Minnesota United FC vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2021

Minnesota United FC

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Sporting Kansas City

Sun 31 Oct 2021 · 17:00 UTC Allianz Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 48' Cameron Duke

Osvaldo Alonso 73' Y

Y 79' Gadi Kinda

Franco Fragapane 84' Y

Y 86' Amadou Dia

Overview

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Minnesota United FC vs Sporting Kansas City — MLS at Allianz Field.

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

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

2021-10-31 Minnesota United FC 2–1 Sporting Kansas City 2021-09-16 Sporting Kansas City 4–0 Minnesota United FC 2021-08-21 Minnesota United FC 0–0 Sporting Kansas City 2020-12-04 Sporting Kansas City 0–3 Minnesota United FC 2020-09-14 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Minnesota United FC

Recent Form

Minnesota United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 Oct	Sporting Kansas City	H	2–1	W
28 Oct	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	1–2	L
24 Oct	Los Angeles FC	H	1–1	D
21 Oct	Philadelphia Union	H	3–2	W
17 Oct	Austin FC	A	1–0	W
10 Oct	Colorado Rapids SC	H	1–3	L

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
31 Oct	Minnesota United FC	A	1–2	L
28 Oct	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	2–0	W
23 Oct	Seattle Sounders FC	A	2–1	W
18 Oct	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	1–2	L
03 Oct	Houston Dynamo	H	4–2	W
30 Sep	FC Dallas	A	3–1	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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Minnesota United FC and Sporting Kansas City get this one started.
5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
8' A stunning finish from Khiry Shelton — that came from absolutely nowhere!
13' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Minnesota United FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
18' Sporting Kansas City come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
20' Franco Fragapane has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 20 minutes.
25' 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.
30' Sporting Kansas City fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
35' It is a cagey affair so far. Minnesota United FC in their trying to find a way past Sporting Kansas City's compact .
39' GOAL! Emanuel Reynoso scores on 39.
44' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ilie Sanchez made 285 appearances and scored 20 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
48' The referee calls foul for Cameron Duke. He receives a Yellow card.
53' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 53 minutes.
54' Daniel Salloi is ready to make an impact after coming on for Cameron Duke at the 54 minute mark.
59' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
64' Minnesota United FC 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.
69' The travelling Sporting Kansas City supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
70' Ethan Finlay is replacing Adrien Hunou for the Minnesota United FC side.
73' Controversy at the stadium! Osvaldo Alonso argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
78' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
79' Gadi Kinda has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 79.
82' It is a substitution in Sporting Kansas City team. Khiry Shelton is replaced by Grayson Barber on 82 minute.
84' The referee calls foul for Franco Fragapane. He receives a Yellow card.
86' Amadou Dia has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 86.
90' It is a substitution in Minnesota United FC team. Emanuel Reynoso is replaced by Hassani Dotson on 90 minute.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Minnesota United FC take all three points.

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
Kevin Molino	3
Michael Boxall	3
Gadi Kinda	3
William Agada	3

Head to Head

Minnesota United FC Form

2021-10-31 Minnesota United FC 2–1 Sporting Kansas City W 2021-10-28 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Minnesota United FC L 2021-10-24 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Los Angeles FC D 2021-10-21 Minnesota United FC 3–2 Philadelphia Union W 2021-10-17 Austin FC 0–1 Minnesota United FC W 2021-10-10 Minnesota United FC 1–3 Colorado Rapids SC L

Sporting Kansas City Form

2021-10-31 Minnesota United FC 2–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2021-10-28 Sporting Kansas City 2–0 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2021-10-23 Seattle Sounders FC 1–2 Sporting Kansas City W 2021-10-18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2021-10-03 Sporting Kansas City 4–2 Houston Dynamo W 2021-09-30 FC Dallas 1–3 Sporting Kansas City W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.76 Minnesota United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.16 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Minnesota United FC50% Draw26% Sporting Kansas City24%

Actual: Minnesota United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes57% 0% No43%

Avg goals/match: 2.92

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Minnesota United FC or Draw

75%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

50%

Minnesota United FC or Sporting Kansas City

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Minnesota United FC36% Draw44% Sporting Kansas City20%

Actual: Minnesota United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.9%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

8.7%

2 – 0

8.2%

0 – 0

7.2%

1 – 2

6.1%

3 – 1

5.5%

0 – 1

5.4%

2 – 2

5.4%

3 – 0

4.7%

0 – 2

3.6%

3 – 2

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Minnesota United FC

Handicap	Minnesota United FC covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	15%	72%
-1.5	28%	—	72%
-1	28%	22%	50%
-0.5	50%	—	50%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	14%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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