Sporting Kansas City vs Central: result 3-1 and analysis
CONCACAF Champions LeagueGroup Stage - 6Kick-off on October 20, 2016 at 12:00 AM (UTC)Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City, Kansas
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What was the result of Sporting Kansas City vs Central?
Sporting Kansas City won 3-1 on October 20, 2016.
Goalscorers
- 43′M. GordonCentral
- 49′Cameron PorterSporting Kansas City
- 55′Nansel SelbolSporting Kansas City
- 90′Connor HalliseySporting Kansas City (pen.)
Official lineup for Sporting Kansas City vs Central
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Sporting Kansas City
- 39Cameron Porter
- 13B. Joya
- 22Connor Hallisey
- 31Nansel Selbol
- 44T. Granitto
- 92Alex Molano
- 3I. Opara
- 12Nuno Andre da Silva Coelho
- 24É. Alvarado
- 94J. Medranda
- 25A. Kann
Central
- 26M. Gordon
- 6L. Paul
- 8Sean De Silva
- 10K. Cummings
- 15K. Gabriel
- 19N. García
- 17J. Peltier
- 4A. Etienne
- 5Keston George
- 24Kevon Anthony Villaroel
- 21Jan-Michael Williams
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Sporting Kansas City have 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 defeats; Central have 9, 1 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2016 | Real Salt Lake(away) | 0-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Oct 1, 2016 | New England Revolution(away) | 1-3 | Major League Soccer |
| Sep 25, 2016 | San Jose Earthquakes(away) | 2-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Sep 18, 2016 | Los Angeles Galaxy(home) | 2-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Sep 14, 2016 | Vancouver Whitecaps(home) | 1-2 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14, 2016 | Defence Force(home) | 4-1 | Pro League |
| Oct 7, 2016 | Club Sando(home) | 2-1 | Pro League |
| Oct 4, 2016 | W Connection(home) | 2-1 | Pro League |
| Sep 29, 2016 | Vancouver Whitecaps(away) | 1-4 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| Aug 17, 2016 | Sporting Kansas City(home) | 2-2 | CONCACAF Champions League |
What does the head-to-head say?
In the last meeting: 0 Sporting Kansas City wins, 1 draw, 0 Central wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 2016 | Central 2-2 Sporting Kansas City | CONCACAF Champions League |
Last archived meeting: Central vs Sporting Kansas City on Aug 17, 2016
How many goals should we expect?
Sporting Kansas City score 1.3 and concede 1.6 goals per match over their last 15; Central score 2.3 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sporting Kansas City | 1.3 | 1.6 | 4 | 7/15 | 10/15 |
| Central | 2.3 | 1.1 | 4 | 8/15 | 11/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
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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