Sporting Kansas City vs Minnesota United FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2021

Sporting Kansas City

4 – 0

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Minnesota United FC

Thu 16 Sep 2021 · 00:30 UTC Children's Mercy Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 50' Franco Fragapane

Overview

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

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

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

2021-09-16 Sporting Kansas City 4–0 Minnesota United FC 2021-08-21 Minnesota United FC 0–0 Sporting Kansas City 2020-12-04 Sporting Kansas City 0–3 Minnesota United FC 2020-09-14 Sporting Kansas City 1–0 Minnesota United FC 2020-08-21 Minnesota United FC 1–2 Sporting Kansas City

Recent Form

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Sep	Minnesota United FC	H	4–0	W
12 Sep	Chicago Fire FC	H	2–0	W
04 Sep	Los Angeles FC	A	0–4	L
29 Aug	Colorado Rapids SC	H	1–1	D
21 Aug	Minnesota United FC	A	0–0	D
19 Aug	Portland Timbers	H	1–1	D

Minnesota United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Sep	Sporting Kansas City	A	0–4	L
11 Sep	Seattle Sounders FC	A	0–1	L
29 Aug	Houston Dynamo	A	2–1	W
21 Aug	Sporting Kansas City	H	0–0	D
18 Aug	San Jose Earthquakes	A	1–1	D
14 Aug	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	0–1	L

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' It’s Showtime! The match between Sporting Kansas City and Minnesota United FC is underway.
5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
14' A goal from the USA international Khiry Shelton! He fires home on 14 to make it 1-0!
19' The energy levels are beginning to show. Peter Vermes might look to freshen things up shortly.
24' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
29' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Minnesota United FC that had 282 games and scored 414 goals.
34' Romain Metanire, a Madagascar , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
36' What composure from Daniel Salloi! The Hungary international strokes it home. 2-0.
41' Sporting Kansas City are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Minnesota United FC backline.
45' Johnny Russell has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 45 minutes.
50' Poor challenge from Franco Fragapane. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
52' A stunning finish from Cameron Duke — that came from absolutely nowhere!
57' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
58' A change in the Minnesota United FC ranks — Franco Fragapane exits the field as Brent Kallman enters on 58.
63' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sporting Kansas City and Minnesota United FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
67' Another change for Minnesota United FC made on 67 minute. Fanendo Adi leaves to be changed by Robin Lod.
72' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
77' It looks like no one’s ball. Sporting Kansas City is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
82' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sporting Kansas City and Minnesota United FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
83' Fresh legs for Sporting Kansas City! Grayson Barber comes on to replace Daniel Salloi.
87' Khiry Shelton makes way for Wilson Harris at the 87 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sporting Kansas City.
89' The crowd applauds Roger Espinoza as he leaves the pitch. Jacob Davis steps in for Sporting Kansas City.
4-0 the final result. Minnesota United FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

Minnesota United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

17
Robin Lod ↑ 67'
30
Adrian Zendejas
22
Jukka Raitala ↑ 58'
14
Brent Kallman ↑ 58'
97
Dayne St. Clair
18
Joseph Rosales ↑ 58'

Coach Adrian Heath

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Sporting Kansas City Form

2021-09-16 Sporting Kansas City 4–0 Minnesota United FC W 2021-09-12 Sporting Kansas City 2–0 Chicago Fire FC W 2021-09-04 Los Angeles FC 4–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2021-08-29 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Colorado Rapids SC D 2021-08-21 Minnesota United FC 0–0 Sporting Kansas City D 2021-08-19 Sporting Kansas City 1–1 Portland Timbers D

Minnesota United FC Form

2021-09-16 Sporting Kansas City 4–0 Minnesota United FC L 2021-09-11 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Minnesota United FC L 2021-08-29 Houston Dynamo 1–2 Minnesota United FC W 2021-08-21 Minnesota United FC 0–0 Sporting Kansas City D 2021-08-18 San Jose Earthquakes 1–1 Minnesota United FC D 2021-08-14 Minnesota United FC 0–1 Los Angeles Galaxy L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.47 Sporting Kansas City xG

Expected Goals

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

1.22 Minnesota United FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Kansas City47% Draw26% Minnesota United FC27%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.69

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	50%	50%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw

73%

Draw or Minnesota United FC

53%

Sporting Kansas City or Minnesota United FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Kansas City30% Draw47% Minnesota United FC23%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–0 not predicted

4 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

13.1%

1 – 0

0 – 0

8.7%

2 – 1

8.6%

0 – 1

7.3%

2 – 0

7.2%

1 – 2

7.1%

2 – 2

5.3%

0 – 2

4.9%

3 – 1

4.3%

3 – 0

3.5%

1 – 3

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap	Sporting Kansas City covers	Push	Minnesota United FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	13%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	21%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	17%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	9%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

30% ✗

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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