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D.C. United SC vs Minnesota United FC, 2018

MLS · 2018
D.C. United SC
2 – 1
Full Time
Minnesota United FC
Wed 12 Sep 2018 · 23:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

D.C. United SC vs Minnesota United FC — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Sorin Stoica
  • Referee Katie Nesbitt
  • Referee Edvin Jurisevic
  • Referee Silviu Petrescu
  • Referee Gjovalin Bori

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 34 77
2 Internacional CF Miami 34 60
3 New England Revolution 34 58
4 Chicago Fire FC 34 55
5 Charlotte FC 34 54
6 Philadelphia Union 34 50
7 Columbus Crew SC 34 47
8 FC Cincinnati 34 46
9 Orlando City SC 34 46
10 New York City FC 34 42
11 New York Red Bulls 34 42
12 Toronto FC 34 39
13 Atlanta United FC 34 33
14 D.C. United SC 34 33
15 Montreal Impact FC 34 26
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 64
17 FC Dallas 34 58
18 St. Louis City 34 54
19 San Jose Earthquakes 34 52
20 Houston Dynamo 34 51
21 Los Angeles FC 34 47
22 Portland Timbers 34 46
23 Seattle Sounders FC 34 46
24 Real Salt Lake 34 45
25 Minnesota United FC 34 44
26 Los Angeles Galaxy 34 44
27 Colorado Rapids SC 34 43
28 San Diego FC 34 38
29 Austin FC 34 34
30 Sporting Kansas City 34 26

Head-to-Head

3
2
D.C. United SC 5 games · Avg 3.0 goals Minnesota United FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-09-12 D.C. United SC 2–1 Minnesota United FC

Recent Form

D.C. United SC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Sep Minnesota United FC H 2–1 W
08 Sep New York City FC A 1–1 D
02 Sep Atlanta United FC H 3–1 W
30 Aug Philadelphia Union H 0–2 L
26 Aug New York Red Bulls A 0–1 L
19 Aug New England Revolution H 2–0 W
Minnesota United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Sep D.C. United SC A 1–2 L
26 Aug Sporting Kansas City A 0–2 L
19 Aug FC Dallas A 0–2 L
12 Aug Los Angeles Galaxy A 2–2 D
05 Aug Seattle Sounders FC H 1–2 L
29 Jul Vancouver Whitecaps FC A 2–4 L

Season Stats

D.C. United SC Minnesota United FC
#14 Position #25
33 Points 44
34 Played 34
7 / 12 / 15 W / D / L 11 / 11 / 12
39 Scored 56
61 Conceded 58
-22 GD -2
0.97 PPG 1.29
21% Win % 32%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
24% Clean Sheets
D.C. United SC this season
21% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season

D.C. United SC are 14th (33 pts). Minnesota United FC are 25th (44 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

D.C. United SC
0-15
3/4
16-30
6/6
31-45
5/9
46-60
5/10
61-75
3/8
76+
8/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Minnesota United FC
0-15
4/9
16-30
5/10
31-45
7/5
46-60
8/5
61-75
9/5
76+
11/8
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

D.C. United SC
Tai Baribo 16 G 1 A
Louis Munteanu 6 G 2 A
Minnesota United FC
Kelvin Yeboah 18 G 4 A
Anthony Markanich 9 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for D.C. United SC and Minnesota United FC.
  • 5' Fernando Bob, a Brazil , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 10' Minnesota United FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 15' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 20' A quiet spell here at . Minnesota United FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 25' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 30' Russell Canouse has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ibson made 301 appearances and scored 8 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 40' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 45' 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.
  • 50' With 0 assists to his name this season, Bobby Shuttleworth is clearly more than just a goal scorer for D.C. United SC.
  • 55' Ulises Segura is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for D.C. United SC so far.
  • 60' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both D.C. United SC and Minnesota United FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 65' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 70' 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.
  • 75' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 80' 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.
  • 85' It’s high time Adrian Heath made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 90' The travelling Minnesota United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • The points are shared — D.C. United SC 2-1 Minnesota United FC. Honours even.

Lineups

D.C. United SC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ben Olsen

Minnesota United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Adrian Heath

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Angelo Rodriguez 2
Emanuel Reynoso 2
Christian Benteke 2
Darren Mattocks 1
Aaron Herrera 1
Teemu Pukki 1
Ulises Segura 1
Tani Oluwaseyi 1

Head to Head

2018-09-12 D.C. United SC 2–1 Minnesota United FC

D.C. United SC Form

2018-09-12 D.C. United SC 2–1 Minnesota United FC W 2018-09-08 New York City FC 1–1 D.C. United SC D 2018-09-02 D.C. United SC 3–1 Atlanta United FC W 2018-08-30 D.C. United SC 0–2 Philadelphia Union L 2018-08-26 New York Red Bulls 1–0 D.C. United SC L 2018-08-19 D.C. United SC 2–0 New England Revolution W

Minnesota United FC Form

2018-09-12 D.C. United SC 2–1 Minnesota United FC L 2018-08-26 Sporting Kansas City 2–0 Minnesota United FC L 2018-08-19 FC Dallas 2–0 Minnesota United FC L 2018-08-12 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–2 Minnesota United FC D 2018-08-05 Minnesota United FC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC L 2018-07-29 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4–2 Minnesota United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.74 D.C. United SC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.38 Minnesota United FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 62% + Over 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
D.C. United SC49% Draw24% Minnesota United FC27%
Actual: D.C. United SC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.12
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 38%
62%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

D.C. United SC or Draw
74%
Draw or Minnesota United FC
51%
D.C. United SC or Minnesota United FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
D.C. United SC33% Draw43% Minnesota United FC24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.5%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
7%
1 – 0
6.9%
2 – 0
6.6%
2 – 2
6.1%
0 – 0
6%
0 – 1
5.3%
3 – 1
5.2%
0 – 2
4.2%
3 – 0
3.8%
3 – 2
3.6%

Asian Handicap — D.C. United SC

Handicap D.C. United SC covers Push Minnesota United FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 14% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 20% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 16% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

D.C. United SC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.