Minnesota United FC vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

Minnesota United FC

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Sporting Kansas City

Sun 17 Sep 2023 · 00:30 UTC Allianz Field HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 84' Gadi Kinda

D.J. Taylor 24' Y

Y 44' Fontas

Y 90' Daniel Salloi

Y 90' Gadi Kinda

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

2023-09-17 Minnesota United FC 0–1 Sporting Kansas City 2023-05-14 Sporting Kansas City 3–0 Minnesota United FC 2022-09-18 Sporting Kansas City 4–1 Minnesota United FC 2022-07-14 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Sporting Kansas City 2021-10-31 Minnesota United FC 2–1 Sporting Kansas City

Recent Form

Minnesota United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Sep	Sporting Kansas City	H	0–1	L
10 Sep	New England Revolution	H	1–1	D
03 Sep	San Jose Earthquakes	A	1–1	D
31 Aug	Colorado Rapids SC	H	3–0	W
27 Aug	Seattle Sounders FC	H	1–1	D
20 Aug	New York City FC	A	2–0	W

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Sep	Minnesota United FC	A	1–0	W
09 Sep	Internacional CF Miami	A	2–3	L
03 Sep	St. Louis City	H	2–1	W
27 Aug	San Jose Earthquakes	H	3–0	W
16 Jul	Austin FC	A	1–2	L
13 Jul	Real Salt Lake	H	2–2	D

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' Welcome to Allianz Field that hosts another battle between Minnesota United FC and Sporting Kansas City.
5' It’s high time Peter Vermes made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
10' Both keepers have barely been tested. Minnesota United FC and Sporting Kansas City are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
15' A quiet spell here at Allianz Field. Sporting Kansas City seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
24' That looks like a foul for a card for D.J. Taylor.
29' Franco Fragapane has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
34' 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.
39' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Minnesota United FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
44' It’s a booking for Sporting Kansas City player. Fontas gets a card.
49' With 0 assists to his name this season, Emanuel Reynoso is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Minnesota United FC.
54' Dayne St. Clair is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sporting Kansas City so far.
59' Minnesota United FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sporting Kansas City backline.
64' Johnny Russell has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 1 cards already picked up this season.
69' Minnesota United FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
70' Another substitution for Sporting Kansas City to replace Erik Thommy by Gadi Kinda on 70 minute.
74' Sporting Kansas City manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tim Leibold is hanging Logan Ndenbe on the field on 74 minute.
79' The energy levels are beginning to show. Peter Vermes might look to freshen things up shortly.
80' The Minnesota United FC bench stirs into life. Teemu Pukki is withdrawn and Mender Garcia gets his opportunity.
84' Magnificent from Gadi Kinda! That is 14 goals in 79 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
89' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
90' That looks like a foul for a card for Daniel Salloi.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Sporting Kansas City players.

Lineups

Minnesota United FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Adrian Heath

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

4-3-3

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

2023-09-17 Minnesota United FC 0–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2023-09-10 Minnesota United FC 1–1 New England Revolution D 2023-09-03 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Minnesota United FC D 2023-08-31 Minnesota United FC 3–0 Colorado Rapids SC W 2023-08-27 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Seattle Sounders FC D 2023-08-20 New York City FC 0–2 Minnesota United FC W

Sporting Kansas City Form

2023-09-17 Minnesota United FC 0–1 Sporting Kansas City W 2023-09-09 Internacional CF Miami 3–2 Sporting Kansas City L 2023-09-03 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 St. Louis City W 2023-08-27 Sporting Kansas City 3–0 San Jose Earthquakes W 2023-07-16 Austin FC 2–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2023-07-13 Sporting Kansas City 2–2 Real Salt Lake D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.86 Minnesota United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.39 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: Minnesota United FC or Sporting Kansas City 74% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Minnesota United FC43% Draw26% Sporting Kansas City31%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.25

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	41%	59%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Minnesota United FC or Draw

70%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

57%

Minnesota United FC or Sporting Kansas City

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Minnesota United FC35% Draw42% Sporting Kansas City23%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.9%

2 – 1

1 – 2

6.7%

2 – 0

6.7%

1 – 0

6.5%

2 – 2

6.2%

3 – 1

5.6%

0 – 0

5.4%

0 – 1

Actual

3 – 0

4.1%

3 – 2

3.9%

0 – 2

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Minnesota United FC

Handicap	Minnesota United FC covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	15%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	20%	53%
-0.5	47%	—	53%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	15%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	8%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

16% ✗

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