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Major League Soccer
Sporting Kansas
Major League Soccer
Oct 22, 2023 at 2am UK
Children's Mercy Park
Minnesota United

Kansas
3 - 1
Minnesota Utd

Russell (28', 78'), Walter (31')
Davis (85')
FT(HT: 2-0)
Boxall (82')
Trapp (53'), Taylor (66'), Boxall (68')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Major League Soccer clash between Sporting Kansas City and Minnesota United, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Sporting Kansas City

All competitions
Last Game: Salt Lake 2-3 Kansas
Sunday, October 8 at 2.30am in Major League Soccer

Minnesota United

All competitions
Last Game: Minnesota Utd 5-2 LA Galaxy
Sunday, October 8 at 1.30am in Major League Soccer

We said: Sporting Kansas City 2-2 Minnesota United

 Both looking to reach the playoffs through the wildcard, we anticipate a heated contest at the Children's Mercy Park as Sporting Kansas City and Minnesota United go all out for the win. However, we predict that they will cancel out each other's efforts in what should be an entertaining stalemate.

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Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Sporting Kansas City win with a probability of 59.75%. A draw had a probability of 20.9% and a win for Minnesota United had a probability of 19.33%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sporting Kansas City win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.92%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.19%) and 1-0 (8.97%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.68%), while for a Minnesota United win it was 1-2 (5.23%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 6.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Sporting Kansas City would win this match.

Result
Sporting Kansas CityDrawMinnesota United
59.75% (0.067999999999998 0.07) 20.93% (0.195 0.2) 19.33% (-0.266 -0.27)
Both teams to score 57.52% (-1.187 -1.19)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
60.51% (-1.339 -1.34)39.48% (1.336 1.34)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
38.17% (-1.411 -1.41)61.82% (1.408 1.41)
Sporting Kansas City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
87.12% (-0.40400000000001 -0.4)12.87% (0.401 0.4)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
60.73% (-0.832 -0.83)39.27% (0.829 0.83)
Minnesota United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
66.02% (-1.053 -1.05)33.97% (1.049 1.05)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
29.34% (-1.152 -1.15)70.65% (1.149 1.15)
Score Analysis
    Sporting Kansas City 59.75%
    Minnesota United 19.33%
    Draw 20.93%
Sporting Kansas CityDrawMinnesota United
2-1 @ 9.92% (0.036999999999999 0.04)
2-0 @ 9.19% (0.293 0.29)
1-0 @ 8.97% (0.418 0.42)
3-1 @ 6.78% (-0.08 -0.08)
3-0 @ 6.28% (0.106 0.11)
3-2 @ 3.66% (-0.151 -0.15)
4-1 @ 3.47% (-0.095 -0.09)
4-0 @ 3.22% (0.0049999999999999 0)
4-2 @ 1.88% (-0.108 -0.11)
5-1 @ 1.42% (-0.062 -0.06)
5-0 @ 1.32% (-0.019 -0.02)
Other @ 3.64%
Total : 59.75%
1-1 @ 9.68% (0.183 0.18)
2-2 @ 5.36% (-0.136 -0.14)
0-0 @ 4.37% (0.267 0.27)
3-3 @ 1.32% (-0.094 -0.09)
Other @ 0.2%
Total : 20.93%
1-2 @ 5.23% (-0.050000000000001 -0.05)
0-1 @ 4.72% (0.16 0.16)
0-2 @ 2.55% (0.015 0.02)
2-3 @ 1.93% (-0.106 -0.11)
1-3 @ 1.88% (-0.073 -0.07)
0-3 @ 0.92% (-0.021 -0.02)
Other @ 2.11%
Total : 19.33%

How you voted: Kansas vs Minnesota Utd

Sporting Kansas City
33.3%
Draw
22.2%
Minnesota United
44.4%
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