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

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

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	#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' It’s Showtime! The match between Sporting Kansas City and Minnesota United FC is underway.
5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sporting Kansas City side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
9' Daniel Rosero puts Sporting Kansas City on the lead.
14' Sporting Kansas City are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
19' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sporting Kansas City must find a spark to ignite this game.
21' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Daniel Rosero on 21 minutes.
22' GOAL! Daniel Salloi scores on 22.
23' Against the run of play, Daniel Salloi has scored! This game has turned on its head.
28' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sporting Kansas City and Minnesota United FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
33' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sporting Kansas City and Minnesota United FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
36' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Miguel Tapias.
41' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
46' Another substitution for Minnesota United FC to replace Brent Kallman by Franco Fragapane on 46 minute.
51' 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.
56' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
61' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
62' Another change for Sporting Kansas City made on 62 minute. Nemanja Radoja leaves to be changed by Gadi Kinda.
65' Another change for Minnesota United FC made on 65 minute. Hassani Dotson leaves to be changed by Mender Garcia.
66' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Michael Boxall on 66 minutes.
69' Tim Melia makes way for Kendall McIntosh at the 69 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sporting Kansas City.
74' Supporters expect more eagerness from Erik Thommy, as he is very good at scoring at Children's Mercy Park with 10 goals in the last 9 games.
79' Jamaica international Kemar Lawrence has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
81' Zarek Valentin gets the nod from Minnesota United FC. He replaces Kemar Lawrence and will look to change the dynamic.
84' GOAL! Gadi Kinda scores on 84.
86' Sporting Kansas City manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Graham Zusi is hanging Johnny Russell on the field on 86 minute.
The points are shared — Sporting Kansas City 3-0 Minnesota United FC. Honours even.

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

1.9 Sporting Kansas City xG

Expected Goals

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

1.49 Minnesota United FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 66% + Over 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Kansas City50% Draw23% Minnesota United FC27%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.39

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	65%	35%
± 3.5	43%	57%
± 4.5	26%	74%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw

74%

Draw or Minnesota United FC

50%

Sporting Kansas City or Minnesota United FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Kansas City35% Draw41% Minnesota United FC24%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.4%

2 – 1

8.7%

1 – 2

6.9%

2 – 2

6.4%

2 – 0

6.1%

1 – 0

5.8%

3 – 1

5.5%

0 – 0

4.9%

0 – 1

4.4%

3 – 2

4.1%

0 – 2

3.8%

3 – 0

Actual

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap	Sporting Kansas City covers	Push	Minnesota United FC covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	14%	74%
-1.5	26%	—	74%
-1	26%	20%	54%
-0.5	46%	—	54%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	15%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

23% ✗

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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