Sporting Kansas City 2-1 Minnesota United FC — MLS, 23 Jul 2026
Sporting Kansas City beat Minnesota United FC 2-1 in the MLS on 23 July 2026 at Children's Mercy Park, Kansas City. Dejan Joveljić, M. Garcia, Devin Padelford got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Sporting Kansas City have won 0 and Minnesota United FC 4, 1 draw.
· kickoff·Children's Mercy Park · Kansas City·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 21'Foul
- 1-028'assist: Capita
- 45+2'Foul
- Half-time1-0
- 2-054'assist: Jacob Davis
- 56'Foul
- 64'
- 64'
- 72'out: Stephen Afrifa
- 72'out: K. Agyabeng
- 74'Foul
- 75'
- 75'
- 2-175'assist: Joaquín Pereyra
- 79'
- 79'
- 84'
- 85'
- Full-time2-1
Player ratings
8.3
Top rated
Sporting Kansas City
- 8.3Manu GarcíaM
- 8.0Stefan ClevelandG
- 7.5Jacob DavisD
- 7.3Dejan JoveljićF
- 7.3CapitaM
- 6.9Calvin HarrisM
- 6.9Emir KarićD
- 6.9Jayden ReidD
- 6.7Stephen AfrifaF
- 6.7Jacob BartlettD
- 6.7Wyatt MeyerD
- 6.6Kwaku AgyabengM
- 6.5Or BlorianD
- 6.3Lasse JohnsenM
- 6.2Zorhan BassongM
Minnesota United FC
- 8.0Joaquín PereyraF
- 7.5Owen GeneM
- 7.3William TrappM
- 7.2Mamadou DiengF
- 6.9Jefferson DíazD
- 6.9Devin PadelfordD
- 6.7Julian GresselM
- 6.6Drake CallenderG
- 6.5Kelvin YeboahF
- 6.5Bongokuhle HlongwaneF
- 6.5Tomás ChancalayF
- 6.3Michael BoxallD
- 6.3Mauricio GonzalezF
- 6.2Anthony MarkanichM
- 6.0Morris DugganD
- 6.0Kyle DuncanM
Line-ups
Minnesota United FC3-4-3
Sporting Kansas City4-2-3-1
Substitutes
Sporting Kansas CityRaphael Wicky
Substitutes
- 93Magomed-Shapi SuleymanovF
- 1John PulskampG
- 15J. MillerD
- 23Ethan BartlowD
- 99Jayden Reid79'D6.9
- 16Jacob Bartlett79'D6.7
- 17Stephen Afrifa72'F6.7
- 2Ian JamesD
- 20K. Agyabeng72'M6.6
Minnesota United FCCameron Knowles
Substitutes
- 21Bongokuhle Hlongwane84'64'F6.5
- 24Julian Gressel85'M6.7
- 27David TaylorD
- 1Alec SmirG
- 28Jefferson Díaz75'D6.9
- 6Peter StroudM
- 18Mauricio Gonzalez75'F6.3
- 29M. Dieng64'F7.2
- 33Kieran ChandlerD
Team statistics
35%Possession65%
1.14Expected goals (xG)1.84
11Total shots16
7Shots on target10
4Shots off target4
0Blocked shots2
3Corners6
17Fouls7
2Yellow cards3
8Goalkeeper saves5
-0.07Goals prevented-0.07
304Total passes582
235Accurate passes500
77%Pass accuracy86%
Sporting Kansas City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manu García | 72 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | 8.3 |
| Stefan Cleveland | 95 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8.0 |
| Jacob Davis | 95 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 7.5 |
| Dejan Joveljić | 95 | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Capita | 72 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Calvin Harris | 95 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | 6.9 |
| Emir Karić | 79 | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | 6.9 |
| Jayden Reid | 16 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Stephen Afrifa | 23 | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Jacob Bartlett | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Wyatt Meyer | 95 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Kwaku Agyabeng | 23 | – | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Or Blorian | 95 | – | – | 1 | – | 3 | – | 6.5 |
| Lasse Johnsen | 95 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Zorhan Bassong | 79 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 6.2 |
Minnesota United FC
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joaquín Pereyra | 95 | – | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 8.0 |
| Owen Gene | 75 | – | – | – | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7.5 |
| William Trapp | 95 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Mamadou Dieng | 31 | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Jefferson Díaz | 20 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Devin Padelford | 75 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Julian Gressel | 10 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 6.7 |
| Drake Callender | 95 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Kelvin Yeboah | 64 | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Bongokuhle Hlongwane | 31 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Tomás Chancalay | 85 | – | – | 3 | – | 2 | – | 6.5 |
| Michael Boxall | 95 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Mauricio Gonzalez | 20 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Anthony Markanich | 95 | – | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | 6.2 |
| Morris Duggan | 95 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 6.0 |
| Kyle Duncan | 64 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.0 |
Recent Form
Sporting Kansas CityLLWWL
- L17 Jul 26ASt. Louis City2-3
- L24 May 26HNew York Red Bulls1-2
- W17 May 26AAustin2-1
- W14 May 26HLos Angeles Galaxy3-1
- L10 May 26APortland Timbers0-6
Minnesota United FCDLLDW
- D23 May 26HReal Salt Lake1-1
- L16 May 26ANew England Revolution1-2
- L14 May 26HColorado Rapids0-1
- D10 May 26HAustin2-2
- W02 May 26AColumbus Crew3-2
Head-to-head
- 05 Oct 25Minnesota United FC3-0Sporting Kansas City
- 16 Mar 25Sporting Kansas City3-3Minnesota United FC
- 22 Sept 24Sporting Kansas City0-2Minnesota United FC
- 02 Jun 24Minnesota United FC3-1Sporting Kansas City
- 28 Apr 24Minnesota United FC2-1Sporting Kansas City
- 22 Oct 23Sporting Kansas City3-1Minnesota United FC
Most recent meetings