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

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MLS · 2023

Sporting Kansas City

3 – 1

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Minnesota United FC

Sun 22 Oct 2023 · 01:00 UTC Children's Mercy Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Johnny Russell 28' 1–0

Remi Walter 31' 2–0

Johnny Russell 78' 3–0

3–1 82' Michael Boxall

Y 53' Wil Trapp

Y 66' D.J. Taylor

Y 68' Michael Boxall

Jake Davis 86' 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)

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

2023-10-22 Sporting Kansas City 3–1 Minnesota United FC 2023-09-17 Minnesota United FC 0–1 Sporting Kansas City 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

Recent Form

Sporting Kansas City

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Oct	Minnesota United FC	H	3–1	W
08 Oct	Real Salt Lake	A	3–2	W
01 Oct	St. Louis City	A	1–4	L
24 Sep	Houston Dynamo	H	2–1	W
21 Sep	Nashville SC	H	0–3	L
17 Sep	Minnesota United FC	A	1–0	W

Minnesota United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Oct	Sporting Kansas City	A	1–3	L
08 Oct	Los Angeles Galaxy	H	5–2	W
05 Oct	Los Angeles FC	A	1–5	L
01 Oct	San Jose Earthquakes	H	1–1	D
24 Sep	St. Louis City	H	1–2	L
21 Sep	Los Angeles Galaxy	A	3–4	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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Sporting Kansas City is hosting Minnesota United FC for another epic battle.
5' 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.
10' Franco Fragapane is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Minnesota United FC tonight.
15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sporting Kansas City and Minnesota United FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
20' 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.
25' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sporting Kansas City and Minnesota United FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
28' Johnny Russell adds to his 0 season tally! Sporting Kansas City lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
31' Remi Walter is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
36' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
41' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
46' Another substitution for Minnesota United FC to replace Jan Gregus by Kervin Arriaga on 46 minute.
51' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Peter Vermes will be considering his options from the bench.
53' Poor challenge from Wil Trapp. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
58' Erik Thommy needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 21 Yellow cards this season.
63' Minnesota United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
66' That is a card for Minnesota United FC. D.J. Taylor will be fuming at that decision.
67' A change in the Minnesota United FC ranks — Franco Fragapane exits the field as Bongokuhle Hlongwane enters on 67.
68' Michael Boxall catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 68.
73' Kervin Arriaga is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Minnesota United FC so far.
76' Gadi Kinda gets the nod from Sporting Kansas City. He replaces Erik Thommy and will look to change the dynamic.
78' A stunning finish from Johnny Russell — that came from absolutely nowhere!
81' Sporting Kansas City ring the changes. Johnny Russell has done his job and it is now time for Khiry Shelton to step up.
82' A goal from the New Zealand international Michael Boxall! He fires home on 82 to make it 3-1!
86' Sporting Kansas City receives a card for a hard tackle on 86.
90' The Sporting Kansas City manager makes a substitution. Alan Pulido departs to be replaced by Felipe Gutierrez.
The points are shared — Sporting Kansas City 3-1 Minnesota United FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Sporting Kansas City Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Vermes

Minnesota United FC Lineups

4-3-2-1

Starting XI

22
Teemu Pukki
12
Bakaye Dibassy
3
Zarek Valentin ↓ D.J. Taylor 46'
20
Wil Trapp
15
Michael Boxall
7
Franco Fragapane ↓ Bongokuhle Hlongwane 67'
10
Emanuel Reynoso
24
Jan Gregus ↓ Kervin Arriaga 46'
31
Hassani Dotson
97
Dayne St. Clair
4
Miguel Tapias

Bench

Coach David Handgraaf

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

2023-10-22 Sporting Kansas City 3–1 Minnesota United FC W 2023-10-08 Real Salt Lake 2–3 Sporting Kansas City W 2023-10-01 St. Louis City 4–1 Sporting Kansas City L 2023-09-24 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Houston Dynamo W 2023-09-21 Sporting Kansas City 0–3 Nashville SC L 2023-09-17 Minnesota United FC 0–1 Sporting Kansas City W

Minnesota United FC Form

2023-10-22 Sporting Kansas City 3–1 Minnesota United FC L 2023-10-08 Minnesota United FC 5–2 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2023-10-05 Los Angeles FC 5–1 Minnesota United FC L 2023-10-01 Minnesota United FC 1–1 San Jose Earthquakes D 2023-09-24 Minnesota United FC 1–2 St. Louis City L 2023-09-21 Los Angeles Galaxy 4–3 Minnesota United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.19 Sporting Kansas City xG

Expected Goals

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

1.66 Minnesota United FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Kansas City54% Draw21% Minnesota United FC25%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes71% 0% No29%

Avg goals/match: 3.85

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	89%	11%
± 2.5	73%	27%
± 3.5	53%	47%
± 4.5	34%	66%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw

76%

Draw or Minnesota United FC

46%

Sporting Kansas City or Minnesota United FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Kansas City37% Draw38% Minnesota United FC25%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

8.6%

2 – 1

8.2%

2 – 2

6.7%

1 – 2

6.3%

3 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

5.2%

3 – 2

4.9%

1 – 0

4.2%

2 – 3

3.7%

3 – 0

3.7%

1 – 3

3.4%

0 – 0

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap	Sporting Kansas City covers	Push	Minnesota United FC covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	15%	70%
-1.5	30%	—	70%
-1	30%	19%	51%
-0.5	49%	—	51%
+0.5	71%	—	29%
+1	71%	15%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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