Sporting Kansas City vs Minnesota United Prediction and Betting Tips
MLS returns with a string of new games when Sporting Kansas City and Minnesota United meet at Children’s Mercy Park on Saturday.
The Loons secured their place in the quarter-finals of the US Open Cup midweek and will look to build on that result.
Sporting Kansas City were eliminated from the US Open Cup on Thursday after losing 1-0 to ten-man Houston Dynamo.
Peter Joseph Vermes’ side now turn their attention to MLS, where they ended an 11-game winless streak with a 2-1 win on May 7.
With 12 points from 10 games, Sporting Kansas City currently sits eighth in the Western Conference standings, tied on points with Portland Timbers and Colorado Rapids.
Meanwhile, Minnesota United advanced to the quarter-finals of the US Open Cup last Wednesday after beating the Philadelphia Union on penalties after a 3-3 draw within 120 minutes.
Manager Adrian Health is hoping their midweek performance can serve as a stepping stone to good form when the Loons return to MLS, where they have failed to win their last five games, lost four and clinched a tie.
With six points from their first 11 games, Minnesota United are currently bottom of the Western Conference table, tied on points with 13th-place LA Galaxy.
Sporting Kansas City vs. Minnesota United head-to-head and key figures
- With nine wins from the last 19 meetings between the teams, Sporting Kansas City holds a superior record in the history of this meeting.
- During that time, Minnesota United has won four games and shared the spoils six times.
- Sporting Kansas City is one of three Western Conference sides yet to win a home game in MLS this season, having lost three and tied one in their four games.
- Minnesota United are five games without a win in the league and have picked up just one point in 15 since beating Saint Louis City 1-0 in February.
Sporting Kansas City vs Minnesota United Prediction
Sporting Kansas City and Minnesota United have been battling for results in recent weeks and will be desperate for a morale-boosting league win.
However, both sides are currently level on paper and we expect they will nullify each other’s efforts.
forecast: Sporting Kansas City 1-1 Minnesota United
Sporting Kansas City vs Minnesota United Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result – draw
Tip 2: Both sides to score – Yes (Both teams have scored in five of Minnesota’s last seven games)
Tip 3: Under 4.5 Maps – Yes (Minnesota’s last seven games have had fewer than five bookings)