Sporting Kansas City vs Minnesota United Prediction, Lineups & Odds

Sporting to Triumph?

Sporting KC look like an attractive bet at 1.91 and we think they can beat Minnesota. We’ll place this Full-Time Result wager with confidence and there’s plenty of juice in the available price.

United Won 3-1 When Teams Last Met

Sporting Kansas City last game was a 4-1 victory over Colorado Rapids at Children’s Mercy Park. That means it’s now been two home wins on the spin. Peter Vermes’ team had most of the ball recording 55% possession and ten shots on target, with Alan Pulido and Erik Thommy scoring two goals each.

Minnesota United have now enjoyed two consecutive road wins, while their previous game was a 2-1 home loss against FC Cincinnati at Allianz Field. United had 46% possession and recorded five shots on goal, while Kelvin Yeboah found the net.

Minnesota have won the last two encounters against Sporting. They achieved winning scorelines of 2-1 and 3-1 at Allianz Field. Looking back to the previous 10 H2H meetings, there has been two draws. Sporting have won five games and Minnesota three.

Sporting Kansas City – Last 10 League Games

Sporting KC have 5 wins, 3 losses and 2 draws, averaging 1.8 goals from 4.7 shots on goal and 8.8 attempts. The Wiz have averaged 49.5% possession, 455.5 passes and 6.1 corners per game, with their opponents scoring 1.2 goals from 2.7 shots on goal, 7.4 attempts and 4.3 corners.

Alan Pulido and William Agada lead the way with 4 goals, while Erik Thommy has 3. Stephen Afrifa, Erik Thommy and Alan Pulido have racked up the most assists with 2 each.

Minnesota United – Last 10 League Games

Minnesota have won 3, lost 6 and drawn 1, with an average of 1.7 goals from 9.0 attempts and 5.1 shots on goal. There’s been an average of 44.2% possession, 413.7 passes, 5.8 corners in their favour and 5.7 corners against, while they’ve conceded 1.9 goals from 8.5 attempts and 5.5 shots on goal.

The top scorers have been Bongokuhle Hlongwane with 6, Kelvin Yeboah on 4 and Teemu Pukki 2. Robin Lod, Joseph Rosales and Hassani Dotson have been the top assists providers with 2 in the previous 10 games.

Confirmed Lineups

Sporting KC (confirmed lineup): Tim Melia, Khiry Shelton, Daniel Rosero, Robert Voloder, Tim Leibold, Jacob Davis, Remi Walter, Stephen Afrifa, Erik Thommy, Daniel Salloi, William Agada.

Minnesota United (confirmed lineup): Dayne St. Clair, Jefferson Diaz, Michael Boxall, Carlos Harvey, Joseph Rosales, Bongokuhle Hlongwane, Hassani Dotson, Wil Trapp, Joaquin Pereyra, Tani Oluwaseyi, Kelvin Yeboah.

Expert MLS Analysis

The latest team news and current form are always useful information when it comes to providing football tips. It’s also important to pay attention to the available stats so that we make the best predictions.

Key Sporting Kansas City vs Minnesota United league stats:

• SKC have won 4 of their last 5 games at home.
• SKC have won 2 consecutive games at home.
• Minnesota have lost 6 of their last 10 games.

We believe there’s a strong case for siding with Sporting KC. That’s because we think they could prove too strong in this MLS encounter and odds of 1.91 are highly attractive.

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Sporting to Win Probability

When you look at the latest odds, our pick has a 52.4% chance of winning. Based on our experts research, we calculate the actual probability to be closer to 60%. This wager can therefore be backed with confidence.

Published 06:37, 20 September 2024

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