MLS 2026 · 1 Mar 2026

Sporting Kansas City 2–2 Columbus Crew

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Feb 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Sporting Kansas City favourites at 45%.

Columbus Crew deserved more from the draw, creating 3.1 xG to 1.5.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Dejan Joveljić, 54.1 in 90′.

Each side's last five results before this match.

22 Feb 2026	L 0–3	at San Jose Earthquakes MLS

22 Feb 2026	L 2–3	at Portland Timbers MLS

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Dejan Joveljić Forward	90	2	0	1.11	54.1	–
Kwaku Agyabeng Midfielder	9	0	0	–	49.3	–
Manu García Midfielder	90	0	0	–	45.1	–
John Pulskamp Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	44.7	–
Wyatt Meyer Defender	90	0	0	–	41.6	–
Stephen Afrifa Forward	9	0	0	–	39.0	–
Ian James Defender	89	0	0	–	37.3	–
Shapi Suleymanov Midfielder	89	0	0	0.25	37.2	–
Calvin Harris Midfielder	81	0	0	–	36.8	–
Jacob Bartlett Midfielder	89	0	0	–	36.7	–
Ethan Bartlow Defender	90	0	0	0.10	31.9	–
Jacob Davis Defender	90	0	1	0.03	27.8	–
Jansen Miller Defender	9	0	0	–	24.9	–
Taylor Calheira Forward	9	0	0	–	24.6	–
Jayden Reid Defender	90	0	0	–	22.5	–

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Rudy Camacho Defender	90	0	0	–	43.3	–
Diego Rossi Forward	90	1	0	0.73	43.1	–
Patrick Schulte Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	40.9	–
Maximilian Arfsten Midfielder	90	0	0	–	39.5	–
Sean Zawadzki Defender	90	0	0	0.01	39.4	–
Taha Habroune Midfielder	64	0	1	–	36.4	–
Steven Moreira Defender	81	0	0	–	34.2	–
Wessam Abou Ali Forward	90	1	0	2.21	33.5	–
Dániel Gazdag Forward	64	0	0	0.16	33.1	–
Andres Herrera Midfielder	90	0	0	–	31.4	–
Hugo Picard Midfielder	26	0	0	0.02	31.1	–
Malte Amundsen Defender	90	0	0	–	27.0	–
Jamal Thiaré Forward	9	0	0	–	26.4	–
Sekou Tidiany Bangoura Midfielder	26	0	0	–	5.6	–