Sporting Kansas City vs Minnesota United FC, MLS 2026 REGULAR SEASON

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Fri 23 Aug 2019 · 01:30 UTC HT 45+2' · FT 45+4'

Y 74' Hassani Dotson

Graham Zusi 81' Y

Overview

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Sporting Kansas City vs Minnesota United FC — MLS .

Sporting Kansas City 34 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
Minnesota United FC 34 games · 44 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Sorin Stoica
Referee Rubiel Vazquez
Referee Ian Anderson
Referee Kyle Atkins
Referee

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

Sporting Kansas City 24 games · Avg 2.9 goals Minnesota United FC

Last 5 meetings

2019-08-23 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Minnesota United FC 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Aug	Minnesota United FC	H	1–0	W
18 Aug	San Jose Earthquakes	H	2–1	W
14 Aug	Orlando City SC	A	0–1	L
11 Aug	Real Salt Lake	H	1–2	L
05 Aug	Seattle Sounders FC	A	3–2	W
26 Jul	New York City FC	A	1–3	L

Minnesota United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Aug	Sporting Kansas City	A	0–1	L
18 Aug	Orlando City SC	H	1–1	D
15 Aug	Colorado Rapids SC	H	1–0	W
11 Aug	FC Dallas	A	3–5	L
04 Aug	Portland Timbers	H	1–0	W
28 Jul	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	H	0–0	D

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' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Sporting Kansas City and Minnesota United FC has kicked off!
5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
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' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sporting Kansas City must find a spark to ignite this game.
20' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
25' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
30' Minnesota United FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Devin Padelford scoring 1 goals.
35' Sporting Kansas City are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Minnesota United FC backline.
40' The travelling Minnesota United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
45' USA international Tim Melia has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
50' Felipe Gutierrez is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Minnesota United FC tonight.
55' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sporting Kansas City and Minnesota United FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
60' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Minnesota United FC winning 50% of all matches.
65' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
66' A tactical swap from Minnesota United FC — Thomas Chacon on, Wilfried Moimbe off on 66 minutes.
69' Darwin Quintero is ready to make an impact after coming on for Robin Lod at the 69 minute mark.
71' Time for substitution for Sporting Kansas City. Benny Feilhaber is replaced by Ilie Sanchez.
74' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Hassani Dotson.
74' Daniel Salloi makes way for Gerso Fernandes at the 74 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sporting Kansas City.
79' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
80' Mason Toye makes way for Abu Danladi at the 80 minute mark. A tactical switch from Minnesota United FC.
81' Sporting Kansas City player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
84' Sporting Kansas City ring the changes. Roger Espinoza has done his job and it is now time for Jimmy Medranda to step up.
88' What composure from Erik Hurtado! The USA international strokes it home. 1-0.
Full Time. Sporting Kansas City beats Minnesota United FC

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

Player	Goals
Johnny Russell	6
Khiry Shelton	5
Tani Oluwaseyi	4
Daniel Salloi	4
Anthony Markanich	3
Kevin Molino	3
Michael Boxall	3
Gadi Kinda	3

Head to Head

Sporting Kansas City Form

2019-08-23 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Minnesota United FC W 2019-08-18 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 San Jose Earthquakes W 2019-08-14 Orlando City SC 1–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2019-08-11 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Real Salt Lake L 2019-08-05 Seattle Sounders FC 2–3 Sporting Kansas City W 2019-07-26 New York City FC 3–1 Sporting Kansas City L

Minnesota United FC Form

2019-08-23 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Minnesota United FC L 2019-08-18 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Orlando City SC D 2019-08-15 Minnesota United FC 1–0 Colorado Rapids SC W 2019-08-11 FC Dallas 5–3 Minnesota United FC L 2019-08-04 Minnesota United FC 1–0 Portland Timbers W 2019-07-28 Minnesota United FC 0–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.74 Sporting Kansas City xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.58 Minnesota United FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 65% + Over 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Kansas City46% Draw24% Minnesota United FC30%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.32

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	63%	37%
± 3.5	42%	58%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw

70%

Draw or Minnesota United FC

54%

Sporting Kansas City or Minnesota United FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Kansas City31% Draw42% Minnesota United FC27%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.8%

2 – 1

8.3%

1 – 2

7.6%

2 – 2

6.5%

1 – 0

Actual

2 – 0

5.5%

0 – 0

5.1%

0 – 1

3 – 1

4.8%

0 – 2

4.5%

1 – 3

3 – 2

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap	Sporting Kansas City covers	Push	Minnesota United FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	12%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	19%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	66%	—	34%
+1	66%	17%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	10%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

21% ✗

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

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