Sporting Kansas City vs Minnesota United FC, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

Sporting Kansas City

3 – 0

Full Time

Minnesota United FC

Sun 14 May 2023 · 00:30 UTC Children's Mercy Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Daniel Rosero 9' 1–0

Daniel Salloi 22' 2–0

Gadi Kinda 84' 3–0

Daniel Rosero 21' Y

Y 36' Miguel Tapias

Y 66' Michael Boxall

Overview

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

Sporting Kansas City 18 games · 14 pts (2026/26)
Minnesota United FC 18 games · 24 pts (2026/26)

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

2023-05-14 Sporting Kansas City 3–0 Minnesota United FC 2022-09-18 Sporting Kansas City 4–1 Minnesota United FC 2022-07-14 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Sporting Kansas City 2021-10-31 Minnesota United FC 2–1 Sporting Kansas City 2021-09-16 Sporting Kansas City 4–0 Minnesota United FC

Recent Form

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 May	Minnesota United FC	H	3–0	W
07 May	Seattle Sounders FC	A	2–1	W
30 Apr	Montreal Impact FC	H	0–2	L
22 Apr	New England Revolution	A	1–2	L
16 Apr	San Jose Earthquakes	A	0–3	L
09 Apr	Colorado Rapids SC	H	0–1	L

Minnesota United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 May	Sporting Kansas City	A	0–3	L
07 May	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	A	2–3	L
01 May	FC Dallas	H	0–0	D
23 Apr	Seattle Sounders FC	A	0–1	L
16 Apr	Orlando City SC	H	1–2	L
09 Apr	Chicago Fire FC	A	1–2	L

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' Three points are at stake. Sporting Kansas City host Minnesota United FC — let the battle begin!
5' Tim Melia is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sporting Kansas City so far.
9' Daniel Rosero is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
14' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
19' Kemar Lawrence has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
21' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Daniel Rosero.
22' Daniel Salloi does the damage! The net is bulging and Sporting Kansas City surge ahead!
23' The Hungary Daniel Salloi breaks the deadlock on 23 minutes. 3-0!
28' Serbia international Nemanja Radoja has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
33' Sporting Kansas City is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
36' Minnesota United FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
41' 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.
46' The crowd applauds Brent Kallman as he leaves the pitch. Franco Fragapane steps in for Minnesota United FC.
51' 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.
56' The energy levels are beginning to show. Adrian Heath might look to freshen things up shortly.
61' Minnesota United FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
62' Another substitution for Sporting Kansas City to replace Nemanja Radoja by Gadi Kinda on 62 minute.
65' The supporters are chanting for Mender Garcia. He replaces Hassani Dotson on 65 minute.
66' Michael Boxall has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 66.
69' The Sporting Kansas City manager makes a substitution. Tim Melia departs to be replaced by Kendall McIntosh.
74' 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.
79' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
81' The Minnesota United FC manager makes a substitution. Kemar Lawrence departs to be replaced by Zarek Valentin.
84' The Israel Gadi Kinda breaks the deadlock on 84 minutes. 4-0!
86' Johnny Russell makes way for Graham Zusi at the 86 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sporting Kansas City.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Sporting Kansas City to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

Minnesota United FC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

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

2023-05-14 Sporting Kansas City 3–0 Minnesota United FC W 2023-05-07 Seattle Sounders FC 1–2 Sporting Kansas City W 2023-04-30 Sporting Kansas City 0–2 Montreal Impact FC L 2023-04-22 New England Revolution 2–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2023-04-16 San Jose Earthquakes 3–0 Sporting Kansas City L 2023-04-09 Sporting Kansas City 0–1 Colorado Rapids SC L

Minnesota United FC Form

2023-05-14 Sporting Kansas City 3–0 Minnesota United FC L 2023-05-07 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–2 Minnesota United FC L 2023-05-01 Minnesota United FC 0–0 FC Dallas D 2023-04-23 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Minnesota United FC L 2023-04-16 Minnesota United FC 1–2 Orlando City SC L 2023-04-09 Chicago Fire FC 2–1 Minnesota United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.62 Sporting Kansas City xG

Expected Goals

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

1.27 Minnesota United FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Kansas City49% Draw25% Minnesota United FC26%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 2.89

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw

74%

Draw or Minnesota United FC

51%

Sporting Kansas City or Minnesota United FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Kansas City32% Draw45% Minnesota United FC23%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.4%

2 – 1

8.9%

1 – 0

8.2%

0 – 0

7.4%

2 – 0

7.2%

1 – 2

0 – 1

6.2%

2 – 2

5.7%

3 – 1

4.8%

0 – 2

4.4%

3 – 0

Actual

3 – 2

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap	Sporting Kansas City covers	Push	Minnesota United FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	14%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	21%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	71%	—	29%
+1	71%	16%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

29% ✗

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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