Minnesota United FC vs Sporting Kansas City, MLS 2024 REGULAR SEASON

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Sporting Kansas City

Sun 28 Apr 2024 · 00:30 UTC Allianz Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 23' Fontas

Devin Padelford 31' Y

Michael Boxall 63' Y

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

2024-04-28 Minnesota United FC 2–1 Sporting Kansas City 2023-10-22 Sporting Kansas City 3–1 Minnesota United FC 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

Recent Form

Minnesota United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Apr	Sporting Kansas City	H	2–1	W
21 Apr	Charlotte FC	A	3–0	W
14 Apr	Houston Dynamo	H	1–2	L
07 Apr	Real Salt Lake	H	1–1	D
30 Mar	Philadelphia Union	A	0–2	L
17 Mar	Los Angeles FC	H	2–0	W

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Apr	Minnesota United FC	A	1–2	L
21 Apr	St. Louis City	H	3–3	D
14 Apr	Internacional CF Miami	H	2–3	L
07 Apr	Portland Timbers	H	3–3	D
30 Mar	Toronto FC	A	3–1	W
24 Mar	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	2–3	L

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' What a night it is going to be! Minnesota United FC welcome Sporting Kansas City for this crunch clash at Allianz Field.
2' Michael Boxall adds to his 0 season tally! Minnesota United FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
7' Supporters expect more eagerness from Willy Agada, as he is very good at scoring at Allianz Field with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
12' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Peter Vermes will be considering his options from the bench.
17' Kayden Pierre needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
22' Minnesota United FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
23' Sporting Kansas City player sees a card in front of him.
25' Tani Oluwaseyi makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and Minnesota United FC are in front.
30' The energy levels are beginning to show. Peter Vermes might look to freshen things up shortly.
31' That looks like a foul for a card for Devin Padelford.
36' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Minnesota United FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
37' Alan Pulido has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 37 minutes.
42' Sporting Kansas City are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
46' The supporters are chanting for Caden Clark. He replaces Teemu Pukki on 46 minute.
51' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
56' Sporting Kansas City has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
61' Joseph Rosales has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
62' It is a substitution in Sporting Kansas City team. Willy Agada is replaced by Johnny Russell on 62 minute.
63' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Michael Boxall.
66' Tani Oluwaseyi makes way for Miguel Tapias at the 66 minute mark. A tactical switch from Minnesota United FC.
70' Khiry Shelton gets the nod from Sporting Kansas City. He replaces Kayden Pierre and will look to change the dynamic.
75' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
80' Remi Walter, a France , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
83' Alenis Vargas is ready to make an impact after coming on for Robin Lod at the 83 minute mark.
88' With 0 assists to his name this season, Johnny Russell is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Minnesota United FC.
Sporting Kansas City will have plenty to reflect on. Minnesota United FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Minnesota United FC Lineups

Starting XI

22
Teemu Pukki ↓ Caden Clark 46'
17
Robin Lod
20
Wil Trapp
15
Michael Boxall
7
Franco Fragapane ↓ Bongokuhle Hlongwane 46'
97
Dayne St. Clair
27
D.J. Taylor
8
Joseph Rosales
14
Tani Oluwaseyi ↓ Miguel Tapias 66'
33
Kervin Arriaga
2
Devin Padelford

Bench

Coach Eric Ramsay

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Johnny Russell	6
Khiry Shelton	5
Tani Oluwaseyi	4
Daniel Salloi	4
Michael Boxall	3
Gadi Kinda	3
William Agada	3
Anthony Markanich	3

Head to Head

Minnesota United FC Form

2024-04-28 Minnesota United FC 2–1 Sporting Kansas City W 2024-04-21 Charlotte FC 0–3 Minnesota United FC W 2024-04-14 Minnesota United FC 1–2 Houston Dynamo L 2024-04-07 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Real Salt Lake D 2024-03-30 Philadelphia Union 2–0 Minnesota United FC L 2024-03-17 Minnesota United FC 2–0 Los Angeles FC W

Sporting Kansas City Form

2024-04-28 Minnesota United FC 2–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2024-04-21 Sporting Kansas City 3–3 St. Louis City D 2024-04-14 Sporting Kansas City 2–3 Internacional CF Miami L 2024-04-07 Sporting Kansas City 3–3 Portland Timbers D 2024-03-30 Toronto FC 1–3 Sporting Kansas City W 2024-03-24 Sporting Kansas City 2–3 Los Angeles Galaxy L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.06 Minnesota United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.52 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Minnesota United FC49% Draw23% Sporting Kansas City28%

Actual: Minnesota United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes68% 0% No32%

Avg goals/match: 3.58

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	68%	32%
± 3.5	47%	53%
± 4.5	29%	71%

Double Chance

Minnesota United FC or Draw

73%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

51%

Minnesota United FC or Sporting Kansas City

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Minnesota United FC37% Draw40% Sporting Kansas City23%

Actual: Minnesota United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.6%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 2

6.5%

1 – 2

6.4%

2 – 0

5.9%

3 – 1

5.9%

1 – 0

5.2%

3 – 2

4.5%

0 – 0

4.1%

3 – 0

0 – 1

3.7%

2 – 3

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Minnesota United FC

Handicap	Minnesota United FC covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	14%	—	86%
-2	14%	15%	71%
-1.5	29%	—	71%
-1	29%	20%	51%
-0.5	49%	—	51%
+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

23% ✓

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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