Sporting Kansas City vs Columbus Crew

2 - 2
🕒 Sun, 01 Mar 2026 01:30 Europe/London 📍 unknown 🧑‍⚖️ Sergii Demianchuk 🔁 Regular Season - 2 🏁 match finished
Season
2026-2027 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 2
Regular Season Table
Sporting Kansas City 28 · Columbus Crew 24
Referee Stats
3 matches · 3.33 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.33
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.33
Over 4.5 cards 33%
Home wins 0%
Draws 67%
Away wins 33%
How the match was played
  • Match ended level at 2-2.
  • Shots were tight (8-10).
  • Columbus Crew controlled possession (58%).

Team Overview

Sporting Kansas City (Home stats)

Games / Record

8
W-D-L: 2-2-4

Goals For / Against

11 / 15
Avg: 1.38 / 1.88

Points

8
Avg: 1.00

Clean Sheets

0

Failed to Score

1
Columbus Crew (Away stats)

Games / Record

8
W-D-L: 1-2-5

Goals For / Against

12 / 17
Avg: 1.50 / 2.13

Points

5
Avg: 0.63

Clean Sheets

0

Failed to Score

1

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.00
PPG
0.63
1.38
GF
1.50
1.88
GA
2.13
75%
O2.5
88%
88%
BTTS
88%
25%
Score 1st
75%

League-position context

Sporting Kansas City rank28th
Columbus Crew rank24th
Sporting Kansas City points14
Columbus Crew points19
Sporting Kansas City: #28 · 14 pts · GD -26
23 pts off the top 2. 12 pts off the play-off line. 2 pts from safety.
Columbus Crew: #24 · 19 pts · GD -2
18 pts off the top 2. 7 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.
5-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Sporting Kansas City last 5 home

W L W D L
Points7/15
Weighted index58
Goals8-8
Record2-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Columbus Crew last 5 away

D L L L W
Points4/15
Weighted index18
Goals7-10
Record1-1-3
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 trend breakdown

Over 2.575%
BTTS88%
BTTS + O2.575%
1H Over 0.5100%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 50% · 1H BTTS 38%

Columbus Crew trend breakdown

Over 2.588%
BTTS88%
BTTS + O2.575%
1H Over 0.588%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 50% · 1H BTTS 25%

Scoring reliability

Sporting Kansas City score at home88%
Sporting Kansas City clean sheet at home0%
Columbus Crew score away88%
Columbus Crew clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Sporting Kansas City score first25%
Sporting Kansas City win after scoring first50%
Columbus Crew score first75%
Columbus Crew win after scoring first17%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Sporting Kansas City 40% · Columbus Crew 0%
Avg first goal minute: Sporting Kansas City 29.5' · Columbus Crew 20.8'

Vs league average

Sporting Kansas City score at home1.38 vs 1.89
Sporting Kansas City concede at home1.88 vs 1.34
Columbus Crew score away1.50 vs 1.34
Columbus Crew concede away2.13 vs 1.89
Sporting Kansas City score 27% below league average, while Columbus Crew score 12% above league average.
Defensive side: Sporting Kansas City are 40% above league average at home, and Columbus Crew are 12% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals1.80
BTTS20%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 1.33 goals on average across the last 3.

Sporting Kansas City goal timing (home)

1H scored: 56% 2H scored: 44% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 3
61-75 3
16-30 2
46-60 1
0-15 0
76-90+ 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 4
0-15 3
61-75 3
76-90+ 3
46-60 2
16-30 0

Columbus Crew goal timing (away)

1H scored: 54% 2H scored: 46% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
0-15 3
16-30 2
31-45 2
46-60 2
61-75 2
76-90+ 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 4
76-90+ 4
0-15 3
61-75 3
16-30 2
31-45 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
4
5
Total Shots
8
10
Shots off Goal
1
3
Blocked Shots
3
2
Shots Inside Box
6
8
Shots Outside Box
2
2
Ball Possession
42%
58%
Corner Kicks
4
4
Fouls
9
13
Offsides
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
3
2
Total Passes
384
536
Passes Accurate
306
466
Passes %
80%
87%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
3
15'
15' M. Herrera
33'
33' Goal · 0-1
W. Abou Ali
Normal Goal · Assist: T. Habroune
44'
44' J. Bartlett
48'
48' Goal · 1-1
D. Joveljić
Normal Goal · Assist: J. Davis
64'
64' D. Gazdag
1st substitution · For: H. Picard
64'
64' T. Habroune
2nd substitution · For: S. Bangoura
72'
72' Goal · 2-1
D. Joveljić
Normal Goal
79'
79' S. Zawadzki
81'
81' C. Harris
1st substitution · For: S. Afrifa
81'
81' S. Moreira
3rd substitution · For: J. Thiaré
82'
82' Goal · 2-2
D. Rossi
Normal Goal
84'
84' VAR
J. Thiaré
Penalty confirmed
90'
90' M. Suleymanov
2nd substitution · For: T. Calheira
90'
90' J. Bartlett
3rd substitution · For: K. Agyabeng
90+1'
90+1' I. James
4th substitution · For: Jansen Miller

Sporting Kansas City vs Columbus Crew 2-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Sporting Kansas City drew 2-2 with Columbus Crew on Sunday, 01 March 2026 in MLS. The match was refereed by Sergii Demianchuk. It was played at unknown.

First half: M. Herrera received a yellow card for Columbus Crew at 15'. Columbus Crew took the lead at 33' when W. Abou Ali scored, with the assist credited to T. Habroune, making the score 0-1. J. Bartlett received a yellow card for Sporting Kansas City at 44'.

Second half: Sporting Kansas City leveled the score at 48' when D. Joveljić scored, with the assist credited to J. Davis, making the score 1-1. Columbus Crew made their 1st substitution at 64', with D. Gazdag replacing H. Picard. Columbus Crew made their 2nd substitution at 64', with T. Habroune replacing S. Bangoura. Sporting Kansas City took the lead at 72' when D. Joveljić scored, making the score 2-1. S. Zawadzki received a yellow card for Columbus Crew at 79'. Sporting Kansas City made their 1st substitution at 81', with C. Harris replacing S. Afrifa. Columbus Crew made their 3rd substitution at 81', with S. Moreira replacing J. Thiaré. Columbus Crew leveled the score at 82' when D. Rossi scored, making the score 2-2. VAR intervened at 84' for Columbus Crew (Penalty confirmed). Sporting Kansas City made their 2nd substitution at 90', with M. Suleymanov replacing T. Calheira. Sporting Kansas City made their 3rd substitution at 90', with J. Bartlett replacing K. Agyabeng. Sporting Kansas City made their 4th substitution at 90+1', with I. James replacing Jansen Miller.

Sporting Kansas City used 4 substitutions while Columbus Crew used 3 substitutions. Sporting Kansas City got 1 yellow card, while Columbus Crew got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was played

  • Match ended level at 2-2.
  • Shots were tight (8-10).
  • Columbus Crew controlled possession (58%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games5
Home Wins1
Draws3
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals2 (40.0%)
BTTS1 (20.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games3
Home Wins0
Draws3
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals1 (33.3%)
BTTS1 (33.3%)

Sporting Kansas City vs Columbus Crew Head-to-Head History by Season