati 1-1 Sporting Kansas CityMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: FC Cincinnati vs Sporting Kansas City on Jul 23, 2023

How many goals should we expect?

FC Cincinnati score 1.7 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Sporting Kansas City score 1.2 and concede 1.9.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
FC Cincinnati1.71.3410/158/15
Sporting Kansas City1.21.938/158/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

FC Cincinnati sit 8th in Major League Soccer (39 points from 30 matches) and Sporting Kansas City sit 15th (22 points from 30 matches).

2026 standings
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8FC CincinnatiEastern Conference3010911627139
15Sporting Kansas CityWestern Conference306420367522

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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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