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Minnesota United II vs Sporting KC IIMLS Next Pro 2022

K. Romanshyn 86' (pen)
P. Weah 39', 35' (pen)
S. Cruz 90+1', 45+4'
R. Avila 10'
6/2/2024MLS Next ProMLS Next Pro · Round 16National Sports Center

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 50+ matches

Minnesota United II46%
×Draw22%
Sporting KC II32%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side
Model
49.7%
Always home
44.3%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 49.7% correct across 106,786 matches, vs 44.3% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.7% correct · Away picks 47.3% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

Minnesota United II
1.98
Sporting KC II
1.61

Minnesota United II creates 23% more chances

Season form · 50 home / 51 away

creates per match

Minnesota United II
1.78
Sporting KC II
1.59

allows per match

Minnesota United II
1.64
Sporting KC II
2.18

finishing

Minnesota United II+0.00on par
Sporting KC II+0.00on par

Total goals

69%Over
  • Over69
  • Under31

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

69%Yes
  • Yes69
  • No31

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Minnesota United II

Sporting KC II
0
1
2
3
4
0
003%
014%
024%
032%
041%
1
105%
119%
127%
134%
142%
2
205%
219%
227%
234%
242%
3
304%
316%
325%
332%
341%
4
402%
413%
422%
431%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (9%) · grid covers 93% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
97%3%1.5
87%13%2.5
69%31%3.5
48%52%4.5
29%71%

Double chance

Minnesota United II or draw
68%
Minnesota United II or Sporting KC II
78%
Draw or Sporting KC II
54%

Winning margin

Minnesota United II wins by 2+
26%
Sporting KC II wins by 2+
15%

Team goals

Minnesota United II 1+ goals
86%
Minnesota United II 2+ goals
59%
Minnesota United II 3+ goals
31%
Sporting KC II 1+ goals
80%
Sporting KC II 2+ goals
48%
Sporting KC II 3+ goals
22%

Draw no bet

Minnesota United II (draw refunded)
59%
Sporting KC II (draw refunded)
41%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
60%
Both score & under 3
9%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Minnesota United II at homecreates 1.78, concedes 1.64 · 50 matches

Sporting KC II awaycreates 1.59, concedes 2.18 · 51 matches

Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Minnesota United II attack 1.78 + Sporting KC II defence 2.18 → ÷2 → 1.98

Sporting KC II attack 1.59 + Minnesota United II defence 1.64 → ÷2 → 1.61

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 46%?"

Minnesota United II scores more
46%
level
22%
Sporting KC II scores more
32%

Minnesota United II at 46% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

  • injuries & suspensions
  • the matchday lineup
  • motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
  • weather & pitch condition
  • in-game coaching decisions

So 46% does not mean "Minnesota United II will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Minnesota
Sporting
J. Hall
Manager: J. Hall
58'M. KhanR. ODriscoll
58'L. MesanviJ. Adebayo-Smith
78'A. RandellV. Eriksson
83'J. BanksF. McRobb
83'A. HeckenlaibleP. Weah

Minnesota United II substitutes

B. Feilhaber
Manager: B. Feilhaber
31'S. CruzR. Avila
46'C. TschantretE. Bryant
65'Pau VidalR. Hațegan
81'N. ClarkeJ. Robinson

Sporting KC II substitutes

Match Recap: Minnesota United II vs Sporting KC II

Sporting KC II beat Minnesota United II 4-3 in MLS Next Pro on June 2, 2024.

Goals: R. Avila (10'), P. Weah (35' pen, 39'), S. Cruz (45+4', 90+1'), A. Cunningham (66'), K. Romanshyn (86' pen).

The match was played at National Sports Center in Blaine, Minnesota.