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 15 games · 22 pts (2026/26)
Sporting Kansas City 14 games · 11 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	14	33
2	Internacional CF Miami	15	31
3	Chicago Fire FC	14	26
4	New England Revolution	14	25
5	New York Red Bulls	15	22
6	Charlotte FC	15	21
7	FC Cincinnati	15	20
8	New York City FC	15	19
9	D.C. United SC	15	18
10	Columbus Crew SC	15	16
11	Toronto FC	14	14
12	Montreal Impact FC	14	14
13	Orlando City SC	15	14
14	Atlanta United FC	14	11
15	Philadelphia Union	15	7
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	14	32
17	San Jose Earthquakes	15	32
18	Real Salt Lake	14	26
19	FC Dallas	15	25
20	Los Angeles FC	15	24
21	Seattle Sounders FC	13	24
22	Houston Dynamo	14	22
23	Minnesota United FC	15	22
24	Los Angeles Galaxy	15	20
25	San Diego FC	15	17
26	Colorado Rapids SC	15	16
27	St. Louis City	14	16
28	Portland Timbers	14	14
29	Austin FC	15	14
30	Sporting Kansas City	14	11

Head-to-Head

Minnesota United FC 22 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
#23	Position	#30
22	Points	11
15	Played	14
6 / 4 / 5	W / D / L	3 / 2 / 9
18	Scored	14
22	Conceded	36
-4	GD	-22
1.47	PPG	0.79
40%	Win %	21%

Key Stats

55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)

64% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

33% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

Minnesota United FC are 23rd (22 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (11 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Minnesota United FC

0-15

1/4

16-30

2/2

31-45

2/–

46-60

2/2

61-75

1/–

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sporting Kansas City

0-15

–/6

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/3

46-60

1/3

61-75

2/5

76+

2/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Minnesota United FC and Sporting Kansas City is underway.
5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Dany Rosero, as he is very good at scoring at Allianz Field with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
15' Minnesota United FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Sporting Kansas City's 4-3-3 shape.
20' Jan Gregus is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sporting Kansas City so far.
24' The referee does not hesitate — a card for D.J. Taylor on 24 minutes.
29' Ethan Bristow has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 379 appearances.
34' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 34 minutes.
39' 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.
44' That looks like a foul for a card for Fontas.
49' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Minnesota United FC and Sporting Kansas City are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
54' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
59' Erik Thommy, a Germany , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
64' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
69' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
70' Time for substitution for Sporting Kansas City. Erik Thommy is replaced by Gadi Kinda.
74' The crowd applauds Logan Ndenbe as he leaves the pitch. Tim Leibold steps in for Sporting Kansas City.
79' 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.
80' Mender Garcia is replacing Teemu Pukki for the Minnesota United FC side.
84' Sporting Kansas City is taking the lead after the goal scored by Gadi Kinda on 84.
89' Minnesota United FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sporting Kansas City backline.
90' A moment of madness from Daniel Salloi on 90 minutes earns him a card. Sporting Kansas City will be frustrated.
Another three points for 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
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

1.66 Minnesota United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.17 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: Minnesota United FC or Sporting Kansas City 72% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Minnesota United FC43% Draw28% Sporting Kansas City29%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.83

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	31%	69%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Minnesota United FC or Draw

71%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

57%

Minnesota United FC or Sporting Kansas City

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Minnesota United FC34% Draw45% Sporting Kansas City21%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.4%

2 – 1

9.1%

1 – 0

8.9%

2 – 0

0 – 0

7.8%

1 – 2

6.5%

0 – 1

Actual

2 – 2

5.4%

3 – 1

5.1%

3 – 0

4.3%

0 – 2

3 – 2

Asian Handicap — Minnesota United FC

Handicap	Minnesota United FC covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	15%	75%
-1.5	25%	—	75%
-1	25%	22%	53%
-0.5	47%	—	53%
+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

20% ✗

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