Major League Soccer

Season 2026/2027

Major League Soccer

Sporting Kansas City vs Columbus Crew – Lineups & Match Details

Sporting Kansas City and Columbus Crew drew 2-2. Goals: W. Abou Ali (33'), D. Joveljić (48'), D. Joveljić (72'), D. Rossi (82'). Sporting Kansas City had 42% possession against Columbus Crew's 58%. Shots on target: 4-5.

Major League Soccer · Regular Season - 2

Sunday, 1 March 2026

Sporting Kansas CitySporting Kansas City

2 - 2

Full Time

HT: 0 - 1

Columbus CrewColumbus Crew

Referee: S. Demianchuk

Lineups

Sporting Kansas CitySporting Kansas City3-4-2-1
J. Pulskamp1J. PulskampG
I. James2I. JamesD
E. Bartlow23E. BartlowD
W. Meyer28W. MeyerD
J. Davis8J. DavisM
J. Bartlett16J. BartlettM
M. Garcia6M. GarciaM
J. Reid99J. ReidM
S. Suleymanov93S. SuleymanovF
C. Harris11C. HarrisF
D. Joveljic9D. JoveljicF

Substitutes

30S. ClevelandG
14M. TschantretM
17S. AfrifaF
19T. CalheiraF
88S. DonovanM
15J. MillerD
61Z. Loyo ReynagaM
20K. AgyabengM
Columbus CrewColumbus Crew3-4-3
P. Schulte28P. SchulteG
S. Moreira31S. MoreiraD
R. Camacho4R. CamachoD
M. Amundsen18M. AmundsenD
A. Herrera2A. HerreraM
T. Habroune16T. HabrouneM
S. Zawadzki25S. ZawadzkiM
M. Arfsten27M. ArfstenM
D. Rossi10D. RossiF
W. Abou Ali9W. Abou AliF
D. Gazdag8D. GazdagF

Substitutes

14A. SejdicM
24E. BushG
45O. PresthusD
21Y. CheberkoD
19J. ThiareF
22T. BrownD
12C. RuvalcabaD
30H. PicardM
17S. BangouraM

Match Events

15'Y

M. Herrera

33'G

W. Abou Ali

44'Y

J. Bartlett

48'G

D. Joveljić

64'S

D. Gazdag

Substitution 1

64'S

T. Habroune

Substitution 2

72'G

D. Joveljić

79'Y

S. Zawadzki

81'S

C. Harris

Substitution 1

81'S

S. Moreira

Substitution 3

82'G

D. Rossi

90'S

M. Suleymanov

Substitution 2

90'+1S

I. James

Substitution 3

90'S

J. Bartlett

Substitution 4

Statistics

Sporting Kansas City
42%58%
Columbus Crew
1.49Expected Goals (xG)3.15
8Total Shots10
4Shots on Target5
4Corners4
9Fouls13
1Offsides2
80Pass Accuracy (%)87
1Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Sporting Kansas City host Columbus Crew on Sunday, 1 March 2026. The kick-off time is 01:30 local. The fixture is part of the Major League Soccer schedule. Sporting Kansas City go into the match 15th in the table; Columbus Crew sit 12th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Sporting Kansas City have taken 0 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 1 loss. Columbus Crew have collected 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses over the same span. Recent run: 2 losses in a row.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 22 Jun 2024: Sporting Kansas City 0-4 Columbus Crew; 24 Apr 2022: Sporting Kansas City 0-0 Columbus Crew; 23 Jun 2019: Sporting Kansas City 1-0 Columbus Crew. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Sporting Kansas City and Columbus Crew drew 2-2. Sporting Kansas City scored through D. Joveljić 48', D. Joveljić 72'. Columbus Crew replied with W. Abou Ali 33', D. Rossi 82'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 82 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Sporting Kansas City held 42% of the ball against 58% for Columbus Crew. Shots on target finished 4-5. Expected goals read 1.49 for Sporting Kansas City, 3.15 for Columbus Crew.

Verdict

The 2-2 draw gives both clubs a single point. Sporting Kansas City sat 15th and Columbus Crew 12th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.