Sporting Kansas City vs Columbus Crew – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

28/02/2026 at 20:30 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))

Children's Mercy Park (Kansas City, KS).

MLS
Referee: Demianchuk S. (Usa)
Where to Watch on TV:


Usa	MLS Season Pass
World	Apple TV International

Match Stats


Expected goals (xG)
1.49	3.06
Ball possession
42%	58%
Total shots
8	10
Shots on target
4	5
Big chances
3	6
Corner kicks
4	4
Passes
80% (307/386)	87% (464/534)
Yellow cards
1	2
Expected goals (xG)
1.49	3.06
xG on target (xGOT)
2.57	2.56
Total shots
8	10
Shots on target
4	5
Shots off target
1	3
Blocked shots
3	2
Shots inside the box
5	8
Shots outside the box
3	2
Hit the woodwork
0	1
Big chances
3	6
Corner kicks
4	4
Touches in opposition box
15	27
Accurate through passes
0	0
Offsides
1	2
Free kicks
13	9
Passes
80% (307/386)	87% (464/534)
Long passes
39% (23/59)	48% (13/27)
Passes in final third
55% (53/96)	86% (167/194)
Crosses
19% (3/16)	17% (5/30)
Expected assists (xA)
0.48	1.74
Throw ins
14	20
Fouls
9	13
Tackles
75% (15/20)	56% (9/16)
Duels won
44	34
Clearances
35	21
Interceptions
10	11
Errors leading to shot
1	0
Errors leading to goal
1	0
Goalkeeper saves
3	2
xGOT faced
2.56	2.57
Goals prevented
0.56	0.57

Key Moments

Here there are

1st Half (0 - 1)
15', Herrera A. 🟨,
33', 0 - 1, Abou Ali W. ⚽,
44', Pulskamp J. 🟨,
2nd Half (2 - 1)
48', 1 - 1, Joveljic D. ⚽, Davis J. (A), Harris C. (A2)
64', Gazdag D. ↓, Picard H. ↑,
64', Habroune T. ↓, Bangoura S. ↑,
72', 2 - 1, Joveljic D. ⚽,
79', Zawadzki S. 🟨,
81', Harris C. ↓, Afrifa S. ↑,
81', Moreira S. ↓, Thiare J. ↑,
82', 2 - 2, Rossi D. ⚽,
87', Abou Ali W. (Penalty Awarded),
90', Bartlett J. ↓, Agyabeng K. ↑,
90+1', Suleymanov S. ↓, Calheira T. ↑,
90+1', James I. ↓, Miller J. ↑,

Highlights

Chances of winning

Sporting Kansas City
21.9%

Draw
22.1%

Columbus Crew
56%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

26.3%

22.9%

50.9%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Sporting Kansas City has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-4.4%)

Columbus Crew has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+5.1%)

Note: This is a significant improvement in prediction, suggesting Columbus Crew's recent form is better than expected.

Sporting Kansas City - Columbus Crew Odds

	1	X	2	Marga
Avarage Now (Initially)	4.29 ↑ (3.6)	4.31 ↑ (4.14)	1.71 ↓ (1.86)	5.2% (5.7%)

The most likely Over/Under: 3.25

What is the prediction for Sporting Kansas City - Columbus Crew?

Users Predictions: Columbus Crew will win (5 of 6 users predict this - 83.33%).
Confidence interval (95%): 53.51% – 100%.

Verified Performance Core (Selected Experts): Columbus Crew will win (3 of 3 users predict this - 100%) 🥉 Bronze Tip.

The most likely score by Bookmakers is 1:2.

Preview Facts

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Kansas City won 1.
Kansas City may face physical challenges compared to their opponent, as they have played more matches in recent days.
Columbus could have a small edge in this match.
In the last 19 head-to-head matches, Kansas City won 8 matches, drew 5 matches, lost 6 matches, and goals 22:26. (average 1.2:1.4).
Including home matches between the teams, Kansas City won 5 matches, drew 3 matches, lost 0 matches, and goals 13:6. (average 1.6:0.8).

How many head-to-head matches has Sporting Kansas City won against Columbus Crew?

Sporting Kansas City has won 0 of their last 2 head-to-head matches.

How many head-to-head matches has Columbus Crew won against Sporting Kansas City?

Columbus Crew has won 2 of their last 2 head-to-head matches.

What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?

The latest head-to-head matches between Sporting Kansas City - Columbus Crew were as follows:

09.08.2024 Columbus Crew - Sporting Kansas City 4:0

22.06.2024 Columbus Crew - Sporting Kansas City 4:0

Latest results of Sporting Kansas City

21.02.2026 San Jose Earthquakes - Sporting Kansas City 3:0 ✺

14.02.2026 Sporting Kansas City - Austin FC 2:0 ✺

07.02.2026 Sporting Kansas City - Minnesota United 0:3 ✺

18.10.2025 Sporting Kansas City - Houston Dynamo 0:0 ✺

04.10.2025 Minnesota United - Sporting Kansas City 3:0 ✺

Latest results of Columbus Crew

21.02.2026 Portland Timbers - Columbus Crew 3:2 ✺

08.11.2025 Cincinnati - Columbus Crew 2:1 ✺

02.11.2025 Columbus Crew - Cincinnati 4:0 ✺

27.10.2025 Cincinnati - Columbus Crew 1:0 ✺

18.10.2025 Columbus Crew - New York Red Bulls 3:1 ✺

MLS Table

Main

Western Conference

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
1	San Jose Earthquakes	11	9	1	1	26:7	19	28
2	Vancouver Whitecaps	10	8	1	1	26:6	20	25
3	Los Angeles FC	11	6	3	2	19:8	11	21
4	Seattle Sounders	9	6	2	1	13:5	8	20
5	Minnesota United	11	6	2	3	14:16	-2	20
6	Real Salt Lake	10	6	1	3	19:14	5	19
7	FC Dallas	11	4	4	3	20:15	5	16
8	Houston Dynamo	10	5	0	5	13:18	-5	15
9	Colorado Rapids	11	4	1	6	22:19	3	13
10	Los Angeles Galaxy	11	3	4	4	16:17	-1	13
11	San Diego FC	11	3	3	5	19:19	0	12
12	Portland Timbers	10	3	1	6	13:21	-8	10
13	Austin FC	10	2	4	4	14:19	-5	10
14	St. Louis City	9	1	3	5	9:16	-7	6
15	Sporting Kansas City	10	1	2	7	8:26	-18	5

Eastern Conference

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
1	Nashville SC	10	7	2	1	21:6	15	23
2	New England Revolution	10	6	1	3	18:12	6	19
3	Inter Miami	11	5	4	2	22:19	3	19
4	Chicago Fire	10	5	2	3	19:11	8	17
5	FC Cincinnati	11	4	3	4	22:25	-3	15
6	Charlotte	11	4	2	5	18:19	-1	14
7	Toronto FC	11	3	5	3	18:20	-2	14
8	New York City	10	3	3	4	19:16	3	12
9	Columbus Crew	11	3	3	5	16:16	0	12
10	DC United	10	3	3	4	11:15	-4	12
11	New York Red Bulls	11	3	3	5	16:27	-11	12
12	Atlanta Utd	11	3	1	7	12:18	-6	10
13	Orlando City	11	3	1	7	16:32	-16	10
14	CF Montreal	10	3	0	7	14:23	-9	9
15	Philadelphia Union	11	1	3	7	9:17	-8	6

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