Minnesota's xG Edge Evaporates in 2-1 Road Loss to Sporting KC

So much for underlying metrics. Minnesota United walked into Children's Mercy Park with all the fancy numbers on their side—1.745 xGF per game, a quality advantage that looked bulletproof on paper—and promptly got outscored by the team we called "defensively catastrophic." Sporting Kansas City took the 2-1 win, and…