Minnesota United FC vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2022 REGULAR SEASON

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Sporting Kansas City

Thu 14 Jul 2022 · 00:00 UTC Allianz Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Wil Trapp 16' Y

Y 46' Andreu Fontas

D.J. Taylor 53' Y

Emanuel Reynoso 76' Y

Overview

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

Minnesota United FC 27 games · 29 pts (2026/26)
Sporting Kansas City 26 games · 21 pts (2026/26)

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2022-07-14 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Sporting Kansas City 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

Recent Form

Minnesota United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Jul	Sporting Kansas City	H	1–1	D
09 Jul	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	3–1	W
04 Jul	Real Salt Lake	H	3–2	W
30 Jun	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	3–2	W
26 Jun	Internacional CF Miami	A	1–2	L
19 Jun	New England Revolution	A	1–2	L

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Jul	Minnesota United FC	A	1–1	D
09 Jul	Montreal Impact FC	A	2–1	W
04 Jul	New York Red Bulls	H	0–1	L
25 Jun	Seattle Sounders FC	A	0–3	L
19 Jun	Nashville SC	A	2–1	W
12 Jun	New England Revolution	H	1–2	L

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' What a night it is going to be! Minnesota United FC welcome Sporting Kansas City for this crunch clash at Allianz Field.
5' Minnesota United FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sporting Kansas City backline.
10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Minnesota United FC and Sporting Kansas City are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
15' A quiet spell here at Allianz Field. Minnesota United FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
16' A moment of madness from Wil Trapp on 16 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Minnesota United FC will be frustrated.
21' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Minnesota United FC and Sporting Kansas City are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
26' Sporting Kansas City has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
31' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Marinos Tzionis made 23 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
36' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
41' Minnesota United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
43' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. John Pulskamp makes it 1-0.
44' Goal! Andreu Fontas scores his 3 goal in 290 matches.
46' Joseph Rosales is ready to make an impact after coming on for Bongokuhle Hlongwane at the 46 minute mark.
46' Andreu Fontas picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
51' Sporting Kansas City is showing some good football. However, Sporting Kansas City are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
53' That is a Yellow card for Minnesota United FC. D.J. Taylor will be fuming at that decision.
57' Time for substitution for Sporting Kansas City. Oriol Rosell is replaced by Johnny Russell.
62' Sporting Kansas City started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 62.
63' Brilliant from the ! Johnny Russell makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 63.
68' It is a cagey affair so far. Minnesota United FC in their trying to find a way past Sporting Kansas City's compact .
73' The 31-year-old Remi Walter has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
75' A tactical swap from Sporting Kansas City — Khiry Shelton on, Marinos Tzionis off on 75 minutes.
76' The referee shows Minnesota United FC player a Yellow card on 76.
81' Minnesota United FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
82' Time for substitution for Minnesota United FC. Wil Trapp is replaced by Jacori Hayes.
87' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
The final score is 1-1.

Lineups

Minnesota United FC Lineups

Starting XI

12
Bakaye Dibassy
17
Robin Lod
92
Kemar Lawrence
20
Wil Trapp ↓ Jacori Hayes 82'
15
Michael Boxall
7
Franco Fragapane
10
Emanuel Reynoso
9
Luis Amarilla
97
Dayne St. Clair
27
D.J. Taylor
21
Bongokuhle Hlongwane ↓ Joseph Rosales 46'

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

2022-07-14 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Sporting Kansas City D 2022-07-09 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–3 Minnesota United FC W 2022-07-04 Minnesota United FC 3–2 Real Salt Lake W 2022-06-30 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–3 Minnesota United FC W 2022-06-26 Internacional CF Miami 2–1 Minnesota United FC L 2022-06-19 New England Revolution 2–1 Minnesota United FC L

Sporting Kansas City Form

2022-07-14 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Sporting Kansas City D 2022-07-09 Montreal Impact FC 1–2 Sporting Kansas City W 2022-07-04 Sporting Kansas City 0–1 New York Red Bulls L 2022-06-25 Seattle Sounders FC 3–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2022-06-19 Nashville SC 1–2 Sporting Kansas City W 2022-06-12 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 New England Revolution L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

2.05 Minnesota United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.31 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 64% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Minnesota United FC52% Draw24% Sporting Kansas City24%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.36

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	43%	57%
± 4.5	25%	75%

Double Chance

Minnesota United FC or Draw

76%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

48%

Minnesota United FC or Sporting Kansas City

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Minnesota United FC39% Draw41% Sporting Kansas City20%

Actual: Minnesota United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

9.2%

2 – 0

7.3%

1 – 0

6.5%

3 – 1

6.2%

2 – 2

1 – 2

5.9%

0 – 0

3 – 0

4.8%

3 – 2

4.1%

0 – 1

3.9%

4 – 1

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Minnesota United FC

Handicap	Minnesota United FC covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	16%	68%
-1.5	32%	—	68%
-1	32%	21%	47%
-0.5	53%	—	47%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	13%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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