DC United vs Sporting Kansas City

9 March 2025 · MLS · 2025 · Referee Rosendo Mendoza

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

Christian Benteke 60’ (pen)
Hosei Kijima 68’

Erik Thommy 53’

Match summary

DC United came from behind to win 2-1 at home to Sporting Kansas City. It was goalless at half-time.

Erik Thommy put Sporting Kansas City ahead in the 53rd minute, Christian Benteke equalised from the penalty spot in the 60th minute, and Hosei Kijima won it with a header in the 68th minute.

The chances backed that up: DC United created 1.85 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Sporting Kansas City's 0.45 from 7.

Match stats

44% Possession 56%

11 Shots 7

4 Shots on target 1

6 Corners 1

368 Passes 480

71.7% Pass accuracy 77.9%

19 Tackles 20

19 Fouls 13

6 Yellow cards 4

3 Offsides 1

Key events

DC United Sporting Kansas City

Kick-off

Gabriel PiraniShot on target

5’

20’

Dany Rosero

Boris Enow

31’

João Peglow

38’

40’

Joaquín Fernández

Half-time0-0

46’

Jansen MillerDany Rosero

Second half underway

52’

Jansen Miller

53’

Erik ThommyRight foot shot

0-1

Christian BentekeShot on target

58’

Christian BentekePenalty

1-1

60’

Hosei KijimaHeader

2-1

68’

Jacob MurrellJared Stroud

70’

Matti PeltolaBoris Enow

72’

Christian Benteke

76’

77’

William AgadaShapi Suleymanov

Dominique BadjiChristian Benteke

81’

Brandon ServaniaJoão Peglow

81’

82’

John Pulskamp

Lukas MacNaughtonGabriel Pirani

82’

88’

Dániel SallóiErik Thommy

Jun-hong Kim

90’

Lukas MacNaughton

90+8’

Aaron Herrera

90+11’

Full-time2-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

DC United 1.85 xGSporting Kansas City 0.45 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Sporting Kansas City attacking DC United attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

Hover or tap a shot for the player, minute and xG.

Lineups

DC United 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Sporting Kansas City 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Jun-hong Kim	90′	0	1	27	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Aaron Herrera	90′	1	2	–	4	1	44	1	–	–	–
Lucas Bartlett	90′	3	1	–	8	5	33	–	–	–	–
Kye Rowles	90′	2	1	–	4	2	44	–	–	–	–
David Schnegg	90′	6	1	–	12	4	35	3	–	–	–
Lukas MacNaughton Came on as a substitute	8′	–	–	–	1	1	3	1	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


Hosei Kijima	90′	1	–	32	–	0.02	2	1	2	1	–	–
Boris Enow Taken off	72′	–	–	36	–	0.01	1	2	2	1	–	–
Jared Stroud Taken off	70′	–	–	20	2	0.09	1	–	1	2	–	–
Gabriel Pirani Taken off	82′	–	–	26	1	0.04	–	1	4	–	4	–
João Peglow Taken off	81′	–	1	34	1	0.24	1	1	4	4	1	–
Matti Peltola Came on as a substitute	18′	–	–	5	–	0.00	–	–	1	–	1	–
Brandon Servania Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	2	–	0.00	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards3 players


Christian Benteke Taken off	81′	1	–	5	2	1.23	0.01	–	9	2	17	–
Jacob Murrell Came on as a substitute	20′	–	–	–	–	–	0.00	–	3	–	5	–
Dominique Badji Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	–	–	–	0.00	–	4	2	5	–

Goalkeeper1 player


John Pulskamp	90′	2	2	40	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Jacob Davis	90′	4	2	–	7	2	53	1	–	1	–
Dany Rosero Taken off	45′	–	–	–	4	2	32	1	–	–	–
Joaquín Fernández	90′	–	–	–	6	4	47	3	–	–	–
Logan Ndenbe	90′	2	1	–	6	2	59	–	–	–	–
Jansen Miller Came on as a substitute	45′	2	–	–	5	1	22	2	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


Zorhan Bassong	90′	–	–	42	–	0.02	1	1	8	–	2	–
Nemanja Radoja	90′	–	–	68	–	0.03	2	2	3	2	1	–
Shapi Suleymanov Taken off	77′	–	–	21	1	0.08	2	1	5	1	3	–
Manu García	90′	–	–	43	2	0.17	3	–	6	1	1	–
Erik Thommy Taken off	88′	1	–	29	1	0.40	3	–	4	1	1	–
William Agada Came on as a substitute	13′	–	–	4	1	0.33	–	–	2	–	–	–
Dániel Sallói Came on as a substitute	2′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards1 player


Dejan Joveljić	90′	–	–	1	–	0.09	0.02	–	2	1	20	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

DC United W W L D D

Sporting Kansas City L L L L L

Last five league games before this one, oldest first. Select one to open it.

Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Sporting Kansas City 3-0 DC United, 14 Sep 22 All DC United vs Sporting Kansas City meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.