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Sporting Kansas City vs Minnesota United FC, 2018

MLS · 2018
Sporting Kansas City
4 – 1
Full Time
Minnesota United FC
Mon 4 Jun 2018 · 00:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Sporting Kansas City vs Minnesota United FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Drew Fischer
  • Referee Gianni Facchini
  • Referee Alejandro Mariscal
  • Referee Adam Garner
  • Referee Edvin Jurisevic
16 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 11.3 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

10
4
8
Sporting Kansas City 22 games · Avg 2.9 goals Minnesota United FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-06-04 Sporting Kansas City 4–1 Minnesota United FC 2018-05-20 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Sporting Kansas City

Recent Form

Sporting Kansas City
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Jun Minnesota United FC H 4–1 W
27 May Columbus Crew SC H 0–0 D
20 May Minnesota United FC A 1–1 D
09 May Atlanta United FC A 2–0 W
06 May Colorado Rapids SC H 1–0 W
28 Apr New England Revolution A 0–1 L
Minnesota United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Jun Sporting Kansas City A 1–4 L
27 May Montreal Impact FC H 2–0 W
20 May Sporting Kansas City H 1–1 D
12 May San Jose Earthquakes H 1–3 L
10 May Los Angeles FC A 0–2 L
05 May Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 1–0 W

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (22 games)
64% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season
33% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Sporting Kansas City and Minnesota United FC is underway.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' It’s high time Peter Vermes made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 20' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 25' Seth Sinovic is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Minnesota United FC tonight.
  • 30' Sporting Kansas City are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Minnesota United FC backline.
  • 35' Supporters expect more eagerness from Eric Miller, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 40' Minnesota United FC have won 414 goals from 282 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 45' Alexi Gomez has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 50' Minnesota United FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 55' Sporting Kansas City are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Minnesota United FC's shape.
  • 60' A quiet spell here at . Minnesota United FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 65' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 70' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 75' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 80' It looks surprising Minnesota United FC does not make any changes. Daniel Salloi has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 85' Rasmus Schuller is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sporting Kansas City so far.
  • 90' It looks like no one’s ball. Sporting Kansas City is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • With this win, Sporting Kansas City is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

Minnesota United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Adrian Heath

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Johnny Russell 6
Khiry Shelton 5
Tani Oluwaseyi 4
Daniel Salloi 4
Gadi Kinda 3
William Agada 3
Kevin Molino 3
Michael Boxall 3

Head to Head

2018-06-04 Sporting Kansas City 4–1 Minnesota United FC 2018-05-20 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Sporting Kansas City

Sporting Kansas City Form

2018-06-04 Sporting Kansas City 4–1 Minnesota United FC W 2018-05-27 Sporting Kansas City 0–0 Columbus Crew SC D 2018-05-20 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Sporting Kansas City D 2018-05-09 Atlanta United FC 0–2 Sporting Kansas City W 2018-05-06 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Colorado Rapids SC W 2018-04-28 New England Revolution 1–0 Sporting Kansas City L

Minnesota United FC Form

2018-06-04 Sporting Kansas City 4–1 Minnesota United FC L 2018-05-27 Minnesota United FC 2–0 Montreal Impact FC W 2018-05-20 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Sporting Kansas City D 2018-05-12 Minnesota United FC 1–3 San Jose Earthquakes L 2018-05-10 Los Angeles FC 2–0 Minnesota United FC L 2018-05-05 Minnesota United FC 1–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.84 Sporting Kansas City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.27 Minnesota United FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Kansas City52% Draw24% Minnesota United FC24%
Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.11
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

Sporting Kansas City or Draw
76%
Draw or Minnesota United FC
48%
Sporting Kansas City or Minnesota United FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sporting Kansas City36% Draw43% Minnesota United FC21%
Actual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–1 not predicted
4 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
11.3%
2 – 1
9.2%
1 – 0
7.5%
2 – 0
7.5%
1 – 2
6.4%
0 – 0
6.1%
2 – 2
5.8%
3 – 1
5.7%
0 – 1
4.9%
3 – 0
4.5%
3 – 2
3.6%
0 – 2
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap Sporting Kansas City covers Push Minnesota United FC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 15% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 21% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 14% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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