After a disappointing midweek tie in San Jose, Minnesota United face Sporting Kansas City for the first time this season in a nationally televised game. “It’s a big occasion for us,” head coach Adrian Heath noted. “Live on telly. Let’s go show everybody what we’re about.”
The matchup has historically gone Kansas City’s way, with Minnesota taking only four of their twelve meetings, while holding out for two ties. In their last match, though, Minnesota undid Sporting with a decisive three goal win in the 2020 conference semifinals. With Kansas City returning to the head of the class in the league this season, currently in second place in the West, this afternoon’s game offers Minnesota a chance to prove that they are serious contenders for a strong playoff run while redeeming their poor performance against the Quakes.