Sporting Kansas City vs Minnesota United Prediction, Lineups & Odds

By Steven Jackson, Senior Football Analyst | Published: 7 months ago | Last Updated: Sep 22, 07:30 | 4 min read

Sporting Kansas City

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Minnesota United FC

  1. Prediction
  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Injuries
  7. Squads
  8. Table

Sporting to Triumph?

Sporting KC look like an attractive bet at 1.91 and we think they can beat Minnesota. We’ll place this Full-Time Result wager with confidence and there’s plenty of juice in the available price.

United Won 3-1 When Teams Last Met

Sporting Kansas City last game was a 4-1 victory over Colorado Rapids at Children's Mercy Park. That means it’s now been two home wins on the spin. Peter Vermes' team had most of the ball recording 55% possession and ten shots on target, with Alan Pulido and Erik Thommy scoring two goals each.

Minnesota United have now enjoyed two consecutive road wins, while their previous game was a 2-1 home loss against FC Cincinnati at Allianz Field. United had 46% possession and recorded five shots on goal, while Kelvin Yeboah found the net.

Minnesota have won the last two encounters against Sporting. They achieved winning scorelines of 2-1 and 3-1 at Allianz Field. Looking back to the previous 10 H2H meetings, there has been two draws. Sporting have won five games and Minnesota three.

MLS G W D L GF GA GD GD P
11 Minnesota Utd logo Minnesota Utd 10 4 4 2 12 10 2 12:10 16
27 Sporting KC logo Sporting KC 10 2 1 7 16 21 -5 16:21 7
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Sporting Kansas City – Last 10 League Games

Sporting KC have 5 wins, 3 losses and 2 draws, averaging 1.8 goals from 4.7 shots on goal and 8.8 attempts. The Wiz have averaged 49.5% possession, 455.5 passes and 6.1 corners per game, with their opponents scoring 1.2 goals from 2.7 shots on goal, 7.4 attempts and 4.3 corners.

Alan Pulido and William Agada lead the way with 4 goals, while Erik Thommy has 3. Stephen Afrifa, Erik Thommy and Alan Pulido have racked up the most assists with 2 each.

Minnesota United – Last 10 League Games

Minnesota have won 3, lost 6 and drawn 1, with an average of 1.7 goals from 9.0 attempts and 5.1 shots on goal. There’s been an average of 44.2% possession, 413.7 passes, 5.8 corners in their favour and 5.7 corners against, while they’ve conceded 1.9 goals from 8.5 attempts and 5.5 shots on goal.

The top scorers have been Bongokuhle Hlongwane with 6, Kelvin Yeboah on 4 and Teemu Pukki 2. Robin Lod, Joseph Rosales and Hassani Dotson have been the top assists providers with 2 in the previous 10 games.

Confirmed Lineups

Sporting KC confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Tim Melia (GK), Khiry Shelton, Daniel Rosero, Robert Voloder, Tim Leibold, Jacob Davis, Remi Walter, Stephen Afrifa, Erik Thommy, Daniel Salloi, William Agada.

Minnesota United confirmed lineup (4-4-2): Dayne St. Clair (GK), Jefferson Diaz, Michael Boxall, Carlos Harvey, Joseph Rosales, Bongokuhle Hlongwane, Hassani Dotson, Wil Trapp, Joaquin Pereyra, Tani Oluwaseyi, Kelvin Yeboah.

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Expert MLS Analysis

The latest team news and current form are always useful information when it comes to providing football tips. It’s also important to pay attention to the available stats so that we make the best predictions.

Key Sporting Kansas City vs Minnesota United league stats:

  • SKC have won 4 of their last 5 games at home.
  • SKC have won 2 consecutive games at home.
  • Minnesota have lost 6 of their last 10 games.

Sporting Kansas City vs Minnesota United Prediction

We believe there’s a strong case for siding with Sporting KC. That’s because we think they could prove too strong in this MLS encounter and odds of 1.91 are highly attractive.

Many bettors looking to back Kansas City to claim a victory will look to combine this pick in a Bet Builder. That allows you to secure bigger odds by including a number of selections.

Sporting to Win Probability

When you look at the latest odds, our pick has a 52.4% chance of winning. Based on our experts research, we calculate the actual probability to be closer to 60%. This wager can therefore be backed with confidence.

Our Pick

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Correct Score Prediction

Sporting KC Sporting KC logo 2 - 1 Minnesota logo Minnesota

There are odds of 6.40 available that Sporting KC land a 2-1 win. We like the correct score option as there’s a nice reward if you can accurately predict the outcome.

Match Odds: Sporting Kansas City vs Minnesota United

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Team Stats

Sporting KC logo Sporting KC Stats

Minnesota United logo Minnesota United Stats

Full time Result

  • 1 wins, 8 defeats and 1 draws in previous 10 matches
  • 5 wins, 4 defeats and 1 draws in previous 10 home matches

Full time Results

  • 7 wins, 2 defeats and 1 draws in previous 10 matches
  • 6 wins, 2 defeats and 2 draws in previous 10 away matches

Goals

Goals

Corners

Corners

Possession

Possession

Top Scorers & Assists

Top Scorers & Assists

Team News

You’ve found the right place for Sporting vs Minnesota team news, with all the latest information available including lineups and injuries so you’re fully informed.

We’re on hand to provide you with full details of the latest MLS squads.

Sporting KC vs Minnesota United Lineups

Sporting KC Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Minnesota United Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

Sporting KC Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

29 Tim Melia
11 Khiry Shelton 5 Daniel Rosero 4 Robert Voloder 14 Tim Leibold
17 Jacob Davis 54 Remi Walter
30 Stephen Afrifa 26 Erik Thommy 10 Daniel Salloi
23 William Agada
97 Dayne St. Clair
28 Jefferson Diaz 15 Michael Boxall 67 Carlos Harvey 8 Joseph Rosales
21 Bongokuhle Hlongwane 31 Hassani Dotson 20 Wil Trapp 26 Joaquin Pereyra
14 Tani Oluwaseyi 9 Kelvin Yeboah

Minnesota United Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

Sporting KC Substitutes

  • 1John Pulskamp
  • 3Andreu Fontas
  • 7Johnny Russell
  • 8Memo Rodriguez
  • 9Alan Pulido
  • 18Logan Ndenbe
  • 19Robert Castellanos
  • 20Alenis Vargas
  • 22Zorhan Bassong

Minnesota United Substitutes

  • 2Devin Padelford
  • 4Miguel Tapias
  • 7Franco Fragapane
  • 11Sang-Bin Jeong
  • 13Anthony Markanich
  • 17Robin Lod
  • 19Samuel Shashoua
  • 22Teemu Pukki
  • 30Alec Smir

Previous Sporting KC Lineups

09 Mar MLS
D.C. United 2-1 Sporting KC
02 Mar MLS
Sporting KC 1-2 SJ Earthquakes
26 Feb CONCACAF Champions Cup
Inter Miami 3-1 Sporting KC
23 Feb MLS
Austin FC 1-0 Sporting KC
20 Feb CONCACAF Champions Cup
Sporting KC 0-1 Inter Miami
20 Oct MLS
FC Dallas 2-1 Sporting KC

Previous Minnesota United Lineups

09 Mar MLS
SJ Earthquakes 0-1 Minnesota Utd
02 Mar MLS
Minnesota Utd 1-0 CF Montréal
23 Feb MLS
Los Angeles FC 1-0 Minnesota Utd
25 Nov MLS
LA Galaxy 6-2 Minnesota Utd
03 Nov MLS
Minnesota Utd 4-2 Real Salt Lake
30 Oct MLS
Real Salt Lake 4-5 Minnesota Utd

Injuries & Suspensions

Sporting KC Injury Table

Type Name Info
No players are currently reported injured or suspended.

Minnesota United Injury Table

Type Name Info
Kipp Keller Thigh
Matus Kmet Thigh

Team Squads

Sporting KC Squad

Minnesota United Squad

USA FlagMLS Table

2025 Season

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Vancouver 10 7 2 1 20:7 23
2 FC Cincinnati 10 7 1 2 15:12 22
3 Columbus Crew 10 6 3 1 14:8 21
4 Philadelphia 10 6 1 3 19:9 19
5 Charlotte FC 10 6 1 3 16:8 19
6 Inter Miami 9 5 3 1 16:10 18
7 Portland Timbers 10 5 3 2 20:15 18
8 Nashville SC 10 5 1 4 19:13 16
9 Austin FC 10 5 1 4 7:10 16
10 Orlando City 10 4 4 2 18:12 16
11 Minnesota Utd 10 4 4 2 12:10 16
12 Colorado Rapids 10 4 4 2 14:14 16
13 NY Red Bulls 10 4 3 3 11:9 15
14 FC Dallas 10 4 3 3 14:14 15
15 San Diego 10 4 2 4 16:15 14
16 Los Angeles FC 10 4 2 4 15:16 14
17 NYCFC 10 4 2 4 12:13 14
18 NE Revolution 9 4 1 4 7:7 13
19 Seattle Sounders 10 3 4 3 13:12 13
20 Real Salt Lake 10 4 0 6 11:15 12
21 Chicago Fire 10 3 3 4 18:22 12
22 SJ Earthquakes 10 3 1 6 20:19 10
23 St. Louis 10 2 4 4 7:8 10
24 Houston Dynamo 10 2 4 4 10:14 10
25 Atlanta United 10 2 3 5 11:19 9
26 D.C. United 10 2 3 5 11:22 9
27 Sporting KC 10 2 1 7 16:21 7
28 Toronto FC 10 1 4 5 8:14 7
29 CF Montréal 10 0 3 7 4:14 3
30 LA Galaxy 10 0 3 7 8:20 3
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Charlotte FC 6 5 0 1 13:3 15
2 Nashville SC 6 4 1 1 15:5 13
3 Philadelphia 6 4 1 1 12:4 13
4 FC Cincinnati 5 4 1 0 8:3 13
5 NY Red Bulls 6 4 1 1 10:6 13
6 Vancouver 5 4 0 1 12:5 12
7 Columbus Crew 6 3 2 1 8:5 11
8 Orlando City 5 3 1 1 13:7 10
9 Los Angeles FC 5 3 1 1 6:4 10
10 Austin FC 5 3 1 1 4:2 10
11 NYCFC 4 3 0 1 6:4 9
12 Seattle Sounders 4 2 2 0 10:4 8
13 San Diego 5 2 2 1 8:6 8
14 Inter Miami 5 2 2 1 9:8 8
15 Minnesota Utd 5 2 2 1 6:5 8
16 Portland Timbers 5 2 2 1 9:9 8
17 Colorado Rapids 5 2 2 1 9:9 8
18 Atlanta United 6 2 2 2 9:9 8
19 SJ Earthquakes 6 2 1 3 15:10 7
20 Houston Dynamo 6 2 1 3 8:10 7
21 Real Salt Lake 5 2 0 3 5:5 6
22 NE Revolution 4 2 0 2 4:4 6
23 D.C. United 5 1 2 2 5:6 5
24 St. Louis 5 1 2 2 2:3 5
25 Sporting KC 5 1 1 3 8:11 4
26 Chicago Fire 4 0 3 1 5:6 3
27 FC Dallas 4 1 0 3 3:6 3
28 Toronto FC 4 0 2 2 1:3 2
29 CF Montréal 2 0 1 1 0:1 1
30 LA Galaxy 5 0 1 4 4:12 1

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