KANSAS CITY. Inter Miami defeated Sporting KC. Inter Miami made the most of its superior ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Children’s Mercy Park stadium in Kansas City on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Víctor Rivas with the assistance of Jeremy Kieso and Kali Smith. The 4th official was Rosendo Mendoza. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was hot at 25.64 degrees Celsius or 78.15 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 45%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Inter Miami had a superior ball possession 60% while Sporting KC was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sporting KC was putting more pressure with 35 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyhow, Inter Miami found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Sporting KC shot 10 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Inter Miami shot 8 times, 6 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Sporting KC received 3 yellow cards (Jake Davis, Felipe Hernández and Nemanja Radoja). On the other side, Inter Miami received 2 yellow cards (Tomás Avilés and D. Gómez).

Standings

After this match, Sporting KC stays with 10 points to remain in the 9th place. Regarding the opposition, Inter Miami will has 15 points like New York RB to sit in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Sporting KC will play away with St. Louis City on the 11th of November with a 3-2 head to head record in favor of Sporting KC (0 draws).

Sporting KC – Formation

Sporting KC started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Peter Vermes decided to play with the following team: Tim Melia (6.4), Jake Davis (6.0), Dany Rosero (6.4), Andreu Fontàs (6.3), Tim Leibold (7.0), Rémi Walter (6.8), Nemanja Radoja (6.8), Erik Thommy (8.9), Alan Pulido (6.6), Dániel Sallói (7.0) and Willy Agada (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: John Pulskamp, Johnny Russell  (6.8), Robert Castellanos, Alenis Vargas, Felipe Hernández (6.3), Z. Bassong, K. Pierre, Marinos Tzionis and Robert Voloder.

Sporting KC could not rely on the presence of Felipe Hernández (injured) and Johnny Russell  (injured).

Substitutions

Sporting KC made 2 changes: Rémi Walter for Felipe Hernández (45′) and Erik Thommy for Johnny Russell  (84′).

Player of the match: Erik Thommy​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sporting KC was Erik Thommy.

His rating is 8.9 with 2 goals, 18 passes (82% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 3 crosses.

Inter Miami – Formation

Inter Miami started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Gerardo Daniel Martino played with: Drake Callender (6.3), Marcelo Weigandt (6.4), Tomás Avilés (7.0), Nicolás Freire  (7.3), Jordi Alba (6.8), Julian Gressel (6.7), Sergio Busquets (7.7), David Ruíz (7.0), Lionel Messi   (9.1), Luis Suárez (7.5) and D. Gómez (9.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: CJ dos Santos, R. Sailor, Benja Cremaschi  (6.6), Noah Allen, Franco Negri (7.3), Y. Bright, L. Sunderland, S. Borgelin and Leonardo Afonso.

Inter Miami could not rely on the presence of Franco Negri (injured).

Substitutions

Inter Miami made 3 changes: Julian Gressel for Benja Cremaschi  (67′), Jordi Alba for Franco Negri (78′) and D. Gómez for Y. Bright (90′).

Player of the match: D. Gómez​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Inter Miami was D. Gómez.

His rating is 9.4 with 1 goal, 55 passes (89% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 8 duels out of 13.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.​

• Dallas – Seattle Sounders – 0-0
• Sporting KC – Inter Miami – 2-3
• Minnesota United – Houston Dynamo – 1-2
• Real Salt Lake – Columbus Crew – 0-0
• Vancouver Whitecaps – LA Galaxy – 1-3
• SJ Earthquakes – Colorado Rapids – 0-3
• Atlanta United – Philadelphia Union – 2-2
• St. Louis City – Austin – 1-0