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

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MLS · 2024

Minnesota United FC

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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 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

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
#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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Allianz Field!
2' GOAL! Michael Boxall scores on 2. Assisted by Robin Lod
7' It looks surprising Minnesota United FC does not make any changes. Robin Lod has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
12' Sporting Kansas City are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
17' Daniel Salloi has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
22' Sporting Kansas City come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
23' It’s a booking for Sporting Kansas City player. Fontas gets a card.
25' Assisted by Joseph Rosales with the perfectly-timed delivery and Tani Oluwaseyi makes no mistake. 2-0!
30' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
31' Devin Padelford was booked on 31.
36' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sporting Kansas City needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
37' The Mexico Alan Pulido breaks the deadlock on 37 minutes. 2-1!
42' Over 42 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
46' Another substitution for Minnesota United FC to replace Teemu Pukki by Caden Clark on 46 minute.
51' Minnesota United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
56' Supporters expect more eagerness from Miguel Tapias, as he is very good at scoring at Allianz Field with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
61' Minnesota United FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sporting Kansas City's shape.
62' Willy Agada makes way for Johnny Russell at the 62 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sporting Kansas City.
63' Minnesota United FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 63.
66' A tactical swap from Minnesota United FC — Miguel Tapias on, Tani Oluwaseyi off on 66 minutes.
70' Khiry Shelton is replacing Kayden Pierre for the Sporting Kansas City side.
75' It looks like no one’s ball. Minnesota United FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
80' 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.
83' The crowd applauds Robin Lod as he leaves the pitch. Alenis Vargas steps in for Sporting Kansas City.
88' Kervin Arriaga has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
With this win, Minnesota United FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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
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

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

1.74 Minnesota United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.35 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Minnesota United FC47% Draw25% Sporting Kansas City28%

Actual: Minnesota United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.09

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

Minnesota United FC or Draw

72%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

53%

Minnesota United FC or Sporting Kansas City

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Minnesota United FC34% Draw43% Sporting Kansas City23%

Actual: Minnesota United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.6%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

7.1%

1 – 2

2 – 0

6.8%

0 – 0

6.2%

2 – 2

0 – 1

5.3%

3 – 1

5.2%

0 – 2

4.1%

3 – 0

3.9%

3 – 2

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Minnesota United FC

Handicap	Minnesota United FC covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	14%	75%
-1.5	25%	—	75%
-1	25%	21%	55%
-0.5	45%	—	55%
+0.5	71%	—	29%
+1	71%	16%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	8%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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