Eric Ramsay is hopeful Minnesota United’s newest defeat has not dented their momentum as they put together to journey to Sporting Kansas Metropolis in MLS.
Minnesota have received two and misplaced two of their final 4 MLS matches, with these two victories each approaching the street.
They’re ninth within the Western Convention after shedding to FC Cincinnati of their final outing, failing to mount a comeback after two first-half targets from their guests.
Ramsay was barely disillusioned by the consequence however is set to take the positives from that recreation as they proceed their playoff push.
“We confirmed some naivety [against Cincinnati] with the targets we conceded, however the recreation as a complete was largely superb,” he mentioned.
“We went toe-to-toe with among the best groups in the entire division. We have now to take that as a optimistic and use that as a step ahead, as a continuation of the momentum that we’ve constructed thus far and never let it dent what we’ve already achieved.”
the work continues pic.twitter.com/1y6nw4uRCo
— Minnesota United FC (@MNUFC) September 19, 2024
In the meantime, Sporting are twelfth within the league, having misplaced simply one in all their final 5 league matches.
They beat Colorado Rapids 4-1 final day trip, with Alan Pulido netting a brace, and head coach Peter Vermes was delighted to see him getting in on the targets.
“Alan has this degree in him and has nice kind over the previous two months, however we’re taking part in him in higher locations on the sector,” Vermes mentioned. “We haven’t discovered sufficient possibilities to get him in on aim, and we have to maintain bettering that.
“The great factor is that now we have choices, we’re not caught. We’re limitless proper now, now we have loads of alternative ways wherein we are able to put completely different mixtures of gamers on the sector.”
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Sporting KC – Alan Pulido
Pulido scored twice in Kansas Metropolis’s win over Colorado on Wednesday, his seventh multi-goal recreation for Sporting.
The one two gamers in membership historical past with extra multi-goal common season video games are Dom Dwyer (10) and Digital Takawira (eight).
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— Sporting Kansas Metropolis (@SportingKC) September 19, 2024
Minnesota United – Kelvin Yeboah
Kelvin Yeboah scored from the penalty spot on Wednesday, with three of his 4 targets this season have been by way of penalty kicks.
Yeboah is the fourth participant to have 3+ penalty kick targets in a season for Minnesota, with Darwin Quintero being the one Loons participant with extra (4 in 2019).
MATCH PREDICTION: SPORTING KANSAS CITY WIN
Sporting KC have received 10 of their 11 all-time house matches towards Minnesota, together with the final 4 in a row. Minnesota’s lone consequence at Sporting was a 3-0 victory within the 2020 playoffs.
Certainly, Kansas Metropolis have received three straight house matches throughout all competitions, with all three victories coming by a number of targets. That is the primary time Sporting have received three straight house video games, all by 2+ targets, since a four-game run to start out the 2019 season.
Nevertheless, after going winless in eight straight on the street (D2 L6), Minnesota have recorded back-to-back wins away from house. The longest street successful streak in membership historical past in all competitions is three matches, achieved in each 2022 and 2023.
OPTA WIN PROBABILITY
Sporting KC – 46.8%
Draw – 26.4%
Minnesota United – 26.8%
