The game between 2023 Major League Soccer Champions Columbus Crew and poor Sporting KC will be played on the 10th of August at Lower.com Field. Coach Wilfried Nancy’s troops are undoubtedly on cloud nine over their triumph over Premier League’s Aston Villa. If you check the following Columbus Crew vs Sporting KC betting tips, you’ll know who’ll win this Leagues Cup match too.
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Columbus Crew vs Sporting KC prediction: Routine victory for Nancy’s players
Key Stats
- Hernandez scored a hattrick in the match against Aston Villa.
- The Crew have the best defensive record in MLS’ Eastern Conference, with only 22 goals conceded.
- Columbus Crew won the last official head-to-head.
Correct score prediction: Columbus Crew 2-0 Sporting KC
As we mentioned earlier in our Columbus Crew vs Sporting KC predictions, coach Nancy’s boys managed to defeat Unai Emery’s Aston Villa in their last game. Sure, it was only a friendly game, but we still believe it’s a good omen for our Columbus Crew vs Sporting KC prediction.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Nancy’s boys are massive favorites.
- HOME: -153 – 59.2%
- DRAW: +290 – 24.8%
- AWAY: +440 – 16.0%
*These Columbus Crew vs Sporting KC odds are subject to change
Cucho Hernandez to score anytime seems like the best bet you can make here. The Colombian’s odds are priced at +143, giving him a solid 41.15% chance of sliding it past Sporting KC’s shot-stopper. The expected winners, as you probably suspected already, are coach Wilfried Nancy’s boys. They have a 59.2% chance of advancing to the next stage of the Leagues Cup, according to the odds in our Columbus Crew vs Sporting KC prediction.
Last five H2Hs: Neither side with an advantage
According to the following data, neither Columbus Crew nor Sporting KC have a head-to-head advantage.
USA MLS 23/06/24
Columbus Crew
Sporting Kansas City
USA MLS 24/04/22
Sporting Kansas City
Columbus Crew
World Club Friendlies 12/02/20
Columbus Crew
Sporting Kansas City
USA MLS 23/06/19
Columbus Crew
Sporting Kansas City
USA MLS 27/05/18
Sporting Kansas City
Columbus Crew
Columbus Crew team news and form: MLS Champs doing fine
Undoubtedly, the Crew’s biggest win this season so far has been the triumph over Premier League side Aston Villa on the 28th of July. The Crew were simply ruthless, as they demolished Emery’s boys 4-1 at home.
Predicted lineup: Hagen (GK), Cheberko, Camacho, Moreira, Farsi, Zawadzki, Matan, Arfsten, Rossi, Ramirez & Hernandez
USA MLS 29/06/25
W
Philadelphia Union
0
Columbus Crew
1
USA MLS 25/06/25
W
Atlanta United
1
Columbus Crew
3
USA MLS 14/06/25
W
Vancouver Whitecaps
1
Columbus Crew
2
USA MLS 31/05/25
L
Inter Miami CF
5
Columbus Crew
1
USA MLS 29/05/25
D
Nashville SC
2
Columbus Crew
2
Sporting KC team news and form: Sporting did all they could
Regardless of their efforts, coach Peter Vermes’ boys were just no match for almighty Toluca. The result on the scoreboard after 90 minutes of play was 2-1 in favor of the Liga MX side, as the visitors also had 53.0% possession.
Predicted lineup: Melia (GK), Shelton, Castellanos, Voloder, Leibold, Radoja, Walter, Russell, Pulido, Afrifa & Agada
USA MLS 29/06/25
D
Real Salt Lake
1
Sporting Kansas City
1
USA MLS 26/06/25
W
Charlotte FC
1
Sporting Kansas City
2
USA MLS 15/06/25
L
FC Dallas
4
Sporting Kansas City
2
USA MLS 09/06/25
L
Los Angeles FC
3
Sporting Kansas City
1
USA MLS 01/06/25
W
Houston Dynamo
1
Sporting Kansas City
3
Player to watch: Cucho Hernandez
Regarding the match against Aston Villa, we were talking about earlier – Hernandez scored a hattrick in that game! Quite rightfully, he scooped the POTM Award and we are convinced his presence is a key factor behind our Columbus Crew vs Sporting KC predictions.
Second player to watch: Nicholas Hagen
Hagen was a starter for his team in a lot of the last few games. That’s because starting shot-stopper Schulte was away on international duty for his country.