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DC United vs Sporting Kansas City

DC United
2 - 1
Sporting Kansas City
🕒 Sun, 09 Mar 2025 00:30 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Mendoza, Rosendo 🔁 Regular Season - 3 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 3
Regular Season Table
DC United 30 · Sporting Kansas City 27
Referee Stats
Mendoza, Rosendo
3 matches · 6.67 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 6.67
Reds avg 0.33
Penalties avg 0.33
Over 4.5 cards 100%
Home wins 67%
Draws 33%
Away wins 0%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (11-7).
  • Sporting Kansas City controlled possession (56%).
  • DC United had the sharper finishing (4-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

DC United (Home stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 2-7-8

Goals For / Against

13 / 31
Avg: 0.76 / 1.82

Points

13
Avg: 0.76

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

8
Sporting Kansas City (Away stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 3-2-12

Goals For / Against

21 / 38
Avg: 1.24 / 2.24

Points

11
Avg: 0.65

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

5

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this MLS fixture.

Quick comparison bars

0.76
PPG
0.65
0.76
GF
1.24
1.82
GA
2.24
41%
O2.5
82%
53%
BTTS
71%
29%
Score 1st
29%

League-position context

DC United rank30th
Sporting Kansas City rank27th
DC United points26
Sporting Kansas City points28
DC United: #30 · 26 pts · GD -36
39 pts off the top 2. 32 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts from safety.
Sporting Kansas City: #27 · 28 pts · GD -24
37 pts off the top 2. 30 pts off the play-off line. 2 pts from safety.
2-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

DC United last 5 home

L L D D L
Points2/15
Weighted index11
Goals4-13
Record0-2-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Sporting Kansas City last 5 away

L L L L L
Points0/15
Weighted index0
Goals5-17
Record0-0-5
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

DC United trend breakdown

Over 2.541%
BTTS53%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.529%
Also: Over 0.5 82% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 24% · 1H BTTS 0%

Sporting Kansas City trend breakdown

Over 2.582%
BTTS71%
BTTS + O2.571%
1H Over 0.576%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 41% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

DC United score at home53%
DC United clean sheet at home18%
Sporting Kansas City score away71%
Sporting Kansas City clean sheet away6%

First-goal patterns

DC United score first29%
DC United win after scoring first0%
Sporting Kansas City score first29%
Sporting Kansas City win after scoring first40%
Comeback rate after conceding first: DC United 30% · Sporting Kansas City 18%
Avg first goal minute: DC United 19.2' · Sporting Kansas City 29.2'

Vs league average

DC United score at home0.76 vs 1.64
DC United concede at home1.82 vs 1.36
Sporting Kansas City score away1.24 vs 1.36
Sporting Kansas City concede away2.24 vs 1.64
DC United score 53% below league average, while Sporting Kansas City score 9% below league average.
Defensive side: DC United are 34% above league average at home, and Sporting Kansas City are 36% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games4
Avg goals2.00
BTTS25%
Over 2.550%
At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 2.

DC United goal timing (home)

1H scored: 56% 2H scored: 44% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 5
0-15 3
46-60 3
61-75 2
76-90+ 2
16-30 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 8
31-45 7
46-60 6
61-75 5
76-90+ 3
0-15 1

Sporting Kansas City goal timing (away)

1H scored: 53% 2H scored: 47% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 5
31-45 4
76-90+ 4
46-60 3
61-75 2
0-15 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 11
76-90+ 8
0-15 6
46-60 6
61-75 6
16-30 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
4
1
Total Shots
11
7
Shots off Goal
4
5
Blocked Shots
3
1
Shots Inside Box
10
3
Shots Outside Box
1
4
Ball Possession
44%
56%
Corner Kicks
6
1
Fouls
19
13
Offsides
3
1
Yellow Cards
6
4
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
0
2
Total Passes
368
480
Passes Accurate
264
374
Passes %
72%
78%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
6
Away
4
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
3
20'
20' D. Rosero
31'
31' B. Enow
38'
38' Peglow
40'
40' Joaquín Fernández
46' ↑↓
↑↓
46' ⇄ D. Rosero
1st substitution · For: Jansen Miller
52'
52' Jansen Miller
53' ⚽
⚽
53' ⚽ Goal · 0-1
E. Thommy
Normal Goal
60' ⚽
⚽
60' ⚽ Goal · 1-1
C. Benteke
Penalty
68' ⚽
⚽
68' ⚽ Goal · 2-1
Hosei Kijima
Normal Goal · Assist: Peglow
70' ↑↓
↑↓
70' ⇄ B. Enow
1st substitution · For: M. Peltola
70' ↑↓
↑↓
70' ⇄ J. Stroud
2nd substitution · For: J. Murrell
76'
76' C. Benteke
77' ↑↓
↑↓
77' ⇄ M. Suleymanov
2nd substitution · For: W. Agada
81' ↑↓
↑↓
81' ⇄ C. Benteke
3rd substitution · For: D. Badji
81' ↑↓
↑↓
81' ⇄ Peglow
4th substitution · For: B. Servania
81' ↑↓
↑↓
81' ⇄ Gabriel Pirani
5th substitution · For: L. MacNaughton
82'
82' J. Pulskamp
88' ↑↓
↑↓
88' ⇄ E. Thommy
3rd substitution · For: D. Sallói
90'
90' Kim Joon-Hong
90+8'
90+8' L. MacNaughton
90+11'
90+11' A. Herrera

DC United vs Sporting Kansas City 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

DC United beat Sporting Kansas City 2-1 on Sunday, 09 March 2025 in MLS. The match was refereed by Mendoza, Rosendo.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. D. Rosero received a yellow card for Sporting Kansas City at 20'. B. Enow received a yellow card for DC United at 31'. Peglow received a yellow card for DC United at 38'. Joaquín Fernández received a yellow card for Sporting Kansas City at 40'.

Second half: Sporting Kansas City made their 1st substitution at 46', with D. Rosero replacing Jansen Miller. Jansen Miller received a yellow card for Sporting Kansas City at 52'. Sporting Kansas City took the lead at 53' when E. Thommy scored, making the score 0-1. DC United leveled the score at 60' when C. Benteke scored (Penalty), making the score 1-1. DC United took the lead at 68' when Hosei Kijima scored, with the assist credited to Peglow, making the score 2-1. DC United made their 1st substitution at 70', with B. Enow replacing M. Peltola. DC United made their 2nd substitution at 70', with J. Stroud replacing J. Murrell. C. Benteke received a yellow card for DC United at 76'. Sporting Kansas City made their 2nd substitution at 77', with M. Suleymanov replacing W. Agada. DC United made their 3rd substitution at 81', with C. Benteke replacing D. Badji. DC United made their 4th substitution at 81', with Peglow replacing B. Servania. DC United made their 5th substitution at 81', with Gabriel Pirani replacing L. MacNaughton. J. Pulskamp received a yellow card for Sporting Kansas City at 82'. Sporting Kansas City made their 3rd substitution at 88', with E. Thommy replacing D. Sallói. Kim Joon-Hong received a yellow card for DC United at 90'. L. MacNaughton received a yellow card for DC United at 90+8'. A. Herrera received a yellow card for DC United at 90+11'.

DC United used 5 substitutions while Sporting Kansas City used 3 substitutions. DC United got 6 yellow cards, while Sporting Kansas City got 4 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (11-7).
  • Sporting Kansas City controlled possession (56%).
  • DC United had the sharper finishing (4-1 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games4
Home Wins2
Draws0
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals2 (50.0%)
BTTS1 (25.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games2
Home Wins2
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals1 (50.0%)
BTTS1 (50.0%)

DC United vs Sporting Kansas City Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season
09 Mar 2025 DC United vs Sporting Kansas City 2 - 1
2022-2023 Season
14 Sep 2022 Sporting Kansas City vs DC United 3 - 0
2019-2020 Season
12 May 2019 DC United vs Sporting Kansas City 1 - 0
2018-2019 Season
01 Apr 2018 Sporting Kansas City vs DC United 1 - 0