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Major League Soccer · Matchweek 26

Sporting Kansas City

SPO

Philadelphia Union

PHI

Model

Match forecast

Bivariate-Poisson goal model, from current strength ratings and home advantage.

Sporting KC17%
Draw20%
Philadelphia63%

Expected goals

1.21 – 2.33

Over 2.5

68%

Both to score

64%

Fair handicap

1.00

Most likely scorelines

  • 129.6%
  • 118.3%
  • 028.0%
  • 137.4%
  • 017.3%
How they playPossession, press, how they create

Too early to characterise either side — these are the numbers so far, not a read on how they play.

49%Possession55%
41%Territory52%
4%From set plays9%
0.10Chance quality0.16
5.6%Directness4.4%

Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 2 for Sporting KC, 2 for Philadelphia. Too few to lean on heavily.

Players to watchMost goal involvement per 90

Sporting KC

No regular with a goal involvement yet.

Goal involvements per 90, among players with at least 45% of the most-used player’s minutes. Drawn from the last 39 of 372 matches, not the full season.