DC United at Sporting Kansas City 9/13/22 - Major League Soccer Picks & Predictions

Sporting Kansas City hosts DC United on Tuesday in a MLS inter-conference fixture. Sporting Kansas City is 12th in the Western Conference table at 8-7-15 on 31 points with a goal difference of -18. Sporting Kansas City battled on the road to a 0-0 draw with Houston Dynamo. Sporting Kansas City is winless in each of its last two matches.

Sporting Kansas City has not lost in four consecutive matches with two wins and two draws, which is the club's longest unbeaten run this season following its scoreless draw on Saturday with Houston. Both victories during this current run have been at home. Johnny Russell is the leading goal scorer for Sporting Kansas City with eight, while Felipe Hernandez is the leader in assists with three.

DC United is 14th or last in the Eastern Conference table at 27 points with a goal difference of -27. DC United battled on the road last Saturday to a 0-0 draw against Real Salt Lake. Former Real Salt Lake goalkeeper David Ochoa stopped seven shots against his former teammates to keep a clean sheet for DC United. DC United has had two straight 0-0 matches.

DC United has played two consecutive matches that have ended in scoreless draws and it's the 44th time a club has played two consecutive scoreless matches during the regular season but the first time since 2015. Taxiarchis Fountas is the leading goal scorer for DC United with 11, while Ola Kamara has scored nine. Christopher Durkin, Michael Estrada and Nigel Robertha each have three assists to lead DC United.