Sporting Kansas City 2-2 Columbus Crew — MLS, 1 Mar 2026
Sporting Kansas City and Columbus Crew drew 2-2 in the MLS on 1 March 2026 at Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City. Wessam Abou Ali, Dejan Joveljić, Diego Rossi got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Sporting Kansas City have won 1 and Columbus Crew 1, 3 draws.
· kickoff·Children's Mercy Park · Kansas City·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 15'Foul
- 0-133'assist: Taha Habroune
- 44'Foul
- Half-time0-1
- 1-148'assist: Jacob Davis
- 64'
- 64'
- 2-172'
- 79'Foul
- 81'
- 81'
- 2-282'
- 84'VARPenalty confirmed
- 87'Missed Penalty
- 90'
- 90'
- 90+1'
- Full-time2-2
Player ratings
8.9
Top rated
Sporting Kansas City
- 8.9Manu GarcíaM
- 8.2Dejan JoveljićF
- 7.2Magomed-Shapi SuleymanovF
- 7.2Calvin HarrisF
- 6.9John PulskampG
- 6.9Jacob DavisM
- 6.7Stephen AfrifaF
- 6.7Jansen MillerD
- 6.6Wyatt MeyerD
- 6.6Jayden ReidM
- 6.6Kwaku AgyabengM
- 6.5Ethan BartlowD
- 6.5Jacob BartlettM
- 6.3Taylor CalheiraF
- 5.6Ian JamesD
Columbus Crew
- 7.7Maximilian ArfstenM
- 7.3Patrick SchulteG
- 7.3Diego RossiF
- 7.0Rudy CamachoD
- 7.0Taha HabrouneM
- 6.7Sean ZawadzkiM
- 6.7Marcelo HerreraM
- 6.6Jamal ThiaréF
- 6.5Steven MoreiraD
- 6.3Hugo PicardM
- 6.3Dániel GazdagF
- 6.3Sékou BangouraM
- 6.2Malte AmundsenD
- 5.9Wessam Abou AliF
Line-ups
Columbus Crew3-4-3
Sporting Kansas City3-4-2-1
Substitutes
Sporting Kansas CityRaphael Wicky
Substitutes
- 30Stefan ClevelandG
- 15J. Miller90+1'D6.7
- 14M. TschantretM
- 17Stephen Afrifa81'F6.7
- 19Taylor Calheira90'F6.3
- 88S. DonovanM
- 61Z. Loyo ReynagaM
- 20K. Agyabeng90'M6.6
Columbus CrewLaurent Courtois
Substitutes
- 19Jamal Thiaré81'F6.6
- 24Evan BushG
- 14Amar SejdićM
- 21Yevhen CheberkoD
- 30Hugo Picard64'M6.3
- 17Sékou Bangoura64'M6.3
- 45O. PresthusD
- 22T. BrownD
- 12C. RuvalcabaD
Team statistics
42%Possession58%
1.49Expected goals (xG)3.15
8Total shots10
4Shots on target5
1Shots off target3
3Blocked shots2
4Corners4
1Offsides2
9Fouls13
1Yellow cards2
3Goalkeeper saves2
0.58Goals prevented0.58
384Total passes536
306Accurate passes466
80%Pass accuracy87%
Sporting Kansas City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manu García | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8.9 |
| Dejan Joveljić | 90 | 2 | 0 | 3 | – | – | – | 8.2 |
| Magomed-Shapi Suleymanov | 89 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 7.2 |
| Calvin Harris | 81 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| John Pulskamp | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Jacob Davis | 90 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Stephen Afrifa | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Jansen Miller | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Wyatt Meyer | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Jayden Reid | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Kwaku Agyabeng | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Ethan Bartlow | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Jacob Bartlett | 89 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Taylor Calheira | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Ian James | 89 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 5.6 |
Columbus Crew
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maximilian Arfsten | 90 | – | 0 | – | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7.7 |
| Patrick Schulte | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Diego Rossi | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7.3 |
| Rudy Camacho | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 7.0 |
| Taha Habroune | 64 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Sean Zawadzki | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Marcelo Herrera | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Jamal Thiaré | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Steven Moreira | 81 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Hugo Picard | 26 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Dániel Gazdag | 64 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Sékou Bangoura | 26 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Malte Amundsen | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.2 |
| Wessam Abou Ali | 90 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – | – | – | 5.9 |
Recent Form
Sporting Kansas CityLDLLL
- L22 Feb 26ASan Jose Earthquakes0-3
- D19 Oct 25HHouston Dynamo0-0
- L05 Oct 25AMinnesota United FC0-3
- L28 Sept 25ALos Angeles Galaxy1-4
- L21 Sept 25HVancouver Whitecaps0-2
Columbus CrewLLWLW
- L22 Feb 26APortland Timbers2-3
- L08 Nov 25AFC Cincinnati1-2
- W02 Nov 25HFC Cincinnati4-0
- L27 Oct 25AFC Cincinnati0-1
- W18 Oct 25HNew York Red Bulls3-1
Head-to-head
- 22 Jun 24Columbus Crew4-0Sporting Kansas City
- 24 Apr 22Sporting Kansas City0-0Columbus Crew
- 23 Jun 19Columbus Crew0-1Sporting Kansas City
- 27 May 18Sporting Kansas City0-0Columbus Crew
- 10 Sept 17Columbus Crew1-1Sporting Kansas City
- 03 Jul 16Sporting Kansas City3-2Columbus Crew
Most recent meetings