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FC Cincinnati vs Sporting Kansas City: result 0-1 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 24Kick-off on October 28, 2020 at 11:30 PM (UTC)TQL Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

FC Cincinnati
0-1
Sporting Kansas City

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

Sporting Kansas City won 0-1 on October 28, 2020.

Goalscorers

  • 57′R. EspinozaSporting Kansas City

Official lineup for FC Cincinnati vs Sporting Kansas City

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

FC Cincinnati

4-2-3-1
  1. 11S. de Jong
  1. 10J. Locadia
  2. 24F. Amaya
  3. 36J. Gyau
  1. 6H. Medunjanin
  2. 15K. Mokotjo
  1. 96A. Gutman
  2. 3T. Pettersson
  3. 14N. Hagglund
  4. 16Z. Bailey
  1. 18S. Richey

Sporting Kansas City

4-3-3
  1. 11K. Shelton
  2. 9A. Pulido
  3. 7J. Russell
  1. 21F. Hernández
  2. 6Ilie Sánchez
  3. 17G. Kinda
  1. 13A. Dia
  2. 3Andreu Fontàs
  3. 4R. Punčec
  4. 26J. Lindsey
  1. 29T. Melia
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, FC Cincinnati have 2 wins, 4 draws and 9 defeats; Sporting Kansas City have 6, 3 and 6.

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

FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 25, 2020Minnesota United FC(home)0-1Major League Soccer
Oct 18, 2020DC United(home)1-2Major League Soccer
Oct 14, 2020Columbus Crew(home)2-1Major League Soccer
Oct 11, 2020Toronto FC(home)0-1Major League Soccer
Oct 7, 2020Philadelphia Union(away)0-3Major League Soccer
Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Oct 25, 2020Colorado Rapids(home)4-0Major League Soccer
Oct 17, 2020Chicago Fire(away)2-2Major League Soccer
Oct 15, 2020FC Dallas(away)0-1Major League Soccer
Oct 11, 2020Nashville SC(home)2-1Major League Soccer
Oct 8, 2020Chicago Fire(home)1-0Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

In the last meeting: 0 FC Cincinnati wins, 1 draw, 0 Sporting Kansas City wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Apr 7, 2019FC Cincinnati 1-1 Sporting Kansas CityMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: FC Cincinnati vs Sporting Kansas City on Apr 7, 2019

How many goals should we expect?

FC Cincinnati score 0.3 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Sporting Kansas City score 1.5 and concede 1.5.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
FC Cincinnati0.31.553/157/15
Sporting Kansas City1.51.5311/1510/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

FC Cincinnati sit 9th in Major League Soccer (36 points from 28 matches) and Sporting Kansas City sit 15th (22 points from 30 matches).

2026 standings
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9FC CincinnatiEastern Conference289910606836
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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