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

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Minnesota United FC

Mon 14 Sep 2020 · 00:30 UTC Children's Mercy Park HT 45' · FT 45+4'

Gianluca Busio 84' Y

Roberto Puncec 87' Y

Y 90' Hassani Dotson

Gerso Fernandes 90' Y

Overview

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Sporting Kansas City vs Minnesota United FC — MLS at Children's Mercy Park.

Sporting Kansas City 26 games · 21 pts (2026/26)
Minnesota United FC 27 games · 29 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

Referee Brian Poeschel
Referee Kyle Atkins
Referee Kevin Stott
Referee Jorge Gonzalez
Referee Malik Badawi

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

Sporting Kansas City 23 games · Avg 2.9 goals Minnesota United FC

Last 5 meetings

2020-09-14 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Minnesota United FC 2020-08-21 Minnesota United FC 1–2 Sporting Kansas City 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

Recent Form

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Sep	Minnesota United FC	H	1–0	W
06 Sep	Houston Dynamo	A	1–2	L
03 Sep	FC Dallas	H	1–1	D
30 Aug	Colorado Rapids SC	A	1–1	D
26 Aug	Houston Dynamo	H	2–5	L
21 Aug	Minnesota United FC	A	2–1	W

Minnesota United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Sep	Sporting Kansas City	A	0–1	L
10 Sep	FC Dallas	H	3–2	W
07 Sep	Real Salt Lake	H	4–0	W
03 Sep	Houston Dynamo	A	0–3	L
30 Aug	FC Dallas	A	1–3	L
21 Aug	Sporting Kansas City	H	1–2	L

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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Children's Mercy Park!
5' Minnesota United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
15' Robin Lod is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Minnesota United FC so far.
20' Minnesota United FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
25' James Musa is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sporting Kansas City tonight.
30' A quiet spell here at Children's Mercy Park. Sporting Kansas City seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
35' It looks surprising Sporting Kansas City does not make any changes. Gianluca Busio has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
40' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
45' Sporting Kansas City are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Minnesota United FC backline.
46' The whistle greets Raheem Edwards as he departs to be replaced by Kevin Molino.
51' 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.
54' Cameron Duke has so much to prove this time. He replaces Khiry Shelton on 54 minute.
59' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sporting Kansas City and Minnesota United FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
64' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Adrian Heath will be considering his options from the bench.
67' Mason Toye makes way for Emanuel Reynoso at the 67 minute mark. A tactical switch from Minnesota United FC.
72' Hassani Dotson, a USA , has 17 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
76' A change in the Minnesota United FC ranks — Jacori Hayes exits the field as Thomas Chacon enters on 76.
80' Assisted by Graham Zusi with the perfectly-timed delivery and Johnny Russell makes no mistake. 1-0!
84' Gianluca Busio is having his name booked by the referee on 84.
87' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Roberto Puncec.
90' The referee shows Minnesota United FC player a Yellow card on 90.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Sporting Kansas City 1-0 Minnesota United FC.

Lineups

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

Minnesota United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

17
Robin Lod ↑ 46'
7
Kevin Molino ↑ 46'
10
Emanuel Reynoso ↑ 67'
77
Chase Gasper ↑ 46'
11
Thomas Chacon ↑ 76'
99
Fred Emmings

Coach Adrian Heath

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Sporting Kansas City Form

2020-09-14 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Minnesota United FC W 2020-09-06 Houston Dynamo 2–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2020-09-03 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 FC Dallas D 2020-08-30 Colorado Rapids SC 1–1 Sporting Kansas City D 2020-08-26 Sporting Kansas City 2–5 Houston Dynamo L 2020-08-21 Minnesota United FC 1–2 Sporting Kansas City W

Minnesota United FC Form

2020-09-14 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Minnesota United FC L 2020-09-10 Minnesota United FC 3–2 FC Dallas W 2020-09-07 Minnesota United FC 4–0 Real Salt Lake W 2020-09-03 Houston Dynamo 3–0 Minnesota United FC L 2020-08-30 FC Dallas 3–1 Minnesota United FC L 2020-08-21 Minnesota United FC 1–2 Sporting Kansas City L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.55 Sporting Kansas City xG

Expected Goals

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

1.55 Minnesota United FC xG

I would bet for: Sporting Kansas City or Minnesota United FC 75% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Kansas City43% Draw25% Minnesota United FC32%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.1

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw

68%

Draw or Minnesota United FC

57%

Sporting Kansas City or Minnesota United FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Kansas City28% Draw44% Minnesota United FC28%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.7%

1 – 2

8.1%

2 – 1

8.1%

2 – 2

6.2%

0 – 1

6.2%

0 – 0

6.2%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 2

5.4%

2 – 0

5.4%

1 – 3

4.2%

3 – 1

4.1%

2 – 3

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap	Sporting Kansas City covers	Push	Minnesota United FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	11%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	18%	63%
-0.5	37%	—	63%
+0.5	63%	—	37%
+1	63%	18%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	11%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

22% ✗

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

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