Minnesota United vs. Sporting Kansas City
The Nicest Rivalry in Sports has the potential for fireworks, given what’s at stake at Allianz Field.
This rings particularly true for Sporting Kansas City, who are desperate for all three points. Mired in a nine-game winless streak, SKC have also lost six straight and need to string a series of positive results to drag themselves out of the bottom of the Western Conference standings.
In contrast, Minnesota United are thriving under new head coach Eric Ramsay, sitting in fourth place in the West. With do-it-all midfielder Robin Lod (4g/10a) now officially pulling the strings after the departure of Emanuel Reynoso, U-22 Initiative signing Sang Bin Jeong starting to come into his own and Tani Oluwaseyi emerging as the breakout player of the season, the Loons look poised to return to the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs after missing out in 2023.