CourtOffside
Major League Soccer

Season 2026/2027

Major League Soccer

DC United vs Sporting Kansas City – Lineups & Match Details

DC United beat Sporting Kansas City 2-1. Goals: E. Thommy (53'), C. Benteke (60' pen.), Hosei Kijima (68'). DC United had 44% possession against Sporting Kansas City's 56%. Shots on target: 4-1.

Major League Soccer · Regular Season - 3

Sunday, 9 March 2025

DC UnitedDC United

2 - 1

Full Time

HT: 0 - 0

Sporting Kansas CitySporting Kansas City

Referee: Mendoza, Rosendo, USA

Lineups

DC UnitedDC United4-2-3-1
J. Kim1J. KimG
A. Herrera22A. HerreraD
L. Bartlett3L. BartlettD
K. Rowles15K. RowlesD
D. Schnegg28D. SchneggD
H. Kijima77H. KijimaM
Boris Enow6Boris EnowM
J. Stroud8J. StroudM
Gabriel Pirani10Gabriel PiraniM
Peglow7PeglowM
C. Benteke20C. BentekeF

Substitutes

44R. ZouhirM
14D. BadjiF
23B. ServaniaM
13L. BarrazaG
5L. MacNaughtonD
18D. DodsonD
99F. BarajasF
17J. MurrellF
4M. PeltolaD
Sporting Kansas CitySporting Kansas City4-2-3-1
J. Pulskamp1J. PulskampG
J. Davis17J. DavisD
D. Rosero5D. RoseroD
J. Fernandez24J. FernandezD
L. Ndenbe18L. NdenbeD
Z. Bassong22Z. BassongM
N. Radoja6N. RadojaM
S. Suleymanov93S. SuleymanovM
M. Garcia21M. GarciaM
E. Thommy26E. ThommyM
D. Joveljic9D. JoveljicF

Substitutes

13M. ToyeF
8M. RodriguezM
4R. VoloderD
10D. SalloiF
23W. AgadaF
16J. BartlettM
36R. ScheweG
15J. MillerD

Match Events

20'Y

D. Rosero

31'Y

B. Enow

38'Y

Peglow

40'Y

Joaquín Fernández

46'S

D. Rosero

Substitution 1

52'Y

Jansen Miller

53'G

E. Thommy

60'P

C. Benteke

68'G

Hosei Kijima

Assist: Peglow

70'S

J. Stroud

Substitution 1

70'S

B. Enow

Substitution 2

76'Y

C. Benteke

77'S

M. Suleymanov

Substitution 2

81'S

C. Benteke

Substitution 3

81'S

Peglow

Substitution 4

81'S

Gabriel Pirani

Substitution 5

82'Y

J. Pulskamp

88'S

E. Thommy

Substitution 3

90'+11Y

A. Herrera

90'+8Y

L. MacNaughton

90'Y

Kim Joon-Hong

Statistics

DC United
44%56%
Sporting Kansas City
1.85Expected Goals (xG)0.45
11Total Shots7
4Shots on Target1
6Corners1
19Fouls13
3Offsides1
72Pass Accuracy (%)78
6Yellow Cards4
0Red Cards0
Match preview

DC United host Sporting Kansas City on Sunday, 9 March 2025. The kick-off time is 00:30 local. The fixture is part of the Major League Soccer schedule. DC United go into the match 15th in the table; Sporting Kansas City sit 15th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

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

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 14 Sept 2022: DC United 0-3 Sporting Kansas City; 12 May 2019: DC United 1-0 Sporting Kansas City; 1 Apr 2018: DC United 0-1 Sporting Kansas City. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

DC United beat Sporting Kansas City 2-1. DC United scored through C. Benteke 60' (pen.), Hosei Kijima 68'. Sporting Kansas City replied with E. Thommy 53'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 68 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

DC United held 44% of the ball against 56% for Sporting Kansas City. Shots on target finished 4-1. Expected goals read 1.85 for DC United, 0.45 for Sporting Kansas City.

Verdict

The win nudges DC United forward and leaves Sporting Kansas City with work to do. DC United sat 15th and Sporting Kansas City 15th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.