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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 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
2018-08-26 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 #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' The game is set. Sporting Kansas City kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Sporting Kansas City are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Minnesota United FC backline.
  • 10' Brent Kallman is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sporting Kansas City tonight.
  • 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 20' Ibson is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Minnesota United FC so far.
  • 25' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 30' Minnesota United FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 35' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 40' Felipe Gutierrez has been relatively quiet despite scoring 26 goals in his last 281 appearances.
  • 45' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 50' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sporting Kansas City must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 55' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Minnesota United FC that had 282 games and scored 414 goals.
  • 60' Ilie Sanchez needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 65' Minnesota United FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 70' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 75' Sporting Kansas City currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 80' 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.
  • 85' The travelling Minnesota United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 90' 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.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Sporting Kansas City take all three points.

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
Kevin Molino 3
Michael Boxall 3
Gadi Kinda 3
William Agada 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
1.73 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 59% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

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

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 3
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

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

✓ Correct
Sporting Kansas City34% Draw44% Minnesota United FC22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.8%
2 – 1
9.1%
1 – 0
7.8%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
6.7%
1 – 2
6.7%
2 – 2
5.8%
0 – 1
5.5%
3 – 1
5.3%
3 – 0
4.2%
0 – 2
4%
3 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap Sporting Kansas City covers Push Minnesota United FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 14% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 21% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 15% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
29% ✗
Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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