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Sporting KC II vs Tacoma Defiance: result 2-2 and analysis

MLS Next ProRegular Season - 18Kick-off on June 16, 2023 at 12:00 AM (UTC)Rock Chalk Park, Lawrence, Kansas

Sporting KC II
2-2
Tacoma Defiance

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What was the result of Sporting KC II vs Tacoma Defiance?

Sporting KC II and Tacoma Defiance drew 2-2 on June 16, 2023.

Goalscorers

  • 42′O. CisnerosSporting KC II
  • 47′P. RothrockTacoma Defiance
  • 68′Pau VidalSporting KC II
  • 76′Braudílio RodriguesTacoma Defiance (pen.)

Official lineup for Sporting KC II vs Tacoma Defiance

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Sporting KC II

  1. 47S. Afrifa
  1. 21F. Hernández
  2. 25O. Cisneros
  3. 28C. Duke
  4. 31D. Flores
  5. 70A. Vargas
  1. 33N. Clarke
  2. 44Lucas Rosa
  3. 45N. Mekidèche
  4. 82C. Rindov
  1. 1J. Pulskamp

Tacoma Defiance

  1. 38E. Björgólfs­son
  1. 80C. Aquino
  2. 84J. Atencio
  3. 88A. Ovalle
  4. 93G. Minoungou
  5. 99D. Teves
  1. 32H. Uderitz
  2. 33C. Baker
  3. 39S. Hawkins
  4. 83E. Katsaros
  1. 29J. Castro
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Sporting KC II have 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats; Tacoma Defiance have 5, 5 and 5.

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

Sporting KC II
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jun 3, 2023Vancouver Whitecaps II(away)1-1MLS Next Pro
May 27, 2023Real Monarchs(home)0-1MLS Next Pro
May 21, 2023St. Louis City II(away)2-2MLS Next Pro
May 14, 2023Ventura County(home)2-1MLS Next Pro
May 6, 2023The Town(away)2-1MLS Next Pro
Tacoma Defiance
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jun 11, 2023The Town(away)1-1MLS Next Pro
Jun 6, 2023St. Louis City II(home)0-2MLS Next Pro
May 27, 2023Los Angeles FC II(home)1-1MLS Next Pro
May 22, 2023Vancouver Whitecaps II(away)0-1MLS Next Pro
May 15, 2023Minnesota United II(home)4-4MLS Next Pro

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 2 meetings: 0 Sporting KC II wins, 0 draws, 2 Tacoma Defiance wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Aug 21, 2022Tacoma Defiance 1-0 Sporting KC IIMLS Next Pro
Jul 23, 2022Sporting KC II 0-3 Tacoma DefianceMLS Next Pro

Last archived meeting: Tacoma Defiance vs Sporting KC II on Aug 21, 2022

How many goals should we expect?

Sporting KC II score 1.8 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Tacoma Defiance score 1.6 and concede 1.4.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Sporting KC II1.81.5212/1511/15
Tacoma Defiance1.61.4210/158/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Sporting KC II sit 13th in MLS Next Pro (23 points from 28 matches) and Tacoma Defiance sit 9th (41 points from 28 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
9Tacoma Defiance2814014404441
13Sporting KC II287021367523

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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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