Sporting Kansas City vs Minnesota United FC

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🕒 Thu, 23 Jul 2026 01:30 Europe/London 📍 unknown 🧑‍⚖️ M. Corrigan 🔁 Regular Season - 16 🏁 match finished
Season
2026-2027 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 16
Regular Season Table
Sporting Kansas City 30 · Minnesota United FC 22
Referee Stats
1 matches · 5.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 5.00
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 100%
Home wins 100%
Draws 0%
Away wins 0%
How the match was won
  • Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Team Overview

Sporting Kansas City (Home stats)

Games / Record

12
W-D-L: 3-3-6

Goals For / Against

15 / 22
Avg: 1.25 / 1.83

Points

12
Avg: 1.00

Clean Sheets

0

Failed to Score

3
Minnesota United FC (Away stats)

Games / Record

13
W-D-L: 5-2-6

Goals For / Against

25 / 30
Avg: 1.92 / 2.31

Points

17
Avg: 1.31

Clean Sheets

1

Failed to Score

1

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.00
PPG
1.31
1.25
GF
1.92
1.83
GA
2.31
67%
O2.5
85%
75%
BTTS
85%
33%
Score 1st
23%

League-position context

Sporting Kansas City rank30th
Minnesota United FC rank22nd
Sporting Kansas City points18
Minnesota United FC points29
Sporting Kansas City: #30 · 18 pts · GD -33
28 pts off the top 2. 23 pts off the play-off line. 10 pts from safety.
Minnesota United FC: #22 · 29 pts · GD -6
17 pts off the top 2. 12 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.
11-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Sporting Kansas City last 5 home

W L D L W
Points7/15
Weighted index47
Goals6-8
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.

Minnesota United FC last 5 away

L L W D L
Points4/15
Weighted index24
Goals13-13
Record1-1-3
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.

Sporting Kansas City trend breakdown

Over 2.567%
BTTS75%
BTTS + O2.558%
1H Over 0.592%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 92% · Over 3.5 42% · 1H BTTS 25%

Minnesota United FC trend breakdown

Over 2.585%
BTTS85%
BTTS + O2.577%
1H Over 0.585%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 92% · Over 3.5 54% · 1H BTTS 54%

Scoring reliability

Sporting Kansas City score at home75%
Sporting Kansas City clean sheet at home0%
Minnesota United FC score away92%
Minnesota United FC clean sheet away8%

First-goal patterns

Sporting Kansas City score first33%
Sporting Kansas City win after scoring first75%
Minnesota United FC score first23%
Minnesota United FC win after scoring first67%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Sporting Kansas City 38% · Minnesota United FC 50%
Avg first goal minute: Sporting Kansas City 26.3' · Minnesota United FC 29.0'

Vs league average

Sporting Kansas City score at home1.25 vs 1.83
Sporting Kansas City concede at home1.83 vs 1.37
Minnesota United FC score away1.92 vs 1.37
Minnesota United FC concede away2.31 vs 1.83
Sporting Kansas City score 32% below league average, while Minnesota United FC score 40% above league average.
Defensive side: Sporting Kansas City are 33% above league average at home, and Minnesota United FC are 26% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.60
BTTS60%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 3.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Sporting Kansas City goal timing (home)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
16-30 4
31-45 4
46-60 4
61-75 4
0-15 0
76-90+ 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 6
46-60 5
61-75 5
76-90+ 4
0-15 3
16-30 0

Minnesota United FC goal timing (away)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 0-15
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 8
61-75 6
76-90+ 4
0-15 3
46-60 3
16-30 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
0-15 8
46-60 8
16-30 6
31-45 4
61-75 2
76-90+ 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
Total Shots
Shots off Goal
Blocked Shots
Shots Inside Box
Shots Outside Box
Ball Possession
Corner Kicks
Fouls
Offsides
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
Total Passes
Passes Accurate
Passes %

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
3
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
5
21'
21' K. Duncan
28'
28' Goal · 1-0
D. Joveljić
Normal Goal · Assist: Capita
45+2'
45+2' Capita
54'
54' Goal · 2-0
Manu García
Normal Goal · Assist: J. Davis
56'
56' J. Pereyra
64'
64' K. Duncan
1st substitution · For: B. Hlongwane
64'
64' K. Yeboah
2nd substitution · For: M.Dieng
72'
72' Manu García
1st substitution · For: K. Agyabeng
72'
72' Capita
2nd substitution · For: S. Afrifa
74'
74' D. Joveljić
75'
75' D. Padelford
3rd substitution · For: J. Díaz
75'
75' O. Gene
4th substitution · For: M. Gonzalez
75'
75' Goal · 2-1
D. Padelford
Normal Goal · Assist: J. Pereyra
79'
79' E. Karić
3rd substitution · For: J. Reid
79'
79' Z. Bassong
4th substitution · For: J. Bartlett
84'
84' B. Hlongwane
85'
85' T. Chancalay
5th substitution · For: J. Gressel

Sporting Kansas City vs Minnesota United FC 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Sporting Kansas City beat Minnesota United FC 2-1 on Thursday, 23 July 2026 in MLS. The match was refereed by M. Corrigan. It was played at unknown.

First half: K. Duncan received a yellow card for Minnesota United FC at 21'. Sporting Kansas City took the lead at 28' when D. Joveljić scored, with the assist credited to Capita, making the score 1-0. Capita received a yellow card for Sporting Kansas City at 45+2'.

Second half: Sporting Kansas City extended the lead at 54' when Manu García scored, with the assist credited to J. Davis, making the score 2-0. J. Pereyra received a yellow card for Minnesota United FC at 56'. Minnesota United FC made their 1st substitution at 64', with K. Duncan replacing B. Hlongwane. Minnesota United FC made their 2nd substitution at 64', with K. Yeboah replacing M.Dieng. Sporting Kansas City made their 1st substitution at 72', with Manu García replacing K. Agyabeng. Sporting Kansas City made their 2nd substitution at 72', with Capita replacing S. Afrifa. D. Joveljić received a yellow card for Sporting Kansas City at 74'. Minnesota United FC made their 3rd substitution at 75', with D. Padelford replacing J. Díaz. Minnesota United FC made their 4th substitution at 75', with O. Gene replacing M. Gonzalez. Minnesota United FC reduced the deficit at 75' when D. Padelford scored, with the assist credited to J. Pereyra, making the score 2-1. Sporting Kansas City made their 3rd substitution at 79', with E. Karić replacing J. Reid. Sporting Kansas City made their 4th substitution at 79', with Z. Bassong replacing J. Bartlett. B. Hlongwane received a yellow card for Minnesota United FC at 84'. Minnesota United FC made their 5th substitution at 85', with T. Chancalay replacing J. Gressel.

Sporting Kansas City used 4 substitutions while Minnesota United FC used 5 substitutions. Sporting Kansas City got 2 yellow cards, while Minnesota United FC got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games23
Home Wins11
Draws4
Away Wins8
Over 2.5 Goals15 (65.2%)
BTTS13 (56.5%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games13
Home Wins9
Draws1
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals9 (69.2%)
BTTS6 (46.2%)

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