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 objectives from their guests.
Ramsay was barely upset by the outcome however is set to take the positives from that sport as they proceed their playoff push.
“We confirmed some naivety [against Cincinnati] with the objectives we conceded, however the sport as an entire was largely superb,” he stated.
“We went toe-to-toe with among the best groups in the entire division. We’ve got to take that as a constructive and use that as a step ahead, as a continuation of the momentum that we’ve constructed to date and never let it dent what we’ve already carried out.”
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 among their final 5 league matches.
They beat Colorado Rapids 4-1 final trip, with Alan Pulido netting a brace, and head coach Peter Vermes was delighted to see him getting in on the objectives.
“Alan has this degree in him and has nice kind over the previous two months, however we’re enjoying him in higher locations on the sphere,” Vermes stated. “We haven’t discovered sufficient probabilities to get him in on purpose, and we have to hold bettering that.
“The nice factor is that now we have choices, we’re not caught. We’re limitless proper now, now we have numerous other ways wherein we will put completely different combos of gamers on the sphere.”
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Sporting KC – Alan Pulido
Pulido scored twice in Kansas Metropolis’s win over Colorado on Wednesday, his seventh multi-goal sport 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).
Should you’re new right here, allow us to introduce you to AP#SportingKC | @alanpulido pic.twitter.com/la78NxgMwt
— 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 objectives this season have been by way of penalty kicks.
Yeboah is the fourth participant to have 3+ penalty kick objectives 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 residence matches in opposition to Minnesota, together with the final 4 in a row. Minnesota’s lone outcome at Sporting was a 3-0 victory within the 2020 playoffs.
Certainly, Kansas Metropolis have received three straight residence matches throughout all competitions, with all three victories coming by a number of objectives. That is the primary time Sporting have received three straight residence video games, all by 2+ objectives, since a four-game run to begin the 2019 season.
Nonetheless, after going winless in eight straight on the street (D2 L6), Minnesota have recorded back-to-back wins away from residence. The longest street profitable 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%
