BRONX. New York City didn’t concede much to Sporting KC to lock the result on a 0-0 scoreline on Saturday. New York City was truly better in terms of ball possession (74%).
The match was played at the Citi Field stadium in Bronx on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Timothy Ford assisted by Logan Brown and Gjovalin Bori. The 4th official was Luis Arroyo. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 8.2 degrees Celsius or 46.76 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.
Match Statistics
- ! 74 Ball Possession 26
Shots
- 11 Total 5
- 2 On Target 3
- 9 Off Target 2
- 2 Shots blocked 1
- 133 Attack 85
- 48 Dangerous attack 33
- 97 Ball safe 73
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 1
- 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 12 Total 16
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
New York City had a strong ball possession 74% while Sporting KC was struggling with a 26% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
New York City was putting more pressure with 48 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 2 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough New York City to win the match.
New York City shot 11 times, 2 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Sporting KC shot 5 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
New York City received 1 yellow card (N. B. Acevedo Tabarez). On the other side, Sporting KC received 2 yellow cards (L. Ndenbe and K. Ford).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After playing this match, New York City will have 14 points like Minnesota United to soar in the 11th place. On the other side, Sporting KC will have 9 points like DC United to soar in the 24th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, New York City will play away against Atlanta United on the 8th of October with a 4-4 head to head.
Sporting KC will play away agasint Dallas on the 9th of October with a 15-12 head to head stats in favor of Dallas (10 draws).
New York City – Formation
New York City
85'
64'
New York City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Ronny Deila decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
New York City made 4 changes: T. Andrade for M. Moralez (46′), Heber for G. Pereira (68′), N. B. Acevedo Tabarez for A. Morales (68′) and C. Gloster for M. Chanot (85′).
Sporting KC – Formation
Sporting KC
Sporting KC started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Peter Vermes played with: .
Substitutions
Sporting KC made 3 changes: R. Espinoza for F. Hernandez (73′), K. Shelton for N. Vujnovic (78′) and C. Duke for M. Tzionis (82′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- New England – Columbus Crew – 2-2
- DC United – Houston Dynamo – 2-0
- New York RB – Portland Timbers – 1-1
- New York City – Sporting KC – 0-0
- Atlanta United – Chicago Fire – 4-1
- Montreal Impact – Orlando City – 4-1
- Charlotte – Inter Miami – 1-0
