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 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

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
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' KICK OFF: Sporting Kansas City gets underway.
5' Minnesota United FC have won 416 goals from 285 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
10' Minnesota United FC is showing some good football. However, Minnesota United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
15' Emanuel Reynoso needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
20' 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.
24' D.J. Taylor has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 24.
29' Over 29 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
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' Sporting Kansas City are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
44' Fontas catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 44.
49' The home supporters are growing impatient. Minnesota United FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
54' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Minnesota United FC and Sporting Kansas City are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
59' The travelling Sporting Kansas City supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
64' Franco Fragapane is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Minnesota United FC tonight.
69' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 69 minutes.
70' A change in the Sporting Kansas City ranks — Erik Thommy exits the field as Gadi Kinda enters on 70.
74' Another change for Sporting Kansas City made on 74 minute. Logan Ndenbe leaves to be changed by Tim Leibold.
79' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
80' Mender Garcia is ready to make an impact after coming on for Teemu Pukki at the 80 minute mark.
84' Gadi Kinda has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 84 minutes.
89' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-3-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
90' Daniel Salloi is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Sporting Kansas City to claim maximum points.

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
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

1.59 Minnesota United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.16 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: Minnesota United FC or Sporting Kansas City 72% + Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Minnesota United FC42% Draw28% Sporting Kansas City30%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.75

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	51%	49%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Minnesota United FC or Draw

71%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

58%

Minnesota United FC or Sporting Kansas City

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Minnesota United FC33% Draw46% Sporting Kansas City21%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.7%

1 – 0

9.3%

2 – 1

0 – 0

8.3%

2 – 0

7.9%

1 – 2

6.5%

0 – 1

Actual

2 – 2

5.3%

3 – 1

4.8%

0 – 2

4.2%

3 – 0

4.2%

3 – 2

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Minnesota United FC

Handicap	Minnesota United FC covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	14%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	22%	54%
-0.5	46%	—	54%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	15%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

21% ✗

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