D.C. United vs Sporting KC

MLS - Regular season 9 Mar 2025, 00:30
D.C. United
D.C. United
2–1
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Sporting KC
Sporting KC
🏟 Audi Field (Washington, District of Columbia) 👤 R. Mendoza Round 5

Match report

D.C. United edged past Sporting KC 2-1 in the MLS - Regular season on 9 March 2025. The game was goalless at the break before all 3 goals arrived after half-time.

D.C. United had 11 shots to Sporting KC's 7.

The match was played at Audi Field (Washington, District of Columbia), with R. Mendoza in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 44% - 56% Shots 11 - 7 On target 4 - 1 Corners 6 - 1 Fouls 19 - 13 Yellow cards 10
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Player of the match
Christian Benteke
D.C. United · 1 goal
8 Jacob Davis 1 assist
7 Hosei Kijima 1 goal
7 Erik Thommy 1 goal
7 Jun-hong Kim captained the side
First half vs second half
Sporting KC came out stronger after half-time, with 5 second-half shots against 2 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–2 6–5
Shots On Goal 1–0 3–1
Ball Possession 43–57 —
Corners 3–0 3–1
Attacks 47–54 51–56
Match statistics
6 Corners 1
1 Penalty 0
5 Substitution 3
98 Attacks 110
42 Dangerous Attacks 37
4 On Target 1
8 Off Target 6
11 Shots Total 7
4 Shots On Goal 1
4 Shots Off Goal 5
3 Shots Blocked 1
10 Shots Inside Box 3
1 Shots Outside Box 4
19 Fouls 13
6 Corners 1
3 Offsides 1
44% Ball Possession 56%
6 Yellow Cards 4
0 Saves 2
370 Passes Total 480
265 Passes Accurate 373
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
D.C. United · 4-2-3-1
1 J. Kim
22 A. Herrera 3 L. Bartlett 15 K. Rowles 28 D. Schnegg
77 H. Kijima 6 B. Enow
8 J. Stroud 10 G. Pirani 7 J. Peglow
20 C. Benteke
Sporting KC · 4-2-3-1
1 J. Pulskamp
17 J. Davis 5 D. Valencia 24 J. Fernández 18 L. Ndenbe
22 Z. Bassong 6 N. Radoja
93 M. Suleymanov 21 M. García 26 E. Thommy
9 D. Joveljić
D.C. United
Coach
T. Lesesne
Substitutes
  • 17 Jacob Murrell
  • 4 Matti Peltola
  • 23 Brandon Servania
  • 14 Dominique Badji
  • 5 Lukas MacNaughton
  • 13 Luis Barraza
  • 18 Derek Dodson
  • 44 Rida Zouhir
  • 99 Fidel Barajas
Sporting KC
Coach
P. Vermes
Substitutes
  • 15 Jansen Miller
  • 23 William Agada
  • 10 Dániel Sallói
  • 36 Ryan Schewe
  • 4 Robert Voloder
  • 16 Jacob Bartlett
  • 8 Memo Rodríguez
  • 13 Mason Toye
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ J. Miller ↓ D. Rosero Sporting KC
  • 70' ↑ J. Murrell ↓ J. Stroud D.C. United
  • 72' ↑ M. Peltola ↓ B. Enow D.C. United
  • 77' ↑ W. Agada ↓ S. Suleymanov Sporting KC
  • 81' ↑ B. Servania ↓ Peglow D.C. United
  • 81' ↑ D. Badji ↓ C. Benteke D.C. United
  • 82' ↑ L. MacNaughton ↓ Gabriel Pirani D.C. United
  • 88' ↑ D. Sallói ↓ E. Thommy Sporting KC
Cards
  • 21' D. Rosero Sporting KC
  • 31' Boris Enow D.C. United
  • 38' Peglow D.C. United
  • 40' J. Fernandez Sporting KC
  • 52' J. Miller Sporting KC
  • 76' C. Benteke D.C. United
  • 82' J. Pulskamp Sporting KC
  • 90' J. Kim D.C. United
  • 90+8' L. MacNaughton D.C. United
  • 90+9' A. Herrera D.C. United
Head-to-head
D.C. United 1 0 draws 0 Sporting KC
2025-03-09 D.C. United vs Sporting KC 2 - 1
Recent form
D.C. United D W D D D
Sporting KC D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in D.C. United vs Sporting KC?
D.C. United won 2-1 against Sporting KC on 9 March 2025.
Who won D.C. United vs Sporting KC?
D.C. United won the match 2-1.
Where was D.C. United vs Sporting KC played?
The match was played at Audi Field (Washington, District of Columbia).
Who had more possession in D.C. United vs Sporting KC?
Sporting KC had 56% of possession, compared to 44% for the other side.