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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 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

11
4
8
Sporting Kansas City 23 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 #29
21 Points 29
26 Played 27
6 / 3 / 17 W / D / L 7 / 8 / 12
31 Scored 40
63 Conceded 49
-32 GD -9
0.81 PPG 1.07
23% Win % 26%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (23 games)
65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
4% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season
22% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Minnesota United FC
Kelvin Yeboah 14 G 2 A
Anthony Markanich 8 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 15' Tim Melia needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
  • 25' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 30' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Peter Vermes will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 35' Sporting Kansas City is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 40' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jerome Thiesson, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 45' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Sporting Kansas City winning 100% of all matches.
  • 50' Roger Espinoza is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sporting Kansas City so far.
  • 55' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Minnesota United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 60' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sporting Kansas City side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 65' The travelling Minnesota United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 70' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sporting Kansas City and Minnesota United FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 75' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 80' Minnesota United FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 85' Minnesota United FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 90' Sporting Kansas City are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Minnesota United FC's shape.
  • It finishes all square. Sporting Kansas City and Minnesota United FC share the spoils 2-0.

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
Gadi Kinda 3
William Agada 3
Kevin Molino 3
Michael Boxall 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
1.99 Sporting Kansas City xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.44 Minnesota United FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 66% + Over 2.5 goals 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Kansas City53% Draw23% Minnesota United FC24%
Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.43
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 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

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

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sporting Kansas City37% Draw41% Minnesota United FC22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.1%
2 – 1
8.9%
1 – 2
6.5%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 2
6.4%
3 – 1
5.9%
1 – 0
5.8%
0 – 0
4.7%
3 – 2
4.3%
3 – 0
4.2%
0 – 1
4%
0 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap Sporting Kansas City covers Push Minnesota United FC covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 15% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 20% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 15% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet
24% ✗
Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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