Sporting KC supporters expect points in home game versus Minnesota United

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Competition: USA Major League Soccer
Date: Fri 23.August
Match begins: 01:30 (UTC)
Venue: Children's Mercy Park (21650 seats)

Struggling Sporting KC will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Minnesota United in the upcoming league round. It’s 9th vs 2nd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Sporting KC form and stats

5-3-5 (win-draw-lost) are the numbers at home for Sporting KC so far this season.

The Sporting KC supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host SJ Earthquakes in Major League Soccer and win 2-1. A defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Orlando City.

The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Sporting KC's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played six games, won 3 matches, drawn 1 and lost 2.

Sporting KC have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Children's Mercy Park with 24 goals in 13 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 25 goals have been conceded.

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Minnesota United form and stats

Playing away, Minnesota United have won 4 games, drawn 1 and suffered 7 defeats so far this season.

Minnesota United delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Orlando City in their previous match; a Major League Soccer game. Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Colorado Rapids.

As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Minnesota United playing away, we found one game. Results were 1 away win, 0 draws and 0 home wins.

Minnesota United has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches this season, 21 goals from 12 games. For Minnesota United, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

Sporting KC-Minnesota United H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Sporting KC 6 wins, Minnesota United 2 wins, 2 draws. 5 of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

F. Gutiérrez
10 goals / 1 assists
J. Russell
8 goals / 3 assists
C. Quintero
8 goals / 5 assists

Sporting KC missing players

Minnesota United missing players

Sporting KC Minnesota United
Total Home Home vs top Statistic Away vs low Away Total
26 13 3 Played 2 12 26
8 5 0 Won 1 4 12
7 3 0 Drew 0 1 6
11 5 3 Lost 1 7 8
39 24 2 Scored 3 21 44
45 25 9 Conceded 3 26 36
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 100% 100% 92%
85% 92% 100% Over 1.5 50% 92% 65%
54% 62% 67% Over 2.5 50% 75% 50%
35% 38% 33% Over 3.5 50% 42% 35%
23% 31% 33% Over 4.5 50% 42% 31%
62% 62% 67% BTTS 50% 67% 54%
15% 15% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 8% 35%
23% 23% 33% Failed To Score 50% 25% 19%
 
5.2 5.5 7 Corners For (avg) 3.5 3.5 5
4.3 3.4 2.7 Corners Against (avg) 5.5 6.2 5.3
2.2 2 3 Yellow Cards (avg) 2.5 2 2
4 2 1 Red Cards 0 3 3
Key stats this season:
  • Minnesota United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Minnesota United have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Minnesota United haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Sporting KC have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sporting KC haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

Sporting KC
26-07-19 MLS New York City 3 - 1 Sporting KC
05-08-19 MLS Seattle Sounders 2 - 3 Sporting KC
11-08-19 MLS Sporting KC 1 - 2 Real Salt Lake
14-08-19 MLS Orlando City 1 - 0 Sporting KC
18-08-19 MLS Sporting KC 2 - 1 SJ Earthquakes
23-08-19 MLS Sporting KC 01:30 Minnesota United
01-09-19 MLS Sporting KC 00:30 Houston Dynamo
08-09-19 MLS Portland Timbers 02:30 Sporting KC
16-09-19 MLS LA Galaxy 02:00 Sporting KC
22-09-19 MLS Sporting KC 00:30 Colorado Rapids
Minnesota United
04-08-19 MLS Minnesota United 1 - 0 Portland Timbers
08-08-19 UOC Minnesota United 2 - 1 Portland Timbers
11-08-19 MLS Dallas 5 - 3 Minnesota United
15-08-19 MLS Minnesota United 1 - 0 Colorado Rapids
18-08-19 MLS Minnesota United 1 - 1 Orlando City
23-08-19 MLS Sporting KC 01:30 Minnesota United
28-08-19 UOC Atlanta United - Minnesota United
02-09-19 MLS Los Angeles FC 02:30 Minnesota United
12-09-19 MLS Houston Dynamo 00:30 Minnesota United
15-09-19 MLS Minnesota United 21:30 Real Salt Lake

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Los Angeles FC 25 18 4 3 67 25 11 10 1 0 34 12 14 8 3 3 33 13 42 58
2 Minnesota United 26 12 6 8 44 36 14 8 5 1 23 10 12 4 1 7 21 26 8 42
3 LA Galaxy 26 13 2 11 35 38 14 9 1 4 24 18 12 4 1 7 11 20 -3 41
4 Real Salt Lake 26 12 4 10 38 34 13 9 1 3 25 12 13 3 3 7 13 22 4 40
5 Seattle Sounders 26 11 7 8 40 39 13 8 3 2 25 16 13 3 4 6 15 23 1 40
6 SJ Earthquakes 25 11 5 9 42 38 13 8 2 3 25 16 12 3 3 6 17 22 4 38
7 Portland Timbers 24 11 4 9 41 36 8 5 2 1 20 9 16 6 2 8 21 27 5 37
8 Dallas 27 10 7 10 39 36 13 7 5 1 23 13 14 3 2 9 16 23 3 37
9 Sporting KC 26 8 7 11 39 45 13 5 3 5 24 25 13 3 4 6 15 20 -6 31
10 Houston Dynamo 26 9 4 13 37 43 14 7 4 3 23 16 12 2 0 10 14 27 -6 31
11 Colorado Rapids 26 7 6 13 43 52 14 6 2 6 29 28 12 1 4 7 14 24 -9 27
12 Vancouver Whitecaps 27 6 9 12 27 45 13 4 4 5 12 17 14 2 5 7 15 28 -18 27