Two clubs in the Eastern Conference of MLS will do battle today in a league match between the Columbus Crew and Sporting Kansas City. The first-division clash scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET will be held at Columbus Crew Stadium in Columbus and can be live streamed here.
The Crew enter today's match plagued by poor form, seeing them winless in their last six matches. The latest debacle, a 4-1 undressing at the hands of the New York Red Bulls, prompted an irate response from head coach Gregg Berhalter. "I can safely say it's our worst performance of the year, and it's disappointing," he said (via MLS's official website). "We had the intention to play a good game and really come here and make it difficult, and we did just the opposite. We made it very, very easy for [New York]."
"Not to take anything away from them, but the manner in which we conceded goals was amateurish."
When asked about the future direction of his club, Berhalter added: "We've got to pick ourselves up and move on. We put this game behind us. It's over, as of now, and we're moving forward. The message to the guys is, 'Let's not talk about it, let's do it.'"
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Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Following a successful World Cup campaign, the defending talents of Sporting Kansas City's Matt Besler are highly sought after. The 27-year-old enters today's match with several qualifying offers in Europe and averages 6.8 clearances per match.
Columbus Crew's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Clark; Francis, Gonzalez, Parkhurst, Williams; Trapp, Tchani; Anor, Higuain, Jimenez; Speas
Sporting Kansas City's Projected Lineup (4-3-3): Gruenebaum; Sinovic, Besler, Collin, Juliao; Feilhaber, Olum, Nagamura; Zusi, Dwyer, Toni
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via WhoScored).
Standings
|
Rnk |
Team |
MP |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
+/- |
Pts |
|||
|
1 |
DC United |
18 |
9 |
4 |
5 |
26 |
19 |
7 |
31 |
|||
|
2 |
Sporting Kansas City |
18 |
8 |
5 |
5 |
25 |
16 |
9 |
29 |
|||
|
3 |
Toronto FC |
15 |
7 |
3 |
5 |
23 |
20 |
3 |
24 |
|||
|
4 |
New York Red Bulls |
18 |
5 |
8 |
5 |
30 |
27 |
3 |
23 |
|||
|
5 |
New England Revolution |
17 |
7 |
2 |
8 |
23 |
24 |
-1 |
23 |
|||
|
6 |
Columbus Crew |
18 |
4 |
8 |
6 |
20 |
23 |
-3 |
20 |
|||
|
7 |
Philadelphia Union |
19 |
4 |
7 |
8 |
29 |
33 |
-4 |
19 |
|||
|
8 |
Chicago Fire |
17 |
3 |
10 |
4 |
25 |
27 |
-2 |
19 |
|||
|
9 |
Houston Dynamo |
19 |
5 |
3 |
11 |
20 |
38 |
-18 |
18 |
|||
|
10 |
Impact Montreal |
17 |
3 |
5 |
9 |
17 |
29 |
-12 |
14 |
|
Rnk |
Team |
MP |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
+/- |
Pts |
|||
|
1 |
Seattle Sounders |
18 |
12 |
2 |
4 |
35 |
24 |
11 |
38 |
|||
|
2 |
Real Salt Lake |
18 |
7 |
7 |
4 |
27 |
24 |
3 |
28 |
|||
|
3 |
Colorado Rapids |
18 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
27 |
22 |
5 |
27 |
|||
|
4 |
FC Dallas |
19 |
7 |
5 |
7 |
30 |
29 |
1 |
26 |
|||
|
5 |
Vancouver Whitecaps |
17 |
6 |
7 |
4 |
27 |
25 |
2 |
25 |
|||
|
6 |
LA Galaxy |
15 |
6 |
6 |
3 |
20 |
13 |
7 |
24 |
|||
|
7 |
Chivas USA |
18 |
6 |
5 |
7 |
20 |
27 |
-7 |
23 |
|||
|
8 |
Portland Timbers |
19 |
4 |
9 |
6 |
30 |
32 |
-2 |
21 |
|||
|
9 |
San Jose Earthquakes |
16 |
4 |
4 |
8 |
16 |
18 |
-2 |
16 |
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