Minnesota United are back in action in the MLS this week and their opponent is Sporting Kansas City at the Allianz Field. Minnesota United ended a 3-match winless run with a win over Charlotte FC, while Sporting Kansas City have failed to win in their last 3 matches in a row. From all indications, both clubs would want to win this game.
In the last 5 league games, Minnesota United recorded 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss while Sporting Kansas City 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses.
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Minnesota United hope to apply the home advantage to their favor and boost their chances of picking up another 3 points here. They haven't been standout performers this season but they are coming off a comfortable win against Charlotte FC and they are looking confident for another win. Minnesota United's record this season has been 4 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats and they stay in 5th place on the western conference table with 14 points.
Minnesota United won their last game away from home, beating Charlotte FC 3-0 in the end. Tani Oluwaseyi gave them the lead in the 31st minute and Robin Lod doubled in the 49th minute. Finally Hassani Dotson scored the 3rd goal in the 53rd minute to seal the 3-0 victory for Minnesota United. According to stats, Minnesota United had 43% possession, 5 shots on target and 5 corner kicks. They also created 4 big chances, missed 2 and hit the woodwork once.
Sporting Kansas City
Sporting Kansas come here as huge underdogs and it's clear why. Record of their last 5 games shows just 1 win and in their last 3 games, they are without a win. Overall, they have 2 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats since the start of the season. That places them in 10th place on the western conference table with 11 points.
Sporting Kansas City played an interesting 3-3 draw against St. Louis City SC at home last week. After Alan Pulido’s opener in the 17th minute, Sporting Kansas City were trailing by 2 goals at the end of the first half. Then Daniel Sallói equalized in the 65th minute before Erik Thommy put them ahead in the 77th minute. Finally, they conceded an equalizer at the 92nd minute and the game ended as a draw. According to stats, Sporting Kansas City had 58% possession, 4 shots on target and 2 corner kicks. They also created 2 big chances during the game
Head to Head
According to the h2h, in the last 20 meetings between both clubs, Minnesota United won 5 games while Sporting Kansas City won 11 and 4 games ended in a draw.
Analysis and Predictions
The h2h seems to favor Sporting Kansas City and what that does to the team is, it gives them confidence to match Minnesota United. Both clubs are eager to win and can be equally exploited by the other.
Sporting Kansas City won the last 4 meetings and are unbeaten in the last 5. Minnesota United are without a clean sheet in the last 7. 5 of the last 7 meetings ended with more than 2.5 goals scored and Sporting Kansas scored first in 6 of the last 7 meetings. There were less than 4.5 cards and 10.5 corners in 4 of the last 5 meetings.
- Minnesota United to Play More Corners at 1.881 Odds
- Both Teams to Score and Over 2.5 Goals at 1.81 Odds
- More than 2.5 Goals at 1.66 Odds