Sporting Kansas City vs Minnesota United FC, MLS 2026 MLS IS BACK GROUP STAGE

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Mon 13 Jul 2020 · 00:00 UTC ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 34' Chase Gasper

Y 60' Jose Aja

Y 70' Jan Gregus

Tim Melia 74' R

Roger Espinoza 83' Y

Ilie Sanchez 90' Y

Overview

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Sporting Kansas City vs Minnesota United FC — MLS at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.

Sporting Kansas City 14 games · 11 pts (2026/26)
Minnesota United FC 15 games · 22 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Jeremy Hanson
Referee Armando Villarreal
Referee David Gantar
Referee Joe Dickerson
Referee Micheal Barwegen

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

Sporting Kansas City 22 games · Avg 2.9 goals Minnesota United FC

Last 5 meetings

2020-07-13 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Minnesota United FC 2019-09-26 Minnesota United FC 2–1 Sporting Kansas City 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

Recent Form

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 Jul	Minnesota United FC	H	1–2	L
08 Mar	Houston Dynamo	H	4–0	W
01 Mar	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	3–1	W
06 Oct	FC Dallas	A	0–6	L
29 Sep	Portland Timbers	H	2–2	D
26 Sep	Minnesota United FC	A	1–2	L

Minnesota United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 Jul	Sporting Kansas City	A	2–1	W
08 Mar	San Jose Earthquakes	A	5–2	W
02 Mar	Portland Timbers	A	3–1	W
21 Oct	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	1–2	L
06 Oct	Seattle Sounders FC	A	0–1	L
29 Sep	Los Angeles FC	H	1–1	D

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' And we are off! Sporting Kansas City vs Minnesota United FC — let the football do the talking.
5' Minnesota United FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
10' Minnesota United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
15' Minnesota United FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
20' The 33-year-old Tyler Miller has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
25' Sporting Kansas City are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Minnesota United FC backline.
30' 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.
34' Minnesota United FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
39' Ethan Finlay is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Minnesota United FC tonight.
43' Khiry Shelton puts Sporting Kansas City on the lead.
48' Over 48 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
53' Mason Toye is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Minnesota United FC so far.
58' Minnesota United FC is showing some good football. However, Minnesota United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
59' Aaron Schoenfeld has so much to prove this time. He replaces Mason Toye on 59 minute.
60' A moment of madness from Jose Aja on 60 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Minnesota United FC will be frustrated.
65' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sporting Kansas City and Minnesota United FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
70' Minnesota United FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 70.
73' Johnny Russell is ready to make an impact after coming on for Gerso Fernandes at the 73 minute mark.
74' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Red card for Tim Melia.
76' Time for substitution for Sporting Kansas City. Gadi Kinda is replaced by Richard Sanchez.
77' It is a substitution in Minnesota United FC team. Robin Lod is replaced by Raheem Edwards on 77 minute.
82' Sporting Kansas City currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
83' Poor challenge from Roger Espinoza. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
88' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 88 minutes.
90' Poor challenge from Ilie Sanchez. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
90' The whistle greets Alan Pulido as he departs to be replaced by Erik Hurtado.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose 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

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

Head to Head

Sporting Kansas City Form

2020-07-13 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Minnesota United FC L 2020-03-08 Sporting Kansas City 4–0 Houston Dynamo W 2020-03-01 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–3 Sporting Kansas City W 2019-10-06 FC Dallas 6–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2019-09-29 Sporting Kansas City 2–2 Portland Timbers D 2019-09-26 Minnesota United FC 2–1 Sporting Kansas City L

Minnesota United FC Form

2020-07-13 Sporting Kansas City 1–2 Minnesota United FC W 2020-03-08 San Jose Earthquakes 2–5 Minnesota United FC W 2020-03-02 Portland Timbers 1–3 Minnesota United FC W 2019-10-21 Minnesota United FC 1–2 Los Angeles Galaxy L 2019-10-06 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Minnesota United FC L 2019-09-29 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Los Angeles FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.44 Sporting Kansas City xG

Expected Goals

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

1.74 Minnesota United FC xG

I would bet for: Sporting Kansas City or Minnesota United FC 73% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Kansas City32% Draw27% Minnesota United FC41%

Actual: Minnesota United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.18

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw

59%

Draw or Minnesota United FC

68%

Sporting Kansas City or Minnesota United FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Kansas City25% Draw43% Minnesota United FC32%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.3%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

7.3%

0 – 1

6.5%

2 – 2

6.3%

0 – 2

6.2%

0 – 0

5.8%

1 – 0

5.2%

1 – 3

2 – 0

4.3%

2 – 3

3.7%

0 – 3

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap	Sporting Kansas City covers	Push	Minnesota United FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	9%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	16%	69%
-0.5	31%	—	69%
+0.5	57%	—	43%
+1	57%	20%	24%
+1.5	76%	—	24%
+2	76%	13%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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