Minnesota United is up against Sporting Kansas City at the Allianz Field for another round of MLS fixture. Minnesota United lost their last game against Los Angeles FC away from home and they return back to home ground to get back to winning ways. And Sporting Kansas City have had a rough couple of games, losing 6 games in a row, and a win here would be a huge relief for the club.
According to standings, Minnesota United is 4th on the western conference table having 25 points while Sporting Kansas City is 14th having 11 points.
Minnesota United
If there’s ever going to be a chance for Minnesota to get back to winning, then it’s got to be against the poorest team in the western conference; Sporting Kansas City. However, Minnesota’s form suggests a win might not be straight forward. They had 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat.
Minnesota’s most recent game was against Los Angeles FC and they were beaten 2-0 in the end. According to match reports, Los Angeles got the first goal from the penalty spot in the 38th minute and the second goal came in the 82nd minute. There was little effort from the Minnesota team according to the stats. They created 0 big chances all game, while taking 44% possession. They also registered 8 corner kicks and 1 shot on target.
Sporting Kansas City
Sporting Kansas are currently the worst team in the western conference and only New England Revolution had taken less points than they have this season. Sporting Kansas holds a record of a winless run in the last 9 games, that was after their win against Toronto FC back in March. And even worse, they lost all of their last 6 games in a row.
Sporting Kansas City lost their last game against Vancouver Whitecaps. The game ended 2-1 and according to match reports, Marinos Tzionis managed to grab a goal late in the game after they had already conceded twice. The match stats shows Sporting Kansas City had 60% possession, 3 big chances created, 4 corner kicks and 3 shots on target.
Head to Head
According to the h2h, in the last 20 meetings between both clubs, Sporting Kansas City won 10 matches while Minnesota United won 6 and 4 games ended as a draw.
Analysis and Predictions
Every single metric seems to point to a win for Minnesota United. They are far from a decent team, but they are still in better shape than Sporting Kansas City. Sporting Kansas City have an opportunity to fight back but a win here for them is almost impossible.
Match Facts:-
Minnesota United are without a clean sheet in the last 8 meetings
4/5 meetings ended with more than 2.5 goals
Both teams scored in 5/7 meetings
Sporting Kansas scored first in 4/5 meetings
5/6 games ended with less than 4.5 cards
5/6 games ended with less than 10.5 corners
- 3 Way Total Sporting Kansas City Over 4 Corners at 1.81 Odds
- Minnesota United to Win at 1.73 Odds
- Minnesota United Win 2-1 at 8.50 Odds