Sporting Kansas City vs Columbus Crew: result 2-0 and analysis
Major League SoccerRegular Season - 9Kick-off on May 4, 2014 at 08:00 PM (UTC)Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City, Kansas
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What was the result of Sporting Kansas City vs Columbus Crew?
Sporting Kansas City won 2-0 on May 4, 2014.
Goalscorers
- 10′Jacob PetersonSporting Kansas City
- 90′C. BielerSporting Kansas City
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Sporting Kansas City have 7 wins, 5 draws and 3 defeats; Columbus Crew have 7, 3 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 2014 | New England Revolution(away) | 0-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 20, 2014 | CF Montreal(home) | 4-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 6, 2014 | Real Salt Lake(home) | 0-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 29, 2014 | Colorado Rapids(away) | 3-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 23, 2014 | San Jose Earthquakes(home) | 1-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 2014 | New York Red Bulls(home) | 1-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 19, 2014 | DC United(home) | 1-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 13, 2014 | San Jose Earthquakes(away) | 1-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Apr 5, 2014 | Toronto FC(home) | 0-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Mar 30, 2014 | Seattle Sounders(away) | 2-1 | Major League Soccer |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 4 Sporting Kansas City win(s), 1 draw(s), 1 Columbus Crew win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5, 2013 | Columbus Crew 0-1 Sporting Kansas City | Major League Soccer |
| Sep 8, 2013 | Sporting Kansas City 3-0 Columbus Crew | Major League Soccer |
| Jun 30, 2013 | Sporting Kansas City 3-2 Columbus Crew | Major League Soccer |
| Oct 7, 2012 | Columbus Crew 1-1 Sporting Kansas City | Major League Soccer |
| Jul 29, 2012 | Sporting Kansas City 1-2 Columbus Crew | Major League Soccer |
| Jul 14, 2012 | Columbus Crew 0-2 Sporting Kansas City | Major League Soccer |
Last archived meeting: Columbus Crew vs Sporting Kansas City on Oct 5, 2013
How many goals should we expect?
Sporting Kansas City score 1.3 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Columbus Crew score 1.5 and concede 1.2.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sporting Kansas City | 1.3 | 0.9 | 6 | 7/15 | 7/15 |
| Columbus Crew | 1.5 | 1.2 | 3 | 8/15 | 8/15 |
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 (15 points from 20 matches) and Columbus Crew sit 14th (20 points from 21 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Columbus Crew | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 36 | 20 |
| 15 | Sporting Kansas City | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 49 | 15 |
How does Footlab 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. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy
Other matches in the same round
- May 4, 2014Chicago Fire2-3Real Salt Lake
- May 4, 2014Colorado Rapids1-0Los Angeles Galaxy
- May 4, 2014Seattle Sounders2-1Philadelphia Union
- May 4, 2014Portland Timbers3-2DC United
- May 4, 2014Chivas USA1-4Houston Dynamo
- May 4, 2014FC Dallas0-1New York Red Bulls
- May 8, 2014Houston Dynamo1-0Columbus Crew
- May 8, 2014Seattle Sounders2-1FC Dallas