New York City vs Sporting KC – Preview, Tips and Odds

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New York City

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0:0

Sporting Kansas City

Highlights and Stats

The teams of New York City and Sporting KC will face each other on Saturday at for a game of the 14th round of MLS. New York City are on the 5th position in the Eastern Conference, while Sporting KC sit on the 11th spot in the Western Conference.

New York City vs Sporting KC Head to Head

Team	Last Game 2019/07/26	Last 5 Games
New York City	win	? Whome Waway Whome Laway Lhome
Sporting Kansas City	loss	? Laway Lhome Laway Whome Waway

Worth Mentioning

When New York City last faced Sporting KC on the pitch, the game finished with the score of 3:1 to New York City. The two clubs met each other on the 26th of July 2019. New York City are enjoying a streak of three straight victories. Across the most recent 5 H2H encounters, being the hosting side has not proven to be an advantage, as the end results were 3 home victories and 2 away triumphs. There was not a single draw in the last 5 direct clashes. Two of the previous five meetings produced over 2.5 goals and two witnessed goals at both ends. Over this span of time, New York City proved successful in keeping two clean sheets, whereas Sporting KC prevented their opponents from scoring in one of the matches. Within this time frame 12 goals were scored in total.

New York City vs Sporting KC Last Games Averages

*Average Metrics based on available data from last 5 games

New York CitySporting Kansas City

• Goals

  1.40

  1.00

• Fouls

  12.60

  11.40

• Corners

  4.00

  5.40

• Offsides

  2.80

  3.20

• Cards

  2.20

  1.60

• Posession

  51%

  49%

2019/07/26 MLS

HNew York CitySporting Kansas City

• Goals

  3

  1

• Fouls

  11

  11

• Corners

  5

  5

• Offsides

  5

  8

• Cards

  1

  5

• Posession

  60%

  40%

2018/03/05 MLS

New York CityHSporting Kansas City

• Goals

  2

  0

• Fouls

  14

  8

• Corners

  3

  9

• Offsides

  2

  3

• Cards

  5

  0

• Posession

  49%

  51%

2017/09/06 MLS

HNew York CitySporting Kansas City

• Goals

  1

  0

• Fouls

  11

  10

• Corners

  8

  2

• Offsides

  2

  2

• Cards

  2

  2

• Posession

  50%

  50%

2016/07/11 MLS

New York CityHSporting Kansas City

• Goals

  1

  3

• Fouls

  11

  17

• Corners

  1

  9

• Offsides

  4

  1

• Cards

  1

  0

• Posession

  34%

  66%

2015/03/28 MLS

HNew York CitySporting Kansas City

• Goals

  0

  1

• Fouls

  16

  11

• Corners

  3

  2

• Offsides

  1

  2

• Cards

  2

  1

• Posession

  62%

  38%

ShowHideDetailed Stats

New York City Form

On May 1st New York City ended in a comprehensive 3:0 victory against SJ Earthquakes at home in a MLS encounter. The club is riding a streak of three sequential victories. Having the home crowd behind the players’ backs proved to be very beneficial in the 10 latest New York City meetings. The hosts recorded a victory 6 times and tasted defeat in just 2 games. Just 2 of the last 10 matches of the outfit ended in a draw. Four of the preceding five New York City games resulted in over 2.5 goals, with both sides scoring in two of those. Throughout the period, the squad was capable of limiting their opponents to no goals in two, while they were unsuccessful in scoring in just one match. Their last 5 outings turned out to be high scoring affairs with a total of 23 goals.

• Goals
  2.20
• Fouls
  15.60
• Corners
  5.90
• Offsides
  2.00
• Cards
  2.60
• Posession
  58%

Sporting KC Form

In their most recent match Sporting KC played against Dallas on Sunday, with the final score being an entertaining 2:2 draw while playing at home. The club is on a run of five games without registering a single victory, losing 3 times and recording a draw on 2 occasions. Performing at home proved advantageous throughout the last ten Sporting KC meetings, as the visitors left the ground empty-handed seven times and triumphed in only one case. Only two of the outfit’s last 10 clashes resulted in draws. Three out of the last five encounters featured over 2.5 goals, with three witnessing goals at both ends of the field. Sporting KC’s defensive efforts proved enough to limit the opposition to no goals in one of these and they failed to score on their own in two. Over the course of the team’s previous five outings, the sides scored an average of 2.4 goals.

• Goals
  0.80
• Fouls
  13.83
• Corners
  2.83
• Offsides
  0.83
• Cards
  2.00
• Posession
  53%

Formations and Lineups

New York City

Formation:4-2-3-1

• G1Sean Johnson
• D24Tayvon Gray
• D5Thiago Martins
• D6Alexander Callens
• D2Chris Gloster
• M55Keaton Parks
• M26Nicolás Acevedo
• M8Thiago Andrade
• M20Santiago Rodríguez
• M43Talles Magno
• F9Héber

1 Sean Johnson 24 Tayvon Gray 5 Thiago Martins 6 Alexander Callens 2 Chris Gloster 55 Keaton Parks 26 Nicolás Acevedo 8 Thiago Andrade 20 Santiago Rodríguez 43 Talles Magno 9 Héber

Sporting Kansas City

Formation:4-3-3

• G29Timothy Melia
• D28Cameron Duke
• D12Kortne Ford
• D4Robert Voloder
• D18Logan Ndenbe
• M15Róger Espinoza
• M6Oriol Rosell
• M54Rémi Walter
• F7Johnny Russell
• F11Khiry Shelton
• F20Dániel Sallói

29 Timothy Melia 28 Cameron Duke 12 Kortne Ford 4 Robert Voloder 18 Logan Ndenbe 15 Róger Espinoza 6 Oriol Rosell 54 Rémi Walter 7 Johnny Russell 11 Khiry Shelton 20 Dániel Sallói

Popular Markets

This is a list of some of the most popular markets and their winning ratio for the last 10 games - head to head and for the respective teams individually. The probability column is an average calculation based ONLY on statistical data with the Head2Head column having a slight advantage.

	Last H2H	Last New York City	Last Sporting Kansas City	Probability	Value Odds Over
New York City WIN	3/5	5/10	-	56.35%	1.77
DRAW	0/5	2/10	2/10	12.18%	8.21
Sporting Kansas City WIN	2/5	-	2/10	31.47%	3.18
Over 2.5 Goals	2/5	6/10	5/10	49.00%	2.04
BTTS	2/5	5/10	5/10	46.00%	2.17
Over 4.5 Cards	2/5	4/10	3/6	43.00%	2.33
Over 10.5 Corners	1/5	6/10	0/6	26.00%	3.85
New York City over 1.5 Goals	2/5	5/10	-	44.50%	2.25
Sporting Kansas City over 1.5 Goals	1/5	-	1/10	15.50%	6.45

Match Details

New York CityvsSporting Kansas City

• 89`
  K. Ford
• 85`
  (in) M. Chanot(out) C. Gloster
• 82`
  (in) M. Tzionis(out) C. Duke
• 78`
  (in) N. Vujnovic(out) K. Shelton
• 73`
  (in) F. Hernandez(out) R. Espinoza
• 68`
  (in) A. Morales(out) N. B. Acevedo Tabarez
• 68`
  (in) G. Pereira(out) Heber
• 64`
  N. B. Acevedo Tabarez
• 46`
  (in) M. Moralez(out) T. Andrade
• 45`
  L. Ndenbe

Players Ratings

New York CityvsSporting Kansas City

• 1Sean Johnson

  7.7 / 10
• 24Tayvon Gray

  7.7 / 10
• 6Alexander Callens

  7.3 / 10
• 5Thiago Martins

  7.2 / 10
• 55Keaton Parks

  7.2 / 10
• 26Nicolás Acevedo

  7 / 10
• 2Chris Gloster

  6.9 / 10
• 8Thiago Andrade

  6.9 / 10
• 20Santiago Rodríguez

  6.9 / 10
• 9Héber

  6.7 / 10
• 4Maxime Chanot

  6.7 / 10
• 7Alfredo Morales

  6.7 / 10
• 10Maxi Moralez

  6.7 / 10
• 43Talles Magno

  6.5 / 10
• 38Gabriel Pereira

  6.5 / 10

• 29Timothy Melia

  7.5 / 10
• 12Kortne Ford

  7.2 / 10
• 28Cameron Duke

  7 / 10
• 15Róger Espinoza

  7 / 10
• 7Johnny Russell

  7 / 10
• 4Robert Voloder

  6.9 / 10
• 6Oriol Rosell

  6.9 / 10
• 54Rémi Walter

  6.9 / 10
• 20Dániel Sallói

  6.9 / 10
• 21Felipe Hernández

  6.9 / 10
• 18Logan Ndenbe

  6.6 / 10
• 11Khiry Shelton

  6.3 / 10
• 27Marinos Tzionis

  6.3 / 10
• 19Nikola Vujnović

  6.3 / 10