Major League Soccer WON 3–1
Thu, Oct 29 · 01:30 · Allianz Field
Minnesota United FC Home
VS
Sporting Kansas City Away
Minnesota United FC vs Sporting Kansas City — Major League Soccer
Tipster's pick M. United to Win
Confidence High
Odds 1.40 Odds via Bet365
Expert analysis

Minnesota United Set to Capitalize on Kansas City Weakness

Minnesota United hold a clear advantage in league position and recent results over Sporting Kansas City. The visitors have dropped points in four straight games and struggle to keep clean sheets anywhere. At Allianz Field Minnesota have shown balance with 1.3 goals scored and conceded per home game. Kansas City concede 2.9 goals a game away and manage only 0.9 at the other end. Injuries to key players like O. Blorian and M. Mosquera weaken the Kansas City lineup further. Past meetings favor the home team with five wins in the last ten. Minnesota’s home setup should limit Sporting’s chances in this fixture.

AcePredictor Analysis by AcePredictor 68.5% win rate
Result
3–1 WON

Our pick “M. United to Win” at odds 1.40 won — final score 3–1.

Match timeline
  1. First half
  2. Taylor Calheira 31'
  3. Kelvin Yeboah 45+4'
  4. Second half
  5. Calvin Harris ↓ Osvaldo Pedro Capemba 58'
  6. Owen Wolff ↓ Stephen Afrifa 58'
  7. Ian James ↓ Jacob Davis 58'
  8. Mauricio González Carabalí 59'
  9. Joaquín Pereyra ↓ Bongokuhle Hlongwane 59'
  10. Tomás Chancalay ↓ Aziel Jackson 60'
  11. Anthony Markanich 61'
  12. Cherrion Valerius 71'
  13. Anthony Markanich assist Joaquín Pereyra 72'
  14. Mauricio González Carabalí assist Nectarios Triantis 76'
  15. Ruben Ramos Jr ↓ Jacob Bartlett 84'
  16. Kelvin Yeboah assist Tomás Chancalay 88'
  17. Marcus Caldeira ↓ Kelvin Yeboah 89'
  18. Jayden Reid ↓ Emir Karic 89'
  19. Michael Boxall ↓ Anthony Markanich 90+4'
This season
Minnesota United FC Sporting Kansas City
Over 2.5 goals 65% 81%
Clean sheet 19% 3%
Failed to score 19% 32%
Scored per game 1.5 1.2
Conceded per game 1.8 2.5
Scored home / away 1.3 / 1.8 1.4 / 0.9

Across 31 and 31 matches played this season.

League table position
# Team PWDLPts
12 SAN San Diego 31 8 11 12 35
13 MIN Minnesota United FC ▲ 31 8 11 12 35
14 AUS Austin 31 8 10 13 34
15 SPO Sporting Kansas City ▲ 31 6 4 21 22
Recent form · last 5 finished matches
Minnesota United FC LDDWD
L @ Seattle Sounders 1–3 Sep 27
D vs Houston Dynamo 2–2 Oct 11
D @ Colorado Rapids 2–2 Oct 15
W vs St. Louis City 3–2 Oct 17
D @ Houston Dynamo 0–0 Oct 25
Sporting Kansas City LDLLL
L @ Seattle Sounders 1–2 Oct 2
D vs Portland Timbers 3–3 Oct 11
L @ Nashville SC 0–4 Oct 15
L vs Real Salt Lake 1–3 Oct 18
L vs Austin 1–2 Oct 25
Goals trend · last 5 matches
Minnesota United FC
Scored 1.6 avg
1 2 2 3 0
Conceded 1.8 avg
3 2 2 2 0
Sporting Kansas City
Scored 1.2 avg
1 3 0 1 1
Conceded 2.8 avg
2 3 4 3 2
Head-to-head · last meetings
5 Minnesota United FC
1 Draws
4 Sporting Kansas City
Jul 2026 Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Minnesota United FC Sporting Kansas City
Feb 2026 Sporting Kansas City 0–3 Minnesota United FC Minnesota United FC
Oct 2025 Minnesota United FC 3–0 Sporting Kansas City Minnesota United FC
Mar 2025 Sporting Kansas City 3–3 Minnesota United FC Draw
Sep 2024 Sporting Kansas City 0–2 Minnesota United FC Minnesota United FC

Over 2.5 goals in 8 of the last 10 meetings.

Confirmed lineups
Minnesota United FC 4-4-2
  • 12 D. Callender G
  • 52 Cherrion Valerius D
  • 28 J. Díaz D
  • 23 M. Duggan D
  • 13 A. Markanich D
  • 21 B. Hlongwane M
  • 25 N. Triantis M
  • 30 O. Gene M
  • 18 M. Gonzalez M
  • 16 A. Jackson F
  • 9 K. Yeboah F
Bench T. Chancalay, Marcus Caldeira, M. Boxall, K. Duncan, C. Harvey, M. Malone, J. Pereyra, N. Romero, A. Smir

C. Knowles

Sporting Kansas City 4-4-2
  • 30 S. Cleveland G
  • 8 J. Davis D
  • 15 Jansen Miller D
  • 28 Wyatt Meyer D
  • 18 E. Karić D
  • 11 André Luiz M
  • 16 J. Bartlett M
  • 20 K. Agyabeng M
  • 7 Capita M
  • 19 T. Calheira F
  • 17 S. Afrifa F
Bench M. Suleymanov, J. Reid, R. Ramos, J. Pulskamp, I. James, C. Harris, E. Bartlow, O. Wolff

R. Wicky

Team news · injuries & suspensions
Minnesota United FC
  • OUT P. Stroud Muscle Injury
  • OUT W. Trapp Concussion
  • DOUBT A. Smir Knee Injury
  • OUT P. Stroud Muscle Injury
  • OUT W. Trapp Concussion
  • DOUBT A. Smir Knee Injury
Sporting Kansas City
  • OUT O. Blorian Chest Injury
  • OUT Diego Borges Groin Injury
  • OUT M. Mosquera Hamstring Injury
  • OUT S. Reid Hamstring Injury
  • OUT J. Reynolds Muscle Injury
  • DOUBT Z. Bassong Hamstring Injury
  • DOUBT L. Johnsen Hamstring Injury
  • OUT O. Blorian Chest Injury
  • OUT Diego Borges Groin Injury
  • OUT M. Mosquera Hamstring Injury
  • OUT S. Reid Hamstring Injury
  • OUT J. Reynolds Muscle Injury
  • DOUBT Z. Bassong Hamstring Injury
  • DOUBT L. Johnsen Hamstring Injury