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 34 games · 26 pts (2026/26)
Minnesota United FC 34 games · 44 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	34	77
2	Internacional CF Miami	34	60
3	New England Revolution	34	58
4	Chicago Fire FC	34	55
5	Charlotte FC	34	54
6	Philadelphia Union	34	50
7	Columbus Crew SC	34	47
8	FC Cincinnati	34	46
9	Orlando City SC	34	46
10	New York City FC	34	42
11	New York Red Bulls	34	42
12	Toronto FC	34	39
13	Atlanta United FC	34	33
14	D.C. United SC	34	33
15	Montreal Impact FC	34	26
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	64
17	FC Dallas	34	58
18	St. Louis City	34	54
19	San Jose Earthquakes	34	52
20	Houston Dynamo	34	51
21	Los Angeles FC	34	47
22	Portland Timbers	34	46
23	Seattle Sounders FC	34	46
24	Real Salt Lake	34	45
25	Minnesota United FC	34	44
26	Los Angeles Galaxy	34	44
27	Colorado Rapids SC	34	43
28	San Diego FC	34	38
29	Austin FC	34	34
30	Sporting Kansas City	34	26

Head-to-Head

Sporting Kansas City 24 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	#25
26	Points	44
34	Played	34
7 / 5 / 22	W / D / L	11 / 11 / 12
40	Scored	56
81	Conceded	58
-41	GD	-2
0.76	PPG	1.29
21%	Win %	32%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)

67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

6% Clean Sheets
Sporting Kansas City this season

21% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season

Sporting Kansas City are 30th (26 pts). Minnesota United FC are 25th (44 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sporting Kansas City

0-15

3/12

16-30

8/10

31-45

9/9

46-60

3/7

61-75

6/15

76+

5/14

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Minnesota United FC

0-15

4/9

16-30

5/10

31-45

7/5

46-60

8/5

61-75

9/5

76+

11/8

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sporting Kansas City

Andre Luiz

7 G

1 A

Minnesota United FC

Kelvin Yeboah	18 G	4 A
Anthony Markanich	9 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Sporting Kansas City and Minnesota United FC has kicked off!
5' Spain international Fontas has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Erik Thommy made 453 appearances and scored 29 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sporting Kansas City needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
25' It looks surprising Sporting Kansas City does not make any changes. Jake Davis has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
28' A stunning finish from Johnny Russell — that came from absolutely nowhere!
31' The deadlock is broken! Remi Walter gets on the scoresheet on 31 minutes.
36' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 36 minutes.
41' named a 4-3-3 earlier, and opted for a 4-3-2-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
46' Kervin Arriaga has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jan Gregus on 46 minute.
51' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sporting Kansas City and Minnesota United FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
53' Minnesota United FC player sees a card in front of him.
58' D.J. Taylor is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Minnesota United FC tonight.
63' It is a cagey affair so far. Sporting Kansas City in their 4-3-3 trying to find a way past Minnesota United FC's compact 4-3-2-1.
66' A moment of madness from D.J. Taylor on 66 minutes earns him a card. Minnesota United FC will be frustrated.
67' The crowd applauds Franco Fragapane as he leaves the pitch. Bongokuhle Hlongwane steps in for Minnesota United FC.
68' That looks like a foul for a card for Michael Boxall.
73' Nemanja Radoja is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Minnesota United FC so far.
76' Sporting Kansas City make a change. Erik Thommy trudges off to be replaced by Gadi Kinda on 76 minutes.
78' Johnny Russell has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 78 minutes.
81' Another change for Sporting Kansas City made on 81 minute. Johnny Russell leaves to be changed by Khiry Shelton.
82' The New Zealand Michael Boxall breaks the deadlock on 82 minutes. 3-1!
86' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jake Davis on 86.
90' Sporting Kansas City make a change. Alan Pulido trudges off to be replaced by Felipe Gutierrez on 90 minutes.
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

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
Tani Oluwaseyi	4
Daniel Salloi	4
Gadi Kinda	3
William Agada	3
Anthony Markanich	3
Kevin Molino	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

2.13 Sporting Kansas City xG

Expected Goals

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

1.75 Minnesota United FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + Both teams to score 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sporting Kansas City52% Draw21% Minnesota United FC27%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes72% 0% No28%

Avg goals/match: 3.88

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	73%	27%
± 3.5	53%	47%
± 4.5	34%	66%

Double Chance

Sporting Kansas City or Draw

74%

Draw or Minnesota United FC

48%

Sporting Kansas City or Minnesota United FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sporting Kansas City36% Draw38% Minnesota United FC26%

Actual: Sporting Kansas City win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

8.5%

2 – 1

2 – 2

6.8%

1 – 2

6.6%

3 – 1

Actual

3 – 2

4.8%

2 – 0

4.8%

2 – 3

1 – 0

1 – 3

3.8%

3 – 0

3.3%

0 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Sporting Kansas City

Handicap	Sporting Kansas City covers	Push	Minnesota United FC covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	14%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	19%	54%
-0.5	46%	—	54%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	15%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	9%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Sporting Kansas City keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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