Minnesota United FC vs Sporting Kansas City

3 - 0
🕒 Sun, 05 Oct 2025 01:30 Europe/London 📍 Allianz Field 🧑‍⚖️ Natalie Simon 🔁 Regular Season - 33 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 33
Regular Season Table
Minnesota United FC 8 · Sporting Kansas City 27
Referee Stats
2 matches · 3.50 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.50
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.50
Over 4.5 cards 50%
Home wins 50%
Draws 50%
Away wins 0%
How the match was won
  • Minnesota United FC outshot their opponent (14-8).
  • Possession was balanced (53%-47%).
  • Minnesota United FC had the sharper finishing (7-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Minnesota United FC (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 8-6-5

Goals For / Against

32 / 23
Avg: 1.68 / 1.21

Points

30
Avg: 1.58

Clean Sheets

7

Failed to Score

4
Sporting Kansas City (Away stats)

Games / Record

17
W-D-L: 3-2-12

Goals For / Against

21 / 38
Avg: 1.24 / 2.24

Points

11
Avg: 0.65

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

5

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this MLS fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.58
PPG
0.65
1.68
GF
1.24
1.21
GA
2.24
59%
O2.5
82%
53%
BTTS
71%
59%
Score 1st
29%

League-position context

Minnesota United FC rank8th
Sporting Kansas City rank27th
Minnesota United FC points58
Sporting Kansas City points28
Minnesota United FC: #8 · 58 pts · GD +17
7 pts off the top 2. 2 pts above the play-off edge. 30 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Sporting Kansas City: #27 · 28 pts · GD -24
37 pts off the top 2. 30 pts off the play-off line. 2 pts from safety.
30-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Minnesota United FC last 5 home

W L D W L
Points7/15
Weighted index53
Goals6-6
Record2-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Sporting Kansas City last 5 away

L L L L L
Points0/15
Weighted index0
Goals5-17
Record0-0-5
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Minnesota United FC trend breakdown

Over 2.559%
BTTS53%
BTTS + O2.541%
1H Over 0.547%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 0%

Sporting Kansas City trend breakdown

Over 2.582%
BTTS71%
BTTS + O2.571%
1H Over 0.576%
Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 41% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Minnesota United FC score at home82%
Minnesota United FC clean sheet at home35%
Sporting Kansas City score away71%
Sporting Kansas City clean sheet away6%

First-goal patterns

Minnesota United FC score first59%
Minnesota United FC win after scoring first70%
Sporting Kansas City score first29%
Sporting Kansas City win after scoring first40%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Minnesota United FC 17% · Sporting Kansas City 18%
Avg first goal minute: Minnesota United FC 37.4' · Sporting Kansas City 29.2'

Vs league average

Minnesota United FC score at home1.68 vs 1.64
Minnesota United FC concede at home1.21 vs 1.36
Sporting Kansas City score away1.24 vs 1.36
Sporting Kansas City concede away2.24 vs 1.64
Minnesota United FC score 3% above league average, while Sporting Kansas City score 9% below league average.
Defensive side: Minnesota United FC are 11% below league average at home, and Sporting Kansas City are 36% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.60
BTTS60%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 2.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Minnesota United FC goal timing (home)

1H scored: 37% 2H scored: 63% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 9
76-90+ 7
31-45 6
16-30 4
46-60 3
0-15 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 9
46-60 5
16-30 3
31-45 3
76-90+ 3
0-15 2

Sporting Kansas City goal timing (away)

1H scored: 53% 2H scored: 47% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 5
31-45 4
76-90+ 4
46-60 3
61-75 2
0-15 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 11
76-90+ 8
0-15 6
46-60 6
61-75 6
16-30 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
7
3
Total Shots
14
8
Shots off Goal
2
3
Blocked Shots
5
2
Shots Inside Box
10
3
Shots Outside Box
4
5
Ball Possession
53%
47%
Corner Kicks
3
3
Fouls
10
15
Offsides
4
3
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
3
3
Total Passes
561
498
Passes Accurate
490
433
Passes %
87%
87%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
0
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
25'
25' Goal · 1-0
A. Markanich
Normal Goal · Assist: J. Pereyra
53'
53' Z. Bassong
59'
59' Goal · 2-0
J. Pereyra
Normal Goal
63'
63' Goal · 3-0
A. Markanich
Normal Goal · Assist: N. Triantis
64'
64' M. Rodríguez
1st substitution · For: E. Thommy
74'
74' L. Ndenbe
2nd substitution · For: T. Leibold
74'
74' N. Radoja
3rd substitution · For: S. Muñóz
75'
75' A. Markanich
1st substitution · For: N. Romero
75'
75' M. Toye
4th substitution · For: D. Sallói
81'
81' W. Trapp
2nd substitution · For: H. Dotson
81'
81' R. Lod
3rd substitution · For: O. Gene
82'
82' N. Triantis
4th substitution · For: D. Fitz
86'
86' B. Hlongwane
5th substitution · For: J. Gressel
88'
88' Z. Bassong
5th substitution · For: J. Bartlett
90'
90' J. Davis

Minnesota United FC vs Sporting Kansas City 3-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Minnesota United FC beat Sporting Kansas City 3-0 on Sunday, 05 October 2025 in MLS. The match was refereed by Natalie Simon. It was played at Allianz Field.

First half: Minnesota United FC took the lead at 25' when A. Markanich scored, with the assist credited to J. Pereyra, making the score 1-0.

Second half: Z. Bassong received a yellow card for Sporting Kansas City at 53'. Minnesota United FC extended the lead at 59' when J. Pereyra scored, making the score 2-0. Minnesota United FC extended the lead at 63' when A. Markanich scored, with the assist credited to N. Triantis, making the score 3-0. Sporting Kansas City made their 1st substitution at 64', with M. Rodríguez replacing E. Thommy. Sporting Kansas City made their 2nd substitution at 74', with L. Ndenbe replacing T. Leibold. Sporting Kansas City made their 3rd substitution at 74', with N. Radoja replacing S. Muñóz. Minnesota United FC made their 1st substitution at 75', with A. Markanich replacing N. Romero. Sporting Kansas City made their 4th substitution at 75', with M. Toye replacing D. Sallói. Minnesota United FC made their 2nd substitution at 81', with W. Trapp replacing H. Dotson. Minnesota United FC made their 3rd substitution at 81', with R. Lod replacing O. Gene. Minnesota United FC made their 4th substitution at 82', with N. Triantis replacing D. Fitz. Minnesota United FC made their 5th substitution at 86', with B. Hlongwane replacing J. Gressel. Sporting Kansas City made their 5th substitution at 88', with Z. Bassong replacing J. Bartlett. J. Davis received a yellow card for Sporting Kansas City at 90'.

Minnesota United FC used 5 substitutions while Sporting Kansas City used 5 substitutions. Sporting Kansas City got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Minnesota United FC outshot their opponent (14-8).
  • Possession was balanced (53%-47%).
  • Minnesota United FC had the sharper finishing (7-3 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games23
Home Wins8
Draws4
Away Wins11
Over 2.5 Goals15 (65.2%)
BTTS13 (56.5%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games10
Home Wins5
Draws3
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals6 (60.0%)
BTTS7 (70.0%)

Minnesota United FC vs Sporting Kansas City Head-to-Head History by Season