Sporting Kansas City vs 23.07.26 00:302 – 1Full Time
Minnesota United FC — Major League Soccer: stats, lineups & analysis
Match report
Sporting Kansas City hold off Minnesota United for 2-1 win
Sporting Kansas City beat Minnesota United FC 2-1 in a Major League Soccer Regular Season - 18 fixture, ending the day 28th in the table on 14 points from 16 games, with Minnesota 15th on 22 points from the same number of matches. Dejan Joveljić put the home side ahead in the 28th minute, converting an assist from Capita to make it 1-0 at half-time.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Manu García doubled the advantage early in the second half, finishing from a Jacob Davis assist in the 54th minute to put Sporting Kansas City 2-0 up. Minnesota United responded through Devin Padelford in the 75th minute, who scored with Joaquín Pereyra providing the assist, but they could not find a leveller and the match finished 2-1.
Despite having just 35% of possession, Sporting Kansas City made their attacking moments count, while Minnesota United dominated the ball but managed only 15 shots to the home side's 11. The away team also picked up more fouls conceded, with 16 committed against Minnesota's 7, reflecting a physical edge from the hosts as they defended their lead.
Manu García scored the decisive second goal for Sporting Kansas City and finished with the highest rating on the pitch at 8.2.
Minnesota United had 65% of possession yet still finished on the losing side, underlining how little the ball dominance translated into control of the scoreline.
Sporting Kansas City beat Minnesota United FC 2–1 (half-time 1–0).
Sporting Kansas City met Minnesota United FC in the Major League Soccer (Regular Season - 16). Kick-off was Thursday, 23 July 2026, 00:30 UTC at Children's Mercy Park. Referee: M. Corrigan.
Team pages: Sporting Kansas City · Minnesota United FC · Major League Soccer
Key moments
- 28' Goal: Dejan Joveljić (assist: Capita) — 1–0
- 54' Goal: Manu García (assist: Jacob Davis) — 2–0
- 75' Goal: Devin Padelford (assist: Joaquín Pereyra) — 2–1
Starting line-ups
Sporting Kansas City (4-2-3-1)
Minnesota United FC (3-4-3)
Pre-match read
Over 2.5 Goals. League base rate: 64% over 2.5 goals On the other hand: Attacks often blanking — These attacks failed to score in 35% of their last ten games.
Over 1.5 Goals. League base rate: 82% over 1.5 goals
Under 3.5 Goals. League base rate: 42% over 3.5 goals On the other hand: Attacks often blanking — These attacks failed to score in 35% of their last ten games.
Both Teams to Score. League base rate: 64% both teams score On the other hand: Table extremes meet — The sides sit in opposite halves of the table, 59 percentile points apart.
Sporting Kansas City to Score. League base rate: 84% home sides score On the other hand: Class edge (the hosts rated 231 Elo points below their opponents) — Sides with this class edge scored −8.7pp vs their league norm across 4,5
Home rated 1358 vs 1590 — 0.28 expected score Home conceding 2.1 xGA per game Minnesota United FC sit 12th; Sporting Kansas City 29th (MLS · 15 matches played) Sporting Kansas City missing 2 key players
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About this match
On this page: the Sporting Kansas City vs Minnesota United FC final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Major League Soccer fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
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Quick answers
›What was the final score of Sporting Kansas City vs Minnesota United FC?
Sporting Kansas City beat Minnesota United FC 2–1 (half-time 1–0).
›Who scored in Sporting Kansas City vs Minnesota United FC?
Dejan Joveljić (28') for Sporting Kansas City; Manu García (54') for Sporting Kansas City; Devin Padelford (75') for Minnesota United FC.
›Where can I watch Sporting Kansas City vs Minnesota United FC highlights?
Goal highlights and video clips from Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Minnesota United FC are on this page — open the videos tab to watch every goal.
›What is the head-to-head record between Sporting Kansas City and Minnesota United FC?
Sporting Kansas City and Minnesota United FC have met 10 times — 4 wins for Sporting Kansas City, 4 wins for Minnesota United FC and 2 draws.