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Sporting Kansas City vs Minnesota United FC, 2018

MLS · 2018
Sporting Kansas City
2 – 0
Full Time
Minnesota United FC
Sun 26 Aug 2018 · 00:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Sporting Kansas City vs Minnesota United FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Adam Wienckowski
  • Referee Fotis Bazakos
  • Referee Robert Sibiga
  • Referee Kevin Klinger
  • Referee Jorge Gonzalez

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

11
4
9
Sporting Kansas City 24 games · Avg 2.9 goals Minnesota United FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-26 Sporting Kansas City 2–0 Minnesota United FC 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
26 Aug Minnesota United FC H 2–0 W
19 Aug Portland Timbers H 3–0 W
12 Aug Los Angeles FC A 2–0 W
05 Aug Houston Dynamo A 1–0 W
29 Jul FC Dallas H 2–3 L
14 Jul New York Red Bulls A 2–3 L
Minnesota United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Aug Sporting Kansas City A 0–2 L
19 Aug FC Dallas A 0–2 L
12 Aug Los Angeles Galaxy A 2–2 D
05 Aug Seattle Sounders FC H 1–2 L
29 Jul Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 2–4 L
22 Jul Los Angeles FC H 5–1 W

Season Stats

Sporting Kansas City Minnesota United FC
#30 Position #25
26 Points 44
34 Played 34
7 / 5 / 22 W / D / L 11 / 11 / 12
40 Scored 56
81 Conceded 58
-41 GD -2
0.76 PPG 1.29
21% Win % 32%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
6% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season
21% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season

Sporting Kansas City are 30th (26 pts). Minnesota United FC are 25th (44 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sporting Kansas City
Andre Luiz 7 G 1 A
Minnesota United FC
Kelvin Yeboah 18 G 4 A
Anthony Markanich 9 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Sporting Kansas City have kicked off against Minnesota United FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Miguel Ibarra made 297 appearances and scored 16 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 10' Sporting Kansas City is showing some good football. However, Sporting Kansas City are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sporting Kansas City and Minnesota United FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 20' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 25' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 30' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' It is a cagey affair so far. Sporting Kansas City in their trying to find a way past Minnesota United FC's compact .
  • 45' The 38-year-old Michael Boxall has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 50' Minnesota United FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 55' Switzerland international Jerome Thiesson has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 60' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 65' Minnesota United FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 70' Sporting Kansas City are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 75' The travelling Minnesota United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 80' Minnesota United FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 85' A quiet spell here at . Minnesota United FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 90' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • The points are shared — Sporting Kansas City 2-0 Minnesota United FC. Honours even.

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
Michael Boxall 3
Gadi Kinda 3
William Agada 3
Anthony Markanich 3

Head to Head

2018-08-26 Sporting Kansas City 2–0 Minnesota United FC 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

2018-08-26 Sporting Kansas City 2–0 Minnesota United FC W 2018-08-19 Sporting Kansas City 3–0 Portland Timbers W 2018-08-12 Los Angeles FC 0–2 Sporting Kansas City W 2018-08-05 Houston Dynamo 0–1 Sporting Kansas City W 2018-07-29 Sporting Kansas City 2–3 FC Dallas L 2018-07-14 New York Red Bulls 3–2 Sporting Kansas City L

Minnesota United FC Form

2018-08-26 Sporting Kansas City 2–0 Minnesota United FC L 2018-08-19 FC Dallas 2–0 Minnesota United FC L 2018-08-12 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–2 Minnesota United FC D 2018-08-05 Minnesota United FC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC L 2018-07-29 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4–2 Minnesota United FC L 2018-07-22 Minnesota United FC 5–1 Los Angeles FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.93 Sporting Kansas City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.53 Minnesota United FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 67% + Over 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Kansas City51% Draw23% Minnesota United FC26%
Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.46
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 45%
55%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw
74%
Draw or Minnesota United FC
49%
Sporting Kansas City or Minnesota United FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Kansas City35% Draw41% Minnesota United FC24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.1%
2 – 1
8.6%
1 – 2
6.9%
2 – 2
6.5%
2 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
5.5%
1 – 0
5.4%
0 – 0
4.6%
3 – 2
4.3%
0 – 1
4.2%
0 – 2
3.7%
3 – 0
3.7%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap Sporting Kansas City covers Push Minnesota United FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 14% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 20% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 15% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 9% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
22% ✗
Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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