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

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MLS · 2024

Minnesota United FC

3 – 1

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Sporting Kansas City

Sun 2 Jun 2024 · 00:30 UTC Allianz Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Devin Padelford 16' Y

Carlos Harvey 25' Y

Y 32' Nemanja Radoja

Tani Oluwaseyi 64' Y

Joseph Rosales 88' 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

2024-06-02 Minnesota United FC 3–1 Sporting Kansas City 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

Recent Form

Minnesota United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Jun	Sporting Kansas City	H	3–1	W
30 May	Los Angeles FC	A	0–2	L
26 May	Colorado Rapids SC	A	3–3	D
19 May	Portland Timbers	H	2–1	W
16 May	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	2–2	D
04 May	Atlanta United FC	A	2–1	W

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Jun	Minnesota United FC	A	1–3	L
30 May	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	1–2	L
26 May	Portland Timbers	A	1–2	L
19 May	Austin FC	A	2–3	L
12 May	Houston Dynamo	H	1–2	L
05 May	Real Salt Lake	A	0–1	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' KICK OFF: Minnesota United FC gets underway.
5' 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.
10' 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.
15' It is a cagey affair so far. Minnesota United FC in their trying to find a way past Sporting Kansas City's compact .
16' Devin Padelford was booked on 16.
21' Minnesota United FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
25' Controversy at the stadium! Carlos Harvey argues furiously but the card stands.
30' Sporting Kansas City has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 2 meetings.
32' That looks like a foul for a card for Nemanja Radoja.
33' Tani Oluwaseyi has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 33 minutes.
38' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
43' Joseph Rosales gets the nod from Minnesota United FC. He replaces D.J. Taylor and will look to change the dynamic.
46' Fresh legs for Sporting Kansas City! Johnny Russell comes on to replace Marinos Tzionis.
51' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Nemanja Radoja suffering a number of foals already.
56' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Minnesota United FC and Sporting Kansas City are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
61' Sporting Kansas City have won 461 goals from 301 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
62' Fresh legs for Sporting Kansas City! Alan Pulido comes on to replace Nemanja Radoja.
64' Controversy at the stadium! Tani Oluwaseyi argues furiously but the card stands.
67' Robin Lod makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and Minnesota United FC are in front.
71' Fresh legs for Sporting Kansas City! Robert Voloder comes on to replace Dany Rosero.
75' A change in the Sporting Kansas City ranks — Jake Davis exits the field as Khiry Shelton enters on 75.
80' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
81' Minnesota United FC make a change. Tani Oluwaseyi trudges off to be replaced by Teemu Pukki on 81 minutes.
83' What a strike from Kervin Arriaga! The score is 3-0.
86' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Johnny Russell makes it 3-1.
88' Joseph Rosales is having his name booked by the referee on 88.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Minnesota United FC players.

Lineups

Minnesota United FC Lineups

Starting XI

20
Wil Trapp
15
Michael Boxall
67
Carlos Harvey ↓ Hassani Dotson 62'
97
Dayne St. Clair
27
D.J. Taylor ↓ Joseph Rosales 43'
21
Bongokuhle Hlongwane ↓ Robin Lod 62'
14
Tani Oluwaseyi ↓ Teemu Pukki 81'
33
Kervin Arriaga
4
Miguel Tapias
11
Sang-bin Jeong
2
Devin Padelford ↓ Jordan Adebayo-Smith 81'

Bench

22
Teemu Pukki ↑ 81'
17
Robin Lod ↑ 62'
3
Zarek Valentin
1
Clint Irwin
31
Hassani Dotson ↑ 62'
8
Joseph Rosales ↑ 43'
99
Jordan Adebayo-Smith ↑ 81'
40
Victor Eriksson

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

14
Tim Leibold
9
Alan Pulido ↑ 62'
7
Johnny Russell ↑ 46'
3
Fontas
10
Daniel Salloi ↑ 62'
11
Khiry Shelton ↑ 75'
4
Robert Voloder ↑ 71'
1
John Pulskamp
30
Stephen Afrira

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

2024-06-02 Minnesota United FC 3–1 Sporting Kansas City W 2024-05-30 Los Angeles FC 2–0 Minnesota United FC L 2024-05-26 Colorado Rapids SC 3–3 Minnesota United FC D 2024-05-19 Minnesota United FC 2–1 Portland Timbers W 2024-05-16 Minnesota United FC 2–2 Los Angeles Galaxy D 2024-05-04 Atlanta United FC 1–2 Minnesota United FC W

Sporting Kansas City Form

2024-06-02 Minnesota United FC 3–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2024-05-30 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L 2024-05-26 Portland Timbers 2–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2024-05-19 Austin FC 3–2 Sporting Kansas City L 2024-05-12 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Houston Dynamo L 2024-05-05 Real Salt Lake 1–0 Sporting Kansas City L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.41 Minnesota United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.32 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Minnesota United FC60% Draw21% Sporting Kansas City19%

Actual: Minnesota United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.73

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	71%	29%
± 3.5	50%	50%
± 4.5	32%	68%

Double Chance

Minnesota United FC or Draw

81%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

40%

Minnesota United FC or Sporting Kansas City

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Minnesota United FC45% Draw38% Sporting Kansas City17%

Actual: Minnesota United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

8.9%

1 – 1

8.4%

3 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

2 – 2

5.8%

3 – 0

5.5%

1 – 0

5.4%

1 – 2

4.9%

3 – 2

4.7%

4 – 1

4.3%

0 – 0

3.6%

4 – 0

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Minnesota United FC

Handicap	Minnesota United FC covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	22%	—	78%
-2	22%	18%	60%
-1.5	40%	—	60%
-1	40%	21%	40%
-0.5	60%	—	40%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	11%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	5%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

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