New York City FC vs. Sporting Kansas City 5/7/22 - Major League Soccer Picks & Predictions

New York City FC hosts Sporting Kansas CIty on Saturday in a MLS inter-conference fixture. New York City FC is fifth in the Eastern Conference table at 4-1-3 on 13 points with a goal difference of +9. New York City FC defeated San Jose 3-0 last Sunday. NYCFC has won each of its last three matches in the MLS by a combined 14-4 with two clean sheets. 

New York City FC has scored 14 goals over its last three matches and it is the third time the club has scored 14 goals over a span of three matches, which has been done six other times by MLS clubs. Valentin Castellanos is the leading goal scorer for New York City FC with five, while Thiago has scored four. Talles Magno is the leader in assists with four.

Sporting Kansas City is 11th in the Western Conference table at 2-2-6 on eight points with a goal difference of -8. Sporting Kansas City battled at home to a 2-2 draw with FC Dallas last Saturday. Sporting KC is winless in each of its last five matches, dating back to a 1-0 victory over Real Salt Lake at home on March 26.

Sporting Kansas City has lost seven consecutive matches on the road that dates back to the 2021 campaign. The losing run is the second longest in club history for matches played away from home. Remi Walter, Johnny Russell and Daniel Salloi have each scored two goals to lead Sporting KC while three players have one assist apiece to lead the club.