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Major League Soccer · Matchweek 32

Minnesota United

MIN

Sporting Kansas City

SPO

Model

Match forecast

Bivariate-Poisson goal model, from current strength ratings and home advantage.

Minnesota43%
Draw22%
Sporting KC34%

Expected goals

2.10 – 1.88

Over 2.5

74%

Both to score

75%

Fair handicap

-0.25

Most likely scorelines

  • 217.8%
  • 117.8%
  • 227.3%
  • 126.9%
  • 315.2%
How they playPossession, press, how they create

Too early to characterise either side — these are the numbers so far, not a read on how they play.

46%Possession49%
42%Territory41%
11%From set plays4%
0.15Chance quality0.10
4.4%Directness5.6%

Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 3 for Minnesota, 2 for Sporting KC. Too few to lean on heavily.

Players to watchMost goal involvement per 90

Goal involvements per 90, among players with at least 45% of the most-used player’s minutes. Drawn from the last 39 of 372 matches, not the full season.