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Sporting Kansas City vs Columbus Crew: result 2-2 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 2Kick-off on March 1, 2026 at 01:30 AM (UTC)Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City, Kansas

Sporting Kansas City
2-2
Columbus Crew

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What was the result of Sporting Kansas City vs Columbus Crew?

Sporting Kansas City and Columbus Crew drew 2-2 on March 1, 2026.

Goalscorers

  • 33′W. Abou AliColumbus Crew
  • 48′D. JoveljićSporting Kansas City
  • 72′D. JoveljićSporting Kansas City
  • 82′D. RossiColumbus Crew

Official lineup for Sporting Kansas City vs Columbus Crew

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Sporting Kansas City

3-4-2-1
  1. 9D. Joveljić
  1. 11C. Harris
  2. 93M. Suleymanov
  1. 99J. Reid
  2. 6Manu García
  3. 16J. Bartlett
  4. 8J. Davis
  1. 28Wyatt Meyer
  2. 23E. Bartlow
  3. 2I. James
  1. 1J. Pulskamp

Columbus Crew

3-4-3
  1. 8D. Gazdag
  2. 9W. Abou Ali
  3. 10D. Rossi
  1. 27M. Arfsten
  2. 25S. Zawadzki
  3. 16T. Habroune
  4. 2M. Herrera
  1. 18M. Amundsen
  2. 4R. Camacho
  3. 31S. Moreira
  1. 28P. Schulte
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Sporting Kansas City have 4 wins, 1 draw and 10 defeats; Columbus Crew have 4, 4 and 7.

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

Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Feb 22, 2026San Jose Earthquakes(away)0-3Major League Soccer
Feb 14, 2026Austin(home)2-0Friendlies Clubs
Feb 11, 2026New York City FC(home)2-1Friendlies Clubs
Feb 7, 2026Minnesota United FC(home)0-3Friendlies Clubs
Jan 31, 2026Charlotte(home)0-1Friendlies Clubs
Columbus Crew
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Feb 22, 2026Portland Timbers(away)2-3Major League Soccer
Feb 11, 2026Nashville SC(away)0-1Friendlies Clubs
Feb 7, 2026Colorado Rapids(away)4-1Friendlies Clubs
Nov 8, 2025FC Cincinnati(away)1-2Major League Soccer
Nov 2, 2025FC Cincinnati(home)4-0Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Sporting Kansas City win, 3 draws, 2 Columbus Crew wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Aug 9, 2024Columbus Crew 4-0 Sporting Kansas CityLeagues Cup
Jun 22, 2024Columbus Crew 4-0 Sporting Kansas CityMajor League Soccer
Apr 24, 2022Sporting Kansas City 0-0 Columbus CrewMajor League Soccer
Jun 23, 2019Columbus Crew 0-1 Sporting Kansas CityMajor League Soccer
May 27, 2018Sporting Kansas City 0-0 Columbus CrewMajor League Soccer
Sep 10, 2017Columbus Crew 1-1 Sporting Kansas CityMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Columbus Crew vs Sporting Kansas City on Aug 9, 2024

How many goals should we expect?

Sporting Kansas City score 0.9 and concede 1.9 goals per match over their last 15; Columbus Crew score 1.7 and concede 1.5.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Sporting Kansas City0.91.936/159/15
Columbus Crew1.71.5210/158/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Sporting Kansas City sit 15th in Major League Soccer (23 points from 33 matches) and Columbus Crew sit 8th (44 points from 33 matches).

2026 standings
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8Columbus CrewEastern Conference3313515554944
15Sporting Kansas CityWestern Conference336522398123

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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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