As Bob laid out earlier this week, Sporting Kansas City needs approximately eight points to ensure a fourth place Western Conference finish (and a home game in the playoffs) and about 15 to get to second and a first-round bye in the playoffs. There are 10 games left to do it and the first of those 10 feels like a golden opportunity.
Minnesota United are coming back to Kansas City for a tale of two teams headed in the opposite direction. Sporting KC are winners of three straight, two on the road (Houston and LAFC) and last week at home against the suddenly plummeting Portland Timbers.