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 27 games · 29 pts (2026/26)
Sporting Kansas City 26 games · 21 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	27	60
2	Internacional CF Miami	27	46
3	New England Revolution	27	46
4	Charlotte FC	27	43
5	Chicago Fire FC	26	42
6	Philadelphia Union	27	39
7	Orlando City SC	27	34
8	New York City FC	27	33
9	FC Cincinnati	26	33
10	New York Red Bulls	26	33
11	D.C. United SC	26	30
12	Columbus Crew SC	27	29
13	Toronto FC	27	29
14	Atlanta United FC	27	27
15	Montreal Impact FC	27	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	26	50
17	FC Dallas	27	47
18	San Jose Earthquakes	27	45
19	St. Louis City	26	44
20	Houston Dynamo	27	44
21	Los Angeles FC	28	41
22	Colorado Rapids SC	27	36
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	28	36
24	Seattle Sounders FC	26	35
25	San Diego FC	27	32
26	Portland Timbers	27	32
27	Real Salt Lake	27	32
28	Austin FC	27	31
29	Minnesota United FC	27	29
30	Sporting Kansas City	26	21

Head-to-Head

Minnesota United FC 23 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
#29	Position	#30
29	Points	21
27	Played	26
7 / 8 / 12	W / D / L	6 / 3 / 17
40	Scored	31
49	Conceded	63
-9	GD	-32
1.07	PPG	0.81
26%	Win %	23%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (23 games)

65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

22% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season

4% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

Minnesota United FC are 29th (29 pts). Sporting Kansas City are 30th (21 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Minnesota United FC

0-15

4/7

16-30

4/9

31-45

6/2

46-60

4/5

61-75

7/4

76+

5/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sporting Kansas City

0-15

3/8

16-30

7/7

31-45

5/8

46-60

2/6

61-75

4/11

76+

4/9

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Minnesota United FC

Kelvin Yeboah	14 G	2 A
Anthony Markanich	8 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Allianz Field that hosts another battle between Minnesota United FC and Sporting Kansas City.
5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Zorhan Bassong is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Minnesota United FC.
10' A quiet spell here at Allianz Field. Sporting Kansas City seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
16' The referee has no hesitation. Devin Padelford is booked for Minnesota United FC — card on 16.
21' Sporting Kansas City looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Manu Garcia scoring 1 goals.
25' Carlos Harvey was booked on 25.
30' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Minnesota United FC and Sporting Kansas City are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
32' Nemanja Radoja picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
33' Tani Oluwaseyi adds to his 0 season tally! Minnesota United FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
38' Sang-bin Jeong has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 22 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
43' The Minnesota United FC bench stirs into life. D.J. Taylor is withdrawn and Joseph Rosales gets his opportunity.
46' The Sporting Kansas City bench stirs into life. Marinos Tzionis is withdrawn and Johnny Russell gets his opportunity.
51' The travelling Sporting Kansas City supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
56' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 56 minutes.
61' Johnny Russell is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sporting Kansas City so far.
62' Sporting Kansas City ring the changes. Nemanja Radoja has done his job and it is now time for Alan Pulido to step up.
64' A moment of madness from Tani Oluwaseyi on 64 minutes earns him a card. Minnesota United FC will be frustrated.
67' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Robin Lod makes it 2-0.
71' Robert Voloder is replacing Dany Rosero for the Sporting Kansas City side.
75' A tactical swap from Sporting Kansas City — Khiry Shelton on, Jake Davis off on 75 minutes.
80' Minnesota United FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sporting Kansas City's shape.
81' Teemu Pukki gets the nod from Minnesota United FC. He replaces Tani Oluwaseyi and will look to change the dynamic.
83' Kervin Arriaga does the damage! The net is bulging and Minnesota United FC surge ahead!
86' Magnificent from Johnny Russell! That is 73 goals in 289 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
88' A meaty challenge results in booking for Joseph Rosales on 88.
Another three points for Minnesota United FC.

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
Daniel Salloi	4
Tani Oluwaseyi	4
Michael Boxall	3
Gadi Kinda	3
William Agada	3
Kevin Molino	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

2.3 Minnesota United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.37 Sporting Kansas City xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Minnesota United FC58% Draw21% Sporting Kansas City21%

Actual: Minnesota United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.67

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	88%	12%
± 2.5	70%	30%
± 3.5	49%	51%
± 4.5	31%	69%

Double Chance

Minnesota United FC or Draw

79%

Draw or Sporting Kansas City

42%

Minnesota United FC or Sporting Kansas City

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Minnesota United FC43% Draw38% Sporting Kansas City19%

Actual: Minnesota United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

8.9%

1 – 1

8.8%

3 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

6.8%

2 – 2

6.1%

1 – 0

5.4%

1 – 2

5.4%

3 – 0

5.1%

3 – 2

4.7%

4 – 1

3.9%

0 – 0

3.8%

0 – 1

Asian Handicap — Minnesota United FC

Handicap	Minnesota United FC covers	Push	Sporting Kansas City covers
-2.5	19%	—	81%
-2	19%	17%	64%
-1.5	36%	—	64%
-1	36%	21%	43%
-0.5	57%	—	43%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	12%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

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