Pulido and Sporting Kansas City host Minnesota United

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Minnesota United FC (11-12-6, ninth in the Western Conference) vs. Sporting Kansas City (8-15-7, 13th in the Western Conference)

Kansas City, Missouri; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Sporting Kansas City -111, Minnesota United FC +251, Draw +290; over/under is 3.5 goals

BOTTOM LINE: Alan Pulido leads Sporting Kansas City into a matchup with Minnesota United after a two-goal showing against the Colorado Rapids.

Sporting KC is 6-13-5 against Western Conference opponents. Sporting KC is fourth in the Western Conference drawing 161 corner kicks, averaging 5.4 per game.

United is 8-9-5 in Western Conference games. United ranks fifth in the Western Conference with 149 shots on goal, averaging 5.1 per game.

Saturday’s game is the second time these teams square off this season. United won the last meeting 3-1.

TOP PERFORMERS: William Agada has nine goals and three assists for Sporting KC. Pulido has four goals and two assists over the past 10 games.

Bongokuhle Hlongwane has 10 goals and four assists for United. Kelvin Yeboah has four goals over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Sporting KC: 5-3-2, averaging 1.8 goals, 4.2 shots on goal and 6.1 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.2 goals per game.

United: 3-6-1, averaging 1.7 goals, 4.9 shots on goal and 5.8 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.9 goals per game.

NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Sporting KC: Jake Davis (injured), Joaquin Fernandez (injured), Nemanja Radoja (injured).

United: Zarek Valentin (injured).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.