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 18 games · 14 pts (2026/26)
Minnesota United FC 18 games · 24 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	18	40
2	Internacional CF Miami	18	38
3	New England Revolution	18	30
4	Chicago Fire FC	17	29
5	New York City FC	18	26
6	FC Cincinnati	18	26
7	Charlotte FC	18	25
8	New York Red Bulls	18	25
9	D.C. United SC	18	23
10	Columbus Crew SC	18	20
11	Orlando City SC	18	20
12	Toronto FC	18	17
13	Philadelphia Union	18	16
14	Montreal Impact FC	18	16
15	Atlanta United FC	18	12
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	17	34
17	Los Angeles FC	19	34
18	San Jose Earthquakes	18	33
19	Houston Dynamo	18	32
20	FC Dallas	18	27
21	Real Salt Lake	17	27
22	St. Louis City	18	26
23	Portland Timbers	18	24
24	Seattle Sounders FC	17	24
25	Minnesota United FC	18	24
26	Colorado Rapids SC	18	22
27	Los Angeles Galaxy	19	22
28	San Diego FC	18	21
29	Austin FC	18	17
30	Sporting Kansas City	18	14

Head-to-Head

Sporting Kansas City 23 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	#25
14	Points	24
18	Played	18
4 / 2 / 12	W / D / L	6 / 6 / 6
18	Scored	20
46	Conceded	25
-28	GD	-5
0.78	PPG	1.33
22%	Win %	33%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (23 games)

65% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

32% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season

Sporting Kansas City are 30th (14 pts). Minnesota United FC are 25th (24 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sporting Kansas City

0-15

–/7

16-30

3/4

31-45

3/6

46-60

2/4

61-75

2/8

76+

3/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Minnesota United FC

0-15

2/4

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/–

46-60

2/3

61-75

2/1

76+

2/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sporting Kansas City

Dejan Joveljic

8 G

1 A

Minnesota United FC

Kelvin Yeboah

8 G

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 energy levels are beginning to show. Peter Vermes might look to freshen things up shortly.
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' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
20' Roger Espinoza has been relatively quiet despite scoring 10 goals in his last 285 appearances.
25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
30' The travelling Minnesota United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
34' A moment of madness from Chase Gasper on 34 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Minnesota United FC will be frustrated.
39' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
43' Khiry Shelton puts Sporting Kansas City on the lead.
48' It’s high time Adrian Heath made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
53' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
58' Sporting Kansas City currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
59' Aaron Schoenfeld gets the nod from Minnesota United FC. He replaces Mason Toye and will look to change the dynamic.
60' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jose Aja.
65' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sporting Kansas City that had 285 games and scored 439 goals.
70' Jan Gregus catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 70.
73' Time for substitution for Sporting Kansas City. Gerso Fernandes is replaced by Johnny Russell.
74' It’s a booking for Sporting Kansas City player. Tim Melia gets a Red card.
76' The supporters are chanting for Richard Sanchez. He replaces Gadi Kinda on 76 minute.
77' Raheem Edwards gets the nod from Minnesota United FC. He replaces Robin Lod and will look to change the dynamic.
82' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
83' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Roger Espinoza on 83 minutes.
88' Alan Pulido is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sporting Kansas City so far.
90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Ilie Sanchez.
90' Alan Pulido makes way for Erik Hurtado at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sporting Kansas City.
Minnesota United FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
Kevin Molino	3
Michael Boxall	3
Gadi Kinda	3
William Agada	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

1.43 Sporting Kansas City xG

Expected Goals

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

1.69 Minnesota United FC xG

I would bet for: Sporting Kansas City or Minnesota United FC 73% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Kansas City33% Draw27% Minnesota United FC40%

Actual: Minnesota United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.12

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	38%	62%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw

60%

Draw or Minnesota United FC

67%

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

11.6%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

7.4%

0 – 1

6.7%

0 – 2

6.3%

2 – 2

6.2%

0 – 0

6.1%

1 – 0

5.5%

1 – 3

4.9%

2 – 0

4.5%

2 – 3

3.5%

3 – 1

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap	Sporting Kansas City covers	Push	Minnesota United FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	9%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	17%	68%
-0.5	32%	—	68%
+0.5	58%	—	42%
+1	58%	20%	23%
+1.5	77%	—	23%
+2	77%	13%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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