Minnesota United vs Sporting KC Match Analysis & Prediction
17/09/2023 3:30 am
Minnesota United will be looking to extend their unbeaten run when they face a struggling Sporting Kansas City side at Allianz Field on Sunday morning in MLS.
The hosts appear good to finish inside the top nine of the Western Conference as the regular season reaches its conclusion, while Sporting KC still have work to do in order to make the playoffs.
Minnesota extended their unbeaten run in MLS to five matches last time out with a 1-1 draw against New England Revolution at Allianz Field, although the hosts were close to losing for the first time in the league since July 9.
Adrian Heath’s side are one of few teams that have not tasted defeat since MLS action returned following the Leagues Cup break – a disappointing 5-0 defeat to Nashville SC in that particular competition halted their progress at the quarter-final stage on August 12.
The Loons sit seventh in the Western Conference standings with seven matches left to play of the regular season, although a mere four-point buffer to Austin FC in 10th means Minnesota need to continue their decent form of late to reach the playoffs.
United have struggled to earn points consistently at Allianz Field so far this season, securing just three wins from their 13 home matches to date, with only bottom-placed Colorado Rapids managing fewer.
Sporting KC were the next side to face the Inter Miami juggernaut last weekend, with the Herons handing Kansas City their first defeat since returning from an indifferent Leagues Cup campaign.
SKC scored the first and final goals of the game at DRV PNK Stadium, but a brace from Leonardo Campana and a strike from Facundo Farias gave Miami the victory while Lionel Messi was busy on international duty with Argentina.
After finishing 12th in the Western Conference in 2022 and missing out on the playoffs, Peter Vermes’ side will be desperate to avoid a similar fate this time around, but they currently find themselves in the same position in the league standings, even if they are just two points behind ninth-placed Dallas.
Sporting KC have won the last two matches against Minnesota by an aggregate score of 7-1, although both of those games were played out in front of an intimidating home crowd at Children’s Mercy Park.
Minnesota United vs. Sporting KC Head to head
In the 23 previous meetings between these two teams, Minnesota United have claimed six victories while Sporting KC have won 13, and they have drawn in four. Sporting KC have scored 40 goals and conceded 22 in the process.
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16/09/2021Sporting KC4Minnesota United0MLS
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31/10/2021Minnesota United2Sporting KC1MLS
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14/07/2022Minnesota United1Sporting KC1MLS
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18/09/2022Sporting KC4Minnesota United1MLS
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14/05/2023Sporting KC3Minnesota United0MLS
Minnesota United Team News
Minnesota have a couple of long-term injuries in their medical room ahead of this game, with winger Robin Lod yet to return from a knee injury suffered in late May.
Kervin Arriaga has not played since the defeat to Chicago Fire in the group stage of the Leagues Cup in July, meaning a pairing of Jan Gregus and Will Trapp should be in midfield on Sunday.
Minnesota United's Last 5 Matches
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21/08/2023New York City0Minnesota United2MLS
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27/08/2023Minnesota United1Seattle Sounders1MLS
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31/08/2023Minnesota United3Colorado Rapids0MLS
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03/09/2023SJ Earthquakes1Minnesota United1MLS
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10/09/2023Minnesota United1New England1MLS
Sporting KC Team News
Sporting KC’s Graham Zusi is still recovering from a hamstring issue sustained in July, meaning academy graduate Jacob Davis will retain his place in the defence.
Kayden Pierre enjoyed a breakthrough campaign in MLS last season after featuring in 19 matches, but a hamstring injury has limited the 20-year-old to a single appearance in 2023.
Sporting KC's Last 5 Matches
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01/08/2023Guadalajara0Sporting KC1Leagues Cup
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05/08/2023Toluca4Sporting KC1Leagues Cup
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27/08/2023Sporting KC3SJ Earthquakes0MLS
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03/09/2023Sporting KC2St Louis City1MLS
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10/09/2023Inter Miami3Sporting KC2MLS
Minnesota United vs. Sporting KC: Odds and Predictions
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