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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
4 games this season 🟨 0.5/game ⚽ 1.8 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

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
#25 Position #30
24 Points 14
18 Played 18
6 / 6 / 6 W / D / L 4 / 2 / 12
20 Scored 18
25 Conceded 46
-5 GD -28
1.33 PPG 0.78
33% Win % 22%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (23 games)
65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
32% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

Minnesota United FC are 25th (24 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (14 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Minnesota United FC
0-15
2/4
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/–
46-60
2/3
61-75
2/1
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sporting Kansas City
0-15
–/7
16-30
3/4
31-45
3/6
46-60
2/4
61-75
2/8
76+
3/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Minnesota United FC
Kelvin Yeboah 8 G
Sporting Kansas City
Dejan Joveljic 8 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Minnesota United FC is hosting Sporting Kansas City for another epic battle.
  • 5' Darwin Quintero needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 10' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 15' Graham Zusi is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sporting Kansas City so far.
  • 20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 25' Minnesota United FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 30' Minnesota United FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sporting Kansas City backline.
  • 35' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 35 minutes.
  • 40' 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.
  • 45' Sporting Kansas City come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 50' Alexi Gomez has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 55' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 60' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 65' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 70' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 75' Minnesota United FC have won 416 goals from 285 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 80' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Minnesota United FC and Sporting Kansas City are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 85' Minnesota United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 85.
  • 90' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Minnesota United FC that had 285 games and scored 416 goals.
  • It finishes all square. Minnesota United FC and Sporting Kansas City share the spoils 1-1.

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
Gadi Kinda 3
William Agada 3
Kevin Molino 3
Michael Boxall 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
3 / 4
1.51 Minnesota United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.01 Sporting Kansas City xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Minnesota United FC45% Draw29% Sporting Kansas City26%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.52
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Minnesota United FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Sporting Kansas City
55%
Minnesota United FC or Sporting Kansas City
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Minnesota United FC33% Draw48% Sporting Kansas City19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
11.2%
0 – 0
10.1%
2 – 0
9%
2 – 1
8.9%
0 – 1
7.1%
1 – 2
5.9%
2 – 2
4.6%
3 – 1
4.5%
3 – 0
4.4%
0 – 2
4%
3 – 2
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Minnesota United FC

Handicap Minnesota United FC covers Push Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 15% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 23% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 15% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✓
Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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