Minnesota United FC vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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Minnesota United FC

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Sporting Kansas City

Thu 26 Sep 2019 · 00:00 UTC HT 45+1' · FT 45+7'

Chase Gasper 79' Y

Y 90' Felipe Gutierrez

Chase Gasper 90' R

Y 90' Krisztian Nemeth

Overview

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Minnesota United FC vs Sporting Kansas City — MLS .

Minnesota United FC 18 games · 24 pts (2026/26)
Sporting Kansas City 18 games · 14 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Ismail Elfath
Referee Fotis Bazakos
Referee David Gantar
Referee Kyle Atkins
Referee Felisha Mariscal

12 games this season 🟨 2.1/game ⚽ 6.2 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

Minnesota United FC 23 games · Avg 2.9 goals Sporting Kansas City

Last 5 meetings

2019-09-26 Minnesota United FC 2–1 Sporting Kansas City 2019-08-23 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Minnesota United FC 2018-08-26 Sporting Kansas City 2–0 Minnesota United FC 2018-06-04 Sporting Kansas City 4–1 Minnesota United FC 2018-05-20 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Sporting Kansas City

Recent Form

Minnesota United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Sep	Sporting Kansas City	H	2–1	W
22 Sep	Portland Timbers	A	0–0	D
15 Sep	Real Salt Lake	H	3–1	W
12 Sep	Houston Dynamo	A	0–2	L
02 Sep	Los Angeles FC	A	2–0	W
23 Aug	Sporting Kansas City	A	0–1	L

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Sep	Minnesota United FC	A	1–2	L
22 Sep	Colorado Rapids SC	H	2–3	L
16 Sep	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	2–7	L
08 Sep	Portland Timbers	A	1–2	L
01 Sep	Houston Dynamo	H	1–0	W
23 Aug	Minnesota United FC	H	1–0	W

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' Minnesota United FC have kicked off against Sporting Kansas City. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' 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.
7' Botond Barath does the damage! The net is bulging and Sporting Kansas City surge ahead!
12' Over 12 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
17' Kevin Molino has been relatively quiet despite scoring 23 goals in his last 285 appearances.
22' Mason Toye has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
27' Sporting Kansas City fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
32' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
37' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
42' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
47' 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.
52' Sporting Kansas City come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
57' Sporting Kansas City is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
61' Hassani Dotson is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kevin Molino at the 61 minute mark.
66' Jimmy Medranda has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 18 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
70' Osvaldo Alonso adds to his 0 season tally! Minnesota United FC lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
71' The whistle greets Johnny Russell as he departs to be replaced by Gerso Fernandes.
76' 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.
79' Chase Gasper picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
80' Another substitution for Minnesota United FC to replace Robin Lod by Ethan Finlay on 80 minute.
85' The 39-year-old Roger Espinoza has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
89' Time for substitution for Sporting Kansas City. Gianluca Busio is replaced by Jimmy Medranda.
90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Felipe Gutierrez.
90' GOAL! Hassani Dotson scores on 90. Assisted by Jan Gregus
90' Jimmy Medranda is ready to make an impact after coming on for Gianluca Busio at the 90 minute mark.
The points are shared — Minnesota United FC 2-1 Sporting Kansas City. Honours even.

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

Player	Goals
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

Minnesota United FC Form

2019-09-26 Minnesota United FC 2–1 Sporting Kansas City W 2019-09-22 Portland Timbers 0–0 Minnesota United FC D 2019-09-15 Minnesota United FC 3–1 Real Salt Lake W 2019-09-12 Houston Dynamo 2–0 Minnesota United FC L 2019-09-02 Los Angeles FC 0–2 Minnesota United FC W 2019-08-23 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Minnesota United FC L

Sporting Kansas City Form

2019-09-26 Minnesota United FC 2–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2019-09-22 Sporting Kansas City 2–3 Colorado Rapids SC L 2019-09-16 Los Angeles Galaxy 7–2 Sporting Kansas City L 2019-09-08 Portland Timbers 2–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2019-09-01 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Houston Dynamo W 2019-08-23 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Minnesota United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.13 Minnesota United FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.14 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 62% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Minnesota United FC57% Draw23% Sporting Kansas City20%

Actual: Minnesota United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 3.27

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	41%	59%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

Minnesota United FC or Draw

80%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

43%

Minnesota United FC or Sporting Kansas City

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Minnesota United FC43% Draw41% Sporting Kansas City16%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

8.5%

1 – 0

7.5%

3 – 1

6.7%

3 – 0

5.9%

2 – 2

5.4%

0 – 0

5.3%

1 – 2

5.1%

3 – 2

3.9%

0 – 1

3.7%

4 – 1

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Minnesota United FC

Handicap	Minnesota United FC covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	19%	—	81%
-2	19%	18%	63%
-1.5	37%	—	63%
-1	37%	22%	41%
-0.5	59%	—	41%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	11%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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