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 34 games · 44 pts (2026/26)
Sporting Kansas City 34 games · 26 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

Minnesota United FC 24 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
#25	Position	#30
44	Points	26
34	Played	34
11 / 11 / 12	W / D / L	7 / 5 / 22
56	Scored	40
58	Conceded	81
-2	GD	-41
1.29	PPG	0.76
32%	Win %	21%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)

67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

21% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season

6% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

Minnesota United FC are 25th (44 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (26 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Minnesota United FC

0-15

4/9

16-30

5/10

31-45

7/5

46-60

8/5

61-75

9/5

76+

11/8

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sporting Kansas City

0-15

3/12

16-30

8/10

31-45

9/9

46-60

3/7

61-75

6/15

76+

5/14

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Minnesota United FC

Kelvin Yeboah	18 G	4 A
Anthony Markanich	9 G	2 A

Sporting Kansas City

Andre Luiz

7 G

1 A

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Allianz Field that hosts another battle between Minnesota United FC and Sporting Kansas City.
5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Minnesota United FC and Sporting Kansas City are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
10' Ethan Bristow has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
15' It is a cagey affair so far. Minnesota United FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Sporting Kansas City's compact 4-3-3.
20' Germany international Erik Thommy has been a key figure this campaign — 2 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
24' A meaty challenge results in booking for D.J. Taylor on 24.
29' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-3-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
34' Sporting Kansas City come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
39' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
44' It’s a booking for Sporting Kansas City player. Fontas gets a card.
49' Sporting Kansas City looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Manu Garcia scoring 1 goals.
54' It looks surprising Minnesota United FC does not make any changes. Emanuel Reynoso has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
59' Supporters expect more eagerness from Remi Walter, as he is very good at scoring at Allianz Field with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
64' A quiet spell here at Allianz Field. Minnesota United FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
69' It’s high time Peter Vermes made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
70' Fresh legs for Sporting Kansas City! Gadi Kinda comes on to replace Erik Thommy.
74' Tim Leibold is ready to make an impact after coming on for Logan Ndenbe at the 74 minute mark.
79' Jake Davis, a USA , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
80' Fresh legs for Minnesota United FC! Mender Garcia comes on to replace Teemu Pukki.
84' Gadi Kinda puts Sporting Kansas City on the lead.
89' Both keepers have barely been tested. Minnesota United FC and Sporting Kansas City are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
90' That is a card for Sporting Kansas City. Daniel Salloi will be fuming at that decision.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Minnesota United FC 0-1 Sporting Kansas City.

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
Tani Oluwaseyi	4
Daniel Salloi	4
Gadi Kinda	3
William Agada	3
Anthony Markanich	3
Kevin Molino	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

1.97 Minnesota United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.34 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 63% + Over 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Minnesota United FC46% Draw26% Sporting Kansas City28%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.31

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	63%	37%
± 3.5	42%	58%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

Minnesota United FC or Draw

71%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

54%

Minnesota United FC or Sporting Kansas City

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Minnesota United FC38% Draw41% Sporting Kansas City21%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.5%

2 – 1

9.2%

2 – 0

7.1%

1 – 0

6.6%

1 – 2

6.2%

2 – 2

6.1%

3 – 1

0 – 0

5.2%

3 – 0

4.5%

0 – 1

Actual

3 – 2

0 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Minnesota United FC

Handicap	Minnesota United FC covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	16%	70%
-1.5	30%	—	70%
-1	30%	21%	49%
-0.5	51%	—	49%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	14%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

15% ✗

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