Sporting Kansas City vs DC United: result 2-1 and analysis
Major League SoccerRegular Season - 23Kick-off on August 12, 2012 at 12:40 AM (UTC)Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City, Kansas
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What was the result of Sporting Kansas City vs DC United?
Sporting Kansas City won 2-1 on August 12, 2012.
Goalscorers
- 13′T. BunburySporting Kansas City
- 23′N. DeLeonDC United
- 62′G. ZusiSporting Kansas City
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Sporting Kansas City have 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats; DC United have 9, 0 and 6.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 2012 | Seattle Sounders(home) | 2-2 | US Open Cup |
| Aug 4, 2012 | New England Revolution(away) | 1-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Jul 29, 2012 | Columbus Crew(home) | 1-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Jul 22, 2012 | New England Revolution(home) | 0-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Jul 19, 2012 | Houston Dynamo(away) | 1-2 | Major League Soccer |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2012 | Columbus Crew(home) | 1-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Jul 21, 2012 | Columbus Crew(away) | 0-1 | Major League Soccer |
| Jul 16, 2012 | Houston Dynamo(away) | 0-4 | Major League Soccer |
| Jun 30, 2012 | CF Montreal(home) | 3-0 | Major League Soccer |
| Jun 24, 2012 | New York Red Bulls(away) | 2-3 | Major League Soccer |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 1 meetings: 1 Sporting Kansas City win(s), 0 draw(s), 0 DC United win(s).
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 2012 | DC United 0-1 Sporting Kansas City | Major League Soccer |
Last archived meeting: DC United vs Sporting Kansas City on Mar 11, 2012
How many goals should we expect?
Sporting Kansas City score 1.3 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; DC United score 1.7 and concede 1.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sporting Kansas City | 1.3 | 0.9 | 8 | 5/15 | 6/15 |
| DC United | 1.7 | 1.5 | 5 | 7/15 | 9/15 |
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 DC United sit 11th (24 points from 21 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | DC United | 21 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 28 | 36 | 24 |
| 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
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- Aug 11, 2012Whitecaps2-1Real Salt Lake
- Aug 12, 2012FC Dallas3-2Colorado Rapids
- Aug 12, 2012San Jose Earthquakes2-1Seattle Sounders
- Aug 12, 2012Philadelphia Union1-3Chicago Fire
- Aug 12, 2012New England Revolution0-1CF Montreal
- Aug 13, 2012Chivas USA0-4Los Angeles Galaxy
- Aug 15, 2012Columbus Crew1-1Los Angeles Galaxy