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Minnesota United FC vs Houston Dynamo, 2018

MLS · 2018
Minnesota United FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Houston Dynamo
Sun 29 Apr 2018 · 00:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Minnesota United FC vs Houston Dynamo — MLS .

Match Details

  • Referee Rubiel Vazquez
  • Referee Adam Wienckowski
  • Referee Ted Unkel
  • Referee Kevin Klinger
  • Referee Yusri Rudolf
11 games this season 🟨 2.4/game ⚽ 8.6 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Nashville SC 27 60
2 Internacional CF Miami 27 46
3 New England Revolution 27 46
4 Charlotte FC 27 43
5 Chicago Fire FC 26 42
6 Philadelphia Union 27 39
7 Orlando City SC 27 34
8 New York City FC 27 33
9 FC Cincinnati 26 33
10 New York Red Bulls 26 33
11 D.C. United SC 26 30
12 Columbus Crew SC 27 29
13 Toronto FC 27 29
14 Atlanta United FC 27 27
15 Montreal Impact FC 27 24
16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 26 50
17 FC Dallas 27 47
18 San Jose Earthquakes 27 45
19 St. Louis City 26 44
20 Houston Dynamo 27 44
21 Los Angeles FC 28 41
22 Colorado Rapids SC 27 36
23 Los Angeles Galaxy 28 36
24 Seattle Sounders FC 26 35
25 San Diego FC 27 32
26 Portland Timbers 27 32
27 Real Salt Lake 27 32
28 Austin FC 27 31
29 Minnesota United FC 27 29
30 Sporting Kansas City 26 21

Head-to-Head

10
3
5
Minnesota United FC 18 games · Avg 2.7 goals Houston Dynamo
Last 5 meetings
2018-04-29 Minnesota United FC 2–1 Houston Dynamo

Recent Form

Minnesota United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Apr Houston Dynamo H 2–1 W
22 Apr Seattle Sounders FC A 1–3 L
15 Apr Portland Timbers A 2–3 L
01 Apr Atlanta United FC H 0–1 L
24 Mar New York Red Bulls A 0–3 L
17 Mar Chicago Fire FC H 2–1 W
Houston Dynamo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Apr Minnesota United FC A 1–2 L
21 Apr Toronto FC H 5–1 W
15 Apr San Jose Earthquakes A 2–2 D
01 Apr New England Revolution H 0–2 L
17 Mar D.C. United SC A 2–2 D
10 Mar Vancouver Whitecaps FC H 1–2 L

Season Stats

Minnesota United FC Houston Dynamo
#29 Position #20
29 Points 44
27 Played 27
7 / 8 / 12 W / D / L 13 / 5 / 9
40 Scored 34
49 Conceded 32
-9 GD +2
1.07 PPG 1.63
26% Win % 48%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (18 games)
61% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
22% Clean Sheets
Minnesota United FC this season
41% Clean Sheets
Houston Dynamo this season

Minnesota United FC are 29th (29 pts). Houston Dynamo are 20th (44 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Minnesota United FC
0-15
4/7
16-30
4/9
31-45
6/2
46-60
4/5
61-75
7/4
76+
5/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Houston Dynamo
0-15
1/2
16-30
3/4
31-45
7/4
46-60
5/3
61-75
5/3
76+
3/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Minnesota United FC
Kelvin Yeboah 14 G 2 A
Anthony Markanich 8 G 2 A
Houston Dynamo
Guilherme 14 G 6 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Minnesota United FC and Houston Dynamo get this one started.
  • 5' A quiet spell here at . Houston Dynamo seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 10' Tomas Martinez is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Minnesota United FC so far.
  • 15' Miguel Ibarra, a United States , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 20' Arturo Alvarez has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 284 appearances.
  • 25' Minnesota United FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Houston Dynamo backline.
  • 30' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 35' Houston Dynamo is showing some good football. However, Houston Dynamo are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 40' 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.
  • 45' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 50' Over 50 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 55' Christian Ramirez needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 60' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 65' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Minnesota United FC and Houston Dynamo are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 70' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Adrian Heath will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 75' Houston Dynamo are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 80' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 80 minutes.
  • 85' It looks surprising Minnesota United FC does not make any changes. Darwin Quintero has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 90' Jerome Thiesson has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 23 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 2-1 the final result. Houston Dynamo will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Minnesota United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Adrian Heath

Houston Dynamo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wilmer Cabrera

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Bongokuhle Hlongwane 5
Robin Lod 5
Ethan Finlay 4
Adalberto Carrasquilla 2
Adrien Hunou 2
Alberth Elis 2
Felipe 2
Darwin Quintero 2

Head to Head

2018-04-29 Minnesota United FC 2–1 Houston Dynamo

Minnesota United FC Form

2018-04-29 Minnesota United FC 2–1 Houston Dynamo W 2018-04-22 Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 Minnesota United FC L 2018-04-15 Portland Timbers 3–2 Minnesota United FC L 2018-04-01 Minnesota United FC 0–1 Atlanta United FC L 2018-03-24 New York Red Bulls 3–0 Minnesota United FC L 2018-03-17 Minnesota United FC 2–1 Chicago Fire FC W

Houston Dynamo Form

2018-04-29 Minnesota United FC 2–1 Houston Dynamo L 2018-04-21 Houston Dynamo 5–1 Toronto FC W 2018-04-15 San Jose Earthquakes 2–2 Houston Dynamo D 2018-04-01 Houston Dynamo 0–2 New England Revolution L 2018-03-17 D.C. United SC 2–2 Houston Dynamo D 2018-03-10 Houston Dynamo 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.57 Minnesota United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.29 Houston Dynamo xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Minnesota United FC46% Draw26% Houston Dynamo28%
Actual: Minnesota United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.86
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Minnesota United FC or Draw
72%
Draw or Houston Dynamo
54%
Minnesota United FC or Houston Dynamo
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Minnesota United FC31% Draw45% Houston Dynamo24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.5%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
8.1%
0 – 0
7.6%
1 – 2
7.2%
2 – 0
6.9%
0 – 1
6.5%
2 – 2
5.7%
0 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
4.6%
3 – 0
3.6%
1 – 3
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Minnesota United FC

Handicap Minnesota United FC covers Push Houston Dynamo covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 21% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 17% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Minnesota United FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Houston Dynamo keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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