Match

Sporting Kansas City vs DC United: result 1-0 and analysis

Major League SoccerMatchday 6Kick-off on April 1, 2018 at 12:30 AM (UTC)Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City, Kansas

Sporting Kansas City
1-0
DC United

Full time

What was the result of Sporting Kansas City vs DC United?

Sporting Kansas City won 1-0 on April 1, 2018.

Goalscorers

  • 3′F. GutiérrezSporting Kansas City

Official lineup for Sporting Kansas City vs DC United

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Sporting Kansas City

4-3-3
  1. 20D. Sallói
  2. 14K. Shelton
  3. 7J. Russell
  1. 6Ilie Sánchez
  2. 21F. Gutiérrez
  3. 17R. Espinoza
  1. 94J. Medranda
  2. 3I. Opara
  3. 8G. Zusi
  4. 5M. Besler
  1. 29T. Melia

DC United

4-1-4-1
  1. 22Y. Asad
  1. 11Darren Mattocks
  2. 7P. Arriola
  3. 10L. Acosta
  4. 8U. Segura
  1. 14N. DeLeon
  1. 21C. Durkin
  2. 15S. Birnbaum
  3. 28J. Mora
  4. 13F. Brillant
  1. 1David Ousted Hansen
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Sporting Kansas City have 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats; DC United have 4, 3 and 8.

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

Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 25, 2018Colorado Rapids(away)2-2Major League Soccer
Mar 18, 2018San Jose Earthquakes(home)3-2Major League Soccer
Mar 10, 2018Chicago Fire(away)4-3Major League Soccer
Mar 5, 2018New York City FC(home)0-2Major League Soccer
Oct 27, 2017Houston Dynamo(away)0-1Major League Soccer
DC United
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 24, 2018Columbus Crew(away)1-3Major League Soccer
Mar 17, 2018Houston Dynamo(home)2-2Major League Soccer
Mar 11, 2018Atlanta United FC(away)1-3Major League Soccer
Mar 4, 2018Orlando City SC(away)1-1Major League Soccer
Oct 22, 2017New York Red Bulls(home)1-2Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 0 Sporting Kansas City wins, 3 draws, 3 DC United wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Mar 5, 2017DC United 0-0 Sporting Kansas CityMajor League Soccer
May 28, 2016Sporting Kansas City 0-1 DC UnitedMajor League Soccer
May 9, 2015DC United 1-1 Sporting Kansas CityMajor League Soccer
Oct 4, 2014DC United 0-0 Sporting Kansas CityMajor League Soccer
Aug 24, 2014Sporting Kansas City 0-3 DC UnitedMajor League Soccer
May 31, 2014DC United 1-0 Sporting Kansas CityMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: DC United vs Sporting Kansas City on Mar 5, 2017

How many goals should we expect?

Sporting Kansas City score 1.3 and concede 1.4 goals per match over their last 15; DC United score 1.1 and concede 1.7.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Sporting Kansas City1.31.4110/158/15
DC United1.11.747/159/15

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 (26 points from 34 matches) and DC United sit 14th (33 points from 34 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
14DC UnitedEastern Conference3471215396133
15Sporting Kansas CityWestern Conference347522408126

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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

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