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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
17 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 11.2 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 18 40
2 Internacional CF Miami 18 38
3 New England Revolution 18 30
4 Chicago Fire FC 17 29
5 New York City FC 18 26
6 FC Cincinnati 18 26
7 Charlotte FC 18 25
8 New York Red Bulls 18 25
9 D.C. United SC 18 23
10 Columbus Crew SC 18 20
11 Orlando City SC 18 20
12 Toronto FC 18 17
13 Philadelphia Union 18 16
14 Montreal Impact FC 18 16
15 Atlanta United FC 18 12
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 17 34
17 Los Angeles FC 19 34
18 San Jose Earthquakes 18 33
19 Houston Dynamo 18 32
20 FC Dallas 18 27
21 Real Salt Lake 17 27
22 St. Louis City 18 26
23 Portland Timbers 18 24
24 Seattle Sounders FC 17 24
25 Minnesota United FC 18 24
26 Colorado Rapids SC 18 22
27 Los Angeles Galaxy 19 22
28 San Diego FC 18 21
29 Austin FC 18 17
30 Sporting Kansas City 18 14

Head-to-Head

11
4
8
Sporting Kansas City 23 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 #25
14 Points 24
18 Played 18
4 / 2 / 12 W / D / L 6 / 6 / 6
18 Scored 20
46 Conceded 25
-28 GD -5
0.78 PPG 1.33
22% Win % 33%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (23 games)
65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season
32% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season

Sporting Kansas City are 30th (14 pts). Minnesota United FC are 25th (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sporting Kansas City
0-15
–/7
16-30
3/4
31-45
3/6
46-60
2/4
61-75
2/8
76+
3/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Minnesota United FC
0-15
2/4
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/–
46-60
2/3
61-75
2/1
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sporting Kansas City
Dejan Joveljic 8 G 1 A
Minnesota United FC
Kelvin Yeboah 8 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Sporting Kansas City and Minnesota United FC is underway.
  • 5' USA international Christian Ramirez has been a key figure this campaign — 3 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sporting Kansas City and Minnesota United FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 15' Sporting Kansas City started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
  • 20' Minnesota United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 25' It looks surprising Sporting Kansas City does not make any changes. Lobato has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 30' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 35' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 40' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 45' Roger Espinoza, a Honduras , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 50' Sporting Kansas City currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 55' Minnesota United FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 60' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Adrian Heath will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 65' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 70' The energy levels are beginning to show. Peter Vermes might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 75' Sporting Kansas City has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 80' 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.
  • 85' It is a cagey affair so far. Sporting Kansas City in their trying to find a way past Minnesota United FC's compact .
  • 90' Ike Opara has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • Another three points for Sporting Kansas City.

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
Daniel Salloi 4
Tani Oluwaseyi 4
Kevin Molino 3
Michael Boxall 3
Gadi Kinda 3
William Agada 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
1.83 Sporting Kansas City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.22 Minnesota United FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Kansas City53% Draw24% Minnesota United FC23%
Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 3.05
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw
77%
Draw or Minnesota United FC
47%
Sporting Kansas City or Minnesota United FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sporting Kansas City37% Draw43% Minnesota United FC20%
Actual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–1 not predicted
4 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
11.5%
2 – 1
9.3%
1 – 0
8%
2 – 0
7.9%
0 – 0
6.5%
1 – 2
6.2%
3 – 1
5.7%
2 – 2
5.7%
0 – 1
5%
3 – 0
4.7%
0 – 2
3.5%
3 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap Sporting Kansas City covers Push Minnesota United FC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 16% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 22% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 14% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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