On May 7th, Sporting KC and New York City will play a match in New York City in a Major League Soccer match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, New York City recorded a 3-0 shutout win against San Jose Earthquakes. Keaton Parks struck first for New York City in the 74th minute, then added another in the 78th minute In the end, San Jose Earthquakes couldn’t muster any offence and New York City ran away with the shutout win. New York City is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while sporting KC sits at 11th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-2 draw against FC Dallas. Johnny Russell scored the first goal for Sporting KC in the 22nd minute on a penalty shot, but Velasco got the equalizer for FC Dallas in the 36th minute on a penalty shot . Sporting KC looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season.
Rémi Walter and Palacios Espinoza are the top scorers for Sporting KC in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Castellanos Gimenez has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, hes scored 5 goals for New York City.