Minnesota United FC vs Sporting Kansas City — Major League Soccer: stats, lineups & analysis
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play_arrow4 clips- 31′Sporting Kansas City, goal:0–1
- 45+4′Minnesota United FC, yellow card:
- Half-time0 – 1
- 48′Minnesota United FC, goal disallowed:Goal Disallowed
- 58′Sporting Kansas City, substitution:off
- 58′Sporting Kansas City, substitution:off
- 58′Sporting Kansas City, substitution:off
- 59′Minnesota United FC, yellow card:
- 59′Minnesota United FC, substitution:off
- 60′Minnesota United FC, substitution:off
- 61′Minnesota United FC, yellow card:
- 71′Minnesota United FC, yellow card:
- 72′Minnesota United FC, goal:1–1assist
- 76′Minnesota United FC, goal:2–1assist
- 84′Sporting Kansas City, substitution:off
- 88′Minnesota United FC, goal:3–1assist
- 89′Minnesota United FC, substitution:off
- 89′Sporting Kansas City, substitution:off
- 90+4′Minnesota United FC, substitution:off
- Full-time3 – 1
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Minnesota United come from behind to beat Sporting Kansas City 3-1
Minnesota United FC beat Sporting Kansas City 3-1 at Allianz Field in Major League Soccer on Matchday 32, scoring three times in the final 18 minutes after trailing at the break. Taylor Calheira had given the visitors a 31st-minute lead, which they held through to half-time.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
The equaliser came in the 72nd minute, Anthony Markanich finishing from Joaquín Pereyra's pass. Four minutes later Mauricio Gonzalez put the hosts ahead, converting after Nectarios Triantis supplied the final ball, and the turnaround was complete.
Kelvin Yeboah added a third in the 88th minute, set up by Tomás Chancalay, to settle the contest. Minnesota had 58% of the possession and 18 shots to 10, with eight of them on target against two from Sporting Kansas City, whose four yellow cards came against none for the hosts.
The result lifted Minnesota from 25th to 24th with 38 points, while Sporting Kansas City stayed 30th on 22 points and have now lost four games in a row. Minnesota travel to Los Angeles FC next in Major League Soccer, and Sporting Kansas City host FC Dallas on Saturday.
Anthony Markanich scored the 72nd-minute equaliser that began the comeback and was the top-rated performer with 7.73. Mauricio Gonzalez followed with the go-ahead goal four minutes later and was rated 7.57.
Minnesota put eight of their 18 shots on target, while Sporting Kansas City managed two from their 10.
Minnesota United FC beat Sporting Kansas City 3–1 (half-time 0–1).
Minnesota United FC met Sporting Kansas City in the Major League Soccer (Regular Season - 32). Kick-off was Thursday, 29 October 2026, 00:30 UTC at Allianz Field. Referee: S. Boiko. Attendance: 18,354.
Team pages: Minnesota United FC · Sporting Kansas City · Major League Soccer
Key moments
- 31' Goal: Taylor Calheira — 0–1 · Watch Taylor Calheira's goal video (31')
- 72' Goal: Anthony Markanich (assist: Joaquín Pereyra) — 1–1 · Watch Anthony Markanich's goal video (72')
- 76' Goal: Mauricio Gonzalez (assist: Nectarios Triantis) — 2–1 · Watch Mauricio Gonzalez's goal video (76')
- 88' Goal: Kelvin Yeboah (assist: Tomás Chancalay) — 3–1 · Watch Kelvin Yeboah's goal video (88')
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Minnesota United FC (4-4-2)
Sporting Kansas City (4-4-2)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Minnesota United FC 63%, the draw 23%, Sporting Kansas City 14%. It finished Minnesota United FC 3–1 Sporting Kansas City.
Strength gap puts Minnesota clearly in front — We give Minnesota United 63% mainly because our strength rating has them 157 points higher, 1455 to 1298, and home sides in Major League Soccer tend to do better than the global norm. The draw sits at 23%, down from a usual 25% for a gap this size, because both teams' own recent games average 4.4 goals.
Why Minnesota United FC at 63%?
Minnesota United FC sit 157 points higher on our strength rating — 1455 to 1298. Sides with a 80–160-point rating edge at home won 56.5% of 14,351 such games. Major League Soccer home sides out-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to away wins (25.7% vs 30.0%). Major League Soccer homes won 49.1% of 5,268 games vs 44.6% across all 108,079 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly. The 300 most similar past games finished 57–23–20.
Why only 63%?
No scored evidence points the other way. 63% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 23% and Sporting Kansas City at 14%.
Why is the draw only 23%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 25.0%. These teams' recent games average 4.4 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 23.2% of 18,464. The goals environment takes 2.1 points off the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Minnesota United FC scored +0.36 goals per game beyond chance-quality lately — hot streaks like that have cooled off. Measured across 3,181 games at this rating gap, hot-finishing sides won 41.1% vs 42.3% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it scores 0 until the receipt clears its evidence bar. Out: Wil Trapp, an important player. This does not change our forecast yet: we are still measuring how much missing players like these cost a team. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
Sirius probabilities, frozen at kick-off. Analysis, not betting advice. How Sirius is doing this season · Full breakdown, evidence cards and squad news in the Match Insights tab
About this match
On this page: the Minnesota United FC vs Sporting Kansas City 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.
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- Watch Taylor Calheira's goal against Minnesota United FC (31').
- Watch Anthony Markanich's goal against Sporting Kansas City (72').
- Watch Mauricio Gonzalez's goal against Sporting Kansas City (76').
- Watch Kelvin Yeboah's goal against Sporting Kansas City (88').
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