Sporting Kansas City vs Minnesota United FC 2-1
D. Joveljic 28'
M. Garcia 54'
D. Padelford 75'
Sporting Kansas City beat Minnesota United FC 2-1 at Children's Mercy Park on 23 July 2026. Goals from D. Joveljic (28') and M. Garcia (54') gave the hosts the win, with D. Padelford (75') pulling one back for Minnesota. Minnesota had 66% of possession and 16 shots to Kansas City's 11, but could not turn that into the equaliser.
Match note written by Pitcharium from the match data.Match timeline
- 21'Kyle Duncan · Yellow card
- D. Joveljic assist Capita28'
- Capita · Yellow card45+2'
- M. Garcia assist J. Davis54'
- 56'Joaquín Pereyra · Yellow card
- 64'K. Duncan for B. Hlongwane
- 64'K. Yeboah for M. Dieng
- Capita for S. Afrifa72'
- M. Garcia for K. Agyabeng72'
- Dejan Joveljić · Yellow card74'
- 75'D. Padelford for J. Diaz
- 75'O. Gene for M. Gonzalez
- 75'D. Padelford assist J. Pereyra
- E. Karic for J. Reid79'
- Z. Bassong for J. Bartlett79'
- 84'Bongokuhle Hlongwane · Yellow card
- 85'T. Chancalay for J. Gressel
Match stats
Line-ups
Sporting Kansas City starting XI
- 30S. Cleveland
- 8J. Davis
- 5O. Blorian
- 28W. Meyer
- 18E. Karic
- 4L. Johnsen
- 22Z. Bassong
- 7Capita
- 6M. Garcia
- 11C. Harris
- 9D. Joveljic
Sporting Kansas City bench · coach Raphael Wicky
Minnesota United FC starting XI
- 12D. Callender
- 15M. Boxall
- 23M. Duggan
- 2D. Padelford
- 3K. Duncan
- 30O. Gene
- 20W. Trapp
- 13A. Markanich
- 26J. Pereyra
- 9K. Yeboah
- 8T. Chancalay
Minnesota United FC bench · coach Cameron Knowles
Player ratings VIP
Sporting Kansas City formlast ten
Minnesota United FC formlast ten
Head-to-headlast 10 meetings
3Sporting Kansas City wins
1Draws
6Minnesota United FC wins
3 - 1
Sporting Kansas CityFTSporting Kansas City2 - 1Minnesota United FCFTSporting Kansas City0 - 3Minnesota United FCFTMinnesota United FC3 - 0Sporting Kansas CityFTSporting Kansas City3 - 3Minnesota United FCFTSporting Kansas City0 - 2Minnesota United FCFTMinnesota United FC3 - 1Sporting Kansas CityFTMinnesota United FC2 - 1Sporting Kansas CityFTSporting Kansas City3 - 1Minnesota United FCFTMinnesota United FC0 - 1Sporting Kansas CityMajor League Soccer table
Western Conference
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 |  Seattle Sounders | 33 | -3 | 43 |
| 11 |  Real Salt Lake | 33 | 0 | 42 |
| 12 | Minnesota United FC | 33 | -4 | 41 |
| 13 |  San Diego | 33 | -5 | 38 |
| 14 |  Austin | 33 | -21 | 34 |
| 15 | Sporting Kansas City | 33 | -42 | 23 |
Match info
CompetitionMajor League Soccer
RoundMatchweek 16
Kick-off
VenueChildren's Mercy Park, Kansas City
RefereeM. Corrigan
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