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

Head-to-Head

8
4
10
Minnesota United FC 22 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
#23 Position #30
22 Points 11
15 Played 14
6 / 4 / 5 W / D / L 3 / 2 / 9
18 Scored 14
22 Conceded 36
-4 GD -22
1.47 PPG 0.79
40% Win % 21%

Key Stats

55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)
64% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

Minnesota United FC are 23rd (22 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (11 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Minnesota United FC
0-15
1/4
16-30
2/2
31-45
2/–
46-60
2/2
61-75
1/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Sporting Kansas City
0-15
–/6
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/3
46-60
1/3
61-75
2/5
76+
2/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Minnesota United FC welcome Sporting Kansas City for this crunch clash at .
  • 5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 10' It is a cagey affair so far. Minnesota United FC in their trying to find a way past Sporting Kansas City's compact .
  • 15' Sporting Kansas City have won 435 goals from 281 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 20' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 25' It looks like no one’s ball. Sporting Kansas City is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 30' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 30 minutes.
  • 35' The travelling Sporting Kansas City supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 40' The 30-year-old Abu Danladi has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 45' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 50' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 55' Switzerland international Jerome Thiesson has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 60' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 65' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 70' A quiet spell here at . Sporting Kansas City seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 75' Eric Miller, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 80' The home supporters are growing impatient. Minnesota United FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 85' Minnesota United FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 90' Sporting Kansas City started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 90.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Tani Oluwaseyi 4
Daniel Salloi 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
1.57 Minnesota United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.02 Sporting Kansas City xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Minnesota United FC46% Draw28% Sporting Kansas City26%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.59
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Minnesota United FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Sporting Kansas City
54%
Minnesota United FC or Sporting Kansas City
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Minnesota United FC34% Draw47% Sporting Kansas City19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
10.8%
0 – 0
9.5%
2 – 1
9.1%
2 – 0
9%
0 – 1
6.6%
1 – 2
5.9%
3 – 1
4.8%
2 – 2
4.7%
3 – 0
4.6%
0 – 2
3.8%
3 – 2
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Minnesota United FC

Handicap Minnesota United FC covers Push Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 15% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 23% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 14% 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
22% ✓

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