Major League Soccer: Sporting Kansas City vs Minnesota United – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Major League Soccer game between Sporting Kansas City and Minnesota United who meet up this coming Thursday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Minnesota United go up against Sporting Kansas City this coming Thursday for a Major League Soccer meeting at Sporting Park.

The Sporting Kansas City enter the game ranked 15 in the Western Conference, while the Minnesota United are 8 in the Western Conference.

Team form: Sporting Kansas City vs Minnesota United

Sporting Kansas City Form

Sporting Kansas City hope to get back to winning ways after first beating LA Galaxy by 3-1, before winning 1-2 against Austin FC. The streak ended in a recent 1-2 defeat against Red Bull New York. Sporting Kansas City just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Major League Soccer matches at the Sporting Park. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored seven and conceded 12 goals.

Minnesota United Form

In their previous three games, Minnesota United lost 0-1 and 2-1 against Colorado Rapids and New England Revolution, respectively, before drawing 1-1 with Real Salt Lake. Minnesota United recorded a very decent outcome of four wins from six away matches in the Major League Soccer, in which they banged in nine goals, whilst conceding 12. They recorded no draws but in stead suffered defeat twice.

Betting stats and facts for Sporting Kansas City and Minnesota United

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Sporting Kansas City and Minnesota United played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Sporting Kansas City vs Minnesota United

Dejan Joveljic has three strikes in six Major League Soccer matches for Sporting Kansas City, who will be relying on his services, when clashing with Minnesota United. The visitors are looking to Kelvin Yeboah, who has provided his team with three Major League Soccer goals.

Betting markets: Sporting Kansas City vs Minnesota United

Full-time result

Sporting Kansas City claimed a modest one wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in three of the games, whilst losing six. Minnesota United won four of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost five of the games in this run. Minnesota United conceded a goal in their 6 most recent matches. Minnesota United have not lost to Sporting Kansas City in 5 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Sporting Kansas City scored the first goal of the match in just three out of the last ten games at home. Interestingly, Minnesota United scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 5 consecutive home games Sporting Kansas City played. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Sporting Kansas City managed to keep a clean sheet in zero of the last 10 games, Minnesota United kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. Minnesota United have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with Sporting Kansas City when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Sporting Kansas City saw over 2.5 goals in nine of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Minnesota United’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.4 goals in these matches. Astonishingly, Sporting Kansas City failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 15 matches. Minnesota United conceded a goal in their last 6 matches.