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Minnesota United FC vs Sporting Kansas City, 2018

MLS · 2018
Minnesota United FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Sporting Kansas City
Sun 20 May 2018 · 18:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Minnesota United FC vs Sporting Kansas City — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Jair Marrufo
  • Referee Corey Rockwell
  • Referee Allen Chapman
  • Referee M. de Oliveira
  • Referee Jose Da Silva
6 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 5.2 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

Head-to-Head

8
4
11
Minnesota United FC 23 games · Avg 2.9 goals Sporting Kansas City
Last 5 meetings
2018-05-20 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Sporting Kansas City

Recent Form

Minnesota United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 May Sporting Kansas City H 1–1 D
12 May San Jose Earthquakes H 1–3 L
10 May Los Angeles FC A 0–2 L
05 May Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 1–0 W
29 Apr Houston Dynamo H 2–1 W
22 Apr Seattle Sounders FC A 1–3 L
Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 May Minnesota United FC A 1–1 D
09 May Atlanta United FC A 2–0 W
06 May Colorado Rapids SC H 1–0 W
28 Apr New England Revolution A 0–1 L
21 Apr Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 6–0 W
15 Apr Seattle Sounders FC H 2–2 D

Season Stats

Minnesota United FC Sporting Kansas City
#29 Position #30
29 Points 21
27 Played 26
7 / 8 / 12 W / D / L 6 / 3 / 17
40 Scored 31
49 Conceded 63
-9 GD -32
1.07 PPG 0.81
26% Win % 23%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (23 games)
65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
22% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season
4% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

Minnesota United FC are 29th (29 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (21 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Minnesota United FC
0-15
4/7
16-30
4/9
31-45
6/2
46-60
4/5
61-75
7/4
76+
5/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sporting Kansas City
0-15
3/8
16-30
7/7
31-45
5/8
46-60
2/6
61-75
4/11
76+
4/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Minnesota United FC
Kelvin Yeboah 14 G 2 A
Anthony Markanich 8 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at !
  • 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Michael Boxall, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 10' Sporting Kansas City are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 20' Minnesota United FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 25' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Minnesota United FC and Sporting Kansas City are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 30' Jimmy Medranda is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sporting Kansas City tonight.
  • 35' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 40' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 45' Over 45 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 50' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 55' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 60' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 65' Sporting Kansas City seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 70' Ike Opara is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sporting Kansas City so far.
  • 75' It looks surprising Minnesota United FC does not make any changes. Khiry Shelton has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 80' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Sporting Kansas City winning 100% of all matches.
  • 85' Collin Martin has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 90' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Minnesota United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Adrian Heath

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Johnny Russell 6
Khiry Shelton 5
Daniel Salloi 4
Tani Oluwaseyi 4
Kevin Molino 3
Michael Boxall 3
Gadi Kinda 3
William Agada 3

Head to Head

2018-05-20 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Sporting Kansas City

Minnesota United FC Form

2018-05-20 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Sporting Kansas City D 2018-05-12 Minnesota United FC 1–3 San Jose Earthquakes L 2018-05-10 Los Angeles FC 2–0 Minnesota United FC L 2018-05-05 Minnesota United FC 1–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2018-04-29 Minnesota United FC 2–1 Houston Dynamo W 2018-04-22 Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 Minnesota United FC L

Sporting Kansas City Form

2018-05-20 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Sporting Kansas City D 2018-05-09 Atlanta United FC 0–2 Sporting Kansas City W 2018-05-06 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Colorado Rapids SC W 2018-04-28 New England Revolution 1–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2018-04-21 Sporting Kansas City 6–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W 2018-04-15 Sporting Kansas City 2–2 Seattle Sounders FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.78 Minnesota United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.24 Sporting Kansas City xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Minnesota United FC46% Draw26% Sporting Kansas City28%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 3.02
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Minnesota United FC or Draw
73%
Draw or Sporting Kansas City
54%
Minnesota United FC or Sporting Kansas City
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Minnesota United FC36% Draw44% Sporting Kansas City20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
9.2%
1 – 0
8%
2 – 0
7.7%
0 – 0
6.6%
1 – 2
6.4%
2 – 2
5.7%
3 – 1
5.5%
0 – 1
5.2%
3 – 0
4.5%
0 – 2
3.7%
3 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Minnesota United FC

Handicap Minnesota United FC covers Push Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 15% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 21% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 15% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.