D.C. United SC vs Minnesota United FC, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
D.C. United SC vs Minnesota United FC — MLS at Audi Field.
- D.C. United SC 15 games · 18 pts (2026/26)
- Minnesota United FC 15 games · 22 pts (2026/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Nashville SC 14 33 2 Internacional CF Miami 15 31 3 Chicago Fire FC 14 26 4 New England Revolution 14 25 5 New York Red Bulls 15 22 6 Charlotte FC 15 21 7 FC Cincinnati 15 20 8 New York City FC 15 19 9 D.C. United SC 15 18 10 Columbus Crew SC 15 16 11 Toronto FC 14 14 12 Montreal Impact FC 14 14 13 Orlando City SC 15 14 14 Atlanta United FC 14 11 15 Philadelphia Union 15 7 16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 14 32 17 San Jose Earthquakes 15 32 18 Real Salt Lake 14 26 19 FC Dallas 15 25 20 Los Angeles FC 15 24 21 Seattle Sounders FC 13 24 22 Houston Dynamo 14 22 23 Minnesota United FC 15 22 24 Los Angeles Galaxy 15 20 25 San Diego FC 15 17 26 Colorado Rapids SC 15 16 27 St. Louis City 14 16 28 Portland Timbers 14 14 29 Austin FC 15 14 30 Sporting Kansas City 14 11 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 29 Sep Minnesota United FC H 3–1 W 25 Sep FC Cincinnati H 4–2 W 18 Sep Atlanta United FC A 2–3 L 15 Sep Chicago Fire FC H 3–0 W 11 Sep New York Red Bulls A 1–1 D 29 Aug Philadelphia Union H 3–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 29 Sep D.C. United SC A 1–3 L 26 Sep Houston Dynamo H 2–0 W 19 Sep Los Angeles Galaxy H 3–0 W 16 Sep Sporting Kansas City A 0–4 L 11 Sep Seattle Sounders FC A 0–1 L 29 Aug Houston Dynamo A 2–1 W Season Stats
D.C. United SC Minnesota United FC #9 Position #23 18 Points 22 15 Played 15 4 / 6 / 5 W / D / L 6 / 4 / 5 21 Scored 18 25 Conceded 22 -4 GD -4 1.20 PPG 1.47 27% Win % 40% Key Stats
60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history40% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season33% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this seasonD.C. United SC are 9th (18 pts). Minnesota United FC are 23rd (22 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
D.C. United SC0-152/116-303/231-451/246-602/361-751/276+4/4■ Scored ■ ConcededMinnesota United FC0-151/416-302/231-452/–46-602/261-751/–76+1/–■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for D.C. United SC to score. At the same time, Minnesota United FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Steven Birnbaum, as he is very good at scoring at Audi Field with 3 goals in the last 3 games.
- 10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Minnesota United FC that had 282 games and scored 414 goals.
- 15' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 18' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jacori Hayes on 18.
- 23' GOAL! Ola Kamara scores on 23.
- 28' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 33' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 38' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 38 minutes.
- 40' What a strike from Bakaye Dibassy! The score is 1-1.
- 43' A meaty challenge results in booking for Wil Trapp on 43.
- 45' Julian Gressel puts D.C. United SC on the lead.
- 50' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 55' D.C. United SC is showing some good football. However, D.C. United SC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 59' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Steven Birnbaum.
- 60' The Minnesota United FC manager makes a substitution. Ethan Finlay departs to be replaced by Niko Hansen.
- 61' The whistle greets Jacori Hayes as he departs to be replaced by Joseph Rosales.
- 65' It is a substitution in D.C. United SC team. Yordy Reyna is replaced by Edison Flores on 65 minute.
- 66' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Donovan Pines.
- 71' It looks surprising D.C. United SC does not make any changes. Niko Hansen has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 76' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Minnesota United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 79' The referee calls foul for Brent Kallman. He receives a Yellow card.
- 79' Nigel Robertha is replacing Ola Kamara for the D.C. United SC side.
- 81' The whistle greets Brent Kallman as he departs to be replaced by Juan Agudelo.
- 85' Goal! Junior Moreno scores his 7 goal in 278 matches.
- 88' Chase Gasper is having his name booked by the referee on 88.
- 88' It is a substitution in D.C. United SC team. Paul Arriola is replaced by Moses Nyeman on 88 minute.
- 89' Joseph Mora has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kevin Paredes on 89 minute.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-1.
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Lineups
D.C. United SC Lineups
Starting XI
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9
Ola Kamara ↓ Nigel Robertha 79'
- 24
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7
Paul Arriola ↓ Moses Nyeman 88'
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29
Yordy Reyna ↓ Edison Flores 65'
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8
Felipe Martins ↓ Junior Moreno 65'
- 14
- 31
- 23
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30
Kevin Paredes ↓ Joseph Mora 89'
- 15
Bench
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10
Edison Flores ↑ 65'
- 11
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28
Joseph Mora ↑ 89'
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5
Junior Moreno ↑ 65'
- 21
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19
Nigel Robertha ↑ 79'
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27
Moses Nyeman ↑ 88'
- 93
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Coach Hernan LosadaMinnesota United FC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 19
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17
Robin Lod ↓ Fanendo Adi 61'
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5
Jacori Hayes ↓ Joseph Rosales 61'
- 1
- 20
- 15
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14
Brent Kallman ↓ Juan Agudelo 81'
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13
Ethan Finlay ↓ Niko Hansen 60'
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Franco Fragapane ↓ Adrien Hunou 60'
- 77
Bench
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23
Adrien Hunou ↑ 60'
- 30
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21
Juan Agudelo ↑ 81'
- 22
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11
Niko Hansen ↑ 60'
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9
Fanendo Adi ↑ 61'
- 97
- 26
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18
Joseph Rosales ↑ 61'
Coach Adrian Heath -
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Emanuel Reynoso 2 Christian Benteke 2 Angelo Rodriguez 2 Bakaye Dibassy 1 Ulises Segura 1 Darren Mattocks 1 Aaron Herrera 1 Teemu Pukki 1 Head to Head
D.C. United SC Form
Minnesota United FC Form
2021-09-29 D.C. United SC 3–1 Minnesota United FC L 2021-09-26 Minnesota United FC 2–0 Houston Dynamo W 2021-09-19 Minnesota United FC 3–0 Los Angeles Galaxy W 2021-09-16 Sporting Kansas City 4–0 Minnesota United FC L 2021-09-11 Seattle Sounders FC 1–0 Minnesota United FC L 2021-08-29 Houston Dynamo 1–2 Minnesota United FC W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.97 D.C. United SC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.07 Minnesota United FC xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 58% + Both teams to score 57%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: D.C. United SC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.04Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 94% 6% ± 1.5 80% 20% ± 2.5 58% 42% ± 3.5 36% 64% ± 4.5 20% 80% Double Chance
D.C. United SC or Draw 80%Draw or Minnesota United FC 43%D.C. United SC or Minnesota United FC 77%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: D.C. United SC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 10.9%2 – 1 9.6%2 – 0 9.2%1 – 0 8.8%0 – 0 6.4%3 – 1 Actual3 – 0 5.9%1 – 2 5.2%2 – 2 5.1%0 – 1 4.3%3 – 2 3.4%4 – 1 3.2%Asian Handicap — D.C. United SC
Handicap D.C. United SC covers Push Minnesota United FC covers -2.5 17% — 83% -2 17% 18% 66% -1.5 34% — 66% -1 34% 23% 43% -0.5 57% — 43% +0.5 81% — 19% +1 81% 12% 7% +1.5 93% — 7% +2 93% 5% 2% +2.5 98% — 2% Clean Sheet
D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet 35% ✓Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet 15% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.